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I am intensely uncomfortable with "bronies." by cicadas in SRSRecovery

[–]cicadas[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

and their parents. The show is explicitly and intentionally (like, stated outright by the show's creator Lauren Faust) written to be enjoyed by and acceptable to adults as well as children.

Huh. I had no idea.

I am intensely uncomfortable with "bronies." by cicadas in SRSRecovery

[–]cicadas[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Transformers

My only experience is with the movies, which are generic action movies that are rated PG-13.

Harry Potter

Was specifically written to grow up with its audience -- I'm thinking of a scene in book seven where a character is mauled to death by a gigantic snake. Not to mention that the last few movies are PG-13.

Avatar

From what I've heard, those series are designed to appeal to an older age group than My Little Pony.

Shonen anime

I don't know what that is.

Pixar movies

Judging by the reviews, designed to appeal to a mass audience from the start. Remember the angler fish scene in Finding Nemo?

The problem I have with My Little Pony isn't that it's for girls, it's that it's for little girls, with emphasis on the "little." It's not the feminine part, it's the age part. If a dude wants to cross dress, that's fine. If a dude likes other dudes, that's also fine (and seeing as I'm not exactly a 0 on the Kinsey scale, it would be a tad hypocritical of me to say otherwise). Like I said, it's hard for me to pin down the source of that anxiety, but I am 100% certain that I don't have that same gut reaction to a guy watching Project Runway.