Poll: Should I do my term paper on Brony Culture?

[Daystar Clarion]

A show being popular, a culture does not make.

This is the sort of thing that annoys me about bronies.

They think their fandom contitutes more than it actually is.

 

[Itsthefuzz]

A show being popular, a culture does not make.

This is the sort of thing that annoys me about bronies.

They think their fandom contitutes more than it actually is.

So I was thinking about writing my thesis on the Modern Warfare Culture.

They seem to hold sessions where they fight for dominance by using large amounts of cursing and obscene gestures... Astounding.

 

[Daystar Clarion]

A show being popular, a culture does not make.

This is the sort of thing that annoys me about bronies.

They think their fandom contitutes more than it actually is.

So I was thinking about writing my thesis on the Modern Warfare Culture.

They seem to hold sessions where they fight for dominance by using large amounts of cursing and obscene gestures... Astounding.

Don't forget to do a sub-section on Halo culture, and how Master Chief represents the patriachal dominance of humanity.

 

[Palademon]

Good luck, but I'm not sure people would appreciate it, as much as laugh.

 

[TimeLord]

A show being popular, a culture does not make.

This is the sort of thing that annoys me about bronies.

They think their fandom contitutes more than it actually is.

Culture, one of the definitions is;

"The behaviors and beliefs characteristic of a particular social, ethnic, or age group"

So if we take the 'behaviours' of a 'social group', as a culture. Is not any group of like minded individuals who share the same interests/participate in the same things a culture? And by extension, is not the Brony "social group and behaviours" not a culture?

EDIT: Your right, "A show being popular, a culture does not make." But the people who make it popular, can be.

OT: Go for it. I'm sure if you posted this on Equestria Daily, you'd get more than 5 pages worth!

 

[Daystar Clarion]

A show being popular, a culture does not make.

This is the sort of thing that annoys me about bronies.

They think their fandom contitutes more than it actually is.

Culture, one of the definitions is;

"The behaviors and beliefs characteristic of a particular social, ethnic, or age group"

So if we take the 'behaviours' of a 'social group', as a culture. Is not any group of like minded individuals who share the same interests/participate in the same things a culture? And by extension, is not the Brony "social group and behaviours" not a culture?

OT: Go for it. I'm sure if you posted this on Equestria Daily, you'd get more than 5 pages worth!

I like cheeseburgers. I'm sure many more people like cheeseburger (certainly more than who like MLP), but you don't exactly hear a lot about cheeseburger culture now, do we?

 

[BoredDragon]

While it may make for an interesting topic, it's also one that isn't likely to be taken seriously. Take that into account, along with the attitude of whomever you're turning this paper in to, and make your decision accordingly.

I am going to talk to my professor about it, but he seems pretty relaxed about topics and he did talk about how internet culture was a legitimate.

 

[Scarim Coral]

As long you're confident enough to produce 5 pages of it than go ahead. Also bare in mind of any negative reactions from it since the last thing I want to see from you is regretting writing it in the first place.

 

[Cap'n Ninja]

Wait Bronies are a (sub)culture, since when?
I mean the only thing bronies are, are basically a bunch of adults who basically watch and love the show my little pony: friendship is magic. And for some reason they saw the word bronies are were like hey we're bros and we like ponies, we're bronies! When in reality bronies stems from the fact that it started on 4 chan and really stands for /b/ronies and MLP was started as an ironic thing on /b/ and somehow the rest of the net decided to embrace it as a serious thing.

So really not much to say, just a bunch of dudes who watch a show and have a silly group name; there really is no special culture around it.
In reality you're dealing with more of the internet subculture that is fueling the fire of MLP, instead of a unique separate culture for MLP fans, it is just another in a trend of odd fandoms on the net.

To quote Lord Raglan "Culture is anything we do that monkeys don't"
Essentially, music, art, media, literature, debate, anything like that is a form of culture.
The brony subculture uses all of these things, and while it is in its own little corner, the show has its own little culture surrounding it. By definition, it has a subculture, though I'm not sure about the application of it past that.

OT: It's certainly a fascinating idea. Plan it out a little, and write up a bit to see how much material you use up on one page, then decide where to go from there. Continue it or drop it?

 

[TimeLord]

A show being popular, a culture does not make.

This is the sort of thing that annoys me about bronies.

They think their fandom contitutes more than it actually is.

Culture, one of the definitions is;

"The behaviors and beliefs characteristic of a particular social, ethnic, or age group"

So if we take the 'behaviours' of a 'social group', as a culture. Is not any group of like minded individuals who share the same interests/participate in the same things a culture? And by extension, is not the Brony "social group and behaviours" not a culture?

OT: Go for it. I'm sure if you posted this on Equestria Daily, you'd get more than 5 pages worth!

I like cheeseburgers. I'm sure many more people like cheeseburger (certainly more than who like MLP), but you don't exactly hear a lot about cheeseburger culture now, do we?

You can say that about anything that any person in the world likes. Because there will always be another that does too.
My point still stands. A group of people with the same behaviours (like watching/talking about/enjoying a TV show) can be interpreted as a culture.

EDIT: I direct you to the post above this one. It explains it better than I did.

 

[Daystar Clarion]

A show being popular, a culture does not make.

This is the sort of thing that annoys me about bronies.

They think their fandom contitutes more than it actually is.

Culture, one of the definitions is;

"The behaviors and beliefs characteristic of a particular social, ethnic, or age group"

So if we take the 'behaviours' of a 'social group', as a culture. Is not any group of like minded individuals who share the same interests/participate in the same things a culture? And by extension, is not the Brony "social group and behaviours" not a culture?

OT: Go for it. I'm sure if you posted this on Equestria Daily, you'd get more than 5 pages worth!

I like cheeseburgers. I'm sure many more people like cheeseburger (certainly more than who like MLP), but you don't exactly hear a lot about cheeseburger culture now, do we?

You can say that about anything that any person in the world likes. Because there will always be another that does too.
My point still stands. A group of people with the same behaviours (like watching/talking about/enjoying a TV show) can be interpreted as a culture.

Fair enough, you're right.

I still don't see how MLP culture exists past 'grown men who like a show about pink ponies and bask in the ironic glow of established gender roles.'

 

[OmniscientOstrich]

Pinkie snip

I think you might want to expand upon this so that it looks at the way in which many other TV shows and films are aimed towards children and yet are embraced by adult audiences. This sort of thing is nothing new after all, so it gives you the oppourtunity to call into question why this particular show has garnered so much attention, whilst a lot of people won't bat an eyelid if an adult enjoys the likes of Tom & Jerry, Animaniacs, Batman TAS or any of the Pixar movies. I guess what I'm saying is use the brony phenomenom to ask a much larger scale question, rather than focus the thesis entirely on the subculture alone. On an unrelated side note, your avatar is awesome.

 

[TimeLord]

A show being popular, a culture does not make.

This is the sort of thing that annoys me about bronies.

They think their fandom contitutes more than it actually is.

Culture, one of the definitions is;

"The behaviors and beliefs characteristic of a particular social, ethnic, or age group"

So if we take the 'behaviours' of a 'social group', as a culture. Is not any group of like minded individuals who share the same interests/participate in the same things a culture? And by extension, is not the Brony "social group and behaviours" not a culture?

OT: Go for it. I'm sure if you posted this on Equestria Daily, you'd get more than 5 pages worth!

I like cheeseburgers. I'm sure many more people like cheeseburger (certainly more than who like MLP), but you don't exactly hear a lot about cheeseburger culture now, do we?

You can say that about anything that any person in the world likes. Because there will always be another that does too.
My point still stands. A group of people with the same behaviours (like watching/talking about/enjoying a TV show) can be interpreted as a culture.

Fair enough, you're right.

I still don't see how MLP culture exists past 'grown men who like a show about pink ponies and bask in the ironic glow of established gender roles.'

And I don't understand the mentality of obscure anime fans or Halo fans. But I don't judge what I have never tried to properly interact with the community of.

Feel free to try [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/groups/chat/MLP-Friendship-is-Magic]

 

[Itsthefuzz]

A show being popular, a culture does not make.

This is the sort of thing that annoys me about bronies.

They think their fandom contitutes more than it actually is.

Culture, one of the definitions is;

"The behaviors and beliefs characteristic of a particular social, ethnic, or age group"

So if we take the 'behaviours' of a 'social group', as a culture. Is not any group of like minded individuals who share the same interests/participate in the same things a culture? And by extension, is not the Brony "social group and behaviours" not a culture?

OT: Go for it. I'm sure if you posted this on Equestria Daily, you'd get more than 5 pages worth!

I like cheeseburgers. I'm sure many more people like cheeseburger (certainly more than who like MLP), but you don't exactly hear a lot about cheeseburger culture now, do we?

You can say that about anything that any person in the world likes. Because there will always be another that does too.
My point still stands. A group of people with the same behaviours (like watching/talking about/enjoying a TV show) can be interpreted as a culture.

Fair enough, you're right.

I still don't see how MLP culture exists past 'grown men who like a show about pink ponies and bask in the ironic glow of established gender roles.'

I honestly don't either, I'm actually really interested to see when the obsession stops, and if it will be a sudden event, a slow over time one, or perhaps a switch to a new children's show.

 

[Leemaster777]

A show being popular, a culture does not make.

This is the sort of thing that annoys me about bronies.

They think their fandom contitutes more than it actually is.

Culture, one of the definitions is;

"The behaviors and beliefs characteristic of a particular social, ethnic, or age group"

So if we take the 'behaviours' of a 'social group', as a culture. Is not any group of like minded individuals who share the same interests/participate in the same things a culture? And by extension, is not the Brony "social group and behaviours" not a culture?

OT: Go for it. I'm sure if you posted this on Equestria Daily, you'd get more than 5 pages worth!

I like cheeseburgers. I'm sure many more people like cheeseburger (certainly more than who like MLP), but you don't exactly hear a lot about cheeseburger culture now, do we?

I wasn't going to respond to your first post, but that last post is using flawed logic, so I feel the need to respond.

Yes, alot of people like cheeseburgers. But how many people write fanfiction about cheeseburgers? Draw cheeseburger art? Make cheeseburger websites? Follow the most recent and up-to-date cheeseburger news?

How many people interview McDonald's employees to learn about how the make their burgers, and how many people READ said interviews?

Being a sub-culture isn't really about how many people LIKE something, it's about how many people like something, and can be considered FANS. There is a difference. It's what separates your average Star Trek fan from a Trekkie.

I'm not saying ALL your opinions are wrong, I'm just saying that your analogy is flawed.

 

[Liquid Paradox]

I would fail you.
I can some up brony culture in one sentence.

Grown males enjoy pony show directed towards girls ages 4 to 11, isnt that ironic. No just dumb and their need to defend it thinking others even really care even more so.


...two sentences....damn.

I really hope that you're not a professor; if the paper is well constructed, it deserves a good mark, regardless of your opinion on the subject matter. In a perfect world, any professor who would grade a paper based on his/her personal bias would be homeless fast. (ignoring any quotes which point out the multiple ironies in my post).

Seriously, though: go ahead. If a paper/presentation is actually good (in that it meet's or exceeds the criteria expected of it) and the professor is not a total douche, it should be fine. Avoid bias if you can (not sure if you are actually a /b/rony, despise /b/ronies, or are somewhere in the middle). Make it interesting and unique, rather then a rehash of what you will find by typing "brony" into Google. But then, this is paper writing 101, so you don't need this advice.

I once scored a 95% on a presentation I completed in my addictions class; the assignment was to create a presentation about a process addiction. My assigned addiction was Sex Addiction, so my presentation was from the point of view of Barny Stinson from How I Met Your Mother. Yeah, it was Legon... wait for it...

 

[BoredDragon]

Spoiler: brilliant idea snip

Pinkie snip

I think you might want to expand upon this so that it looks at the way in which many other TV shows and films are aimed towards children and yet are embraced by adult audiences. This sort of thing is nothing new after all, so it gives you the oppourtunity to call into question why this particular show has garnered so much attention, whilst a lot of people won't bat an eyelid if an adult enjoys the likes of Tom & Jerry, Animaniacs, Batman TAS or any of the Pixar movies. I guess what I'm saying is use the brony phenomenom to ask a much larger scale question, rather than focus the thesis entirely on the subculture alone.

That is a really good idea, I can incorporate it into the explanation of the short history of the culture and help explain how it got started. Thanks

On an unrelated side note, your avatar is awesome.

math jokes are always awesome ;D

 

[chowderface]

I still don't see how MLP culture exists past 'grown men who like a show about pink ponies and bask in the ironic glow of established gender roles.'

Because sometimes the ponies are purple.

Did I blow your mind?

 

[Pinkamena]

Go for it. This sub-culture has developed a lot lately. Easily enough to fill up 5 pages.