cadre of adult-male fans who call themselves “Bronies” and cosplay as colorful anthropomorphic horses.The irreverent subculture arose about a decade ago, with the now-notoriously problematic 4Chan platform as the site of Bronies’ inception.
By 2012, the conclave created a channel all their own, a website called Derpibooru. The term is an amalgamation of the “My Little Pony” character “Derpy Hooves” and “booru,” which is jargon for an online imageboard, according to a recent report in the Atlantic.
The creators had intended it to be a place to share fan art — which commonly depicts sexual, violent and overtly racist themes — without fear of being judged or silenced for their edgy obsession.But Derpibooru is far from a “safe space” where.
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