Exploring the surprising and controversial subculture of adult men known as bronies who are fans of My Little Pony, discussing their unique fascination with the show and the challenges posed by a significant white supremacist presence within the community. Delving into the conflicting beliefs and values held by fans, the chapter raises questions about moderation and responsibilities in online platforms, as well as addressing racism and differing opinions within communities.
David and Tamler dive into “Pierre Menard, Author of the Quixote,” a very funny Borges story that also raises deep questions about authorship, reading, and interpretation. What would it mean for the same text to be written by two different authors more than three hundred years apart? Is this story the post-modernist manifesto that literary critics like Roland Barthes believed it to be? Or is the narrator in the story just a delusional sycophant, a victim of Menard’s practical joke – and the story by extension, a practical joke by Borges on the post-modernist movement to come?
Plus, My Little Pony fans finally confront their Nazi problem.
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