DD15 is watching My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic

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DD 15 (year 11) has started watching MLP again. She watched it when she was 5-9, and started watching it again a year or so ago, then stopped watching or mentioning about it up until recently.

I don’t have a problem with her watching the show (why would I?), and I know that lots of older people love the show, but it’s not entirely ‘normal’ for a bright girl her age to start to watch that kind of show (though I’m not entirely sure what teens these days actually watch ahaha). She watches a lot of cartoons and anime (though the anime are a lot more mature than the cartoons), but her taste in TV is pretty diverse.

Do you think I should ask her about it? She seems to just enjoy the show, but I’m wondering if, maybe, she’s watching it to try not to grow up, and she might need to talk.

(Sorry; this probably makes me sound stupid and overly anxious LOL)

@Juanmorebeer I thought the Nazi thing was a joke, but when I googled the Brony fandom (to highlight to the OP that some areas of MLP fandom are more adult than you’d expect), I found an article about the issue - basically a main fan site has very little moderation and there are some white supremacy posts on there.

www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2020/06/my-little-pony-nazi-4chan-black-lives-matter/613348/

Wow every day's a school day. Thank you

Just for some balance, I went to a geek convention about 10 years ago with my friend, and the Bronies there were the nicest group of lads you could hope to meet - they shared their cupcakes and we joined their table at breakfast the next day as well! :)

Not every "sub-culture" is totally comprised of their darkest corner of members.

My nearly 16 yr daughter and nearly 21 yr son both watch MLH and Trolls! It's pure escapism from the very tough times we're all going through. I wouldn't be worried or concerned at all and I would be very grateful that if this is her way of relaxing it's a lot harmful and damaging than some of the alternatives!

GUMMI BEARS IS ON DISNEY+ ?!? That's made my day. Maybe I can finally catch the rest of the episode...

@allfurcoatnoknickers

GUMMI BEARS IS ON DISNEY+ ?!? That's made my day. Maybe I can finally catch the rest of the episode...

Happy to help!

I must admit I still watch the odd kids show- I've been watching Ever After High on kids netflix, when DD (7) goes to bed. She thinks I'm rather tragic.

Son 14 and I still regularly watch Amazing World of Gumball which I find very funny.
Like most posters I spot him watching stuff I thought he'd grown out of years ago, often when he's tired or had a difficult week, it's comforting I think. I like it, they grow up too fast so an occasional reminder that the child is still in there is nice.
He also watches things over and over again, he's got one series that must have 7 or 8 seasons with a dozen episodes in each which he's watched from start to finish at least 5x. Again comforting, and lets him switch off a bit because he knows what happens.
I leave him to it and let him relax, don't think there's anything to worry about OP.

Dd1 also 15 and y11 just started watch big MLP again.

Tbh I actually don’t mind it myself. It’s a bit like an insane musical. It also makes a change from friends, which I’m getting pretty sick of.

I wouldn’t see any problem with this, especially since she watched it as a child. I often reread childhood favourite books and I whenever a Mary-Kate and Ashley film comes on Netflix I watch it. It just reminds me of being younger and it’s interesting to see how different it is through older eyes as well.

My husband (45) watched the first few series of the new 'She-ra and the Princesses of Power' a year or two back, on his own. Mind you, it is an excellent series.

I can introduce you to dozens of adults who watch Gerry Anderson programmes.

I had a lovely nostalgia morning watching Boy Meets World on Disney Plus the other day.

My Serious 13 year old who is into crime podcasts and wants to go into some sort of criminal psychology came downstairs the other day and announced that Barbie And the Dream Castle was the bomb and she was re watching all of the (awful) Barbie movies.
She was so happy as lots have said I just think it’s a comfort thing.

Son 14 and I still regularly watch Amazing World of Gumball which I find very funny We love Gumball! My sons, aged 17 and 14 made me watch Gravity Falls over February half term mainly because I always caught bits of it whilst they were watching but never sat down with them to watch it. I absolutely loved it.

It is a leap to say that just because you are a fan of MLP that they are a Nazi too. You can be one without being the other. You can of course be both.

Cartoons are simple, easy to watch and most of all fun. I miss Peppa pig and did recently watch a couple of episodes. I play Hi-5 music sometimes too, and sing the Wiggles Big Red Car. I have nice memories of that time.

I did re-watch an episode or two of She-ra as it was on Netflix.

My DD aged 13 recently watched all the MLP episodes. She loved them years ago and heard there were some new ones out so she rewatched all the old ones first incase there was anything she'd forgotten that was relevant. Could it be as simple as that?