I had an interesting discussion/argument with my sister-in-law a while ago about My Little Pony. Somehow we got onto the topic of Ninja Turtles and adults liking cartoons, and eventually to the comcept of "bronies."

In my opinion, being a Brony is a form of deviant behaviour. She took exception to this definition and disagreed with my hypothesis. Allow me to elaborate. I don't mean "deviant" as in "bad." I merely mean "deviant" to mean a behaviour that is divergent from socially accepted norms.

A professed love for, or engagement with, a culture predominantly created for pre-adolescent females, by grown men strikes me as deviant. You can talk about the adult humour or the animation quality all you like, but if any grown man walks down the street wearing a "pinkie-pie" t-shirt, he is going to get some weird looks.

Once again, please don't interpret the phrase "deviant" to mean "bad." I have no problem with many deviant behaviours, (this one included) so long as they don't harm anyone, people should be allowed to deviate from the norm as much as they like.

What do you people think? Is engaging in Brony behaviour deviant?