{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Rainbow Dash Network","provider_url":"http:\/\/rainbowdash.net\/","type":"link","title":"DJ Bronamite (djbronamite)'s status on Monday, 05-Jan-15 02:35:04 UTC","author_name":"DJ Bronamite (djbronamite)","author_url":"http:\/\/rainbowdash.net\/djbronamite","url":"http:\/\/rainbowdash.net\/notice\/3790929","html":"@<span class=\"vcard\"><a href=\"http:\/\/rainbowdash.net\/user\/12231\" class=\"url\"><span class=\"fn nickname mention\">darkw00d<\/span><\/a><\/span> I feel like there were male fans of MLP pre-FiM, but they weren't nearly as dedicated or awesome. Also, the term &quot;Brony&quot; was coined on 4chan after the start of FiM when the fandom started to really pick up."}