Clop (erotic fan art) explained

Yearsactive:2010–present
Country:Worldwide, but especially popular in Belarus, Russia, Ukraine, the Czech Republic, and Puerto Rico
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Clop is erotic or pornographic fan art, fan fiction, fan films, fan games, and other fan labor based on , , and further generations of the My Little Pony franchise.

The term clop, derived from a hoofbeat, also means 'masturbation' in this context. Clop content emerged on the web around 2010 and typically focuses more on character romance. A study suggests that about 19% of bronies (My Little Pony fans) have engaged in "clopping". Although the fan base is primarily in the US and UK, Eastern Europe consumes the most clop content. Critics who view it as a problematic aspect of the fandom fear that it might taint the reputation of the My Little Pony fan community as a whole.

Etymology

Clop is both an onomatopoeia and a pun or wordplay on the slang word fap, itself an onomatopoeia as well.[1] [2] Clop is also used as a verb, meaning 'masturbate'. Related terms include clop-fic for erotic and slash fiction centered around My Little Pony characters, and clopper for a person who enjoys this type of material.[3] [4]

History

Clop is considered to be either a subset of brony fandom, furry fandom, or both.[5] [6] Compared to other types of fan art, clop features homosexual ships more prominently.[7] The topic has received scholarly attention.[8] [9] [10] [11] [12] Clopping (masturbating to clop) is frowned upon by some My Little Pony fans. However, in 2015, The Guardian reported that the 4chan brony community saw not clopping as a form of heresy, and viewed having sex with a real person negatively.[13], the most popular character in clop was Rainbow Dash, followed by Rarity and Pinkie Pie.[14]

Demographics and geography

According to internal studies, 19.05% of bronies have engaged in clopping, but it is assumed that the percentage is actually larger. A 2015 survey by Pornhub revealed that most cloppers were millennials between 18 and 24 years old, and men were 37% more likely to search for clop than women.[15]

Clop is watched the most in Eastern Europe, with Belarus, Russia, Ukraine, and the Czech Republic being the top four consumers. Puerto Rico is fifth.

Reception

Gianna Decarlo, a journalist for The Baltimore Sun, condemned clop as one of the problems of the My Little Pony fandom, calling the erotic art an "unstoppable force of sexual deviancy" from which "not even a simple Google search is safe."[16] EJ Dickson of The Daily Dot wrote that clop enthusiasts were "black sheep in the community" of bronies, most of whom fear that cloppers will give the entire fandom a bad name.[17]

Notes and References

  1. News: Dark . Stephen . June 15, 2016 . State of Brony . A Booming Fringe Community of Utah Youth Finds acceptance through My Little Pony . . en . January 6, 2022 . August 9, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210809061033/cityweekly.net/utah/state-of-brony/Content?oid=3336137 . live.
  2. Web site: The Terrifyingly Violent New Genre Of "My Little Pony Fan" Art . . Katie . Notopoulos . November 21, 2013 . en . January 6, 2022 . October 27, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211027042954/buzzfeednews.com/article/katienotopoulos/the-terrifyingly-violent-new-genre-of-my-little-pony-fan-art . live.
  3. Mullis . J. . 'All the Pretty Little Ponies': Bronies, Desire, and Cuteness . 88 . The Retrovision of Cuteness . Boyle, Jan . Wan-chuan, Kao . Goleta . . 978-1-947447-28-8 . 2017 . 2022-01-06 . 2021-09-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210912012734/library.oapen.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.12657/25441/1004654.pdf . live.
  4. Jones . Bethan . My Little Pony, tolerance is magic: Gender policing and Brony anti-fandom . The Journal of Popular Television . 1 April 2015 . 3 . 1 . 119–125 . 10.1386/jptv.3.1.119_1.
  5. Web site: Raethel . Thomas . 8 September 2013 . 22 . 2013 . The Mysterious World of Bronies . Critic - Te Arohi . 6 January 2022 . 9 August 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210809061033/https://www.critic.co.nz/features/article/3365/the-mysterious-world--of-bronies . live .
  6. Nel mondo dei fan nazisti di My Little Pony . Rolling Stone Italia . E.J. . Dickson . 9 August 2021 . 24 April 2021 . it-IT . 6 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220106123430/https://www.rollingstone.it/cultura/nel-mondo-dei-fan-nazisti-di-my-little-pony/559071/ . live .
  7. Web site: Bridges . Rose . My Little Pony: Lesbianism is Magic . . 9 August 2021 . 30 May 2012 . 6 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210606024906/https://www.autostraddle.com/my-little-pony-lesbianism-is-magic-138465/ . live .
  8. Andrew . Silverstein . 98–117 . Colloquy . 9 . Fall 2013 . My Little Brony: Connecting Gender Blurring and Discursive Formations . 2022-01-06 . 2021-09-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210912012716/https://www.calstatela.edu/sites/default/files/users/u2276/silverstein_essay6.pdf . live .
  9. Schimpf . Kaitlyn Elizabeth . Straight from the Horse's Mouth: A Case Study on the Adult Male Fans of My Little Pony . MacEwan University Student eJournal . MacEwan University. 22 October 2015 . 2 . 1 . 10.31542/j.muse.192.
  10. Robertson . Venetia Laura Delano . Of ponies and men: My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic and the Brony fandom . . . January 2014 . 17 . 1 . 21–37 . 10.1177/1367877912464368. 146577717 .
  11. Burdfield . Claire . Finding Bronies – The accidental audience of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic . The Journal of Popular Television . 1 April 2015 . 3 . 1 . 127–134 . 10.1386/jptv.3.1.127_1.
  12. Bailey . John . Harvey . Brenna . 'That pony is real sexy': My Little Pony fans, sexual abjection, and the politics of masculinity online . . April 2017 . 20 . 1 . 27–48 . 10.1177/1097184X15613831. 147019683 .
  13. Web site: Gabbatt . Adam . What a masculinity conference taught me about the state of men . . en . 12 March 2015 . 6 January 2022 . 9 February 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170209212756/https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2015/mar/12/what-a-masculinity-conference-taught-me-about-the-state-of-men . live .
  14. News: Fellizar . Kristine . 24 July 2015 . Millennials Are Masturbating To 'My Little Pony' Porn, Says New Survey, And Rainbow Dash Is The Fan Favorite . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20211109201200/https://www.bustle.com/articles/99659-millennials-are-masturbating-to-my-little-pony-porn-says-new-survey-and-rainbow-dash-is-the . 2021-11-09 . 2022-01-06 . . Bustle Digital Group . en.
  15. Web site: Why Millennials Are Masturbating to "My Little Pony" Porn. Mic. July 23, 2015. Sophie Kleeman. January 6, 2022. November 9, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211109194238/https://www.mic.com/articles/122794/why-millennials-are-masturbating-to-my-little-pony-porn. live.
  16. Web site: DeCarlo . Gianna . The problem with bronies: a look at the corruption of "My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic" . . August 2014 . baltimoresun.com . 2022-01-06 . 2021-11-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211125235215/https://www.baltimoresun.com/citypaper/bcp-the-problem-with-bronies-20140801-story.html . live .
  17. Web site: How do bronies feel about the first My Little Pony porn?. February 23, 2014. The Daily Dot. EJ Dickson. January 6, 2022. December 28, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211228172745/https://www.dailydot.com/irl/bronies-react-my-little-pony-porn/. live.

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