A study on NSFW pony fanart (survey for creators & watchers/readers))

[Szafa Lesiaka 9]

Hey there everypony,

 

I'm a sociology student writing my master's thesis on erotic and pornographic MLP fanart. Currently I'm doing a survey targeted towards creators and consumers of such art. I know that this topic is cousing much controversy on this forum, but I'm also sure that there are poeple active here that are interested in NSFW ponies and might be willing to share their experiences and opinions (for science!).

 

The survey is fully anonymous. It contains 20 questions, so filling it out shouldn't take you more then 10-15 minutes.

 

survs.com/survey/lodl23jx3v <- you can start the survey by using this link. It's protected by a password, to prevent random entries and trolling - the password is: MLP.

 

You can find the full information about the study in my DA journal: http://szafalesiaka.deviantart.com/journal/A-study-on-MLP-erotica-and-pornography-452844887

 

If you have any questions, you can contact me on DA, or by e-mail: jan.bajor@student.uw.edu.pl (or ask a question in this topic, if you don't mind doing it publicly ).

 

Thank you for your time & have a good day.

[Shanks 10,817]

I suppose I can check this out after I am done watching the season finale.

Edited May 10, 2014 by EarthbendingProdigy

[Bendy 1,821]

I think the MLP FIM Ponies look and act like a sapient being like a Human. Therefore I put on my 'xenophilia goggles' and get all Commander Shepard on the MLP FIM Ponies.

Edited May 10, 2014 by Rush

[Szafa Lesiaka 9]

I think the MLP FIM Ponies look and act like a sapient being like a Human. Therefore I put on my 'xenophilia goggles' and get all Commander Shepard on the MLP FIM Ponies.

 

I really like that metaphor. xD

The survey is still going on, I've got great number of responces and I wanted to thank everyone for participating! The link will be open till thursday, May 15.

[SCS 7,537]

@Szafa Lesiaka, as this topic involves the brony fandom I have moved it from General Discussion to Sugarcube Corner. General Discussion is for non-MLP related discussion topics that do not fit anywhere else, while Sugarcube Corner is for discussing MLP-related things that do not directly involve the show itself, such as the fandom and characteristics thereof.

[Scootalove 10,692]

I could give it a chance to fill it out.

 

Just finished filling out the survey, hope you find the results that you were looking for.

Edited May 12, 2014 by Scootalove

[Zekromic 1,054]

Ok, I submitted mine. I'm not the kind of possing, but I'm not afraid to admit about clop

[Tigerpop198 696]

I might check it out. Why not sounds like something I could take part in.

[caramba2654 602]

Just filled it out. I hope you get nice results.

[Panne 1,342]

I'm glad that the questions went fairly in depth and didn't come off as judgemental about it. Most surveys I've seen are put into a skewed light:

Do you clop?

No. Well that's good and healthy

Yes. You're bad and you should feel bad about your life! freak!

Glad to see you kept it classy.

[Painted Lattice 131]

I appreciate the way you approached the topic and I am glad you made it so those who do not participate in MLP porn could also participate in the survey

[Szafa Lesiaka 9]

@Szafa Lesiaka, as this topic involves the brony fandom I have moved it from General Discussion to Sugarcube Corner. General Discussion is for non-MLP related discussion topics that do not fit anywhere else, while Sugarcube Corner is for discussing MLP-related things that do not directly involve the show itself, such as the fandom and characteristics thereof.

 

I see, I wasn't sure which one to use and I decided that with this kind of topic it would be safer to use the ultimate OT space, but I guess this makes more sense.

 

I'm glad that the questions went fairly in depth and didn't come off as judgemental about it. Most surveys I've seen are put into a skewed light:

Do you clop?

No. Well that's good and healthy

Yes. You're bad and you should feel bad about your life! freak!

Glad to see you kept it classy.

 

Heh, some indeed see clop as this "scourge of the fandom", so I understand why they would go in that direction. But that meant they also weren't serious with their polls, because if you respect people that answer your questions and really want them to be honest, you have to leave your jugdments far behind (or at least try to do that).

[NavelColt 22,883]

Saw this elsewhere, already participated, myself.

 

Oh, the things people write their scholar-ly works on, now.

[Archer Dash 163]

I'm more of confused on how someone is letting you write your master's thesis on this.

[SasQ 1,380]

Why not to write a thesis about some more positive aspects and influences of the fandom? Do we really need more attention and bad fame to the shady areas than there is already?

 

"2. Do you watch or read sexually themed MLP fanart created by other artists? Yes / No"

 

I think the choice is a bit limited here. One can't honestly say "No" when there's so much R34 MLP stuff all over the Google's search results one can stumble upon even by accident. Saying "Yes", on the other hand, when the question is in present simple tense, suggests that this is a frequent activity, while it might be just occasional or historical (i.e. watched it from mere curiosity and then forgot about it). I think it would be better to ask something like "Have you ever watched or read ...?" or a more detailed question about frequency.

 

"6. What are the main reasons for which you keep watching/reading sexually

themed MLP fanart?

 

7. Does anyone outside of the fandom (your family, friends not involved in the MLP community, spouse etc.) knows about your interest in sexually themed MLP fanart?"

 

Also quite suggestive. In the first one, "keep watching" might suggest a continuous action, maybe even addiction, which excludes occasional, non-frequent encounter without much interest.

The second one suggests "interest", whatever it might mean, which doesn't need to be the case.

 

"11. Are there any kinds of sexually themed MLP fanart (e.g. specific plots or

forms of presentation) that you consider wrong or unacceptable? *

* Yes, there are some

* No, there are none (if you chose this, skip the next question)

* I don't know (if you chose this, skip the next question)"

 

There's no option "All of them", if someone for example condemn it and wanted to answer this way.

"Many of them" would also be worth adding, because it's stronger than just "there are some".

 

I haven't seen much questions in the poll about the actual content and the consumer's thoughts/feelings about it. So I really don't know how this is a study in human sexuality or interests in erotic fan art. It could be boiled down to "Have you seen any clopfics? Did you enjoyed it? Are they good or bad?". Nothing more "in depth", and quite biased.

 

Edit:

"Szafa Lesiaka" I loled at your nickname Sad that non-Polish guys won't get the joke. Greetings from fellow Polish Brony nevertheless /)

Edited May 12, 2014 by SasQ

[Deae Rising Shine~ 57,524]

I filled it yesterday, saw this on another side^^

[Szafa Lesiaka 9]

I'm more of confused on how someone is letting you write your master's thesis on this.

 

Professor I'm writing this under wrote a whole book about pornography (a very good one IMO), and fan-made pornography is one of the topics he don't know much about and didn't include there. One could say that I'm supplementing his work - and actually he was the one that pushed me in this direction.

 

Why not to write a thesis about some more positive aspects and influences of the fandom? Do we really need more attention and bad fame to the shady areas than there is already?

 

(...)

 

Edit:

"Szafa Lesiaka" I loled at your nickname Sad that non-Polish guys won't get the joke. Greetings from fellow Polish Brony nevertheless /)

 

Well, TBH, this survey is targeted towards people creating or consuming that kind of material, I was pretty explicit about that. With problematic kinds of NSFW, it's what question suggests, I'm interested what people see as most problematic, because of certain controversies present in the fandom and around it. And if they see all NSFW as evil, they can still express that - but if they do, they most likely aren't in the targeted group (though there are some exceptions). :] Same goes with other open questions, the way they're phrased may implicate certain attitudes, but if someone don't feel they apply to him, he can effectively challenge it in his answer.

 

I know it's not going in depth in all those issues, but it is only part of my study. I will do a pretty major content analysis and with the poll I was interested in seeing general tendencies, which I needed to interepret other things I'll be analyzing. I'm not a specialist in sexuology, I'm mostly interested in discourse analyses, and those basic characteristics of bronies involved in NSFW fanart are required for my work. At the same time, I find the data I've gathered extremely interesting, and as much as I know, it's more then anyone did before me on this topic.

 

Also, I wanted to keep the survey as short and user-friendly as possible, as I wasn't sure what responce I will get, and how much I can ask from people here before they will find the survey a boring chore. If I knew what I know today, maybe I would choose a more ambutious approach, but I have no regrets. I'm rather self-critical and I know how imperfect my work is, but the amount of answers I've got and their quality is absolutely amazing and I hope I'll be able to turn this contribution by poeple of the fandom into something worthy. You're right, that this is just basic data, but it's also extremely interesting basic data, that can be later used by someone willing to go deeper into certain issues. I'm trying to present a general overview of a phenomenon that is very poorly described in the litearature, I can only hope that someone will follow my lead and write more about it, hopefully deeper and better then I can.

[Zenit 190]

I like r34 of all kinds i feel uncomfortable doing the survey but i did it. 

Edited May 12, 2014 by Shanghai

[Szafa Lesiaka 9]

I like r34 of all kinds i feel uncomfortable doing the survey but i did it.

 

Thank you, I know it's not the easiest survey to take part in, but I promise to put your answers to good use.

[Looking Glass 197]

I'm more of confused on how someone is letting you write your master's thesis on this.

I've knew many people in college who wrote papers and made artwork on adult and/or rather controversial subjects

 

as long as the art wasn't outright "smut",

and that the paper in question was actually an academic study on a adult subject, then it was ok to do an assignment on. (everyones over 18, afterall.)

 

(as far as writing erotica in creative writing, idk)

[DJShy 949]

(as far as writing erotica in creative writing, idk)

 

To me at least, that would be hilarious if someone did that and got an A.

[Archer Dash 163]

4 and 5 were probably the most awkward questions I've ever been asked.

[aoEAF2FBvC0MIo2Q 3,676]

@@Szafa Lesiaka,

Just asking. If the survey tells that many find it to have "a significant influence" and consider the effects "definitely bad", how would you interpret that?

[Szafa Lesiaka 9]

@@Szafa Lesiaka,

Just asking. If the survey tells that many find it to have "a significant influence" and consider the effects "definitely bad", how would you interpret that?

 

I will now say a bit more then I should while people can still participate, but the survey is pretty much ending, so I think it can't cause much harm.

 

So, it depends on other questions, but it's really a question about people's own interpretations, not much hidden under it, as it would be a very weak indicator of anything else. Many people see their consuming of pornography or erotic materials as a bad habit, and they feel guilty about it, and this kind of "negative" answers would suggest that it's also the case here. I wanted to find out, how people generally feel about their involvement with NSFW fanart, and along with questions about people in RL knowing about it, to assess to what degree people are keeping it hidden as this kind of "dirty secret". At this point I can only say, that results are pretty interesting.

 

Of course, this topic surely asks for deeper questions, but I'm very much limited byt the fact I don't have a team to analyze this data, and I will have to do most of the work by myself. My questions maybe just "scratch the surface" of the issue, but they're a good starting point to further work, either by me, or by someone else.

[Graveyard Duck 150]

Thanks for sharing this. I used to clop a bit when I started on the fandom, but I don't as often anymore. I'll help out when I'm able.