Reading up My Little Pony discourse, and apparently there's kind of an animosity between toy fans and show fans, because the prior doesn't like how all the toys are made show-accurate - instead of uniquely brushable - and overwhelmingly based on the same 8 or so main characters to appeal to show fans instead of fans who want to make up their own personalities and stories.
Fandom is a flat circle.
Fandom is a flat circle.