What is your opinion on the whole Brony thing? I tend to share the opinion of the guy's from Retsupurae in that I feel like it's less of an obsession and more of wanting to be different yet part of a community at the same time, a lot of people looking to say "you just hate us cause we're different.
That's probably an accurate assessment; it's perfectly possible to really like something without going around labeling yourself as a "brony" or whatever else. The short answer is everybody wants to belong. Few things strengthen bonds more than perceived persecution.