2011, Christina Belisle, My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic review, Reporter, 30 September 2011, page 9:"Bronies" and "pegasisters," as some fans are called, point to the quality of animation and humor as what makes the series enjoyable.
2011, Vauhni Vara & Ann Zimmerman, "Hey, Bro, That's My Little Pony! Guys' Interest Mounts in Girly TV Show", The Wall Street Journal, 5 November 2011:The group included four "Pegasisters," as the small minority of female bronies sometimes call themselves in this male-dominated world.
2012, Reed Tucker, "Horsing around!", New York Post, 11 January 2012:“I’d say 80 percent of my friends are into it,†says the “pegasister,†slang for a female fan. “My dorm loves it. We get together to watch the shows, and we eat and laugh.â€
