Years active | 2010–present |
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Location | Worldwide, but especially popular in Belarus, Russia, Ukraine, the Czech Republic, and Puerto Rico[1] |
Influences | My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic |
Clop is erotic or pornographic fan art, fan fiction, fan films, fan games, and other fan labor based on My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic, My Little Pony: Equestria Girls, 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". 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.