About
Barneyfag is a form of trolling that is frequently used by /co/ to bash and retaliate against My Little Pony content posted on /co/ after the creation of /mlp/. It is a form of trolling that has been very frequent on all /co/ mlp thread posted after the creation of /mlp/. It is even used by other boards that dislike the my little pony fanbase. Many people on the /co/ board express an incredible hatred of the my little pony fanbase.
Since all forms of My Little Pony discussion are banned outside of its own board, posting outside of /mlp/ has given rise to the barneyfag trolls. The term Barneyfag was created to mock the my little pony fanbase. It is usually followed by statements that barneyfags are pedophiles, need to go, or with death threats. Many people on /co/ use it as a counter culture to get bronies off the board. Sometimes accompanying their post with an image.
Usage
The use of Barneyfan rose because Barney is associated with young children. /co/ uses this to mock the idea of the brony sub-culture, reducing it to nothing more than pedophilia. The usage of Barneyfag has extended to incorporate “false fandom quirks” treating it as an actual, seperate, hated fandom. Many /co/ poster that do this pretend that barneyfags go to their own conventions, have their own art and watch their own show. It is also difficult for posters on the board to ignore this derogatory trolling culture and it is found in pretty much every single misplaced mlp thread outside of its restricted board. It is unlikely when the term was first used, but it is believed to have occurred shortly after the creation of /mlp/ back in 2012.
Jeremy Crispo
A few years ago a user by the name of Juniorfan90 aka Jeremy Crispo posted a video where he responded to a user about the TV show Barney the Dinosaur. Jeremy appears to have a mental disorder and a lisp, possible autism. The video got nearly universal hate, due to the strange nature of a 25 year old talking seriously about Barney. Users calling him a manchild or crazy. It is possible that the connection to the /co/ form of trolling of the brony fanbase is connected to this video, but it is yet to be found.