 The gender @-@ based criticism has also affected younger male fans of the show , such as with Michael Morones above . Another story that gained national attention was that of Grayson Bruce , a nine @-@ year @-@ old fan who was told to stop bringing a Rainbow Dash backpack to school to prevent bullying that he was receiving . An online campaign to show support for Grayson gained over 32 @,@ 000 supporters on its Facebook page , and the brony fanbase , the show 's creators and voice actors , and various news commentators like Glenn Beck , Ronan Farrow and Eugene Volokh have stood up for the boy 's actions . The school later revised its decision after speaking to the family and clarifying it was not trying to blame the student for the incident . 
