My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic - Haters don't destroy brony fandom. Rabid bronies do.

Yo can replace "Brony" and "Bronies" with any fandom and it would still be true.

That is kind of true. Rabid bronies create anti-bronies who think that all bronies are rabid. Then the constant redicule from anti-bronies can turn some weak hearted bronies into rabid bronies. It's a vicious loop. Anti-bronies are creating what they hate.