The recurring theme throughout this analysis is the idea that Bronies challenge commonly held perceptions of masculinity. The preceding sections highlight how Bronies behave around others, even in environments where conceptions of hypermasculinity are considered the norm, such as military Bronies. However, it is here that the analysis begins to take a critical turn by addressing the current state of masculinity studies. In this academic field, hegemonic masculinity serves as the main framework for all studies of masculinity, which allows for alternative masculinities provided that they can rationalize their actions as masculine. This section of analysis will highlight the idea that there is another potential masculinity within the Brony fandom that does not follow similar models of construction including appropriation. An examination of how masculinity evolves based on contextual circumstances is necessary, followed by an investigation of Eric Anderson's inclusive masculinity. Ultimately, this will result in a new framework for the concept of concordant masculinity that describes how this gender construct is capable of changing current understandings of the concept. Hegemonic masculinity creates a system of hierarchical categories of masculinity that prioritizes certain traits over others while rejecting alternatives as abject. Preferred attributes are given greater importance and promoted as an ideal. However, there are cases where these ideals do not have the necessary resources and must undergo modification in order to justify their masculinity. Sometimes the circumstances of a situation do not allow dominant notions of masculinity to persist. In these cases, dominant form... middle of paper ... community in which they grew up. The migration of young people to larger urban centers where jobs are more readily available is part of the problem facing rural areas, as industries that fostered growth in the region are in decline or have disappeared. If young men in a region decide to stay and pursue a profession considered feminine, their gender transgression is ignored. Their decision to stay in the area demonstrates a loyalty to the community that allows them to remain masculine in the eyes of the locals. This constitutes social proof for these young men because the compromise allows them to remain masculine even if the profession they have chosen is often considered a feminine vocation. Bye's work illustrates how rural masculinities become flexible and fluid by allowing apparent contradictions to exist in regions where many might consider such a thing impossible..