The Hub officially acknownledges bronies

Not the first time either, Lauren Faust acknowledged the name Derpy Hooves when she made the auction for its sketch. Not the mention the numerous interviews with people working on the show.

But Lauren keeps in contact with /co/ all the time. Actually, a lot of current cartoon creators seem to keep in close contact with /co/. Last episode of Regular Show that aired this week had "Haters gonna hate" in it, and I remember something about Adventure Time's character designer posting fanart (if you can call it that) on /co/, including gender bent characters like Fiona.

Don't ask how I know this stuff when I don't even browse /co/ nor really keep with cartoons.