Discontent and Hatred of Bronies

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This is going to be long, and personal - so if you get offended easily, take things personally, or are easily riled you might not want to read this. These are just recollections from when I was really deep in the fandom.

Do you have an opinion (whether positive or negative) about the MLP:FIM fandom?

I have a negative one now. I am a former vice pres of a brony group and was bullied out. I was the only girl left (others left due to harassment), one of the members had done something to me, and when I took legal action the rest of the group started saying that I was a feminazi and that I was teasing him (eugh gross.) After that incident another man from said group attempted to sexually assault me, and since those two incidents it was hell. I didn't keep quiet about them, that pissed them off, and soon they found an argument in anything that I said. I shoveled money, time, energy, and care into that group like it was my home - and it was, it was just full of problem children. I think it's better now, new members, but I just can't watch the show or draw anything related to it without getting a sour taste in my mouth.

Do you think there are any legitimate reasons to dislike said fandom?

There is with every fandom. The one that I see from lots of conversations is: When people confront bronies and ask why they like a little girls' show (that's what it is, no matter what you'd like to think) they respond by saying, "Well there's obscure references to things adults like, adult humor, and applejack even drinks beer in some episodes!!" I find that whole automatic response strange. There's a few obscure references VERY SPREAD OUT, and in titles, and I think alcohol was legit brought up once with the, "apple tini" line. I just don't like how most can't just say, "Because it is a TV show with characters I like, it doesn't need to be adult-oriented. There are jokes for parents strewn in, but I don't watch it just for them." You're allowed to like any show regardless of the target-age.

Do you think that brony haters are misinformed/misguided/ect?

Nah. I don't like the word hater, and you can't really be misinformed about a kid's show. It's just that - a kid's show. People ask why adults like the show in confusion and earnest because our generation grew up very fast, with the thought of, "childish = bad." It doesn't shock me that there are people that wouldn't date a brony, or have an image of, "what all bronies are," making them likely to never socialize with them - and that's fine, you can't win everyone.


Now for the generalizations! Just assume, "some/most," is in front of the word Brony/Bronies.

People don't like the porn, I drew NSFW commissions, so I know, believe me - if it was harder to find I think people wouldn't care - the SnowDrop and Filly porn is too much though. They're essentially toddlers/children... so, I don't blame them. It's also really pushing the line from fictophilia and zoophilia. Bronies reference everything back to ponies - that really bugs people. If you're not a brony they will try to make you watch the cartoon. Bronies gear questions (like these) to be self-favoring (like these.) Bronies are more likely to be aggressive assholes despite "love and tolerance," which lasted a whole of maybe 3 months before everyone who was and was not couldn't accept each other's preference for the show (y/n.) and finally - Bronies also take many things personally - I have zero clue why. Still trying to figure that one out. This is all generalized, so before someone takes it personally please realize that - it's just an overlook from every brony community I've seen. Some do really great things, but that's to do with their personality in general. I really wish people didn't make liking a TV show a pivoting factor in their identity.

(Also the creator of FlufflePuff was one of our members and he was a huge dickbag, don't let his work fool you. We all hated him.)

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Senator Armstrong

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Senator Armstrong

Baronies are the reason I hide my nerdier pursuits. Like, you masturbate to cartoon horses, that's your business. Just, like, ******** be ashamed about it at least.

That's weakness talking
I bet you don't even have a powerlevel, ******** nerd

I have a 1900 limited rating in mtgo. I don't really play constructed.

Really
cause you sound like a sore little scrubling to me

squirreling away your little nerdy passions like a shameful squirrel
a weak inner soul
no spine, no resolve, no fire in the belly

If you were a card you wouldn't even be worth mana

[X of Castigation]

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Senator Armstrong

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Senator Armstrong

Baronies are the reason I hide my nerdier pursuits. Like, you masturbate to cartoon horses, that's your business. Just, like, ******** be ashamed about it at least.

That's weakness talking
I bet you don't even have a powerlevel, ******** nerd

I have a 1900 limited rating in mtgo. I don't really play constructed.

Really
cause you sound like a sore little scrubling to me

squirreling away your little nerdy passions like a shameful squirrel
a weak inner soul
no spine, no resolve, no fire in the belly

If you were a card you wouldn't even be worth mana

Shows how much of a scrub you are. Free spells are straight value.

[Wigwam the Dodo]

Senator Armstrong

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Senator Armstrong

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Senator Armstrong

Baronies are the reason I hide my nerdier pursuits. Like, you masturbate to cartoon horses, that's your business. Just, like, ******** be ashamed about it at least.

That's weakness talking
I bet you don't even have a powerlevel, ******** nerd

I have a 1900 limited rating in mtgo. I don't really play constructed.

Really
cause you sound like a sore little scrubling to me

squirreling away your little nerdy passions like a shameful squirrel
a weak inner soul
no spine, no resolve, no fire in the belly

If you were a card you wouldn't even be worth mana

Shows how much of a scrub you are. Free spells are straight value.

Yeah I've never played a game of magic despite having a massive collection of old cards from the mid-to-late 90's

You're still a gutless powerlevel-hiding maggot though
I was going to compare you to that card I was told about that exists only to draw enemy attacks and serve as a punching bag but I forgot it's name

and apparently I should care that another friend unpackaged a 'why leg'

[spacekitten]

Do you have an opinion (whether positive or negative) about the MLP:FIM fandom?
- I cosplay as Fluttershy at a few cons per year (vendor, I go to a lot of cons), so I guess you could say I'm a fan of the show, haha. I've had mixed experiences with the fandom. Some people want to chat up about the show and be friendly and that's fun, but I've unfortunately also had a lot of experiences with the.... icky shade of Brony. I've been solicited for hotel antics and hugged/kissed against my will. Once I pretended a stranger was my friend to get out of a confrontation b/c a guy wouldn't leave me alone until I gave him my phone number. Its the reason that, at select conventions, I don't wear my cosplay anymore if I'm alone.

Do you think there are any legitimate reasons to dislike said fandom?
- I think there are some that give it a bad name. My experiences certainly tainted me, but I'm aware that those people don't represent Bronies as a whole. But, it does make me weary of any guy at a convention wearing Rainbow Dash gear.

Do you think that brony haters are misinformed/misguided/ect?
- Well, yes and no. The unsavory rumors have some truth, unfortunately. But some clusters of the fandom are worse than others, and to be honest, its not too much different than other fandoms; there are always unsavory people who ruin it for the rest of us.

[AngelBiscuits]

I watch the show and think it's super cute and have even drawn some of the G1 ponies I had from my childhood, and I collect some specific ponies, and my sister and I are going to cosplay as Pinkie Pie and Fluttershy at our next con (of course we will not be far from our group of guys, they get pretty protective of us at cons and with good reason), but I still wouldn't classify myself as a brony, it's just....ugh to me.

The reason they have a bad rep is because a lot of shitty people in the fandom have given it to them. There is one thing with watching a kids' show and thinking it's cute and funny, and appreciating it for exactly what it is, and maybe having some merchandise, but then there's living and breathing the show and sexualizing preteen pony girls from a little kids' show and acting like you own the damn thing and everything they do is done for you. I know they aren't all like this, but one time I doodled a little fluttershy and like 40 blogs belonging to older teen boys or grown men claiming she belonged to them or they were married to her reblogged it, and it's like you need some serious help at that point. I always look at the blogs who reblog my art and with that doodle alone I saw a lot of s**t.

I mean I've met bronies who are awesome, but there is a reason the fandom has a bad rep like that.

Some bronies have done a lot of good, but it doesn't make up for the cesspool many others have created.

[X of Castigation]

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Senator Armstrong

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Senator Armstrong

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Senator Armstrong

Baronies are the reason I hide my nerdier pursuits. Like, you masturbate to cartoon horses, that's your business. Just, like, ******** be ashamed about it at least.

That's weakness talking
I bet you don't even have a powerlevel, ******** nerd

I have a 1900 limited rating in mtgo. I don't really play constructed.

Really
cause you sound like a sore little scrubling to me

squirreling away your little nerdy passions like a shameful squirrel
a weak inner soul
no spine, no resolve, no fire in the belly

If you were a card you wouldn't even be worth mana

Shows how much of a scrub you are. Free spells are straight value.

Yeah I've never played a game of magic despite having a massive collection of old cards from the mid-to-late 90's

You're still a gutless powerlevel-hiding maggot though
I was going to compare you to that card I was told about that exists only to draw enemy attacks and serve as a punching bag but I forgot it's name

and apparently I should care that another friend unpackaged a 'why leg'

I don't know what you're even talking about. Anyway, I'm not taking this back and forth between us very seriously, are you?

[Melizzabeth]

Obsessive fans of anything can be very grating
I don't care what people like though
I tend to notice the "annoying" fans are the ones that genuinely have social problems, so its understandable.

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[X of Castigation]

I'm just going to point out that masturbating to cartoon horses is really weird and deviant behaviour.

[Wigwam the Dodo]

Senator Armstrong

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Senator Armstrong

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Senator Armstrong

I have a 1900 limited rating in mtgo. I don't really play constructed.

Really
cause you sound like a sore little scrubling to me

squirreling away your little nerdy passions like a shameful squirrel
a weak inner soul
no spine, no resolve, no fire in the belly

If you were a card you wouldn't even be worth mana

Shows how much of a scrub you are. Free spells are straight value.

Yeah I've never played a game of magic despite having a massive collection of old cards from the mid-to-late 90's

You're still a gutless powerlevel-hiding maggot though
I was going to compare you to that card I was told about that exists only to draw enemy attacks and serve as a punching bag but I forgot it's name

and apparently I should care that another friend unpackaged a 'why leg'

I don't know what you're even talking about. Anyway, I'm not taking this back and forth between us very seriously, are you?

No

I mean I was partially serious about hiding your nerdy passions being a weakness but on the other hand I also agree with keeping quiet if it makes other people uncomfortable, as pathetic as those people might be

I can mix what I genuinely care about and trying to be a witty p***k pretty well sometimes

[Posties The Artificer]

I don't mind Bronies and their fandom, despite acting hostile towards them just for jokes.

Random people: BRONIES ARE GAY.
Me: DOWN WITH THE PATRIARCHY!
Or some random s**t.

[Valtiel the Watcher]

Do you have an opinion (whether positive or negative) about the MLP:FIM fandom?

I don't really like any fandom. Do I think they're the scum of the earth because they like a show about ponies?... no they could be just fine. Do I think that they masterbate to pony porn?.... Honestly I don't want to think about what any of you animals masterbate to. Is it inappropriate for a grown a** man to watch a show about girl ponies? That depends on the guy watching it. I mean anyone can be creepy about their interests. I mean if someone started writing yaoi fan fiction about what goes on in the raiders locker room I would think they were creepy in spite of what they happened to be interested in.

I think what partially attracts people to the whole brony thing is the very fact that it's become so subversive. People who are already not accepted are going to be attracted to other things mainstream society ignores or even shuns. yes some of these people are on the fringe of society for a reason.... I don't consider myself apart of that fandom at all but I lie cartoons in general, and I appreciate what lauren faust does so i can see why people who aren't children might get something out of the show.

Do you think there are any legitimate reasons to dislike said fandom?

I don't think there is reason to hate someone just for being a brony. If there are reasons to dislike someone it should be because of things that are actually detestable.

Do you think that brony haters are misinformed/misguided/ect?

In a way yes. the brony fandom itself isn't harming anything. I mean it's not free of a few sick individuals but how is that any different from.... say the democrats, the GOP, Christianity, Islam, Football Fans, PC Gamers, Nintendo fans, My Chemical Romance fans..... um.... disney fans?

[X of Castigation]

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Senator Armstrong

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Senator Armstrong

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Senator Armstrong

I have a 1900 limited rating in mtgo. I don't really play constructed.

Really
cause you sound like a sore little scrubling to me

squirreling away your little nerdy passions like a shameful squirrel
a weak inner soul
no spine, no resolve, no fire in the belly

If you were a card you wouldn't even be worth mana

Shows how much of a scrub you are. Free spells are straight value.

Yeah I've never played a game of magic despite having a massive collection of old cards from the mid-to-late 90's

You're still a gutless powerlevel-hiding maggot though
I was going to compare you to that card I was told about that exists only to draw enemy attacks and serve as a punching bag but I forgot it's name

and apparently I should care that another friend unpackaged a 'why leg'

I don't know what you're even talking about. Anyway, I'm not taking this back and forth between us very seriously, are you?

No

I mean I was partially serious about hiding your nerdy passions being a weakness but on the other hand I also agree with keeping quiet if it makes other people uncomfortable, as pathetic as those people might be

I can mix what I genuinely care about and trying to be a witty p***k pretty well sometimes

Chicks don't dig nerds, bro.

In all seriousness, the real reason why I am embarrassed is because of the community. To use magic as an example again, it is full of the most toxic and vile human beings. Likewise with any gaming community. Baronies, as a small subset of breed e are especially disgusting because they are essentially ******, using cartoon ponies as a proxy for real children. They believe themselves ostracised, when in fact they exhibit reprehensible behaviour.

It is unfortunate that these terrible human beings are the most visible facade of the hobbies I enjoy.

[Wigwam the Dodo]

Senator Armstrong

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Senator Armstrong

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Senator Armstrong

Shows how much of a scrub you are. Free spells are straight value.

Yeah I've never played a game of magic despite having a massive collection of old cards from the mid-to-late 90's

You're still a gutless powerlevel-hiding maggot though
I was going to compare you to that card I was told about that exists only to draw enemy attacks and serve as a punching bag but I forgot it's name

and apparently I should care that another friend unpackaged a 'why leg'

I don't know what you're even talking about. Anyway, I'm not taking this back and forth between us very seriously, are you?

No

I mean I was partially serious about hiding your nerdy passions being a weakness but on the other hand I also agree with keeping quiet if it makes other people uncomfortable, as pathetic as those people might be

I can mix what I genuinely care about and trying to be a witty p***k pretty well sometimes

Chicks don't dig nerds, bro.

In all seriousness, the real reason why I am embarrassed is because of the community. To use magic as an example again, it is full of the most toxic and vile human beings. Likewise with any gaming community. Baronies, as a small subset of breed e are especially disgusting because they are essentially ******, using cartoon ponies as a proxy for real children. They believe themselves ostracised, when in fact they exhibit reprehensible behaviour.

It is unfortunate that these terrible human beings are the most visible facade of the hobbies I enjoy.

And what, f*****t?
Save your pathetic shame for someone who cares.

Like your spineless self, maybe.
******], gimme a ******** break, witchunter. Go back to the medieval period, your superstition is more fitting way back then.