Poll: Are you a Brony?

[Irony's Acolyte]

Spoiler: They are right, resistance is futile...

um... did you just make this on paint? because this seems extremely like what happened... except he used geass not a rainbow... and i dont hae an evil moustache

If only I had the skills to make that in paint...

No I didn't make it, it's more a show of what frequently happens in pony threads on 4chan (mainly /co/ I believe). Someone comes in rather skeptical of the whole thing. He's showered with ponyness and after digging a bit he becomes intrigued. And so begins he fall to the Pony side...

 

[Kevlar Eater]

Seriously...

 

[chowderface]

I wouldn't go so far as to call myself a "brony", but I do enjoy the show; on the character level it's very funny and well written (on the plot level it sometimes feels like executives who didn't really "get" what Lauren Faust had going on here were trying to enforce some sort of nebulous "girl appeal" quota). But my main interest is as an animation student, because this shit is FUCKING GORGEOUS. I would give my right arm to have the chance to work with and learn from these animators, holy shit.

Well, I'd give my left arm, anyway. I kind of need my right to draw with.

 

[kittii-chan 300]

Spoiler: They are right, resistance is futile...

um... did you just make this on paint? because this seems extremely like what happened... except he used geass not a rainbow... and i dont hae an evil moustache

If only I had the skills to make that in paint...

No I didn't make it, it's more a show of what frequently happens in pony threads on 4chan (mainly /co/ I believe). Someone comes in rather skeptical of the whole thing. He's showered with ponyness and after digging a bit he becomes intrigued. And so begins he fall to the Pony side...

that is scarily accurate but i wouldnt say im on the pony side... id say im a mutual ally of the pony side... but only cuz they used geass on me!

 

[Easton Dark]

I suggest to everyone who doesn't know what the general theme of the show is, to read

Spoiler: this

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qTTzMqlRTHeHIarZZhwQhADc-1aff9fkHKWx-kn0wMk/edit?hl=en#

All of our members agree it will provide you insight into why you should watch the show.

Yes all of the members. It was unanimous.

WHY MUST YOU CONTINUE TO SPREAD THIS..... THIS..... THING?!

Because......

I AM THE ONE WHO WROTE IT!

Spoiler: Nyanya

 

[Impluse_101]

I'm going to assault your mind with sublimital messages.

 

[Knife-28]

I think I'll let Big Mac anwser this for me.

Eyyyy Yup

 

[FurinKazanNZ]

Hate it. So boring.

 

[Adrian Madhog]

So I've been wondering where all these My Little Pony avatars have been coming from for a while now, and I finally had the free time to look up the show, My Little Pony: Friendhsip is Magic (AKA the least manly title in the history of ever). After watching the first episode I mostly loled, but was like, "well it's to be continued. I have to watch the second episode to." I'm now four episodes in and ashamed of myself.

Urban dictionary definition

Brony-A name typically given to the male viewers/fans (whether they are straight, gay, bisexual, etc.) of the My Little Pony show or franchise. They typically do not give in to the hype that males aren't allowed to enjoy things that may be intended for females.

Exampleerson A: So I was listening to this song called Winter Wrap Up, and it just got stuck in my head...

Person B: Winter Wrap Up? What kind of name for a song is that?

Person A: What? You haven't heard that song? It from the episode of My Little Pony where?

Person B: I no longer give a fuck.

Person A: Relax! I'm just an awesome Brony who is?

*Person B punches Person A across the face*

The somewhat baffling appeal that a show obviously meant for little girls in their early developing years can excersize to a possible male audience of twenty years-old bronies, can be rather easy explained as a subtle form of nostalgia... let's review the main characters: we got the straight-headed main heroine that has a lot to learn about the world around her, the easy-to- befriend joyful gal with some genuine life experience(which happens to be southern, in this particular occasion), the feisty, fired-up one with great expectations and self-confidence, the seemingly vain but ultimately wise type, the shy one and the light-headed, funny dimwit... if you think about it, those are the kind of archetypes we (as a male crowd, that is) used to find in so, so many anime shows, especially "Magic Girl" anime show (such as "Sailor Moon"), which were, without a shadow of a doubt, the very first televised things meant for girls to receive appreciation from a then young (and sexually confused) male audience... as for me and many of my generation, "Sailor Moon" was my personal guilty pleasure... although I wouldn't be fancy about it, for obvious reasons! But perhaps, I'm looking to much into this... another, more immediatley recognizable factor, is the immediate sense of familiarity the graphics, designs and narrative styles that this particular show is able to offer to everyone who has ever grown up with Cartoon Network and stupendous shows like "The PowerPuff Girls" (which, tragically enough, was turned into a grotesque "Magic Girl" anime show by some evil Japanese producers) and "Foster's House for Imaginary Friends"... or any other of the awesome series from the '90: the absolute best period for TV Animation in the hystory of the World (it made us forgot, although momentarily, of all those awful looking, cheap, action figures-based cartoons from the '80).
So, yeah... "My Little Pony".
Personally, if this show can somehow drag some of those early developing girls AWAY from the accursed "Twatlight Saga" (eh eh, I'm so clever), it's all for the best!
On a side note: What's the Deal with Girls liking Ponies so much!?
And a-way we go!

 

[Dr. Paine]

Personally, if this show can somehow drag some of those early developing girls AWAY from the accursed "Twatlight Saga" (eh eh, I'm so clever), it's all for the best!

So, does that make the fact that the main character is named 'Twilight Sparkle' ironic?

 

[Condor219]

You know, I've never actually THOUGHT about identifying myself as a Brony until just now. But you know what? I am. I really am.

And I just thought of how I know for sure. Sometimes, when I'm at work, I think of MLP, just for the hell of it. And whenever I do, I always get a big smile on my face. Now THAT is unconditional enjoyment right there.

This. Absolutely (you took the words right out of my mind -_-). So many of today's shows are so terrible that when a show as good as this comes along, regardless of what it's about, people will find it and enjoy it.

The problem is that the show hits you with a thundering right hook of girlyness, but if you can muster enough willpower to get back up, you'll find it's less of a boxing ring you're in, and more of a rare mining vein full of comedic/plot/animation gold. And if any of us are lucky, that vein runs deep.

Also, I personally find the progression from hater/neutral viewer to brony is quite amusing.

I find this is very appropriate.

Spoiler

http://nerdempire.net/uploads/1298624640056.png

 

[Kroxile]

No, because I am over the age of 10

 

[mikespoff]

Not a fan.

Shows designed purely to sell cheap plastic toys in the 80s need something better than "ponies" to be worth my time. Now, a 1980s toy-marketing exercise involving giant robots from outer space, that I could get behind...

 

[Easton Dark]

No, because I am over the age of 10

So am I and I watch it.

Have you seen the shows projected demographics?

 

[Lavi]

I guarantee that anyone who watches one episode will continue to watch them all. I've already experimented on a few people.

 

[MorteSphere]

All the way.

 

[Miles000]

I guarantee that anyone who watches one episode will continue to watch them all. I've already experimented on a few people.

So true.

I showed someone one episode and I can see him trying to fight it every time I mention it. He just doesn't want to say it.

 

[Sporky111]

No, I'm not into it. Haven't bothered to watch an episode.

But I'm not against it. People can like whatever they want. The only reason people make a big deal out of it is because it's aimed at girls. I actually think the meme is really entertaining.

 

[hittite]

No, because I am over the age of 10

So am I and I watch it.

Have you seen the shows projected demographics?

It's for young women and children right? That's kinda what My Little Pony is all about, eh?

Well, yes and no.

Older generations are pretty much like that. But when FiM was created, Lauren Faust was shooting for a show that, while aimed at little girls, could be watched and enjoyed by their parents too. Including fathers. Given the overwhelming response, I'd say she did a pretty good job.

 

[kinggamecat]

What's a Brony?