US Air Force Confirms Existence of "Brony" Squadron

[Klagermeister]

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Nice copypasta, dude. Also, what the hell?
Sounds like you have some serious issues with this show and those who watch it, because a man's enjoyment of a strange cartoon completely defines his character, amirite?
They're all "faggots" and "cloppers" and "filthy overweight cretins". Totally. 100% of them.
Take a chill pill. If some grown man's hobby is watching a TV show and *that* is what gets you riled up, that's really fucked up and you should probably seek therapeutic help...

OT: This is awesome. Even non-bronies are learning to appreciate the merits the show has, like comraderie and teamwork.

 

[superpandasauras]

I don't care about any argument made in favor of this bullshit. The ponies are an infectious plague, and will be dealt with as such.

Inquisitor Applejack frowns upon on your shenanigans.

No matter how much 40k stuff you post, I can counter it with cooler pony 40k stuff, its fun.

This is exactly the kind of bullshit I'm talking about, you infect something and force ponies on everything you find. It's why I don't go to conventions for fear of losing control and winding up in prison.

Yes, because the fact that someone ponified something, the next game in the series will star ponies and all previous games will be re-released as nothing but ponies. Oh wait, that won't fucking happen! What a shock! Also, I know you said something about anger management, but goddamn man "wind up in prison"? Calm the fuck down, it won't literally kill you/damage you in any way, no matter what you say about it being an "infectious disease". You're letting it affect you, seeing as it's not harming in any way.

 

[Woodsey]

So it seems the ponies has almost moved on to an equivalent of the 'Your Mother Has Discovered Lolcats' stage of the cycle.

Only 10 more years of the fucking things then.

 

[Gordon_4_v1legacy]

You think the airforce would sell replicas of the patches, cos there's a few of them that look worth having. The Angry Birds one for a start

 

[Dascylus]

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I watch MLP with my daughter, mostly cos the meme had begun and I thought it looked like the sort of thing an autistic 3 year old might like. And since I don't just dump her in front of the tv I sat and watched with her, sang along with the songs and hit repeat on her favourites.
I have watched the series not from the perspective of anything than an adult and I love it. Whether you enjoy the series cos you watch it with your kids or some clips on youtube or 4chan it doesn't matter.
It's a well written series that talks about being nice to people or believing in yourself or having fun or just being yourself and a little bit random.

The hate in your post hurt my soul.

I think of some little sister or niece or cousin or daughter out there who looks at the patch on a pilots arm and awakens a dream of flying fighter jets or maybe just achieving something they had never thought of before.
That possibilty outweighs whatever imaginary downside your overly long post might suggest.

It's your opinion though and you have the right to it, but please think about how you can better express it in the future.

 

[Olas]

I think some people just take issue with people defining themselves as "bronies" instead of MLP fans. Just like they might consider Avatar fans calling themselves Brorra's or something.

seems a bit of an odd complaint to me

Whovians
Trekkies
Browncoats
Potterheads
Sherlockians

it's not like it's the only fandom that does that.

The difference is those are all gender/age/demographic neutral classifications. Bronies specifically implies males, usually males too old to be considered children. Why not create a term that incompasses everyone that likes the show and call ourselves that instead.

 

[Olas]

If you don't like it, stay the fuck away from it. Seriously. It's that simple.

You're forgetting about when people post pictures and gifs of ponies in threads that have nothing to do with them, so it's nowhere as simple to avoid them as you make it out to be.

I've seen this posted on the escapist more than any pony gif. I guess I'm welcome to tell firefly fans to sod off whenever appropriate.

Is that a Firefly GIF? It's kinda hard to tell. I guess if you just have a general distaste for Nathan Fillian this might annoy you, but the number of Nathan Fillian gifs I've seen pales in comparison to how many Pony gifs used to fly around internet forums. Thankful it's died down quite a bit.

 

[IceForce]

the number of Nathan Fillian gifs I've seen pales in comparison to how many Pony gifs used to fly around internet forums. Thankful it's died down quite a bit.

Exactly, "used to fly around".

However, a lot of people in this thread seem to be claiming that "pony pics and gifs are being constantly posted in threads that are nothing to do with ponies", and also that ponies are "being shoved down their throats all the time".

I've asked these people to provide evidence of these claims. But each and every one of them has failed to provide this evidence.

Funny that.

 

[Calibanbutcher]

No Rainbow Dash and sonic rainboom? /gasp

Sad to hear that the pilots aren't really big pony fans, but they have the good humor to enjoy it at least.

Inquisitor Applejack frowns upon on your shenanigans.

No matter how much 40k stuff you post, I can counter it with cooler pony 40k stuff, its fun.

This image wins the thread! Proving that once again, everything is better with ponies.

Sorry to chime in, I don't really want to get involved, but this image just reminded me of something fun:

Spoiler: Warhammer 40K and ponies

On Topic:
Who am I to argue with someone who can make me go "booom" after passing me faster than the speed of sound, leaving me in a fiery explosion with thunder filling the sky?
If they want to wear pony-batches, by all means, it's their right to do so.

 

[Paradoxrifts]

When the person you're mocking is literally capable of strafing your house at the speed of a Wonderbolt, your only options are to either shut up, or compliment their pretty pink patch.

HA, love it.

So long as they can kill people efficiently and professionally, I don't personally care what kind of patches they wear.

Well at least it's not in the RAF, so I still have some respect for the pilots protecting my country.

Well, where does all that respect go when the people wearing the "pretty pink patches" outperforms your patchless flyboys?

To the people who designed the plane that could make up in the difference of raw skill between your pilots and our superior pilots, naturally.

 

[Kai Kuhl]

So, people, I have to make a praise for the Brony community now.
At first I found Bronys questionable. Every fandom seems suspicious to me, because I have the feeling they praise things just more than they deserve. But then I thought about it and realised that it is quite comforting that guys in their twentys can like things that are made for little girls. Its a sign that gender roles arent that solid many people tend to think. I mean, I am against that whole geneder mainstreaming (smells like fanaticism for me), but how it is now in our societies seems so much like that indian caste system. If you are a man, you have to like big action movies, if you are a woman, romantic comedies, and all that crap. And the Bronys are a refreshing exception from that.

 

[-Ezio-]

I think some people just take issue with people defining themselves as "bronies" instead of MLP fans. Just like they might consider Avatar fans calling themselves Brorra's or something.

seems a bit of an odd complaint to me

Whovians
Trekkies
Browncoats
Potterheads
Sherlockians

it's not like it's the only fandom that does that.

The difference is those are all gender/age/demographic neutral classifications. Bronies specifically implies males, usually males too old to be considered children. Why not create a term that incompasses everyone that likes the show and call ourselves that instead.

every pony fan i've talked to male and female regardless of age has referred to themselves as a brony. it does encompass everyone if they want it to.

 

[Pipeline]

These guys missed a great opportunity here.
Paint their jets blue, add Rainbow Dash's cutie mark, have a rainbow exhaust and then the United States Air Force would officially be 20% cooler.

In fact, I would buy a jet like that. Whatever the cost.
First I need to become a millionaire... easier said than done.

 

[Pipeline]

-what I said-

Uh... no. Just. No. First; the Navy and Marine Corps already have the blue jets (Blue Angels). Second; you can't really change the color of a jet's exhaust. You can only add colored smoke to the rear of the plane. That would be a terrible idea because a fighter would be a lot easier to spot in a dogfight, so the pilot would probably get shot down and/or killed. Third; that would be gay.

On your first point: Okay, another division of the armed forces uses a blue colour. So what? I was saying what I said jokingly anyway.
On your second,I did not mean to say exhaust. I meant to say some kind of smoke trail. Like how, here in Britain, we have an air-show that includes jets called 'The Red Arrows' which have different coloured smoke trails. And yes, they would be noticeable, but I'm thinking they could use it for showing off.
On your third point: Wow, seriously?

 

[Worgen]

So, people, I have to make a praise for the Brony community now.
At first I found Bronys questionable. Every fandom seems suspicious to me, because I have the feeling they praise things just more than they deserve. But then I thought about it and realised that it is quite comforting that guys in their twentys can like things that are made for little girls. Its a sign that gender roles arent that solid many people tend to think. I mean, I am against that whole geneder mainstreaming (smells like fanaticism for me), but how it is now in our societies seems so much like that indian caste system. If you are a man, you have to like big action movies, if you are a woman, romantic comedies, and all that crap. And the Bronys are a refreshing exception from that.

Reminds me a lot of this quote.

MLP:FIM has done pretty much the impossible, it has made something created with females in mind, cool. I can't recall anything with only female main characters aimed at females being considered cool by a large number of both genders before.

 

[TheEvilGenius]

On your first point: Okay, another division of the armed forces uses a blue colour. So what? I was saying what I said jokingly anyway. On your second,I did not mean to say exhaust. I meant to say some kind of smoke trail. Like how, here in Britain, we have an air-show that includes jets called 'The Red Arrows' which have different coloured smoke trails. And yes, they would be noticeable, but I'm thinking they could use it for showing off.
On your third point: Wow, seriously?

One: Having a distinctive look is essential for a demonstration squadron. Demonstration squadrons (In the US Military, anyway) are tools for recruitment into the armed forces. They need to have a distinctive look in order to make the respective branch look appealing. If the USN/USMC (the two share a department) are using blue planes, the USAF can't do so, less their planes be confused for Navy planes. Hence why their demonstration squadron, the Thunderbirds, are mostly white, the a splash of red and blue, as opposed to the Blue Angels' blue and gold.

Example:
Blue Angels

Spoiler

Thunderbirds

Spoiler

Two: I'll chalk that up to miscommunication.
Three: That was originally supposed to be a joke. After all, I'm military and watch MLP.

I have no idea where this chain is going, but I refuse to back down. STUBBORNNESS WILL ALWAYS PREVAIL!

 

[Pipeline]

-What I said-

One: Having a distinctive look is essential for a demonstration squadron. Demonstration squadrons (In the US Military, anyway) are tools for recruitment into the armed forces. They need to have a distinctive look in order to make the respective branch look appealing. If the USN/USMC (the two share a department) are using blue planes, the USAF can't do so, less their planes be confused for Navy planes. Hence why their demonstration squadron, the Thunderbirds, are mostly white, the a splash of red and blue, as opposed to the Blue Angels' blue and gold.

Example:
Blue Angels

Spoiler

Thunderbirds

Spoiler

Two: I'll chalk that up to miscommunication.
Three: That was originally supposed to be a joke. After all, I'm military and watch MLP.

I have no idea where this chain is going, but I refuse to back down. STUBBORNNESS WILL ALWAYS PREVAIL!

One: That actually sounds reasonable, not going to argue.
Two: Miscommunication, so... no argument here!
Three: Ah, good! You were joking. Nice to clear that up, because it sounded idiotic. No argument here, too.

Alright, seems we got that... conversation... sorted out. Good! Don't want to argue, arguing is silly.

 

[TheEvilGenius]

-Words I should Have Said-

One: That actually sounds reasonable, not going to argue.
Two: Miscommunication, so... no argument here!
Three: Ah, good! You were joking. Nice to clear that up, because it sounded idiotic. No argument here, too.

Alright, seems we got that... conversation... sorted out. Good! Don't want to argue, arguing is silly.

I WIN! MUHUHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA -ahem-

I enjoy a good argument, personally. So long as it's a battle of well thought out points and not a contest of petty insults.

 

[Zer0Saber]

I've seen like 3 or 4 episodes, and I don't get it. Every time I see it I say,"Yep. This is a show for little girls." The internet has made some funny things because of it but the show itself, I don't get it.

It took me awhile to get into it, I always liked the art style and the things done with it but watching the show made me want to escape my skin. For me it took my friend poking me to watch it during our drinking nights. I found a character I really liked then saw her in a few awesome episodes and boom, watched the rest... well not that quick, it was pretty staggered but once I finished 2 seasons I was like "that was good" then soon I was like, dammit, I want more.

Pod people, pod people everywhere. Stay back.

 

[Olas]

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The difference is those are all gender/age/demographic neutral classifications. Bronies specifically implies males, usually males too old to be considered children. Why not create a term that incompasses everyone that likes the show and call ourselves that instead.

every pony fan i've talked to male and female regardless of age has referred to themselves as a brony. it does encompass everyone if they want it to.

That seems incredibly bizarre since the term brony is clearly comes from fusing 'bro' and 'pony', and was initially created distinguish male fans of the show, regardless of what it means now. This is also complicated by the fact that there's another term for viewers who are female called "pegasisters".
Why call all fans of the show 'bronies' and not 'pegasisters'?