What name are used for female fans of MLP: FiM?

[StormRider245 61]

Yeah I ask this, because I just don't really understand or know.

 

Brony sounds pretty un-logical, because there's a word: "Bro" but it could be changed to normal name of MLP-FiM fans otherwise. Because it sounds so much used name, so it may be best to call them too as brony.

 

Pegasister is the term that I have seen very rarely used. It could be more logical, because it has word "sister." Not sure though.

 

By both I mean that Pegasister and Brony both fits for girls/women.

 

Idk really about you all. What is yours opinions and what do you all say? I am just curious and I don't really have opinion if they are called as bronies. But wouldn't that be a little too un-logic?

Edited March 4, 2015 by StormRider245

[AmberDust 1,116]

To be honest, I (♀) prefer to just be called a fan.

[Untitled Goose Q 5,136]

I tend to use "Brony" for both genders, as I've never felt the need to have separate terms, the one word conveys what is meant regardless of genders.

 

It wouldn't be the first time that a male pronoun has been used for both genders, and I am aware that some female fans don't like to be called bronies, and there are some that don't like pegasister either, or in fact either term.

[StormRider245 61]

To be honest, I (♀) prefer to just be called a fan.

Oh... I didn't knew that one... Thanks for telling.

[MysticShine 529]

Brony is kind of like a gender neutral term.

[Ashen Pathfinder 16,151]

My opinion is this: whatever they want to use is the best option. Really, most seen to prefer brony, some prefer pegasister, some prefer neither, and so on.

 

Really, words shouldn't be all-defining. Just as long as whatever they use is what they feel most comfortable with.

[StormRider245 61]

I tend to use "Brony" for both genders, as I've never felt the need to have separate terms, the one word conveys what is meant regardless of genders.

 

It wouldn't be the first time that a male pronoun has been used for both genders, and I am aware that some female fans don't like to be called bronies, and there are some that don't like pegasister either, or in fact either term.

Oh sounds interesting. Sorry I just don't know of this stuff...

Brony is kind of like a gender neutral term.

Never knew that one to being honest.

My opinion is this: whatever they want to use is the best option. Really, most seen to prefer brony, some prefer pegasister, some prefer neither, and so on.

 

Really, words shouldn't be all-defining. Just as long as whatever they use is what they feel most comfortable with.

Ah so calling as whatever is good? Okie

[AmberDust 1,116]

I don't like "brony" because of all the bad things associated with the term. :/ I feel like the moment you give a name to a fanbase, the moment it becomes a target of sorts. An umbrella term for the worst members. You know?

[StormRider245 61]

I don't like "brony" because of all the bad things associated with the term. :/ I feel like the moment you give a name to a fanbase, the moment it becomes a target of sorts. An umbrella term for the worst members. You know?

I am not very familiar with this stuff, but I guess I understand

[AmberDust 1,116]

I am not very familiar with this stuff, but I guess I understand

 

I feel like a lot of people hear the word "brony" and immediately associate it with cloppers and such.

It's not a term I want to be associated with, because I don't feel like I represent the fanbase these people are thinking of.

[Lunatic Cake 1,618]

It's Brony because everybody knows girls don't exist on the internet. Silly you...

 

It's about personal preference though. Some people don't want a different term, then there are those who want it, whatever goes with them, I don't mind.

[StormRider245 61]

It's Brony because everybody knows girls don't exist on the internet. Silly you...

 

It's about personal preference though. Some people don't want a different term, then there are those who want it, whatever goes with them, I don't mind.

Um okays. I don't get that "girls don't exist on the internet" thing though.

[Lunatic Cake 1,618]

Um okays. I don't get that "girls don't exist on the internet" thing though.

It's something I picked up some time ago, basically meaning that the internet is full of guys and every girl is actually a guy pretending to be a girl, thus the term G.I.R.L. (Guy In Real Life). So yeah... bad joke I suppose...

 

Anyway the term brony was originally a mix of "Bro" and "Pony" I think thus it was supposed to be the male fanbase but eventually girls were associated with the term as well, probably because some didn't feel like getting another term for that and thus the term Pegasister came. And that's how Equestria was made.

[StormRider245 61]

It's something I picked up some time ago, basically meaning that the internet is full of guys and every girl is actually a guy pretending to be a girl, thus the term G.I.R.L. (Guy In Real Life). So yeah... bad joke I suppose...

 

Anyway the term brony was originally a mix of "Bro" and "Pony" I think thus it was supposed to be the male fanbase but eventually girls were associated with the term as well, probably because some didn't feel like getting another term for that and thus the term Pegasister came. And that's how Equestria was made.

Oh... Well I didn't knew that. Thanks for telling

[Envy 5,995]

Depends on the person!

 

Personally, I hate the term 'Brony' even being attempted to be applied to me, because I refuse to accept an obviously male-gendered term as 'gender neutral'. I see how it's always masculine terms that are thrown around as gender-neutral (yeah, such a great coincidence we have going there...), and I really don't accept that trend. Gender-neutral can only be gender-neutral, it can't be masculine.

 

Nevertheless, I don't call myself anything. I don't center my whole life around MLP, so why would I want to refer to myself by a fan-label? Even if I did, I wouldn't pick one of the titles for this fandom, because I do not really consider myself a part of it. I'm just a MLP fan. While I came to like the series at the same time that many Bronies did and, of course, joined this forum, I have never seen myself as a part of the fandom... Now more than ever I especially do not... So, no, I won't ever refer to myself as a Pegasister. But if you must refer to me as anything, just don't let it be 'Brony', because masculinity is NOT gender-neutral, and I am not a 'bro'.

[StormRider245 61]

Depends on the person!

 

Personally, I hate the term 'Brony' even being attempted to be applied to me, because I refuse to accept an obviously male-gendered term as 'gender neutral'. I see how it's always masculine terms that are thrown around as gender-neutral (yeah, such a great coincidence we have going there...), and I really don't accept that trend. Gender-neutral can only be gender-neutral, it can't be masculine.

 

Nevertheless, I don't call myself anything. I don't center my whole life around MLP, so why would I want to refer to myself by a fan-label? Even if I did, I wouldn't pick one of the titles for this fandom, because I do not really consider myself a part of it. I'm just a MLP fan. While I came to like the series at the same time that many Bronies did and, of course, joined this forum, I have never seen myself as a part of the fandom... Now more than ever I especially do not... So, no, I won't ever refer to myself as a Pegasister. But if you must refer to me as anything, just don't let it be 'Brony', because masculinity is NOT gender-neutral, and I am not a 'bro'.

Okays. Thanks for your response. I appreciate it.

[Vivacity 34]

I've always thought of "brony" as a unisex term. But if someone wants to be called "pegasister", I'll do that.

[Tohru Adachi 35]

They are called Bronies, just like everybody else in the fandom.

[Untitled Goose Q 5,136]

I see how it's always masculine terms that are thrown around as gender-neutral

Not quite always, the D&D sourcebooks use the female pronoun to refer to characters of bother genders... but of course I get your point.

 

We need pronouns that are truly gender-neutral, and that don't feel as impersonal as "It".

[Dark Qiviut 22,160]

I use "brony" for two reasons:

1. It's born out of it being gender-neutral since its days in 4chan. Why? Because it's inherently gender-neutral. The term applies to anyone who likes G4's product, whether the person is young, old, male, female, and so on. Claiming otherwise is enforcing a sexist lie.
2. "Pegasister" is born out of the intent of dividing the fandom. It tells girls how it's their own category, boys aren't welcome. The term "pegasister" is blatantly sexist because it divides the fandom into specific gender categories like toy aisles in toy stores.

Edited March 4, 2015 by Dark Qiviut

[Sapphire Lightning 784]

It is my understanding that Brony comes from the /B/ directory of 4chan. /b/ + pony. That directory was where most of the very early pics and OC's were. I can also see the Bro+Pony thing too.

 

Me, I use Brony when referring to the fan base in a general manner, but I use pegasister is specifically identify that I or someone else is a female brony.

[DATA EXPUNGED 324]

Wait, there are girls here? 

No, but really, I don't see why girls should be called anything different. That aside, it is weird with brony containing "bro." However, I've very rarely encountered people who call themselves "pegasisters."

[Night Wing 387]

they have been called both brony and pegasister

[Vinyl Scratch (Filly)™ 936]

The name for anyone who is a fan of MLP is...

 

*drumroll*

 

A fan of MLP!!!1!11

 

I hate the label 'Brony' I dislike being grouped together with the cringefest bronies are stereotyped as. Let's be honest, bronies don't help themselves when it comes to cringe. Just look at Cringe Channel.

[Eloquence 2,076]

I use MLP fan, brony, pony, occasionally pegasister. I don't really care what I'm called, I just want the right to choose to use any term at any time without being challenged for dumb reasons.

 

I do have a soft spot for "brony" though, and I'll tell you why

1. It's a masculine term for a feminine show being used by me as a woman. It feels like a total affront to gender norms, and I like that
2. Whether it's misogynist men or angry anti-bronies, as a brony I tend to anger people who want to shove everyone into tiny boxes based on gender, and that makes me happy
3. If you tell me "you can't do this thing because you're a woman", I am 5000% more likely to want to do the thing
4. Yeah, people in general think bronies are gross, but they also think 50 Shades of Grey is a good book series/movie sooooo...
5. I've found that much of brony-hate in general tends to come from notions of sexism, heterosexism, and ableism, especially ableism. As someone who fights against such things, I have no desire to appear to align myself with people who perpetuate them
6. There are a lot of really awesome people of all genders who call themselves bronies. Who am I to diminish their awesomeness by treating the term as something bad?

I'll stop here before I get ranty, but you get the idea. I like pummeling society's obsession with gender division into the dust, and this seems to be a good way to follow that trend. I also like supporting minority groups and nice people. Most importantly, I think we should all just be free to write our own labels and pursue our hobbies our own way