Posted this on my Facebook and Tumblr earlier. Figured some people here might enjoy it as well.

So I’m a fan of My Little Pony. And as a fan of the show, and an amateur vector artist who draws ponies, on occasion, I run into people who judge me for watching and liking the show or for using a God given talent to create art that I find enjoyable. So why am I still a fan of My Little Pony?

Because I was a weird kid growing up, and MLP gives me a bit of hope that other weird kids growing up right now won’t have the shit of a time I did, in dealing with who they are as a people. I’m weird, and thank God, and my parents, I was smart enough, and raised well enough, to accept my weirdness and make it my own, rather than be made fun of my whole life. Here’s hoping a new generation has the strength to put up with the world’s bullshit, and the hope that they’ll be able to be themselves and not have to conform to what is considered “normal.” Because as far as I can tell, “normal” is the most boring fucking thing you can choose to be.