(I was about to post this in a topic that was about what your favorite pony meant to you; decided it was so long, it was better off in a blog.)

What does Rarity mean to me, eh?

*cracks knuckles*

Time for some Purple Speak because white doesn't show, dammit.

Well, I remember "Hurricane Fluttershy" was my first episode to watch, which, of course, Rarity didn't appear in; Fluttershy was my favorite pony, though, but nothing like it is with Rares now, of course. Just sorta kinda.

So, I dove right on in (which, of course, this was risky) and watched Equestria Girls as the second MLP thing I ever watched. (I loved it, by the way.)

I remember Rarity's first line I heard her speak:

"TWILIGHT!!! WHERE IS YOUR CROWN!?!?!?!?!"

I immediately thought, "I bet Twilight beat her to become a princess; look, they're both Unicorns, dammit."

After that;

"Oh, Twilight's a princess? Cool."

Then:

"I guess I didn't see her wings in HF."

"Why didn't she help in HF? Jerk."

Yep. I thought Rarity played the role of Sunset Shimmer when I first saw her.

Of course, I was totally wrong

Then, as I watched more, I was still trying to figure out who my favorite was for sure; I actually wasn't enjoying Fluttershy's performance all too much, and that sorta knocked her down a peg.

I found Rarity's sassiness in her confrontation with the others during the part when they were hashing it out over how they "wronged" each other particularly amusing; I was grinning.

I also found myself smiling at how cute I thought it was when Rarity said "Oh, well, I think you both gave it your all!" sort of awkwardly when they were all in a circle.

What sealed the deal was when she burst out in "IVEGOTIT!" in the human version of SC Corner, that adorable trans-atlantic dialect bringing a few awkward stares.

So, finished the movie, and I went to tell Afterwards "Hey, bitch, I'm a brony now." over my only means of participating in any fandom, Fanfiction.net.

"WHICHONESURFAVORITEGHOSTY!?!?!?"

I didn't even have a first thought when I typed out "Rarity."

"Nunununu, you're wrong. Rainbow Dash is best."

...Yeahh.

Anyway, I went to her page on MLPWiki and began reading about her; I actually saw my first flames about her in the comments section of her article.

...I was hurt, you know?

I never doubted it, though; not for a second. Rarity is my best pony, and always will be, dammit.

Regardless, I trudged through. It was hard being a Rarity fan in most places outside of these Forums, believe me; there's actually a group on FimFic dedicated to harrassing people like me. I'll link you, if you want. I ain't lying.

I grew to loathe constantly having to defend her with every step I took in this fandom. I just got tired of it, dammit. It was making it harder to enjoy my best pony. Again, never doubted it, though.

I wasn't just gonna let some assholes change my mind through harrassment. I'm not going to break in half that easily.

I wondered around for a month or so nomadically, trying to find a place where I wouldn't have to deal with this shit, dammit. Where I could admire my best pony in peace.

Found this place when I was writing up a research paper for my English class over Bronies, and I needed references; yes, I used a bunch of quotes from y'all, and I'm sorry if you feel plagiarized; if it's any consolation, I made a 98 on that paper using the info y'all gave me, so that should mean that y'all are considered to know what you're talking about and taken seriously in the eyes of my English teacher.

Regardless, I made an account after 3 or 4 days of lurking around, gathering info. I immediately decked out everything I could in a Rarity theme with what I knew how to do at the time.

I wasn't noticed an awful lot around here for the longest time, even if you may think "16,000 profile views after joining in October 2013? What the hell."

If I recall, I had 19 brohoofs when I hit Parasprite ranking, and 5 or 6 friends on my list.

Anyway, back to the subject at hand here; I wasn't being harassed by some insensitive pricks because they didn't like my best pony, and I got to participate in the fandom a lot more than I did, and I wasn't scared to speak what was on my mind; once I was able to overcome that fear, my admiration for my best pony only grew; I gained a ton of insight to her character, I'd rewatch her episodes over and over, and dammit, I was happy. I never second guess my best pony, and I never will. I have so much fun getting to fanboy over, you wouldn't believe what it's done for my soul (metaphorically speaking, of course; if you want the literal aspect, just replace "soul" with "heart.")

I was having such a good time! I didn't care if I wasn't getting a ton of attention; I was happy, dammit, and I still am just as happy as I was before I started getting slammed with this burst of attention brought on by my love and admiration of my best pony.

I still go back and rewatch her episodes, and I still go back and laugh at her over-the-top antics, and I still try to let people remember I know about there being other ponies in the show get that same sense of enjoyment that I did when I first became a brony, all because of that purple and white unicorn.

I don't know if I'd even still be a brony if it wasn't for Rarity, honestly; I might've just gotten over it in a week or so.

I dunno what else to say, man. Being a brony has made such a difference in my life, and that all stems back to my best pony. That's pretty much the gist of it.

~ghostfacekiller39