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Evilshy, I get what you're saying, but the idea of innocent humanized ponies isn't a good one either. In my OP, I said one thing I fundamentally like about the show is that the characters are ponies, not human girls. I don't know, I guess humanized art makes it harder to see them as just ponies, since it turns them human in our minds for us, even if we don't want to. And Scoots, you hit the nail on the head my friend!

I get what you're saying. I guess I wasn't very clear in my OP about why the idea of humanized ponies bothers me so much. It almost 'taints' the show. I can't watch the show without seeing the humanized ponies in place of the actual ponies. And the worst part is, some of those humanized ponies are very well drawn, and are really good looking, so yeah, on a base level, I do like them. And that's what I view as wrong, because those pictures are of the completely innocuous and innocent characters from a show that never had any intentions of being sexual. I suppose that's my whole issue with all R34, including humanization, is the tarnishing of the stainless, perfect innocence of the show. The idea of being attracted to anything derived from the show is a very negative one to me. Do you get what I mean?

Hey guys, I would like some opinions on this, since I feel like I'm in the minority about my stance on humanized ponies. In a blurb, I don't like them. At all. Honestly, there's something that I think is fundamentally wrong with humanizing the ponies. They belong in Equestria as, well, ponies. I kind of view the characters as, for lack of a better word, sacred, but not in a religious sense. More in the sense that I think that turning them into humans ruins the innocence and simplicity of it. I like the show for many reasons, but one of those reasons is not how Twilight or Applejack would look as human girls. It ruins the mystique for me, to the point where if I see fanart of ponies humanized, I avert my eyes and keep scrolling. The other reason I don't like the idea of humanized ponies is because I feel its just that much closer to clopping images/r34. I mean, some of these humanized pony pics are pretty much hentai. Is this just me being intolerant and ignorant, or is this a prevalent opinion in the Brony community? All opinions welcome. Thanks!

I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say the majority of bronies are American. I'm from the Seattle area, and it seems the country with the most bronies is America, followed by England.

Not a soul knows of my like of the show, at least irl. I belong to a Brony Clan on Call of Duty, but I don't know any of those guys in real life. I don't think I'll ever tell my friends about it, since my friends are all well traveled on the internet, know of bronies, and hold nothing but contempt for them. (as I did for a long time) Since most of my friends would turn on me if I told them of my liking of it, I'll play this hobby close to the chest.

Hey guys! I'm relatively new to the fandom, and I'm completely blown away by the amount of talent and skill our fandom has! The songs, the art, (minus R34) the animations, everything is just so incredible! And yet, I have zero talents to contribute to the fandom. The only positive thing I can bring to it is decimating people on Call of Duty rocking a pony emblem in a pony exclusive clan. Does this lack of talent to bring to the table make me any 'less' of a brony, because I've felt that way. Is it just me being irrational, or does it have some logic to it?