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  1. Adente
    What the heck is up with the second image?? Libertarians are NOT the same as Republicans! Libertarians are socially liberal, and thus in favor of gender, racial, and sexuality equality! That image aside, have you seen the pictures of Bronies who go to cons and meetups? They're cringeworthy, and fit the stereotypes to a tee. Plus, Bronies have whined on social media before of being "Nice guys" who always get "friendzoned", so they fit that stereotype too. And BAM! There's ample cannon fodder for guys to laugh at Bronies and lump them in with neckbeard fedora types who whine about being friendzoned. Its not fair, nice, or representative, but its understandable of how it happens.
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    I think we've been pretty much saying the same thing. All I was trying to argue is that although I personally think fedoras are a tasteless fashion choice, I don't mind them. I was more concerned that wearing them torpedoes the wearer's public image and such, and this can limit their options and opportunities to expand their social circles, further their career, and so on. I thought it seemed silly to stubbornly refuse to stop wearing a hat that is a stereotypical mark of a social pariah. But hey, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWdd6_ZxX8c Yeah, well, that's just like, my opinion man.
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    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWdd6_ZxX8c Hey, to each their own. People work hard in different ways. My father also worked extremely hard, traveling day and night around the globe to negotiate deals for his company. He could easily have to visit 3 different countries in an afternoon and attend 3 different meetings. He would get no sleep because he'd have to prepare for the next meeting on the flight. It was very hard and draining work. There's different kinds of hard work. Hard work isn't always involving dirt or livestock. Although I have worked as a dishwasher before, (with only a dish sanitizer that removed no food from the plates, meaning I had to handwash thousands of plates, bowls, cups, and pieces of silverware a day) so I do understand what you're talking about to a certain degree.
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    ....dammit Maggie...... Oh well, maybe that's more indicative of your hair just being that easy to take care of! In my defense, once I've been lifeguarding in saltwater for around a week, I can stop putting any product in my hair, since the salt naturally holds it up. So for a quarter of every year I have nothing in my hair, if that counts for anything at all. ...Lol it probably doesn't, considering I just had to explain my entire hair care routine.. Well, to be fair, that kind of is me. (Not the Yale part, although I did apply there. I just haven't heard back from all my colleges, so I don't know where I'm going yet) My dad was a businessman and I want to be a businessman, so I guess its just my perception. Although I do take a bit of offense that you think people who dress like that can't get their hands dirty or do real work. See, you're assuming just like I was!
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    Hey, to each their own. I just think it does more harm than good. Also, aren't boots and a leather jacket not considered formal wear? I always considered formal wear (at minimum) khakis, button up shirt, tie, nice preppy sweater, and dress shoes. Lol not that kind of gel Maggie! XD I use a lifeguard recipe! Water, lemon juice, and salt all in a spray bottle. Works like a charm and doesn't feel like there's any gel in your hair. Unlike Zak, who goes through a Johnny Bravo sized tub of gel a week!
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    Lol I can't even begin to picture that getup! XD But so many potential networking opportunities are lost that way. You never know who you'll come across just going about your everyday life. What if its a guy from a company you want to work for, and he could give you tips about getting in and advancing up the corporate ladder faster? Or a potential girlfriend? First impressions mean everything in today's society. Also, I'm just asking is why would anyone willing be associated with such a negative stereotype as the fedora? It doesn't make sense. Why voluntarily draw the ire of most of society?
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    Brave words, but that's just not how the world works sadly. And in my mind, its much better to be judged a "douchebag" than a fedora wearing "nice guy". Society is far kinder to the popped collar frat boys of the world than the guys who think a fedora is the key to looking "cool". Lol and that's why I wear Hollister and Sperrys and make sure to keep my hair gelled! XD In a world where appearances and first impressions mean everything, why needlessly harm your public image?
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    http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=fedora Like it or not dude, the Internet, and most people in real life, just don't like fedoras/trilbys/whatever the heck the tacky hats are called these days. They are a dead fashion, and have come to be associated with jerky militant atheists with a superiority complex and no social skills. They have the same connotations as the "Neckbeard" and "Nice Guy" stereotypes, and those aren't flattering. http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/in-this-moment-i-am-euphoric Even Reddit dislikes fedoras now. Fedora shaming is now an established thing dude. I'm sorry. I mean, if you want to keep wearing them, that's totally your call, but it is unnecessarily shooting yourself in the foot socially.
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    Sorry, I don't make that distinction. If I google image search "fedora" almost every image is a hat of that style. They're the same thing, if not in appearance than in effect. The effect being that most people are gonna pass negative judgement on you for wearing either one in public!
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    Well, since Indy kind of discovered a Jewish artifact lost for thousands of years, the Cup of Eternal Life, some magic rocks, and hid in a fridge to survive a nuclear freaking blast, he gets a pass. Once you've done all those things, you get a certificate that lets you wear a fedora with informal clothes too. Also, that isn't one of those stupid little narrow brim fedoras, Indy's hat is leather and not fabric, and more similar to a cowboy hat in shape. Its not quite the same as this. Now that? That is an ugly hat.
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    I'm going to brohoof this about 20 times Maggie! Also, you pretty much summed it up. Any given person wearing a fedora to try and make a fashion statement is probably a poser.
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    Good points, but there are a few fallacies. Having a favorite band is "normal" for society, its perfectly acceptable. Being a grown man and liking a show called "MY Little Pony" that's all pink and full of hearts isn't "normal". Thus, expressing a liking for a band is considered fine. Expressing a liking for MLP is not. There's a difference. Its not about letting society "get to you", its that society is, well society. Unless you plan on being a hermit, you'll have to deal with society, and fighting society can be very harmful to you, your career prospects, your social circle, and many other things. I mean, what if you have an interview for a major company, for a good position, and they pull up your Facebook, and *BAM* ponies are everywhere? What will they think? You'll almost certainly not get the job! You probably are more than capable of doing that job, but so what? Society doesn't think so. Don't fight society, embrace it and prosper. Confidence doesn't necessarily gain you any traction in society. Westboro Baptist Church is very confident in what they say, yet they are social pariahs. A grown man strutting around with a Rarity shirt on, confident or not, is going to revile almost everyone he comes across. I don't think there are more positives than negatives. The social, career, and networking damage done by actively embracing something so far outside of societal norms far outweighs any slight positive sides to being open about something so outside the norm.
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    You're saying that liking a single show isn't a massively life changing event and that it shouldn't be treated like sexuality and/or religion? THE NERVE OF PEOPLE LIKE YOU!!!! But seriously, I like what you're saying. (I admit, I was speed reading, but I liked what I saw) Being a Brony isn't nearly the big deal that people make it. It shouldn't be the cornerstone of your identity or life. Loud and Proud =/= good. EDIT: I wholeheartedly agree about the alienation of peers. Why needlessly tell people about something like watching a TV show and alienate nearly everyone you meet besides fellow fans by wearing show paraphernalia or the like? It serves no purpose and serves only to isolate you from most of society. I'll be honest, I would never talk to a guy wearing MLP stuff in public if I could avoid it, simply because of guilt by association. I don't want to be associated with a guy wearing a shirt about ponies, or wearing a fedora with MLP pins, because society will look down on me too. Its just not worth it.
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    I don't like most hats. However, I have a special hatred reserved for fedoras, and I immediately dislike anyone I see wearing one. I can't help it, its just the worst red flag someone can show in my opinion. I have yet to meet a person I would want to associate with for any extended period of time who wears that atrocious hat or any variant on it. (I don't really give a crap if its a trilby or whatever, they're all under the same bad category) And all of my female friends are in consensus that they would never want to date a guy who they first saw wearing a fedora. I can't say I blame them.
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    Well, most people are quick to dismiss Mary Sues because if any fan work has a Mary Sue in it, chances are it is of low quality and not very enjoyable. Mary Sues can very easily destroy an otherwise decent story. Why would I want to read a story about a character that's not compelling, is too perfect to be believable and usually serves as a painfully obvious self-insertion into the story by the author??
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    See, this is why I don't make a habit of reading these types of threads...
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    Lol, I have a better chance of getting into Wharton than ponies being in Space Jam 2! So in other words, don't get your hopes up guys!
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    Its a simple explanation really. If you look at a distribution of the ages of bronies, the mean probably falls between 18 and 24. Since we like characters we can find some way to relate to, most bronies try and find a way to relate to the Mane 6. Obivously the similarities between real people and cartoon ponies are lacking, so an easy commonality is age. Since there's no way to definitively prove the Mane 6's ages, (although some nutty over analyzers have tried to do just that) its an easy one. Add to that the odd fact that (ugh) many bronies are attracted in varying degrees to one or more of the Mane 6, and obviously they want their romantic attraction to be to a character that is near their own age, and BAM, you've got a bunch of bronies insisting the Mane 6 are around 18 to 24. So in a nutshell, it makes the characters more relateable to fans that are around that age, and it eases the clopper's consciences. (ew)
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    I just found out I've got my old summer job again for this coming summer, so I'll get to be a lifeguard and a camp counselor (best job in the world by the way) for the third year in a row at the best camp ever on the best ocean ever!!!!!! Oh, and I get to go on a surfing trip with some of my friends to Malibu this Spring Break, and no parents around + fancy beachfront Malibu house + surfing = EPIC TIME!!!! So I'm pretty stoked about my upcoming Spring and Summer Breaks!
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    Nah, I like my life here on earth. Having two would be way too confusing for me to keep track of, I'd always mix them up! So I'll stick to my human life and keep my vice!
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    See, now I have this crazy hunch about why people tend to dislike Bronies. One of the reasons is how overbearing some can be, trying to make everyone like a silly show. I sincerely hope this thread is all just in jest, and nobody legitimately wants to try and do any of this stuff...
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    My PM conversation with Shaymin has been going on four around 8 months and is at about 110 pages.
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    Although I normally don't watch much TV, when I do and there's commercials on, I usually just do a set of pushups or situps or dips or something until they're over. That way I have something to do till my show's back, and I'm not being completely sedimentary.
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    I personally greatly enjoy high school, and I'm going to miss it a lot when I graduate this May. I guess my school is a bit atypical if reading the comments here is anything to go by, because although my school has cliques and such, we don't really bully anyone much, and the groups mainly just do their own things. We value tolerance, even though we're a Catholic High School, which means that the gays and lesbians at school are treated equally (and in some cases better) than everyone else, so no issues there. We also value learning and intelligence, some of the most popular people, which I would consider me and my friend circle to be, are very intelligent. We definitely are a sports-oriented school, I think something like 75% of our students play at least one sport, but since I play soccer that's not an issue for me. Overall I just would say I thoroughly have enjoyed my time at high school, and will look back fondly on these 4 years.
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    Uh.... I'm not really sure how to answer this question. I mean, if I was a photon, I wouldn't be human, would lack a brain and thus not be able to think or perceive anything, including time. But I really have no idea how to answer that question, its just too out in left field for me to really answer definitively. But I'd tentatively say no, if for no other reason than that a photon can't perceive anything, time included, due to a lack of a brain.
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