Peraonally I think it all has to do with age gender and attatchment level to the show. Its one thing for an 18 year old girl to like mlp. Its completely different for a grown man(over the age of 16) to go around coddling a plush pony. I know only like two or three male bronies who are even straight. And to tell you the truth there been a lot about the pony fanbase on the news and 75% of the fanbase is 40 year old single obese men touching themselves to a show, that yes, by legal standards, is aimed towards an audoemce of young girls. Its one thing for a man to occaisonally draw them, or collect trading cards, or even have a keychain or a figure or two, but its another to have a plush. This isnt Girls Bravo or HighSchool Of The Dead. This is cute little ponies with absolutely no sexual aspects. It was never intended for middle aged men to say "rarity is so sexy look at that ass" and get sexual ordinance out of it. They are animals. Not women with big breasts. Society sees all bronies as exactly the same as the vast majority, and not everybody is like that. What you understand is that all parents are parents and they think they know best. And thats not always true amd we all know that. Parents just don't understand that. They wach the news and make assumptions. Just go for something smaller like a little Rainbow Dash figure or keychain from Hot Topic. They can't keep you from being who you are. You just have to make a stand. This is your life, not theirs to control. Good luck getting your Rainbow Dash!!!