LucianZ

Cynic here. I can spot a fault in everything, and sarcasm is like a first nature. Even towards myself.

Had it dyed half blonde when I was a kid. And no, I wouldn't dye it again. I like my natural color, dark brown !

So you were in touch with other bronies before the end of Sep 2011? I became one at the beginning of January this year. But in the sense of being fan of this show, not being part of the community. I still am,but I don't care much (at the beginning I was deluded too, thinking bronies will be my buddies,we'll all accept ourselves etc etc), I just kill boredom once in a while now by coming here. As for you, I get it that it might be harder for some to accept the truth. You might place more importance on this whole thing than I do, you might care more. But why not settle for waking up a few close brony friends instead of the whole fandom ? It's not like your it is your burden to be smart for others, unless they want it themselves. And if you don't succeed, why don't just leave the expectations (or the people) behind and focus only on your passion for the show ? I find the whole thing pointless to be honest. Then again, you have the experience with the community, you might've seen something more than just another fan community in this thing, you might've contributed to the developement of the fandom.I just like the show. Again sorry for being rude or if this is rude. These were my honest thoughts, I find your whole subject refreshing and pretty rare. I hope you succeed in bringing truth at least to some folks !

Well I'm sorry. I just thought you agreed with the whole "imaginary comforting thing" but you might've just slightly dodged the truth in order to reach out a bigger audience. Your experience speaks for itself, you have been longer part of this fandom, than I was.I wasn't damned by many bronies because I don't post much on this forums. But when I do, I usually weigh my words carefully in order to avoid unnecessary conflict.. This is the most honest post I did on the forums I guess.

"People both among us and outside from us wouldn't find us to be such a joke." People will always find you a joke and hate you even if you are "normal" by social standards or not. History proved this over and over. Why do you care so much about what people care ? "The reason for such disappointment is that I entered into this fandom with high hopes only to see it torn to pieces over multiple events." This is a forum of people having a common interest, loving a show, for different reasons. That's all. You sound like you think of it as some imaginary family, reason to feel proud or whatever. "If it comforts you, though, I will take the blame for this. I should not have entered this fandom expecting people to be anything other than people. I was naive - plain and simple." Sounds passive-aggressive as hell but okie dokie lokie! If you really thought this, you wouldn't post it, complaining about how people don't respect us and treats us as a joke. "Let - us - not - pretend - that we are anything that we in fact are not." Yeah, so everybody can like and respect us, so you can be proud of the fandom ! Not because it is unhealthy to play pretending game on the internet, which you are doing right now.

I'll start with myself. I was firstly an anti-mlp dude, because it was cool to troll bronies (reactions were and still are priceless), then I became one a year later outta pure joy for the show. I used to watch many violent and horror movies that later gave me panic attacks, combined with depression and wrong people in my life... I found my way out in MLP, I guess. It reminded me of the freedom of innocence, of being a child. I'm a skinny socially-awkward dude trying to make a living in this lonely meaningless world.. This community helped me big time, and I thank y'all kindly for it ! My opinion on the fandom: Many of us don't realise this "war" with haters is meaningless. We are fans of a cartoon show, nothing more, and we tend to lose contact with reality and live in imagination in Equestria (and it is kind of weird to obsess over MLP as a grown up, but so are a shitload of other things). I used it as an escapism too, but we need jobs and educations in order to survive. Many of us get our bills payed by our parents, just so we can imagine ourselves as perfect beings (ponies). A part of the fandom consists of kids, that need to realise that gay and autistic are not insults, and stop giving in to trolls. A lot of folks need to get in touch with their real selves,to watch in the mirror and not on their online persona. Yeah.. That's how I see it, this is my opinion. I don't mind the cloppers, only the perverts posting pics of them having sex with plushies. It shouldn't bother me really, because it's not like they are in the same "family" I am, we're just talking on a forum about a passion we share. But expectations screw me over too !