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Sounds like something a friend of mine would do. He's on my list of people to show this song to, as well as my next volunteer for this experiment. He just doesn't know it yet...

We may never know what happened...but speculating his reaction was probably something of revolt and rejection at the origin. I'd really like to hear the rest, though.

...then what? I'm guessing based on personal experience that he said something like "oh, I thought it was good" or some dense comment like that.

I was a bit worried about this possibly backfiring on me, that's why I extended on my plan. First off, understand that my dad's "finest" argument against Bronies was "if your friends aren't doing it." Ignorance aside, if that's what he's going to use against me, then I'm going to use it against him. In other words, I'll convert some friends of mine by starting with the music, then moving on to a few episodes, then finally revealing it to my parents, who, of course, I'll be showing more Brony music anonymously. That's my plan. My mom does play the piano, but not very well. So, no, she couldnt play it. I'll definitely show her more Brony music (anonymously of course). Also, what do you mean "awful truth"? This is the awesome truth!

Okay, first off, long story short my parents wanted me gone from the fandom the minute they found out I was in it. They also probably think I'm already out of it due to the lack of conversation between us about it. Well, if you haven't guessed already, I'm not out of the fandom. Far from it. While I've been working on converting friends of mine (albeit unsuccessfully), I've come across a lot of great fandom music. One such piece was "First Flight" by PonyEveningStar: After finding out that this piece has sheet music, I had my mom listen to the song, which she loved and had me print off the sheet music. Here's the thing, though: she doesn't know it's from the Brony fandom. So while she was busy telling me how awesome it is (and rightfully so), I'm just standing there with a smile on my face. She asked for the artist, but I said I'd found it anonymously, and that it's location couldn't be traced. She said it was a "great mystery". I also said it wasn't titled, so it has no possible way to be found. She loves it nonetheless, and I intend to show it to others, revealing it's origin after their reactions. This could be the beginning of something great. So that's my story for the day. Thoughts?

@ Well, my parents got on me for it. My parents knew a while back, but after receiving a lot of crap from them, I just let the topic die off. I resorted to being a closet Brony around them. My friends know too, but most of them think I've got mental problems because of it (I have one friend who was a Pegasister, but she went through something similar with her parents, so she left the fandom). I don't think they know that I'm still a Brony, and honestly, that's how I'm going to keep it.

I've often heard the show compared to Disney in terms of quality writing/animation/etc. I've been wondering, though, which episode brushes up the most with Disney's quality? I'm not talking in terms of style keep in mind, I'm talking quality: which episode/episodes has/have the best the show has to offer currently?

I actually like being a human, personally. While I do think a lot of people are evil, I've seen some good ones that continue to give me faith in humanity.

Okay, let me set up the scene for you. You're at home, it's getting late, you're about to head to bed. As you're getting reedy for the night, there's a knock at your front door. You answer it, but find no one there...at first. Standing there at your feet is your OC, but it's been transformed into a filly/foal (if it wasn't already one). Your reaction? For me, I'd probably take a moment to catch my breath and actually realize my OC is in front of me, then I'd welcome her into my home and talk with her for a while.

I have an account there (same name as here), but no stories up...yet. I'm working on a few currently, with one to be proofread a little later. Then a series is planned.

Of course I'd wish they were real, who wouldn't? If I could, I'd spend time just hanging out with the Mane Six, probably Twilight the most because she'd open up the most to me (at least, in my mind she would). Applejack would be awesome to chat with too, but Fluttershy would take the cake by far. I mean, she's freaking adorable and I share a lot in common with her (I'm also an introvert, love animals, etc.), but I know she'd probably be the least likely to converse with me, so it's a bit of a hopeless wish. That said, as others have mentioned here, it would present a problem if they hung out here, so going there would be the safest for them. That said, though, if any of them came here and while we were together someone threatened us...(pulls out shotgun) they'd be sorry they messed with any of the ponies. If they did come here, though, I'd be happy to show them the local attractions (from a safe distance, of course), and do really whatever they wanted to.

I'm not saying my dad is always honest, but the day after I'd admitted to being a Brony, he came up to me and said, "So I saw an episode of that My Little Pony. I gotta tell you (my name), it's weird that you like that." Besides, by now he thinks I'm out of the fandom, and until I can get some of my friends in on it, it's best kept a secret from them. All it does is give them something else to lecture me on as well as a reason to think less of me. It's not like they aren't hypocrites in any other ways, either...

I appreciate the responses, everyone, but really, this is a dead topic for now. No, things haven't improved (long story short, my parents wanted me out of the fandom completely, so I've have to resort to going about it in secret), and even if I do get some of my friends to be Bronies (which the odds are increasingly slim, but I've been trying), they still might not agree to anything. I've given up on getting a plush anyways. To be honest though, I think my parents can be summed up in one quote from someone I knew: "My gosh they're dense." Anyways, like I said, thanks everyone for the support. I'll keep working on getting my friends into the fandom, but the plush may just be something I'll never get (or at least until I move out). I wouldn't put it too far, though, as a friend of mine who went on a trip to Disneyland has a pillow pet of Simba, and proudly displayed it on his Facebook in a photo (and of course everyone I know thought it was awesome and supported him for it. Hypocrites), stating that he's "proud to own it." With that in mind, I think I may have some bargaining ground, but only if I can get him into the fandom. But even then, like I said, it might not work.

I know, right? Hey, just be glad you can get one, I'm still back here trying to convert what few friends will give the show a chance (currently I have one person I'm trying for, one whom my parents have a high opinion of).

My parents both found out due to a Facebook comment I'd made (they read everything I post). After that, they didn't accept it. My mom was actually a bit better about it than my dad, but he was so adamant about me not being a Brony, that I just stopped saying anything about it around them. To be fair though, I did ask for a Fluttershy plush, which I guess pushed him overboard, to the point where he told me to never associate myself with Bronies again. As for my friends, 90% of them think I'm weird for it and refuse to give it a chance. Then there's the 7% that are nuetral to it and the 3% that are actually Bronies (because of me). I can't stand the fact that I have to keep quiet about it, especially considering they never shut up about their obsession over Dr. Who. Bring up MLP, though, and you get shunned.

I agree on the expressing yourself freely idea, but you have a ton of Bronies at your school? I'm jealous, around here there's less than a handful of Bronies.

I'm sure there are a lot of Whovians in the Brony fandom, and I wanted to ask your opinion specifically on why you enjoy the show and don't see it as some inferior form of entertainment. I ask this because my current situation is a bit...strange. The deal here is that all but one other person I know is a Whovian; the thing has spread at the speed of the Internet even though it was completely through word of mouth. In contrast, aside from one person who I really don't know all that well, I'm the only Brony in our friend group. All the Whovians have refused to even give it a chance, and I can only think the reason would be that they think they've found their superior television show. Now I'm not saying I hate Whovians. I don't, nor do I hate the show either (I've seen it myself but I'm not that into Sci-Fi). What I am saying is that the ones I've dealt with have been incredibly intolerant to Bronies because they think Dr. Who is the best. On top of that, I hear about their show almost every day. The thing is, I know that if I do so much as mention Bronies or MLP, I'll be shot down and shunned. It's depressing, really, and I'm reminded of it whenever Dr. Who is brought up and suddenly all the people surrounding me are in a conversation about it. This brings me back to my initial question: what appeal is there to Whovians in the show? In other words, what could I say to other Whovians that would show them this show is much more than what it started as. Also, I already know about the reference in "It's About Time" and "Doctor Whooves", but I'm looking for anything else that could help.

Unfortunately, according to their parental law, chapter A "be yourself"'s amendment, I can only be myself so long as my parents think others will approve of it and/or they approve of it themselves. This law covers lying and making up statements to back up false testaments of others or themselves.

Phew, thanks for the advice. A few things, though: 1. My parents don't know what Cloppers are (and never will if I can help it). 2. If I say I'm my own person, their response would be "their house, their rules". 3. They won't kick me out for liking ponies (they aren't that insane). 4. They won't let me question them, only they can question me. Their justification is "we're up here, you're down here" (with hand visuals). 5. The NLP thing sounds interesting. I'll look into that. 6. Put it this way: one of their "reliable sources" wrote a slanderous article on Bronies. I read it, and it showed the maturity equivalent of the average hater (in other words, none), yet they treated it like gospel. They also consider Fox News a reliable source and watch it regularly as their main source of news. No comment needed.

Now I'm the one who feels bad. But yeah, that's as far as their belief goes. We're all a bunch of pedophiles, manchildren, or no life's in this world to them (and if you feel bad, imagine how I feel living with that crap). Then again, these are[i/] the same people who consider Fox News a "reliable source". Still, I'm going to be staying regardless, so no worries there.

I'm sorry to shoot you down, but my parents would see it more as offensive considering I've been talking "bad" about them on a website. To them, you're all a bunch of no life manchildren whose only life is on the Internet. You've just got to love their logic. Anyways, that would get me removed from this website for good, so that's a no go.

I never said life was fair... Anyways, my parents just won't take anything but their own opinion. Even if I do convert my friends, it doesn't mean being in the fandom will be any easier. They could easily call all their parents and have then give all of them a "talk". That can't end well as it is, but even if they stay, my parents will put them on the "unreliable source" list they keep in their minds, and any help they could be is gone completely. In other words, unless a miracle happens, there's no hope here, and even if it does, it still might not work.

To be honest, nope. I've been keeping this a secret from everyone in my family. I'm currently in the process of trying to convert some friends of mine, because that would invalidate my dad's statement of "If your friends aren't doing it", right? Anyways, right now I'm on here in secret. It's likely to stay that way for a long time. Also, I agree, this thread was created back in January, and it should stay back in January. Things haven't improved much, but this was a while back, and clearly I'm still in the fandom...even if in secret. Also, thanks to everyone who posted here, you were all great motivations to keep fighting on. Here's to hoping things improve...