DoctorWhovian1902

My OC: Her name is Melon Drop. She's an orphan due to a...tragic incident, to put it lightly. She falls into the third category, living in Equestria.

Don't get me wrong, it does...in theory. The thing is, people watching it have to have an open mind. My parents, if it isn't already obvious, don't seem to be capable of showing one.

No, you're not the only Twilight Sparkle fan. Albeit my favorite pony is Fluttershy, but Twilight is right up there. According to a survey, I'm also most like her, so that helps.

According to the test, I'm ISFJ, Introvert, Sensing, Feeling, and Judging. However, the anylisis that "families are the center of ISFJ's lives" is wrong. My family isn't necessarily the center of my life. In fact, considering...well, take a look at what I'm writing on, certain events that have transpired lately, we've been somewhat distant. That said, it is interesting that Watson was also an ISFJ. (Insert Watson picture with a "me gusta" face covering his face and a caption reading "Me Watson!" here). What is this...feel you speak of? The main problem with the documentary lies in the comment that we're the result of 9/11. It says that we can't handle reality, and therefore have problems. I know everyone perceives things differently, but I can imagine, scratch that, picture them sitting there watching it, when that moment comes on. That'd probably be the end of whatever positive opinion the documentary would try to instill in my parents. Let me just say this, they don't want to "feel" me when they're dealing with something they don't understand fully, and don't want to understand. Especially when it's "My Little Pony".

I can relate. Personally, I was a closet brony for a long time, then as I started being more outgoing, my friends found out. Unfortunately, their reactions were...less than preferable. Simply put it, I was blushing too, but more than that, I nearly teared up the next day. It doesn't help that in choir I had a solo to practice. In a classroom full of fellow students. The entire time I thought I was going to break, and I was (insert photo of my index finger and thumb close together) this close to it happening. I made it out alive, somehow. Just be glad that your friend "busted" you back at your own house. Alone. I was busted in front of our entire Honors English class. For your situation, it depends on the personality of your friend. If he's an open-minded person, then consider showing him the show. If not, it may be best to just drop it. If the teasing persists, you link him "Cupcakes" and make him read it. That'll change his opinion...(evil laugh).

I haven't noticed it too much, but one person I introduced the show to didn't like it for that reason. I said the show got better, but it was in vain.

No. Just no. They'll take massive offense to everything that's been said about them, block MLP Forums from the internet, and go completely crazy. As for the article, they won't even take a glance at it because of the ponification of the doctors. Also, the very mention of rule 34 would send them flying. Yes, there's porn out there of everything, but it's the very notion that the fandom I'm involved with does things like that that would anger them. Still, at this point I'm at a loss. It may help, and I've bookmarked it for later in the event it ever becomes useful, but they'll look for any downsides to the fandom (ie: the larger rating of singles, the lower dating preference percentage, etc.) and blow it out of proportion.

Well, guess how old my parents are...euyup, you guessed it. The "gay pride" joke doesn't help any when there was already a controversy surrounding whether or not Rainbow Dash is lesbian, not to mention the idea that we're a bunch of homosexuals. Not helping, parents. Not helping. My dad likes to joke around a lot too, but he tends to be a bit malicious, much like the hater trolls we deal with. He isn't funny either, and annoys me 99 times out of 100. He won't even joke about the fandom, it's too easy to make up bullcrap statements and use them like they're gospel (which only makes it more ironic that they require proof before they even consider believing what I say if they don't already know it themselves).

Hey, at least you got something. My parents wouldn't let me hear the end of it if I brought home or bought anything MLP related. I swear, I asked them for a plush once, and a few days later this happened. I can't buy anything, I can't ask for anyone to buy it for me, I'm between a rock and a hard place. Also, let me get this straight. Your dad accepts the fandom, but your mom doesn't? I just don't understand that. Usually it's the other way around. Don't even get me started on the "gay pride colors" comment.

I never said it was right. But it is reality, and, unless I'm wrong on this, it seems as though they're too far gone for logic. Besides, if I pointed what you said out to them, it would only create more problems. I mean, no one wants to admit they're wrong. Especially when you're a grown adult having it pointed out to you by your ignorant teenager (irony). You should have seen the other day, I was making a claim about something I'd learned about at school, and they said that I was wrong. So then one Google search and a couple of paragraphs of reading later, I proved that I was right. My dad held his hands up in a "okay, you win" sort of fashion and actually admitted I was right. The problem lies in the fact that they automatically thought I was wrong, and I had to prove it before they believed me.

Because they know more than me...on certain subjects, at least. Their logic is fairly simple, as they put it: "We're up here, you're down there."

The problem with doing that, for me at least, is that both he and my mom are going to take that opinion that bronies are the product of 9/11 or something like that, and assume it means we can't deal with reality. Then they'll attack me with that, and their misconceptions, and...that's just it, I can't win. The problem is that if someone whom they consider a "reliable source" suddenly goes against their beliefs, they'll throw them out like trash on Tuesday. It's why, now that I've considered it, if my friend did become a brony, it wouldn't help my cause any.

That's almost exactly what my parents said to me. They were convinced others would think I'm a pedophile or something. I think they've been watching too much Fox News. Then my dad asks me why I roll my eyes at his tastes. I just look at him and almost say "Well, let's think for a second, shall we?"

I've been reading a lot of articles on us, and one common theme is the disbelief that we like a "show for little girls". I then thought "what if the show had been called anything else?" It could have been called something like "Adventures in Equestria" or something. I can't help but wonder if people would give us as much hate if the show had been named anything else besides "My Little Pony". What do you guys think?

I'm kind of on the fence about this one. On one hand, there was something about that day that was really special to me (I've made it my thing to celebrate it every year now). On the other, I kept it a secret from everyone. Although, looking at what telling others about it has done to me, I'm not sure if it was the best idea.

Wow, I never thought of it that way. I guess they really represent their elements on the show well. I don't know why I never noticed it until now...

Here's what you do. Go in with a "Screw it, I came to buy ponies" attitude, put on some sunglasses, walk like you know what you're doing, and are proud of it, and you buy those dang ponies. ...If you aren't part Chuck Norris or don't have that much self-confidence (trust me, I've been there), then I suggest either having someone else get them for you, lying about it, or, like a lot of people here have said, buying online. Sorry you have to deal with that, man. Just remember that the community's always here for you.