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  1. *shrugs* Gamers have even worse rape culture issues. It'll inevitably become an issue in any subculture of younger guys. There's also issues of racism among some segments of the Brony population, which I attribute to baggage carried over from Bronydom's origins on 4chan. I feel confident, however, that these problems do not exist among the majority of Bronies. The racism has definitely gotten better over time as we've distanced ourselves from 4chan. It'd be nice if their first impression of Bronies is something like this documentary rather than the number of media hit-pieces that exist about us.
  2. All documentaries are biased. This is because one cannot focus on everything, and so bias inevitably enters through the process of selecting what to include and what to drop, footage-wise. Now, I get what you're saying. They're probably going to drop any footage they get of strange, obsessive behavior, and there probably won't be very many dog-butt ugly people in the final cut, even though there will probably be a lot of dog-butt ugly people attending. Your concern is that they're going to present a sanitized version of Bronycon and then use this sanitized image to score us brownie points in the wider culture by proving to 'normals' that we're not just a bunch of freaks, right? I'll have to wait until the film is released to judge this, but it isn't a non-issue. However, I think they probably can avoid disturbing material while still making a film that is not 'propaganda,' considering Bronycon isn't predominantly disturbing stuff. I'm pretty sure, based off casting calls, that they're at least going to have some mentally-disabled people in the film, and are trying to follow Bronies from all walks of life. I certainly hope the final product feels respectful but not overly sanitized. It is always a risk, however. I'm willing to give the filmmakers the benefit of the doubt.
  3. Now, while I'll certainly be glad to have something to show somebody who wonders just what in the heck a "Brony" is, I can say that, I, personally, don't need validation from anything. Bronycon fascinates me, as do the European Brony conventions the filmmakers will be visiting. Moreover, I want to support someone who wants to make something that is respectful toward the Brony subculture, and who wants to celebrate the creativity and positivity of it. Almost any media interest in us is negative, and paints us all as emotionally-repressed manbabies. What is wrong with someone making a doc where they look at the good things, which are far and away the primary aspects of the subculture? I'm pretty interested in what my fellow Bronies are doing at Bronycon and other Brony conventions. This documentary promises to provide a respectful look at what the fandom is up to at these cons. You'll need to forgive me, but I don't understand how this translates into me needing the film to validate my choice to be a Pony fan. Also, as to the amount of money amassed for the project, the creators have already explained how this is going to be a professional documentary, which can take quite a bit of money. They were willing to do it on shoe-string budget of $60,000, but pony fans everywhere went above and beyond to really finance this thing well. This just means the doc is guaranteed to be awesome. I have to say, on a side-note, that I love how people so close to the show have decided to embrace our weird little subculture.
  4. I have a variety of feelings on this topic. For the record, I donated money to this. Please indulge me for a second: 1) I don't understand how making a documentary about Bronycon and some of the Bronies attending is "shoving" anything down anyone's throat. I hear this accusation a lot from anti-Bronies about Bronies in general. However, while it does happen once in a while (let's face it, every fandom has its share of jerks), the only consistent meaning I can find in the complaint is that anti-Bronies get tired of people talking about ponies so much. "I don't like seeing MLP everywhere." However, that is not a reasonable complaint. Popular things will be talked about more often than less popular things. If I'm playing a game, or reading threads in a forum, I don't rage at people who talk about Call of Duty or Adventure Time, even though I'm not a fan of those things. I exercise the self-control to NOT engage in a discussion that doesn't interest me. I don't start acting like a victim and screaming about how I don't want to have to encounter people talking about these subjects. Why is this a reasonable demand from Anti-Bronies? So, if you see a Brony being rude or obnoxious, feel free to call him or her out, by all means. I don't appreciate this fashionably cynical individual insulting me or anyone else, however, because he feels that us financing a documentary with OUR MONEY is somehow shoving anything down his throat. 2) The point about how much money was raised is irrelevant. It could have gone to a charity? Certainly. So could have all the money he has "wasted" on anime figurines and video games. Think about all the money you've "wasted" buying things you want that aren't necessities. Does this make you a horrible person? Do you feel that I have the right to tell you what you should or shouldn't do with your own money? I can't go to Bronycon, so I'd like to see a documentary about it. I would also like a tribute to the people who have done amazing, creative things in the fandom. I don't feel my money has been "wasted," or that I have been "exploited." I am using my money to finance something I would like to see financed. Does it feed orphans? No. Neither do the millions amassed by people who create video games or blockbuster movies. 3) I dislike this notion that something is "propaganda" if it doesn't talk about the negative aspects of a fandom. Documentaries have to be selective in what they include. Why should they talk about the seedy minority of a fandom in a family-friendly documentary? I don't think the filmmakers are claiming that their film will be the ultimate representation of all aspects of Bronydom. I've said my piece. Please feel free to disagree, as long as can give me good reasons why you do.
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