Why The Confusion About The Definitions Of "Hater" and "Anti Brony"?

[Shanks 10,816]

I know there a lot of topics on haters and trolls but this one is going to be a little different. One thing I have noticed is that brony fandom seems to for whatever reason have different defintions of what constitutes a "hater" or "anti brony" and I think some of the most common ones are flat out wrong and only sew the seeds of misunderstanding and cause more problems. The most problematic one being the one where non fan=hater which is extremely insulting in addition to being inacurrate. Most of us were non fans at some point and many of us including me were surprised and confused at so many teens and adults being into MLP of all shows. Some of us went down the full blown hater route but there were some of us that didn't quite understand it but were tolerant of it which is exactly what I was like before I got into ponies.

 

Then there is the definition of anti brony which even some outside the fandom take which is simply taking issue with certain segments of the fandom. Case in point being this recent interview famous brony youtuber DrWolf did with an "anti brony". This "anti brony" was to his credit civil during the interview and I do not believe he is the type to go out of his way to troll and hate bronies even if his reasonings for calling himself an anti brony are a bit bogus. But therein lies the problem, the term "anti brony" is a loaded term and implies active opposition which again results in misunderstandings in addition to being inacurrate. It honestly dosen't make sense to me why a person who was largely civil freely took on such a term knowing full well the implications of it.

 

The problem with this definition is that if applied to its logical conclusion most bronies would be anti bronies which is a major contradiction. I have my issues with certain parts of the brony fandom, the white knights, the ones who force the show on others or treat it like a religion and a few other examples but I am fairly sure I am not an anti brony but I am anti hater and anti troll. I am because it stupid and immature to go out of your way and antagonise people for liking something you don't and I know what it is like to be unfairly judged for being different.

 

 

So what is a hater/anti brony? The answer is quite simple, it is someone who actually goes out of their way to hate on and troll bronies. The reasons for this may vary, some actually believe the crap they are saying while others want to take out their insecurities on others and some just have nothing better to do with their lives than to just find an easy target to troll.

[Pinkamena-Pills 6,839]

The fact that all this needs to be said about two opposing group of people,who on one side watches a tv show and the other side doesn't,is fucking daunting to me.

[Cyan Blue 946]

they are all just annoying and feels like they have to have there opinion shared. When most of us just ignore them.

[OG Blaze 269]

Why do they have to be like that. I mean we don't hate on any of their stuff. Being what it may be. We just sit behind our screens and look at ponies while switching tabs to see what the spiteful, aggravating, tools have to say about our mothers and us.

[Silver Letter 1,832]

Hating the show isn't that bad. Everyone has their own opinions regarding media and I sure do heavily dislike a lot of various media out there. Hating fans themselves is usually something that goes too far. It is too difficult to maintain a rational mind when specifically targeting the fans on a personal level. While some fans might be self critical, it does not mean that they hate the overall fan base. As long as both terms are understood to be negative, they are usually correct. Passive dismissal can't be confused with hatred.