StormRider245 61 March 4, 2015 Share March 4, 2015 (edited) Yeah I ask this, because I just don't really understand or know. Brony sounds pretty un-logical, because there's a word: "Bro" but it could be changed to normal name of MLP-FiM fans otherwise. Because it sounds so much used name, so it may be best to call them too as brony. Pegasister is the term that I have seen very rarely used. It could be more logical, because it has word "sister." Not sure though. By both I mean that Pegasister and Brony both fits for girls/women. Idk really about you all. What is yours opinions and what do you all say? I am just curious and I don't really have opinion if they are called as bronies. But wouldn't that be a little too un-logic? Edited March 4, 2015 by StormRider245 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmberDust 1,118 March 4, 2015 Share March 4, 2015 To be honest, I (♀) prefer to just be called a fan. 3 Need help with your OC? I'd love to assist you! Just visit my help thread. It's always open, so don't be shy! ♦ My main OC ♦ Vector Commissions ♦ Ask me anything! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Untitled Goose Q 5,137 March 4, 2015 Share March 4, 2015 I tend to use "Brony" for both genders, as I've never felt the need to have separate terms, the one word conveys what is meant regardless of genders. It wouldn't be the first time that a male pronoun has been used for both genders, and I am aware that some female fans don't like to be called bronies, and there are some that don't like pegasister either, or in fact either term. 3 On 4/22/2016 at 6:16 PM, The Nightly Spectre said: One does not ask why The Questioner is awesome. One should instead ask their gods if they ever compare to the awesomeness of the one and only Questioner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StormRider245 61 March 4, 2015 Author Share March 4, 2015 To be honest, I (♀) prefer to just be called a fan. Oh... I didn't knew that one... Thanks for telling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MysticShine 529 March 4, 2015 Share March 4, 2015 Brony is kind of like a gender neutral term. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashen Pathfinder 16,162 March 4, 2015 Share March 4, 2015 My opinion is this: whatever they want to use is the best option. Really, most seen to prefer brony, some prefer pegasister, some prefer neither, and so on. Really, words shouldn't be all-defining. Just as long as whatever they use is what they feel most comfortable with. 5 Pathfinder I Sojourner I Corsair | Zu'hra I Autumn | Scarlet Willow | Gypsy | Silverthorn | Crystal Whisper | Radiant Historia | And many other OCs~ Matching signatures with mah Bestie MOONLIGHT <3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StormRider245 61 March 4, 2015 Author Share March 4, 2015 I tend to use "Brony" for both genders, as I've never felt the need to have separate terms, the one word conveys what is meant regardless of genders. It wouldn't be the first time that a male pronoun has been used for both genders, and I am aware that some female fans don't like to be called bronies, and there are some that don't like pegasister either, or in fact either term. Oh sounds interesting. Sorry I just don't know of this stuff... Brony is kind of like a gender neutral term. Never knew that one to being honest. My opinion is this: whatever they want to use is the best option. Really, most seen to prefer brony, some prefer pegasister, some prefer neither, and so on. Really, words shouldn't be all-defining. Just as long as whatever they use is what they feel most comfortable with. Ah so calling as whatever is good? Okie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmberDust 1,118 March 4, 2015 Share March 4, 2015 I don't like "brony" because of all the bad things associated with the term. :/ I feel like the moment you give a name to a fanbase, the moment it becomes a target of sorts. An umbrella term for the worst members. You know? 1 Need help with your OC? I'd love to assist you! Just visit my help thread. It's always open, so don't be shy! ♦ My main OC ♦ Vector Commissions ♦ Ask me anything! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StormRider245 61 March 4, 2015 Author Share March 4, 2015 I don't like "brony" because of all the bad things associated with the term. :/ I feel like the moment you give a name to a fanbase, the moment it becomes a target of sorts. An umbrella term for the worst members. You know? I am not very familiar with this stuff, but I guess I understand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmberDust 1,118 March 4, 2015 Share March 4, 2015 I am not very familiar with this stuff, but I guess I understand I feel like a lot of people hear the word "brony" and immediately associate it with cloppers and such. It's not a term I want to be associated with, because I don't feel like I represent the fanbase these people are thinking of. 1 Need help with your OC? I'd love to assist you! Just visit my help thread. It's always open, so don't be shy! ♦ My main OC ♦ Vector Commissions ♦ Ask me anything! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lunatic Cake 1,618 March 4, 2015 Share March 4, 2015 It's Brony because everybody knows girls don't exist on the internet. Silly you... It's about personal preference though. Some people don't want a different term, then there are those who want it, whatever goes with them, I don't mind. 1 Sig by: Kyoshi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StormRider245 61 March 4, 2015 Author Share March 4, 2015 It's Brony because everybody knows girls don't exist on the internet. Silly you... It's about personal preference though. Some people don't want a different term, then there are those who want it, whatever goes with them, I don't mind. Um okays. I don't get that "girls don't exist on the internet" thing though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lunatic Cake 1,618 March 4, 2015 Share March 4, 2015 Um okays. I don't get that "girls don't exist on the internet" thing though. It's something I picked up some time ago, basically meaning that the internet is full of guys and every girl is actually a guy pretending to be a girl, thus the term G.I.R.L. (Guy In Real Life). So yeah... bad joke I suppose... Anyway the term brony was originally a mix of "Bro" and "Pony" I think thus it was supposed to be the male fanbase but eventually girls were associated with the term as well, probably because some didn't feel like getting another term for that and thus the term Pegasister came. And that's how Equestria was made. 1 Sig by: Kyoshi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StormRider245 61 March 4, 2015 Author Share March 4, 2015 It's something I picked up some time ago, basically meaning that the internet is full of guys and every girl is actually a guy pretending to be a girl, thus the term G.I.R.L. (Guy In Real Life). So yeah... bad joke I suppose... Anyway the term brony was originally a mix of "Bro" and "Pony" I think thus it was supposed to be the male fanbase but eventually girls were associated with the term as well, probably because some didn't feel like getting another term for that and thus the term Pegasister came. And that's how Equestria was made. Oh... Well I didn't knew that. Thanks for telling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Envy 6,194 March 4, 2015 Share March 4, 2015 Depends on the person! Personally, I hate the term 'Brony' even being attempted to be applied to me, because I refuse to accept an obviously male-gendered term as 'gender neutral'. I see how it's always masculine terms that are thrown around as gender-neutral (yeah, such a great coincidence we have going there...), and I really don't accept that trend. Gender-neutral can only be gender-neutral, it can't be masculine. Nevertheless, I don't call myself anything. I don't center my whole life around MLP, so why would I want to refer to myself by a fan-label? Even if I did, I wouldn't pick one of the titles for this fandom, because I do not really consider myself a part of it. I'm just a MLP fan. While I came to like the series at the same time that many Bronies did and, of course, joined this forum, I have never seen myself as a part of the fandom... Now more than ever I especially do not... So, no, I won't ever refer to myself as a Pegasister. But if you must refer to me as anything, just don't let it be 'Brony', because masculinity is NOT gender-neutral, and I am not a 'bro'. 2 Everything needs more woodwind! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StormRider245 61 March 4, 2015 Author Share March 4, 2015 Depends on the person! Personally, I hate the term 'Brony' even being attempted to be applied to me, because I refuse to accept an obviously male-gendered term as 'gender neutral'. I see how it's always masculine terms that are thrown around as gender-neutral (yeah, such a great coincidence we have going there...), and I really don't accept that trend. Gender-neutral can only be gender-neutral, it can't be masculine. Nevertheless, I don't call myself anything. I don't center my whole life around MLP, so why would I want to refer to myself by a fan-label? Even if I did, I wouldn't pick one of the titles for this fandom, because I do not really consider myself a part of it. I'm just a MLP fan. While I came to like the series at the same time that many Bronies did and, of course, joined this forum, I have never seen myself as a part of the fandom... Now more than ever I especially do not... So, no, I won't ever refer to myself as a Pegasister. But if you must refer to me as anything, just don't let it be 'Brony', because masculinity is NOT gender-neutral, and I am not a 'bro'. Okays. Thanks for your response. I appreciate it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vivacity 34 March 4, 2015 Share March 4, 2015 I've always thought of "brony" as a unisex term. But if someone wants to be called "pegasister", I'll do that. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tohru Adachi 35 March 4, 2015 Share March 4, 2015 They are called Bronies, just like everybody else in the fandom. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Untitled Goose Q 5,137 March 4, 2015 Share March 4, 2015 I see how it's always masculine terms that are thrown around as gender-neutral Not quite always, the D&D sourcebooks use the female pronoun to refer to characters of bother genders... but of course I get your point. We need pronouns that are truly gender-neutral, and that don't feel as impersonal as "It". 2 On 4/22/2016 at 6:16 PM, The Nightly Spectre said: One does not ask why The Questioner is awesome. One should instead ask their gods if they ever compare to the awesomeness of the one and only Questioner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Qiviut 22,447 March 4, 2015 Share March 4, 2015 (edited) I use "brony" for two reasons: It's born out of it being gender-neutral since its days in 4chan. Why? Because it's inherently gender-neutral. The term applies to anyone who likes G4's product, whether the person is young, old, male, female, and so on. Claiming otherwise is enforcing a sexist lie. "Pegasister" is born out of the intent of dividing the fandom. It tells girls how it's their own category, boys aren't welcome. The term "pegasister" is blatantly sexist because it divides the fandom into specific gender categories like toy aisles in toy stores. Edited March 4, 2015 by Dark Qiviut 3 "Talent is a pursued interest." — Bob Ross Pro-Brony articles: 1/2/3/4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sapphire Lightning 784 March 4, 2015 Share March 4, 2015 It is my understanding that Brony comes from the /B/ directory of 4chan. /b/ + pony. That directory was where most of the very early pics and OC's were. I can also see the Bro+Pony thing too. Me, I use Brony when referring to the fan base in a general manner, but I use pegasister is specifically identify that I or someone else is a female brony. 3 You better believe I've got chill up my sleeve!My Hypno-Fluttershy Journal Click Here to chat with my friends and I on IRC! All nice ponies welcome! NEW! MLP FIM TableTop RPG game system! WIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DATA EXPUNGED 324 March 4, 2015 Share March 4, 2015 Wait, there are girls here? No, but really, I don't see why girls should be called anything different. That aside, it is weird with brony containing "bro." However, I've very rarely encountered people who call themselves "pegasisters." 1 Does the Onion grace my presence? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Night Wing 387 March 4, 2015 Share March 4, 2015 they have been called both brony and pegasister Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinyl Scratch (Filly)™ 936 March 4, 2015 Share March 4, 2015 The name for anyone who is a fan of MLP is... *drumroll* A fan of MLP!!!1!11 I hate the label 'Brony' I dislike being grouped together with the cringefest bronies are stereotyped as. Let's be honest, bronies don't help themselves when it comes to cringe. Just look at Cringe Channel. 1 My OC's Viola Soulstrings Solar Ray Miles Check out my FIMFiction account ^^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eloquence 2,076 March 4, 2015 Share March 4, 2015 I use MLP fan, brony, pony, occasionally pegasister. I don't really care what I'm called, I just want the right to choose to use any term at any time without being challenged for dumb reasons. I do have a soft spot for "brony" though, and I'll tell you why It's a masculine term for a feminine show being used by me as a woman. It feels like a total affront to gender norms, and I like that Whether it's misogynist men or angry anti-bronies, as a brony I tend to anger people who want to shove everyone into tiny boxes based on gender, and that makes me happy If you tell me "you can't do this thing because you're a woman", I am 5000% more likely to want to do the thing Yeah, people in general think bronies are gross, but they also think 50 Shades of Grey is a good book series/movie sooooo... I've found that much of brony-hate in general tends to come from notions of sexism, heterosexism, and ableism, especially ableism. As someone who fights against such things, I have no desire to appear to align myself with people who perpetuate them There are a lot of really awesome people of all genders who call themselves bronies. Who am I to diminish their awesomeness by treating the term as something bad? I'll stop here before I get ranty, but you get the idea. I like pummeling society's obsession with gender division into the dust, and this seems to be a good way to follow that trend. I also like supporting minority groups and nice people. Most importantly, I think we should all just be free to write our own labels and pursue our hobbies our own way 5 My Equestrian Empire Characters Fluttershy - Eloquence - Chamomile - Ginseng - Lovestruck Ask Me Questions! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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