Anypony still in the closet?

[EverEverOn 346]

Telling others I'm a brony isn't such a big deal for me since I'm a female anyway, although I still get some weird looks as I'm in my teens. But most people who know me know about my love for Pony and are completely fine with it. My biology teacher once even told me she had a boy in her class last year who was a huge brony, so she's not surprised to see another one.

[Xeltor23 704]

Yeah, me Actually, I don't care about telling people what I like; even if I had to talk about things I like, it wouldn't be MLP, 'cause there are other things that I like more

[Moony the Cat 3,702]

Am i still in the closet? For some Members of my Family, no. I told my Dad, my Mom and my SIster knows about this.

 

But for other People, for example class mates, nope, never told anybody. Im to shy...and sometimes even embarrassed about being a Brony.

Not that there is anything wrong with being a Brony...but my feelings are telling me, there is.

[Nagisa452 182]

I'm kinda still in the closet about being a Brony. My coworkers know, and they don't care. My mother (father passed away couple years ago) doesn't know. I wanna just tell her so I can actually work on my artwork here at home,but I know she would be judgmental about it. Any ideas?

[Minepro 107]

To be honest, I'm still in the closet as well. And I want NONE of my family finding out. I'll only watch the show if there's literally nobody around. That's also why I haven't been able to catch up on season 6. It fucking sucks too since there's almost always someone around to hog the tv. Come to think of it, I've gone insane from the only thing one of my roommates watches. Western movies. Is anyone else stuck in this predicament or is it just me?

[Brony Mata 134]

I like that idea. Coming out as a brony but "going back in the stable." I mean... I'm not popoular, "going back in" sounds like a very good tactic, thanks, man.

 

Oh, my opinion for people still in the stable... Stay in! drop pony inside jokes though so the other bronies get it.

[On-Locoweed 108]

As a person who considers their interests as part of their private life, I don't usually make a big deal out of being a brony when I'm with other people. However, if asked about it, I'll supply whatever information the person wants to hear about the show, the fandom, my experience, etc. With honesty, sincerity, and a little diplomacy, a lot of people will understand one's interest in MLP like they would anything else.

 

So yeah I've had some positive Brony PR experiences.

Edited April 13, 2016 by On-Locoweed

[Kapitan zur See Hans (Daz) 883]

That phrase is so cringey, we are talking about a show not anything majorly going to cause issues with people(Unless you center yourself around mlp and are excessively overt). Anyway I'm not secretive about it. I'm not too overt about it either, but I don't hide it from others and don't find it much of a concern. Met enough bronies on campus as well as plenty of paraphernalia to make me comfortable with it.

[Brony Lounge 102]

I like that idea. Coming out as a brony but "going back in the stable." I mean... I'm not popoular, "going back in" sounds like a very good tactic, thanks, man.

 

Oh, my opinion for people still in the stable... Stay in! drop pony inside jokes though so the other bronies get it.

 

Actually my experience of going back into the stable was because my parents constantly reminded me that being a brony was bad and I should stay away from other bronies because...(Actually I dont remember why they said I should, it was something stupid and completely untrue)

 

Sadly to go back into the closet you have to attempt to make it clear that your not one any more, for example I had to agree every time they said something like that, and then eventually they forgot

 

Perhaps I will make a guide to going back into the stable somewhere

 

Its not a bad strategy, particularly for the younger bronies among us

[rarity1 461]

I don't think I will ever be fully open to everyone that I like MLP. I only let my really close friends know.

[Unlikeable Pony 2,698]

At this point in time, just about everybody has at least heard of bronies. It isn't any big shock anymore that grown men like ponies, and after 5 years, people have just grown use to it. If there is anyone still disliking the concept of that, they are usually the ones who are afraid of anything different.

 

To answer your question, I've been out for a long long while now.

Most people in my city haven't heard of them :/

 

Unless you're a person who's online alot or in a more urban city I think the majority of people don't know about bronies or just think that they're parents of kids who like the show.

[Major Cooke 0]

Still am, and will be until the end. Because my closet door does not lead to the brony universe. It leads to the exit.

 

Once I am finished with my project, it will be the last. Then I will simply enjoy the ponies until it ends. I've only submersed myself so far into the fandom mainly to show my appreciation for the show's efforts, even though it's quite questionable at times at what message they do wind up spreading.

 

I dig a little too deep at the show and question it so much, and I never immerse myself in the content very well and wind up skipping at least half of the episodes sometimes because of characters I don't care about (CMC...). But I enjoy angelification and demonization, just to see what would happen. That does not make me a brony though, in my mind. I will never call myself one. And I never will be one.

Edited April 14, 2016 by Major Cooke

[Gearbox10mm 794]

Now that I've been watching the show for over a year, and the fact that bronies themselves have been around for going on 6 years, the whole thing just feels kinda like old news to me. At this point, really who cares? The shock factor wore off long ago.

 

I've never told anybody that I'm a brony, but that's mostly because nobody has ever asked.    

[Brony Lounge 102]

Still am, and will be until the end. Because my closet door does not lead to the brony universe. It leads to the exit.

 

Once I am finished with my project, it will be the last. Then I will simply enjoy the ponies until it ends. I've only submersed myself so far into the fandom mainly to show my appreciation for the show's efforts, even though it's quite questionable at times at what message they do wind up spreading.

 

I dig a little too deep at the show and question it so much, and I never immerse myself in the content very well and wind up skipping at least half of the episodes sometimes because of characters I don't care about (CMC...). But I enjoy angelification and demonization, just to see what would happen. That does not make me a brony though, in my mind. I will never call myself one. And I never will be one.

Actually my closet door leads to an exit as well, I'm damm sure if I said anything my parents would flip out and set parental controls on everything they can find

[gamecubeguy214 2,512]

I actually went from being open to being in the closet. After several times of being made fun of for it, I decided to hide it. Back in 6th grade my mom told me "I won't let you tell people that you like My Little Pony. It's going to get you made fun of" and after a couple months I finally did so. As of now, I still talk about MLP, but I only sarcastically say that I like it, and when I'm not being sarcastic I just say that bronies are annoying and everyone agrees with me.

[a closet brony 14 0]

me anypony now my dark secret 

Edited April 17, 2016 by a closet brony 14

[Jimmy Page Fan 39]

I just let people find out by themselves. If they ask, I say yes, because honestly this closet idea is a bit ridiculous. It's just a TV show, and when telling someone, treating it like a confession is going to make it worse.

 

No offence to anyone in "the closet" by the way, I can see why you feel that way, but honestly just mention it when it is brought up in conversation. Your friends will gloss over it more, maybe making fun of you for like 5 seconds and then moving on to something else. Treat it like a confession, and they'll think about it more, which is, considering you're in "the closet", is not what you want.