Do you feel weird for enjoying MLP?

[PCutter 127]

I watched it because I found the ponies cute in everything they do and the show promotes friendship, something that everyone today spurns for the sake of agendas or whatever.

And I still think this up till now: F*k all those who insist on pushing "debates" founded on ageism, gender roles, and "unwelcome" sexualities.

Edited July 3, 2020 by PCutter

[Fritzy 1,691]

Not really. Never have. Just ignore the negativity associated with it best as I can. 

[Ixrec 86]

Mostly no. I've read and watched tons of stuff with fantasy worlds, idealistic settings where villains can be reformed, an art style more colorful than our world, and target demographics younger than me. I'm sure it bothered me back in high school when I was first getting into anime and giving the magical girl shows a wide berth, but I must've gotten over that at some point considering how much Sailor Moon, Cardcaptor Sakura, Tokyo Mew Mew and Ojamajo Doremi I ended up watching and liking.

The one small exception is whenever I get to the end of a season one episode where they annoyingly spell out the moral for you. But even that is really the show itself patronizing me into feeling like I'm five years old, rather than a clash with social norms (and yes I'm aware they were required to do that). In practice it mostly meant that I found it way funnier and more cathartic than I probably should have when in season 2 Applejack writes "I didn't learn anythin'! Ha! I was right all along!".

Edited July 3, 2020 by Ixrec

[EpicEnergy 23,218]

I don't feel weird at all for liking that, I'm not going to let stereotypes affect me.

[HeavenSunset 1,867]

When I was starting out as a brony, I felt a bit weird but It felt so normal at the same time

Edited July 9, 2020 by HeavenSunset

[Jedishy 3,548]

Nope. I've always been odd and into random stuff. So I've always just liked what I liked and everypony else can pack hay if they don't like it 

[Savy 5,077]

Nope, not really. I just ignore the hate and negativity, and  move on.

[dead account 2,710]

No, I don't. There is no reason for me to feel this way.

[O-78 28,606]

I felt weird about it when I was first getting into MLP, but I don't feel that way anymore and haven't for a long time.

[ExplosionMare 18,062]

Nope, although I felt weird for watching something TV Y in the very beginning.

What's funny about MLP though is that neither parent was concerned about that particular interest. There was always some issue with my other interests but when it comes to watching a certified preschool show about pastel horses? No problems there!

[Tom Gallagher 33,588]

I did towards the beginning but I now know there’s nothing to be ashamed of. 

[Reality Check 632]

Nah, not really. I just thought it's normal for people to watch whatever they want

[MaxAnim 41]

I kind of feel weird just by even going on the internet for that (and yes that includes this website) I avoided the series a lot now but I did watch it in secret.

[Skylight Scintillate 2,031]

Well I was at first and I still am a bit, (that's why I'm a closet fan,) but I usually tell myself that people should be allowed to like whatever they like as long as it doesn't harm anyone and I don't associate myself with the negative parts of the fandom so I should be fine.

[Octavian 5,421]

Yup, I used to hide watching it and I still keep it from most people outside friends/family.

 

[Rosy Moonlight 369]

I honestly always feel a little strange watching MLP, mostly because the people around me don't understand fandoms, and I feel like I wasted a lot of time taking so long to watch MLP.

Do I feel really weird watching MLP G1 and G2? No.

DO I feel really weird watching MLP G3, G4.5, and G5? Yes, but when it comes to the songs I love, I don't mind it so much.

Edited March 24, 2022 by Rosy Moonlight

[Prospekt 11,018]

In the beginning, yeah, but I got over it. I'm not so self-conscious about what I enjoy. It's not like I flaunt the fact that MLP: FIM is one of my favorite animated series of all time, but I don't really feel ashamed of it either.

[Fluttershutter 2,455]

I mean, I guess. But I don't know what's it's like to feel not weird.

[LonelyYugi 59]

No. I don't feel weird watching a show that's aimed at girls. Life's too short for me to worry about what other people might think, plus I don't believe in gender stereotypes.

[RakanTheMan 125]

I don't feel weird for liking the show, It's just a show at the end of the day

 

If someone tries to shame me for liking the show, They are not worth my time. Life is too short to waste on negative people

[Mandalagan 229]

yes i feel weird when it was my first time in liking mlp as a young boy but i dont think i am wierd anymore since i got used to it

[Justin_Case001 4,888]

I felt weird the first time or two.  Even though I reject gender stereotypes, it's hard to shake off those shackles when the feeling is so ingrained by society.  The first time I watched it, I was home alone, but I was still, like, looking over my shoulder to make sure no one was watching, peeking out the window to make sure no one was walking by, making sure all the shades were drawn and the doors locked.  Yeah, I felt weird.  I took more precautions than a kid watching porn on his dad's computer.  Now I dress like EG Rainbow Dash when I go out in public.  I watch Littlest Pet Shop and Miraculous Ladybug.  Now it just seems weird to me that it ever felt weird.  But sometimes I wonder if my perception is just so warped now that I don't realize that I look like a freak to normies.  But then I just be like:

Spoiler

 

 

[EpicEnergy 23,218]

Being weird is perfectly normal, but modern-day society declares that being weird is damnable and unacceptable, thereby forcing you to either conform to what's acceptable or becoming an outcast. Weirdness is often viewed as a negative term, but everyone is weird in one way or another. It's just that some suppress their weirdness more than others. So, to answer the question, I do feel weird for enjoying MLP, and I'm proud of it too.

[Tacodidra 61,161]

I did for a while back when I started watching, mostly because of my own preconceptions related to the franchise. But not anymore, there are a lot of shows people watch that I'd be more embarrassed to like (and it's more about the fandom than the show itself for me these days, anyway).

[The Recherche 29,968]

Somewhat, but I do think how you express it can really go a long way. It's all about taste, really; enjoy it on your own time, don't bring it up unprompted (especially around children), don't try to make it a huge part of your identity... just be a well-rounded person in general, really. Most people are perfectly fine with whatever quirks you may have in that case, even staring at pastel ponies in your free time.