In what way do you break brony stereotypes?

[~Phoenix~ 196]

well, first off. i break the brony stereotype because i'm not annoying as heck about it like most anti bronies seem to think. i'm also reasonable and dont get butthurt very easily. i just shrug off all the rude comments because they either arent true and if they are true i have only myself to blame. for instance, i am not a pedophile, and if i was, that's my own problem and quite a big problem that probably would need attention brought to it as done by anti bronies. 

 

another way i deviate from the stereotype is that i am a voice of reason. i acknowledge and respect other peoples oppinions and use resaon. i like mlp and you dont? thats fine. if you're wasting your time going out of your way to try to insuccesefully hurt my feelings? well that's your problem. after all, i only like a cartoon. say what you will. 

[Lightning Bliss 1,674]

I tend to think how I break the stero type is a few things.

 

1. I'm a married woman, not a guy, and certaintly not a guy the 'negative opininated' public accuse of being gay or pedifiles pfft.

 

2. I engage in other activities other then MLP. Yes believe or not I have a life outside of bronyhood lol.

 

3. Being a brony is something I enjoy and it's a hobby.

[Nerdy Luigi 2,065]

SKINNY

Don't have a neckbeard

Not a pedo

Don't live in a basement.

Trans WOMAN.

 

But I am pretty much gay though. Also, I'm not very social and I think I have issues.

 

But I embrace being somewhat similar to the stereotype. It's all who I am. Only chumps say that negatively.

Edited May 22, 2015 by TwillyFSniper

[Mrain901 216]

It's funny, I love fedoras and fanfiction, and I'm pretty much gay, so in that way I'm pretty stereotypical.

 

But I'm also a girl (but I still call myself a brony) and I'm actually a bit underweight. 

Either way, stereotypes are dumb and I wouldn't consider myself a cliche or a stereotype breaker.

[Unikitty 1,212]

Well, I don't have the desire to sleep with horses. So there's one sterotype shot down.

[AltoPony 16]

I have a girlfriend, have no desire to sleep with a horse, I'm mostly fit, no neckbeard, I despise fedoras, my face is free of acne and I'm a social butterfly. 

[CosmicMelody2112 209]

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Edited April 27, 2023 by CosmicMelody2112

[CosmicHooves 2,705]

Stereotypes I don't follow:

 

- I don't read MLP fan fiction

- I don't listen to Brony music

- I'm not a clopper

- I'm straight

- I only watch the show once in while, not everyday

- I'm not fat

- I don't wear a fedora

- I don't Roleplay with other Bronies

- I'm not a furry

- I'm extremely athletic

 

Stereotypes I do follow:

 

- I play allot of video games

- I'm mildly autistic

- I'm single

[Roketsune 388]

I probably reinforce them more often than contradict them, hahaha. Though, I don't speak of the show or subculture excessively and I'm not a clopper (though I do like more humanoid furry porn). I don't know how a brony is 'supposed' to look, so I'm not sure about that one.

[1Bit 1,531]

Well I guess of the stereotypes I know that exist in our school...I'd like to think I don't match them at all. Sure I like MLP FiM but it doesn't automatically make me a 'fat neckbeard with no life' as so many students so kindly put it. I enjoy a lot of sports and play for school teams as well as having a nice job. I like to think I'm relatively normal  Which seems to upset some students in school 

[Will Guide 21,360]

I've noticed some of these posts mentioning that wearing a fedora is part of the Brony Stereotype. Probably because of Pinkie's rap in a Season 4 episode. However, when I hear about or wear a fedora myself, I don't think of Ponies; I think of a certain secret agent platypus.

 

 

Secret Agent Perry the Platypus from Phineas and Ferb

 

[Steve Piranha 29,417]

Just not showing off you're a brony all the time I guest, ex: shoving ponies to everyone, using pony shirts constantly, not mention ponies to non-fans..... I'm a very reserved person in everything, including ponies

[BlueSkies 82]

To start with, I'm not a Nice Guy--I'm too female for that. 

 

Don't own or wear a fedora. 

 

Can't grow a neckbeard (again, too darn female).

 

I don't live in my mom's basement (yet).

 

I'm not a clopper.

[You Heard Nothing 1,213]

fat, eh? not likely. i'm 5' 10" and weigh in at about 120 pounds. yes, i live with my parents, but only because i have yet to reach the legal age of majority. i have a job. also, most people irl don't even know i'm a brony, not because i hide it, but because it's a relatively minor part of my life.

[PegaDash1 78]

I'm in shape, I have friends, and I don't fap to ponies

[Guest]

Hmm... 

 

 

- I have yet to listen to any brony musicians music like on youtube & etc.

- It's funny how people are mentioning fedoras. I actually like those hats just not when people wear them casually. I actually have never owned a fedora or have never worn one. 

- Never have collected any of the toys/dolls that I know bronies are into. Nor do I plan on it. 

- Don't have any decals or stickers on the back of my car related to the show. 

 

I just like the show and that's really about it. This place as well since it's been a great place to socialize and make friends.

[Rainbow S.D. 546]

• In shape
• Not overweight
• I don't wear fedoras
• I don't have an OC
• Don't read fanfiction
• Generally not into anime
• Brony-ism is just a hobby, not a life style
• Does not clop
• I'm not gay
• I'm not autistic
• Have friends

I guess I broke a lot.

[Axel 1,059]

I guess I break the black stereotype liking ponies. And everyone saying bronies are out of shape basement dwellers are very much wrong. I'm in college working on my degree, I'm ridiculously fast for my size so soccer basketball and football are a blast to play. I'm not gay, I don't clop, I have way too many friends, I can watch colorful ponies solving problems during my freetime unless you wanna fight about it, and instead of being overweight, i'm underweight. Fuck off haters :33

Edited May 18, 2015 by Axel

[AppleCore 41]

Well, I am in the military (Pennsylvania National Guard), I go to college, I don't live with either of my parents, and I don't have any physical or mental disorder.

[Vertigo_95 572]

I don't own a fedora, I don't live in the basement of my parents home (I am in fact over 100 feet above the ground on the 11th floor of my apartment building), and I'm not gay or autistic.

[They call me Loyalty 1,948]

Being honest with myself.

[The Diver 760]

I work as a Commercial Diver which is considered a very manly occupation and one of the most dangerous jobs a person can have, DEFINITELY not a virgin, I don't live with family, I was a skateboarder for 11 years, and I do plenty of weight lifting! I also do NOT own a fedora (I wear knit caps and beanies), I'm very social, and I own almost no pony merch.

[The Awesome One 1,315]

I have no My Little Pony merchandise.

 

I still live with family but that is because I'm sixteen so that doesn't count in the stereotype thing.

 

I will never own a fedora. Maybe a top hat and a smoke pipe though.

 

I am not some faggot who has no social life and I try to ignore all that by watching MLP.

[SpiderDiscord 145]

I am technically an x anti-brony so if I may give my thoughts and reasonings before I actually joined the fandom...

 

 

 

Even tho I enjoyed mlp in season 1, I was fearful to join the fandom. So much so I even denied my interest in the show.

I feared and despised the fandom do to it's known intolerance and inconsiderate behavior.

aka "please hide your clop from the mainstream" "haters gonna hate, rule 34, get over it"

 

Not to mention that the bad part of the fandom spoke, and speaks louder than the good.
So I knew about those that harassed girls (and little girls)
Claimed the show as theirs (for older men vs little girls) so complained when merch was not marketed for them
and those that even stoked girls while talking about rape like it's a fun game!

 

I was terrified, even when I recently tried to join the fandom

 

Seeing comments like "girls can't be BROnies, because they aren't bros" and "girls can't be friends with dudes" "girls are only good for sex, cooking, and cleaning" drove me away and led me to believe they were the brony community, a bunch of sexist pigs

 

 

 

After joining the community however, I realized that those monsters are simply a smaller portion of the fandom. They just speak so loud it's hard to see the good side of the fandom.

 

Altho it has been brought to my attention that the other fandom communities are finally becoming more respectful and understanding. Where mature content does seem to be separating from common fan art vs mixed together.

 

Anyway
For me I guess I break the stereotypes I have seen by being an x anti-brony

altho now i'd say am am anti-shameful-brony :/

 

Still weary about calling myself a brony due to the inconsiderate jerk part of the fandom are much louder, and I do not wish to be associated with those things...

 

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Sorry for the long post. I just have a lot on my mind about this subject matter.
I would like to thank a majority of this forum for helping me see the good side of the fandom! <3

I have no My Little Pony merchandise.

 

I still live with family but that is because I'm sixteen so that doesn't count in the stereotype thing.

 

I will never own a fedora. Maybe a top hat and a smoke pipe though.

 

I am not some faggot who has no social life and I try to ignore all that by watching MLP.

If I may ask you to try to avoid using faggot as an insult... please
Personally I am technically a "faggot" so is upsetting when people act like being gay is an insult

...I'm sure you didn't mean it like that, but wanted to let you know

[Evil Nightmares 552]

I am not some faggot who has no social life and I try to ignore all that by watching MLP.

^This made me laugh really hard. So thank you for that. I needed a good cheering up today.

 

-I live on my own

 

-No fedora

 

-I rarely watch the show anymore, and never got past season 3. So i rarely talk about it.

 

-I'm very very thin *Ya know, because of the whole 'Bronies are all fat' bullshit*

 

-I guess im straight, but to be honest, i'd hump a toaster if i was in the mood. So, i'm not real sure where that puts me when it comes to the whole 'Gay' thing. But i guess it breaks the stereotype, because..... Screw off, why not?

 

-I'm not a kiddy fiddler

 

-I don't have any mental disorders.

 

-I am sad cynical sack of shit, but damn i'm pretty