'Brony', a term only for guys?

[rcollinz13 428]

I don't really think it matters in this context, because most people refer to a group as guys even if you were talking about a group of all girls most people would still say, "hey guys." But if some people prefer the pegasister term, that's fine too.

[Sapphire Gem 50]

Is the term "Brony" officially used to describe only guys who are fans of the MLP world? Or are girls widely referred to as bronies s well?

 

I've been reading a lot of mixed articles on this. Girls are called Pegasisters, or so I've read, but I have read some girls refer to themselves as bronies because they either don't like pegasister or they call themselves bronettes.

 

What is your thought on this? Is brony only for the bro's? (As obvious as that sounds, humor me) Or is it generally accepted in the MLP community that everyone is a brony?

[Sunbro 4 Lyfe 939]

from what i recall, the name brony came along when we took the /b/ board on 4chan, and added the word pony, making it non gender specific.Then again, it's 4chan. So it's either they thought only men liked it or it's professionally disguised as a gender specific term.

[Alex Kennedy 1,228]

This has already been discussed and the consensus is that, while pegasister is a strictly female term, brony can apply to either gender. The bro part of brony is actually a reference to the fandom's early days on 4chan, so it isn't inherently gender specific.

[Megas 27,830]

"Brony" is no different than "Girl Gamer", personally both of them are just pointless labels. If you are a fan of the show, then you are a fan of the show, you shouldn't be worried about how people should refer you as

[Sapphire Gem 50]

This has already been discussed and the consensus is that, while pegasister is a strictly female term, brony can apply to either gender. The bro part of brony is actually a reference to the fandom's early days on 4chan, so it isn't inherently gender specific.

 

I do apologize for beating a dead horse, for lack of a better term, but I had not seen this discussion before. Thanks for replying though!

[kirbyboi 588]

Well, some girls prefer the term Pegasister, while some prefer brony. But the term Brony, in my opinion, can be used for both genders.

 

IF boys can watch MLP, girls can call themselves bronies, correct? So I think brony is neutral and can be used for either. A girl is a brony, and the term pegasister kinda makes you feel like your outta the group. I prefer calling myself a brony because it sounds better and it feels more 'legit'. 

[Rainbow Dash 1,472]

i always thought that it was gender specific. Brony = Bro which is brother, which is male and Pony combined to describe males who watch MLP. As for girls i didnt think they had there own terminology since MPL FiM was intended for girls at first

[Shift 4,272]

'Men', in many terms, refers to both genders. I personally dislike pegasister, it sucks, so I just go with brony most of the time. As I said, men refers to male of female, as it is not gender specific, so do as you like. I'll keep callin' mahself a brony.

[Laxxay 4]

It's just like males trying to call themselves 'Pegasisters', it's just not right. Yes, you could argue that the word brony originated from /b/ meaning that it's not gender specific; but the 'r' in brony didn't come out of nowhere. /b/ didn't call themselves 'bonys' did they? IMO female viewers of the show are just regular viewers, the difference being they are older than the intended audience.

 

Btw, not trying to sound sexist or anything, just what I think.

[Sunbro 4 Lyfe 939]

 

It's just like males trying to call themselves 'Pegasisters', it's just not right. Yes, you could argue that the word brony originated from /b/ meaning that it's not gender specific; but the 'r' in brony didn't come out of nowhere. /b/ didn't call themselves 'bonys' did they? IMO female viewers of the show are just regular viewers, the difference being they are older than the intended audience.

 

Btw, not trying to sound sexist or anything, just what I think.

an excuse for that would be that bony sounds like boner. dont want to be called a boner now do you?

yeah thats my reason, and again for all we know, our fanbases label was started by a chick

who is now backstabbin yer medics and sapping yer sentries.

[Magpie 623]

It's either way. I know of various females who call themselves Bronies, in the same way that I call everyone "Dude" or "Man" regardless of gender. (Unless they have a problem with being called that, of course.)

[Laxxay 4]

an excuse for that would be that bony sounds like boner. dont want to be called a boner now do you?

yeah thats my reason, and again for all we know, our fanbases label was started by a chick

who is now backstabbin yer medics and sapping yer sentries.

What if the term 'Pegasister' was started by a male? I think that would be more likely than brony being started by a female right? 

[Lost Profile 644]

Pegasister was a word that was made up just for the hell of it...

 

Brony was originally intended to reference guy fans...

 

But then girls say that brony sound better and started calling themselves bronies...

 

I think brony should just mean guy and girl fan...

[Laxxay 4]

'Men', in many terms, refers to both genders. I personally dislike pegasister, it sucks, so I just go with brony most of the time. As I said, men refers to male of female, as it is not gender specific, so do as you like. I'll keep callin' mahself a brony.

Brother and sister are different to male and female. I can see your point as our population as a whole is referred to as 'mankind'. But Brother and sister are gender specific really.

[Jessper 735]

Brony is simply used to flag someone who watches MLP, not necessary "I'm a bro and love ponies". 

 

For analogy, I'd say ... Gamer. It refers to both genders, but it makes people presume you are male. So if you are not and want to be specific, you'll say "gamer girl". Which would of course be pegasister in our case.

[Modphase 1,271]

I think it's a term for both males and females. Though I never really use the word Brony when talking, if I do and I'm referring to a female I might say she's a female Brony. i rarely use the word pegasister.

[Laxxay 4]

Brony is simply used to flag someone who watches MLP, not necessary "I'm a bro and love ponies". 

 

For analogy, I'd say ... Gamer. It refers to both genders, but it makes people presume you are male. So if you are not and want to be specific, you'll say "gamer girl". Which would of course be pegasister in our case.

 

But guys wouldn't start using pegasister, because the term is clearly gender specific. Why should brother not be treated as gender specific when it really is?

 

Gamer isn't gender specific. Brother is, so when people call themselves 'gamer girls', they don't need to as the term isn't gender specific, but when females call themselves female bronies it sounds like a contradiction.

Edited January 12, 2013 by Laxxay

[Viridian Daybreak 66]

"Brony" applies to both genders. I mean, the "Bronies" group on deviantART allows girls to join, too. "Pegasister" I like to think of as a word for the minority of the MLP fandom, the girls.

 

I call myself a brony. (and I'm female)

an excuse for that would be that bony sounds like boner. 

It would make sense if instead of "wing boner" when referring to brony dudes getting erections we called them "broners".

Edited January 12, 2013 by Viridian Daybreak

[Betez 1,734]

I've heard girls don't like the name Pegasister very much, but I don't know if it's true or not. I feel like the name Brony generally applies to guys (bros), but anyone can call themselves Bronies, as long as they like the show and/or are part of the fandom.

[Jessper 735]

 

But guys wouldn't start using pegasister, because the term is clearly gender specific. Why should brother not be treated as gender specific when it really is?

Well, gamer also used to be gender specific, because for some reason, someone thought women will never play games.

Brony started as a joke, eventually sunk in and now it's much broader term just as the word gamer. Of course brother refers to male, but as I said, brony never meant "Brother Pony".

Edited January 12, 2013 by Jessper

[Laxxay 4]

Well, gamer also used to be gender specific, because for some reason, someone thought women will never play games.Brony started as a joke, eventually sunk in and now it's much broader term just as the word gamer. Of course brother refers to male, but as I said, brony never meant "Brother Pony".

 

 

I'm assuming you are talking about the /b/ origin, but as I said before, the r isn't meaningless. The term brony was created due to males starting to watch the show, right? I would think they used the term bro, because they are male and because of b also meaning /b/.

Edited January 13, 2013 by Laxxay

[Jessper 735]

I'm assuming you are talking about the /b/ origin, but as I said before, the r didn't come from nowhere. The term brony was made because males started watching the show, right?

 

If you tell me what your point is I may come up with better explanation or analogy than I already did.

Because I'm  honestly unsure what it is you are trying to argue or ask.

 

I'm not coming up with 4chan necessarily, I'm saying that it doesn't mean brother pony. It's a word, a slang if you will. Name for a member of fandom.

Perhaps "dude" is better example. Typically it refers to a man, but as far as language goes, it merely means a person, regardless of gender.

[Hansel 1,512]

What is your thought on this? 

 

 

Yeah, I can't take these kind of labels seriously enough to even try and care. I have noticed this topic cropping up a lot recently in the fandom, and I find it kind of ironic that Bronies of all people are becoming fixated with gender specifics. 

 

You youngin's 'n' yer fancy fandom politics. Why, back in my day, all we had to argue about was who's best pony! 

[Sapphire Gem 50]

 

But guys wouldn't start using pegasister, because the term is clearly gender specific. Why should brother not be treated as gender specific when it really is?

 

Gamer isn't gender specific. Brother is, so when people call themselves 'gamer girls', they don't need to as the term isn't gender specific, but when females call themselves female bronies it sounds like a contradiction.

But the same would go for men who call girls "guys" in the general sense or "dude" and that can still apply to girls. But I do agree that a guy or a girl would not call a guy a "sister", "gal" or pegasister. I agree that Pegasister was made up after the fact but really didn't catch on seeing as "brony", for guys and girls, was 20% cooler lol

 

 

Yeah, I can't take these kind of labels seriously enough to even try and care. I have noticed this topic cropping up a lot recently in the fandom, and I find it kind of ironic that Bronies of all people are becoming fixated with gender specifics. 

 

You youngin's 'n' yer fancy fandom politics. Why, back in my day, all we had to argue about was who's best pony! 

Even I, the pony who started this debate, did not intend for it to be like this but it was just a question that I wanted a sure answer to so I didn't go around calling the wrong ppl brony, sounding like an idiot. But now I see that it doesn't matter so I thank EVERYPONY for answering this and posting his or her thought or opinion. That's what these forums are for, posting your opinion because I asked for ti thanks! Much love!