So Are you a "Closet Brony" to some of your friends?

[Ion 279]

Some of my friends know (But then they like the show too), but I don't go around telling people for no reason or showing it off like some bronies do (Which is often why they get problems for it). I understand that the vast majority of people probably wouldn't be that accepting of it and while I don't think its shameful liking MLP (Its just a tv show) I can't be bothered with the ridicule I know a lot of people would direct at me if I went round "confessing" it to people. Some of my co-workers for example are quite closed minded and they sometimes direct the odd irritating joke about me playing Warhammer 40k and Magic the Gathering (Both aimed at males of my age group). Still If it comes up in a conversation with friends or people I don't hate then I don't deny It. In the end of the day its a tv show (Thats what a lot of people fail to grasp).

[TenorBeat 14]

All of my friends know i'm a brony and they don't seem to mind, but ask any girl about me at my school and they'll tell you i'm weird. Not that it bad though, I used to be really shy before I became a brony. But now i've opened up a lot, so to answer no i'm not a closet brony to anyone.

[☢Navy☢ 81]

well I'm no closet brony, I have already told my friends about me being a brony and I reference things from the show every so often, but i'm not all about MLP with them because in my opinion I really don't think they even really care that much. yea, that pretty much sums it up.

[EpicMuffinTime 216]

I used to be a closet brony. I'm not one now. I've worn my Brony T-Shirt so many times not even the most ignorant person in the world couldn't notice. If you're a closet brony, STOP. When I kept my fandom secret I felt like i was always holding a grudge on my shoulder. When I started letting other people, including my friends and family know, I felt kind of relieved. I don't give shit what other people say. If there are people out there making fun of you and pushing you around then they need a good punch in the nose. For two reasons. A: Its a show, let it go. B: ITS NONE OF THEIR BUSINESS. II think I've said enough. To sum it all up, stop being a closet brony.

Edited October 15, 2012 by EpicMuffinTime

[Arcanel 3,041]

I used to be a closet brony. I'm not one now. I've worn my Brony T-Shirt so many times not even the most ignorant person in the world couldn't notice. If you're a closet brony, STOP. When I kept my fandom secret I felt like i was always holding a grudge on my shoulder. When I started letting other people, including my friends and family know, I felt kind of relieved. I don't give shit what other people say. If there are people out there making fun of you and pushing you around then they need a good punch in the nose. For two reasons. A: Its a show, let it go. B: ITS NONE OF THEIR BUSINESS. II think I've said enough. To sum it all up, stop being a closet brony.

 

Umm...my friend, you can't exactly think that everyone can have the, let's call it "guarantee" that everybody will ignore it and be done with it. We WISH it was like that. But to some, the thought of losing a friend would be too much. The fear of getting bullied would be too much. The fear of YOUR FAMILY hating you would be too much. I mean, sure, it would be great if some of us didn't have to hide and feel nervous for it, but hey, fear is a strong thing. Expecting everyone to just stop hiding it...well...it ain't gonna happen. Yes, the pressure's off, but if the damage could be worse than the actual benefit, it really does prevent you from outright saying it. Plus, it's a normal thing. Some don't even HAVE the need to say it outloud, especially if you're a brony who watches the show and all but is just, well, not that involved. IF it isn't that obvious, then why reveal it if you don't want to? There ARE reasons why people reveal it, as well as reasons why people DON'T reveal it. Sadly, sometimes, standing up for yourself just isn't enough to stop others (in either mental or physical damage), nor would it make you any more happier. You should respect those decisions, don't you think?

 

I'm sorry if I took it the wrong way, but I really do think that saying to STOP being a closet brony to EVERYONE who is a closet brony is well...a little extreme, if not almost utopic.

[MagicalStarRain 599]

I don't get teased at school for being a pegasister. In fact, there was an assignment were we had to make a what-not-to-do-in-a-lab story for kids and we could use characters from shows. So me and my partner chose MLP. All my friends,real-life or online, are bronies/pegasisters. Some guys even had me draw a pegasus named Flaming Rusty Pickles one time. XD

 

The only person who thinks it's weird is my mother. My father's reaction to it is hilarious!

Edited October 15, 2012 by MagicalStarFlower

[Standard User 2,127]

This is so weird that I found this thread. Just the other day my mom walked up to me in front of a group of my friends and said "I KNOW WHAT A BRONY IS NOOOW." And then just walked away. She's a little loony sometimes.

 

As for my friends and my school in general, I don't really care what they think. I've actually turned a couple of my friends brony/pegasister, while I simply annoy my other friends with the fact that I am a brony. And everyone else? They don't know me, I don't know them, and they can have their own opinion of me.

 

I'm just trying to keep it away from my teachers and other leaders/mentors. I don't need them thinking ill of my interests.

[Kelvocity 211]

I've only told my mom. I don't have many friends right now. I would, but I don't get out that much because, well, my current living situation sucks, so. I'd get a pony shirt if I could afford one, and if anyone asked why I had it I'd just say that I liked the show, no need to hide it. And if anyone of the people I know ever asked or I felt it would be appropriate to mention it, sure I'd tell them, wouldn't be afraid.

[ConfettiBoom 35]

I am sort of, my mother knows, my brothers knows and some of my friends do, some of them have never watched it but say it's bad, sigh, the typical brony hater. The non-brony guy I know is the guy I talk about MLP the most with. The real life brony I know must NEVER know that I am a pegasister, because if he does, my nightmares will come true.

[Teller 360]

I was never in the stable. I would watch My Little Pony in class on my iPod, and if any wandering eyes with a sense of curiosity results in a confrontation of questioning, I will tell them, "Yes... yes I watch My Little Pony."

 

And now pretty much everyone in my school knows that I watch MLP, and they're okay with it, for the most part. Any neighsayers (forgive me for that awful wordplay) who have a problem with it are left unsatisfied in their attempt to garner schadenfreude.

[~SadisticFluttershy~ 779]

i have told a few of my friends.. they got the idea that i liked the show because of my drawings.

 

They don't judge me at all cause the friends i have don't care if i like a little girls show or not, cause they have liked one themselves as well.

 

They all support me with my liking and my drawings and they are always there for me... but i have been meeting alot of other bronies on skype and i have met a few at my school. But i'm more of a "Closet Brony" then a open one cause i am afraid to show anyone else besides the people i know.

[~Muffin of Chaos~ 184]

I'm sort of a fluttershy brony. I told my sister and cousin Mackenzie, who didn't care much. But my cousins Jacob, AJ, and Matteo won't stop making fun of me.

[Scootalove 10,689]

I have to stay as a closet brony because, I don't think that my friends wouldn't really enjoy me expressing myself even though I should try to open myself up so that they can accept me.

[Clear Heart Apple 2]

Not in the slightest.  My family all know i'm a brony, lol ive had tons of pony merch on birthdays and christmas. My room has Ponies Everywhere on display.  Even my Friends at home and far a field know it and theres never been any problem with it.

                    And as hard as this may be to believe I've had people who i dont know at all recogise that im a brony and come up to me asking about many things,  be it on the streets of NYC when i wasnt with anyone and just exploring on my own or at the Convention that kicked off my Voice acting debut.  I was asked ,by lots of people about bronies, the fandom of MLP and even had a few remark that I'm a Very Manly Brony .... Their words never mine

Edited March 13, 2014 by Clear Heart Apple

[Tigerpop198 696]

I told some people, and didn't tell others that I was a brony. It depends on how much I trust them.

[Duster Dawnhorse 248]

I don't bring it up but I wear pony shirts to work and my general take-it-everywhere bag is covered in pony buttons so I really don't have to say anything. Nobody has given me any flack, even customers to my workplace.

[Zhortac 1,474]

I'm not, they all know, and they found out pretty quick. I just wish I could've seen their jaws drop, since a couple years ago +, there's no way I'd be into MLP lol.

[DND 2,355]

Nope. I doodle at school. Everyone knows. My family, friends, you name it.

[Discordian 6,015]

I'm not, they all know, and they found out pretty quick. I just wish I could've seen their jaws drop, since a couple years ago +, there's no way I'd be into MLP lol.

Well we're all glad you are now. You've been quite the addition to my daily troupe of people-I-see-everywhere-I-go-on-this-site™

 

---

 

I've never hidden that I was a brony. Don't care to. I don't exactly announce it all the time but everyone I interact with on a regular basis knows. Silly humans their discriminatory ways do not affect me!

[Zhortac 1,474]

Well we're all glad you are now. You've been quite the addition to my daily troupe of people-I-see-everywhere-I-go-on-this-site™

 

Dunno who this "we" are is But, yeah I've been around here a bit in random places. A few years ago, I'd probably hate every single one of you

[GXPBlast 597]

I am a closet brony to pretty much everyone even my brony friends.

Although i think they are suspecting that I am a closet brony. If they ask I deny it. I am still very uncomfortable about coming out.

[Archer Dash 163]

Well If you are your not the only one my Bronies and Pegasisters.

 

 

 

well, my situation is kinda horrible.

- I'm 15 and in a highschool where the term "Bronie" is not the first thing they would welcome

- I play football and lacrosse so they might think "why is he watching a little girl's show?

- I was kinda bullied not till 2 years ago because of my said......... "likes" such as anime and some classical music (they thought it was wierd seeing a black kid in 8th grade liking that stuff)

Though if there ever was a way to tell them, I probably will wait for the day my class is assigned a project on our favorite show..... like everyone else on youtube dose .

 

 

 

 

Ok I've Talked enough now.

 

 

 

 

 

Now it's your turn >

I used to do that, until one of my friends came out as a brony.  Then I decided to wear it with pride.

(Also don't worry, my best friend who is black is also a brony/anime fan.  )

[Nine 707]

There's this moment when people catch you doing something considered weird or unusual; just this half a second, when they look at you with that look that says "hey uh .. wut r u doin'?" and I learned a long time ago that if you just look at them and keep doing whatever you're doing as though nobody could possibly object to it .. they almost never do.

I know lots of my friends find the pony thing weird, but it doesn't matter because I wouldn't be friends with people that pointlessly judgmental in the first place. Lots of them aren't even geeks. They're normal guys who watch football and have girlfriends, but my "ponies are awesome, whatcha gon' do about it?" attitude has worked wonders for me.

I think most people know (even the jerky ones) that it's petty to pick on people for their interests, and if you exemplify that by appearing unshameable, it signals the more attentive ones not to bother trying. That's my theory.

[MLPForums Phanact 1,374]

I have a My Little Pony lanyard that my ID is on and I usually wear it whenever I go out. If people ask me, I will tell them I am a brony. If they don't ask, I don't rub it in their face.

 

I don't see why people hide it though. Watching MLP is just like watching Adventure Time.

[StarSwirlTheBearded 356]

I am a closet brony.  I have only been a brony for a month.  I know that revealing it would do me nothing but harm.  However, I suspect a friend of being a closet brony too, and if I confirm it, I will reveal it to him.  I have also thought of revealing it to an open brony girl who isn't my friend, but seems friendly and trustable.