How open are you about ponies?

[Seraph 128]

If I'm asked if I like MLP, I'll say yes but I usually don't go into too much detail. It's just a thing I like. I don't make videos about it or actively participate in the fandom because I'm not that big into fandom in general. Mostly since I like enjoying things in small groups, stalking about forums quietly,  rather than enjoying it with a mass of strangers and I have an immediate cautious reaction to fandoms.  The fact I'm on here is a testament to how much I value a friendship of the person who introduced me to this place.

 

Not that I regret it since I've had a nice time on here overall. I should probably make an OC eventually. 

[Midnight Chimes 69]

Generally I avoid bringing the subject of pony up in normal conversation. I don't want to wave it in front of people's faces as that would just be kind of obnoxious. If I'm with non-pony friends I wouldn't even wear pony merch really. At the same time I'm not embarrassed or ashamed about it, so if pressed I will be honest and openly talk about it. Plus anyone who sees my room will soon know because of all the plushies...

Edited September 9, 2016 by Midnight Chimes

[cmarston1 5,959]

Not very much.

I don't really need to talk about it unless it gets brought up in a conversation or something.

[Cirrus. 1,089]

I'm not open about it per say, but if someone else brings it up I'll add to the conversation- not too much though. I don't go around telling just anyone that I like the show and watch the new episodes every Saturday they're on if possible. Being 28 and the fact that I'm generally considered pretty serious doesn't help much. Most people who know me would probably have reactions something like this:

 

 

 

Ummm...     ?

 

 

Basically it usually isn't worth it because It would take a while to explain this whole thing. I know it took me a while to figure what the hell was going on when I first found out about the fandom.

Edited September 22, 2016 by Cirrus.

[Member Berry 1,217]

I'd call myself more of a casual fan of the show. I mostly just post here because bronies seem like awesome people and I like posting on forums.

 

If somebody brings the show up I'll say it's good. It's just the same as any other show I like. I don't talk about Modern Family or American Horror Story all the time, so I don't bring up MLP all the time.

[Lilacmelody 10]

i have told friends and they judged me but meh. 

[Aurora Wolf 2,354]

I tell friends I'm a pegasister if the show is brought up in a conversation. I also sleep with an Applejack plushie, which my husband-to-be used to give me a lot of grief about until I converted him. I still get guff about it every now and then, but I think everyone's used to knowing it about me by now.

[Luminance 2,186]

I don't tell that I'm a Brony righteously but I don't keep it in either. In what world do we live in if opening confession of liking MLP has to do with anything that's not normal? It's not a matter of how open you are but instead be yourself and others will accept you for what you are.

[Not here anymore 38]

On 10/3/2011 at 1:16 PM, Tiaaaaa said:

I was just curious how open other bronies are about their brony-ness. Do you walk around proudly displaying it or is it on a strictly need-to-know basis?

Personally I'm completely open about it. I'm wearing a Princess Luna shirt from WeLoveFine right now (it was a gift from my little sister. She's so sweet. ). I don't randomly bring it up or try to shove the show down other people's throats or anything, but I'm not afraid to say I like it if it comes up or someone asks. How about you all?

I'm still a teen (14, turning 15) and I don't own any merch (yet).

I would ask my parents for merchandise but I need to wait until after I get rid of all those toys. I have a lot of old toys in my room that I had when I was a younger kid (which I'm looking forward to get rid of. Mostly Blue's Clues stuff, which I may give to my little brother because he likes Blue's Clues. I also have Sesame Street stuff and assorted stuffed animals. I have a SpongeBob pillow but I don't plan to get rid of it.)

[Luna's Admirer 945]

I wasn't open about this before but as the time passed by I became more and more open about my likelihood for the show and the colorful ponies. Some people still may laugh at me (people don't know much about the show at where I live) but I am more happy this way.

[Lunar Glow 676]

Oh I am completely closeted. My issue is that people have to accept all these weird things about me anyway and I can’t afford to have another vulnerability displayed for their pleasure in judging me about it. 

I hope that a day will come, though, that I can wear a pony tee shrit in public and be as proud as I am now. 

[The Kaeya Simp 13,988]

So fuckin' open I could probably walk around in cosplay in still seem less open than I am.

 

[King of Canterlot 9,603]

I guess I fall into the "only need to know if your my friend" base. My best friend knows I'm a Brony, and so does my mom and a few other family members, but that's because I told them myself that I was a Brony. Then there's a second group of people, people like my classmates, who have involuntarily found out about my love for ponies by seeing things like my pony iPad background, and asking "Is that My Little Pony?" and of course I would have to tell them that I'm a Brony, though most of those types of reactions so far have been pretty decent. I'm the type of person who doesn't go around proclaiming to everyone  I meet that I'm a Brony, but if you ask me if I am, I won't deny it.  

[Kevin Tang 2,426]

I only talk to certain girls at school about MLP, but not to boys and other girls. I keep my interest a secret from most of my friends.

As for next academic year, I'm going to be more silent because first impression means a lot (secondary ->> highschool)

Edited June 7, 2018 by Kevin_Tang

[Phosphor 11,528]

I'm not very open about it but I don't hide it either. I have 2 MLP coffee mugs that sit on my desk at work. I was kinda surprised to find out that most of the people at my work have watched MLP:FiM with their children.

[Beached Whale 57]

I'm a two faced closet brony  

Actually, let me clarify. I make jokes and references about the show sometimes, but I always play it off as memeing or kidding around. I've never went out of my way to let others know I watch the show, and I kind of like things the way they are 

[TBD 17,254]

I'm pretty open about it. However many people i told to, usually wouldn't think that I'd be the kind to like mlp. That kind of reaction is golden.

[Yumekai 735]

I’m very open owning shirts, figures and even pins for my bookbag! I talk about it a bit if those people care for the show, in the case they don’t care for it I’ll simply not bring it up.

[BornAgainBrony 2,397]

I have an RD cutie mark pendant that I never take off. If someone recognizes it and acknowledges it? Hey, conversation starter.

[Sunlight Glisten 368]

I'm fairly open about it. I drop random pony references in conversation, if someone picks up on them I get really happy. I've never bumped I to another brony (that I or my daughter did not personally convert) i am growing my list of converts; my wife, my babysitter, my babysitter college age daughter...

[Partialgeek514 5,011]

I often wear pony t-shirts in public, and I always tell people about mlp if they ask. I do still get a bit anxious about it, but that's one reason I make sure to where my pony shirts to work and such. It's a very passive way of getting me out of my comfort zone. 

[Midnight Solace 5,132]

It's one of my deepest, darkest secrets. 

[Lucky Bolt 35,062]

Oh I am VERY open about my love for MLP. Everybody who knows me knows I am a pegasister. I show it with pride. 

[Dashy 4 Ever 4,835]

I do my best not to tell anyone that I'm a brony because they are very harsh towards them. 

Only my closest friends are okay with me being one.

[Cyclone 1066 3,619]

If someone asks, I tell them but I don't go around telling people. But the hints are definitely there so a lot of people know they just don't say anything.