Have you tried to convert your friends, and if so, how?

[Lostwanderer 367]

yeah, they guy is now leader of the brony group in my city xD

[murkyx 904]

Told my friends that I was a brony soon after I actually became one. They were interested from my obsessed rambling about the show and they watched it. For the next week ponies were the only thing we even talked about.

 

I also got my brother to become a fan. He was a hater at first so it was a bit tricky. But now just yesterday I watched the whole first season again with him.

 

I've also mentioned the show to others who said they might try it out. I don't know how many actually are fans now.

[Killian Jones 2,655]

I am against forcing others to like what I like. The people who I consider friends know about the fact I like ponies, but I don't ever talk about it, some have expressed interest, and at that point I decided to give them some YouTube links to help them out. But I won't force anyone to watch it, it should be out of their own volition.

 

That said, I believe a girlfriend/boyfriend situation should be different. Ina sense I require respect and understanding from this person for everything I do, if they can't do that, then I doubt I could love that person anyway. But that is a tangent, considering I ascribe certain qualities to having a significant other.

[Arkane 270]

Nope. I dont go out saying "WATCH THIS!"

 

I go "Dude! There's this show. Its awesome. You should check it out."

[False Perception 482]

I converted my nephew yesterday, first I showed him Lesson Zero, then A Canterlot Wedding, then Rainbow Dash Presents Cupcakes.

[Scootalonathan 46]

Yes, converted all of my friends (except for one). Converted a friend's whole family. Converted two of my sisters. Converted a bunch of 5th grade boys.

 

Convert ALL the people!

Edited June 4, 2012 by JKonathan

[~Chaos~ 3,969]

I think at one point i may tell my cousin about the show, but i will not force it, gotta let them get sucked in themselves i will just let it be known that I am a Brony.

[ASpark 49]

Not sure if I've made him a brony, but I've been recently trying to convert this guy, and he knows about the Mane 6 and Spike, plus he really likes the Friendship Is Witchcraft fandub, so he may be a brony.

 

But I don't shove it in people's faces, I just get them curious and show them the fandom's works and steadily convert them.

[Viridian Daybreak 66]

Eeyup I got my friend to like it. I was watching an episode and he watched the end with me when he came over to my house.

[Tix 29]

I'm not sure it took me a lot of convincing I found the best way to do it is, just slip it into casual conversation eventually the other person will sate your appetite for the question and sucumb to your will. I'm chipping away at my cousin right now, when we talk I throw in like a "20% cooler" or a "ten seconds flat." Obviously I expained some popular things to him. Enough to hook him he is trying to get alone long enough in his house to watch an episode. Or atleast that what he tells me. I may just turn it on casully when we hang out or something. As well as recomending it everytime you talk about show/movies or plots or anything movie/show related which I find tends to come up a lot I always work a "I still highly recomend you watch My little pony: Friendship is magic." Thats how I was converted and so it twas' written in my brony genetices!

Edited June 12, 2012 by Tix

[Tom 891]

I've never tried to convert anyone, not that I wouldn't try. But currently no one knows that I'm a brony, and my parents probably don't even know about FiM.

He doesn't like the show, but watches because he's a good hubby

 

You're lucky to have someone who respects you.

[1mlpfim 70]

My fiancee watches the show with me every time a new episode comes out,

but he's not a brony.

~

 

He doesn't like the show, but watches because he's a good hubby

 

 

WOW WOW WOW! he watches it but he dont like it?!

 

Is that even possible?!

[Deeмo 100]

I've said this before, but I've tried to convert one brony into watching this show on a wrestling forum, everybody think I was weird, especially the owner. Outside of the forum, I've never talked about it on Facebook because I don't have any bronies on my Facebook. I'm also afraid that if I showed my appreciation, I'd get the same treatment like on the wrestling forum. I won't bug them to death about it, I just want at least one person to be converted into watching this show and feel great about it.

Edited June 13, 2012 by Deemo

[SoonVindicated 71]

I've never tried to convert anyone into a brony, because I feel it is something that people should come to with their own understanding. Converting feels too forceful to me, and I'd rather afford people the freedom to choose for themselves. Besides, I feel it is more effective to let a person watch it on their own, and giving the person the impression that they are being forced could prove counter-productive. That being said I have shown MLP to my non-brony friends when they have asked to see it. I explain to them as best I can what they are seeing when they ask, but I leave them to draw their own conclusions. Not that I am saying conversion is necessarily a bad thing, because without it there may not be as many bronies as there are today. Though I feel it is a more positive experience for some people that they feel unrestrained. All things considered though. If a friend asks me to explain what bronies and MLP are to me. I will help them as best I can.

[lilnutty 5]

i had my friend carolina over and she watched a couple episodes with me while we were suppose to be at work lol she really seemed to like it but i dont know if she watches it now or not.

[Striksette 70]

I have converted two pegasisters and met two bronies.

[Random User 249]

I've never purposely converted anyone to the fandom, but one of my friends that likes to read became one because I recommended he read My Little Dashie. Now he absolutely loves the show.

[Comet Tail 808]

I tried and failed. I am a leader not a propaganda genius ._.

 

I recommend courses in psychological warfare. It will help XD

 

Converted just about all my friends.

 

Tis' so easy.

 

Told my friends that I was a brony soon after I actually became one. They were interested from my obsessed rambling about the show and they watched it. For the next week ponies were the only thing we even talked about.

 

I also got my brother to become a fan. He was a hater at first so it was a bit tricky. But now just yesterday I watched the whole first season again with him.

 

I've also mentioned the show to others who said they might try it out. I don't know how many actually are fans now.

 

Yes, converted all of my friends (except for one). Converted a friend's whole family. Converted two of my sisters. Converted a bunch of 5th grade boys.

 

Convert ALL the people!

 

Request on behalf of all the bronies everywhere who might read this:

Advice!!!

Thank you.

Edited June 13, 2012 by EASA - Matt

[Tom 891]

Request on behalf of all the bronies everywhere who might read this:

Advice!!!

Thank you.

 

Here's a video that shows you how. (Go to ~2:44)

 

P.S. I'm not serious, don't tie up your friends and force them to watch FiM.

 

 

Edited June 13, 2012 by Tom

[EWAN 31]

I have converted about 65% of my friends into bronies and pegasisters! /)

[Batbrony 16,056]

I am in the midst of converting my sister into a pegasister, and it's going quite well if I do say so myself. So far, we've watched three episodes, and she seems to really enjoy the show, and is already pegging certain characters as her favorites (she seems to especially enjoy Fluttershy and Pinkie Pie so far ). Here's hoping her conversion continues to go splendidly!! Wish me luck fellow bronies and pegasisters!!!

[KingOfIcecream 16]

I've never tried to convert anybody. I'll convert anybody to christianity, but the common way of trying to convert anybody is a highly rude and intrusive approach. If there's such thing as a friendly approach, please aleart me.

[Tom 891]

I've never tried to convert anybody. I'll convert anybody to christianity, but the common way of trying to convert anybody is a highly rude and intrusive approach. If there's such thing as a friendly approach, please aleart me.

 

Ask them kindly to watch the show? And also mention that it was Faust who created it and that she worked on Powerpuff Girls and Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends.

That should work.

[Swit Swat 536]

Yes. It worked out well. He watched the entire first season on Netflix and said "It was epic!"

[DeletedAcc 64]

I've tried many friends. 90% of them have failed. They laughed, they questioned, they have called me "gay" and "girly" but I still wear the title brony confidently. Though there is that 10% that I have succeeded in the transformation to a brony. The trick is just to make them sit through one episode. Sometimes people are just so stubborn I wanna tape them down to a chair and force them to watch just one episode so they would understand