Bronies aren't pedophiles

[GreatPonyNui 6]

Of course there are pedo bronies. Just like there are pedo trekkies and firefighters.

 

Really, society is just shitty. People are too scared of accepting new stuff, and prejudice towards groups who don't feel the need to hide that they like something unusual is just to be expected.

 

Been this way since we were normadic tribes and change seemed so alien to our minds... a person is a wonderful unique creature but people, together are pretty nasty.

[Carolina 212]

Interestingly enough, I just wrote a paper for a class I'm taking on the sacred and the profane in art about why bronies are considered profane/taboo/strange/pedophiliac to some. I think it has to do with the fact that our society treats childhood as sacred and likewise, adulthood. Most cultures have Rites of Passage ceremonies which initiate a person into adulthood. Although modern day culture lacks specific ceremonies like these, we still believe in a sense that this dichotomy between childhood/adulthood holds a kind of sacred importance. Therefore, it is odd to some when they see someone who has crossed over into adulthood, but chooses to retain childlike characteristics - because it suggests that they are either neglecting the importance of the theoretical Rite of Passage, or, even weirder, never actually crossed into adulthood at all!

 

I think Bronies might seem especially strange to some because, if an adult male started liking a show from his own childhood again, he could be seen as regressing, but with bronies, it's kind of like they are experiencing a completely different childhood - but as adults!

 

I probably explained this a lot better in the actual paper. Heh. But yeah, I also talked about how American culture in general is just too focused on the idea of pedophilia. I mean, you can't even volunteer at a library anymore without getting a background check.

[NostalgiaGhost 9]

Interestingly enough, I just wrote a paper for a class I'm taking on the sacred and the profane in art about why bronies are considered profane/taboo/strange/pedophiliac to some. I think it has to do with the fact that our society treats childhood as sacred and likewise, adulthood. Most cultures have Rites of Passage ceremonies which initiate a person into adulthood. Although modern day culture lacks specific ceremonies like these, we still believe in a sense that this dichotomy between childhood/adulthood holds a kind of sacred importance. Therefore, it is odd to some when they see someone who has crossed over into adulthood, but chooses to retain childlike characteristics - because it suggests that they are either neglecting the importance of the theoretical Rite of Passage, or, even weirder, never actually crossed into adulthood at all!

 

I think Bronies might seem especially strange to some because, if an adult male started liking a show from his own childhood again, he could be seen as regressing, but with bronies, it's kind of like they are experiencing a completely different childhood - but as adults!

 

I probably explained this a lot better in the actual paper. Heh. But yeah, I also talked about how American culture in general is just too focused on the idea of pedophilia. I mean, you can't even volunteer at a library anymore without getting a background check.

 

Completely! Personally, I've never really had a good childhood and I'm trying to relive. But so many people in society seem to think I'm a freak...

[Zygen 6,066]

Really its just a judge a book by its cover kinda thing society tends to do. They don't know how people who watch the show are like, and they don't know how the show is like. So they jump to the nearest and most audible assumption(Usually haters) And follow that assumption, alot without ever actually experience themselves.

 

Sure theres people who may be pedophiles and bronies. But that doesn't mean that there aren't people who do all kinds of things that are pedophiles, or any number of other things.

Judging someone from something like a show they watch is stupid, seriously get to know someone before you judge.

 

*end rant*

[gypsy_tambourine 18]

Some can't believe an adult (especially a male, apparently) can enjoy a show like this without there being some hidden reason. In some cases they may be right, but painting everyone else with the same brush is just short-sighted to a frightening (and frighteningly common) degree. As said before, I'm sure there are degenerate bronies, but find me a group or fandom who doesn't have some.

[weegeez 150]

Ignorance explains it all. The average non-brony is fine with t, but those anti-bronies are the definition of ignorant. If someone doesn't agree with them on a subject, suddenly that person is now a pedo/freak/loner/Mentally deficient

[Sks_Burns 730]

you forgot gay. people assume that if your male and into MLP then you must be a pedo/freak/loner/derpy/homosexual

 

maybe being a loner isnt a bad thing though. not being a people person leaves you free to enjoy your interests as you see fit, and without judgement from others.

 

"people think being alone makes you lonely, but i dont think that's true. being surrounded by the wrong people is the loneliest thing in the world"

[Sararyman...man 41]

pedophiles are stereotyped as being into childish thing, Friendship is magic IS A KIDS SHOW afterall, and therefore people will see us as pedophiles, OH and add the other stereotype that bronies and pedos are "fat" and whatnot.

[Shanks 10,816]

I chalk it up to simple stupidity, yes I can understand why some people might find it a little bit strange that so many teenage boys and grown men like a show about cartoon ponies I found it a bit strange at first too but I didn't automatically assume all brony's were pedophiles. Most pedophiles aren't going to make it THAT obvious, they know what they are doing is wrong/illegal so they are not going to do something that is going to put them in danger of being discovered.

Edited November 19, 2012 by EarthbendingProdigy

[V1RUS_ 85]

Well, I'm certainly not a pedophile. Want some candy?

Being a brony is just "Different".

People don't like things that are different and in turn, label them derogatory things.

[poniesforfun 716]

It's really messed up. South Park had many cases of pedophilic suggestions but nobody ever accused South Park fans of being pedophiles. Society is crazy or they're just not looking deep enough.

Edited November 19, 2012 by poniesforfun

[Scootaloo Is Best Filly 578]

I really don't understand it . A Pedophile is by definition an "Adult sexually attracted to young kids" Does watching a show that's designed for kids REALLY mean that at all? Never, have haters realized that we like the show......just for the sole purpose of liking a show? I just don't see logic in the people who honestly think watching a show means you want to have sex with children.

[Winona the Dog 1,984]

Heh explain that to my parents.

 

Anyone watching My Little Pony: FIM and enjoys it is instantly messed up in the head and needs serious help or is a pedophile . I don't see anything wrong with watching a kids show .

Edited November 19, 2012 by ~Chaotic Harmony~

[Bucky McGillyCuddy 956]

It's just something haters use when they run out of already illegitimate pay outs to throw at Bronies. Makes about as much sense as GAK commercials.

[Shanks 10,816]

It's really messed up. South Park had many cases of pedophilic suggestions but nobody ever accused South Park fans of being pedophiles. Society is crazy or they're just not looking deep enough.

 

True, but most of those episodes were either making fun of it, condemning it or both so it would be a bit of a stretch to accuse South Park fans of being pedophiles though I suppose it is not that much more of a stretch than accusing bronies of being pedophiles. What I find even more whacked out though is how teenage girls and women are getting into alot of shows gearing toward boys and yet nobody is accusing them of pedophilia, I just don't see why women being into things regarded as masculine is normal yet men being into things regarded as feminine must somehow have something wrong with them.

[TailsIsNotAlone 3,695]

Don't ask me how this got started. As everyone else has pointed out, it makes no sense whatsoever. If you watch a show made for little girls it means you're attracted to the intended audience?

 

That's like saying that if I watch Family Guy, it means I want to jump the bones of every suburban teenage boy who doesn't know what real comedy is. Not seeing it.

Edited November 21, 2012 by TailsAlone

[Dr. Vojislav Seselj 691]

I guess older men/women assume that it's the horrible G3/3.5.

 

Just the fact it says My Little Pony people start to think they are pedos. If it had a different name like super ultra mane 6, I think then stereotypes wouldn't call people that watch it pedos.

 

I find your comment very amusing.

Yeah, tru dat yo.

The name "My Little Pony" itself will make the show undesirable to older audiences.

*but we're the exception* /)

Edited November 21, 2012 by StefanSreto (Chetnik)

[hawkflame 3,310]

_{I think it's because it challenges the idea of masculinity and adulthood. Grown men are supposed to like one thing, little girls are supposed to like something else. Frankly, that gap in what's acceptable for certain age/gender groups is so big that people don't take those who like the show at face value. I mean, a guy genuinely liking a show made for young girls? That just doesn't happen for"normal" people, right? Thus we get branded as deviants separate from the rest of society.}

[DoctorWhovian1902 596]

People just need some reason to explain something they don't understand, so they'll turn to irrational conclusions in an attempt to end anything they consider out of the ordinary. It's just society as a whole, it's ignorance at it's finest.

[Harmonic Revelations 8,835]

Well, realistically, there probably are some that are.

 

But very few of them. Stereotypes are stereotypes. It's just kind of one of those things.

 

Exactly, that's why stereotypes are started. it's true for a small minority of the group but people believe it's true about all of the people in that category, same can be said for most/all stereotypes.

[Hawk 100]

Obviously Bronies are not pedophiles. Sure we have some Bronies who thrive on the... dark aspects of the fandom, however any portion of the fanbase that is actually pedophiles would be so small it could be seen as non-existent.

 

People fear what they do not understand, they fear people and things that are different. From that fear comes this petty game of slinging around false stereotypes and insults, the byproducts of an insecure species that, in many cases, is too damn scared to accept things that are not the norm of the mindless masses.

 

But I wouldn't say I feel any ill will toward people whom look at subcultures like ours with as much hatred and vitriol as they do. It just in their nature and they are too stupid to know any better. That is why there reasons for their insults lack any logic.

 

Anyone with half a brain could see that the media and entertainment we consume has nothing to do with who we are. Watching a show does not make you gay, playing video games does not make you violent (that is just a person who lacks the ability to descern the difference between virtual and reality), and a show intended for younger audiences does not make you a sexul predator.

[Silver Bells 78]

that's how the world works, not all people are accepting, and sometimes the truth doesn't get through to everyone. life isn't always fair.

[Fridge 382]

Sadly its just a knee jerk reaction that people have when they discover that people who aren't the original intended audience for something are heavily involved in.

 

Its basically a lack of understanding coupled with the fears that the media loves to instill into us.

[PonyPowaX1000 69]

I understand your annoyance I just don't get it!!!

 

Pedophile- An adult whom is attracted/rapes/molests toddlers or for a broader age pre-pubescent children.

 

Brony- A male, usually a post- pubescent whom enjoys watching the show My Little Pony.

 

I DON'T F****** get it how those two definations add up.

 

I was told from a young age:

 

"People who don't understand something will react in a negative way to the something which they don't understand,"

 

In other words Ignorance=Haters. Also sexism, racism and stereotypes are founded of this very equation.

 

Just because something is different doesn't make it necessarily bad.

 

I commend my parents for teaching me this.

 

Not giving a **** from 1990-present.

Edited November 24, 2012 by PonyPowaX1000

[Paleopony 701]

This stereotype doesn't even make any sense whatsoever!