Anonymous666 11 January 1, 2013 Share January 1, 2013 hello everyone i have been a brony for a few months now and have finished season one in secret. only one of my friends knows that i am a brony and he was the one who showed me the show. im in a bind when it comes to telling my friemds and family that i am a brony. i asked some of my friends what they thought of bronies and they all laughed and said they were weird and if they had ome as a friend they would want them to keep to themselves. my family is super conservative and they are all hyper catholic. i had my steam name as my normal username brony and when my mom saw it she said what is that and i said a joke and she responded with arent bronies grown men who like that show my little pony. i said yeah and she just walked away. my parents didnt respond well to me telling them i was an atheist and i would imagine that i would recoeve a similar response in this situation. knowing my mom she probably read some crazy internet article suggesting that bronies are homosexual il in the head males. my parents arent very fond of homosexuals and even though i am straight they would have another reason for disliking me. i know i dont really have to tell anyone but it is getting to me to have to kwep all of this to myself. i cant do anything mlp related except late at nit on my phone. note: i am on my phone so my spelling and punctuation is bad. please excuse me. oh and because i have to hide this im getting very little sleep so it kinda sucks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Champion RD92 8,658 January 1, 2013 Share January 1, 2013 Well if your friends and family would think you are weird for being a brony then maybe you shouldn't tell anyone. You can still enjoy it in private. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skye Starlight 223 January 1, 2013 Share January 1, 2013 I didn't hide it from my family for very long... My secrecy lasted 2 months with them, before they figured it out, via music (youtube and me singing) and the odd drawing in my room. My family, however, is very relaxed. We don't judge each other on our interests... Well, except my brother. My friends were different. I was worried about them not accepting this part of my life. When I told them, I found out one of my friends had a cousin who was also a Brony... But I've recently moved away from friends, and I'm now worrying about my new friends. In fact, I thought I caught one of them growling, "Dang Bronies..." At their phone... So I'll keep that a secret... With family, it's easier. Even if you stand up to them you can't not be family anymore. If you tell them, maybe add how it's teaching you good life lessons and supporting kind and loving behavior in you. 2 I am prone to leaving both short and long posts as well as with my profile feed... I made this I am so proud of myself! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anonymous666 11 January 1, 2013 Author Share January 1, 2013 thanks for the advice. i will prpbably keep it secret. ot hurts because more than one of y friemds doesnt like bronies so whenever he gets into a topic about bronies i have to join in on the laughing at and making fun of bronies and acxepting the stereotypes as true etc. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BMJ 4 January 1, 2013 Share January 1, 2013 Who cares what other people think? Seriously. What are they going to do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anonymous666 11 January 1, 2013 Author Share January 1, 2013 idk personally i dont want to have to live in a place where i am lookee at as bad or wrong or be hated and i want to have friends. i didnt sleep last night becausd i was thinking aabout the outcomes of different methods of telling various people... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yourmomsponies 444 January 1, 2013 Share January 1, 2013 I personally told everyone. You should try and slip in a reference or two when you're around your friend. and eventually tell him. Whats the worst that could happen. hes probably never even seen the show. So try and show him an episode and explain why you like it. "It's either Blue Cheese with wings or go fuck your mother!"- Joey"CoCo"Diaz "I come in peace. I didn't bring artillery. But I'm pleading with you, with tears in my eyes: If you f*ck with me, I'll kill you all." - Gen James 'MadDog' Mattis USMC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scootalove 10,689 January 1, 2013 Share January 1, 2013 I think its better to keep it private. Not like anyone can stop you from watching the show. Good thing to tell only 1 person. Credit: Moony © Forum FAQ Forum Rules Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LensFlare 40 January 3, 2013 Share January 3, 2013 Personally, I keep my interest in MLP to myself because I'd rather avoid any unwanted attention. You shouldn't have to hide it, but it sounds like you may have an easier time keeping it to yourself for the time being. You should try and slip in a reference or two when you're around your friend I do agree with this, slipping in references can be fun plus, you don't exactly have to blurt out that you're a brony. By the way, welcome to the forums! There are tons of kind and accepting people on this forum, so if you ever need people to talk to you're in the right place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorWhovian1902 596 January 4, 2013 Share January 4, 2013 (edited) idk personally i dont want to have to live in a place where i am lookee at as bad or wrong or be hated and i want to have friends. i didnt sleep last night becausd i was thinking aabout the outcomes of different methods of telling various people... I'm going to give you some advice. Coming from a ex-closet brony, I know exactly how you feel. You're worried of the reactions of your friends and family, right? Well, first know that I understand that everyone's situation is different, so your parents and friends might not react as mine would. Secondly, this will probably sound crazy now, but know that eventually you will want to tell others about the show. Sometimes it's easier just to get your guts up and do it. That's how I did it. Albeit, my parents sound somewhat similar to yours, being that they don't accept bronies and are very judgemental. Honestly, it's come to the point now where...I hate to admit it; I've had to be closet with the show around them. I can't bring it up into conversation because they believe any article that supports their ignorant opinion is gospel, and anything that doesn't is automatically false. In other words, it's a losing battle, and is easier to keep quiet about. Lastly, I'm curious, have these "hater" friends of yours seen the show yet? If not, it might be a good idea to bring it up like a joke. Something like (of course however you'd say it), "You know, I'm curious about the show, though. Maybe we should watch an episode of it. Someone recommended and episode called (insert episode title here). What do you think?" Of course, what episode you use depends on your friend's tastes. So if he's into action, show him one of the appropriate genre (I'm not good at picking out episodes, to be honest, but there's a thread going around for it that could easily direct you). That's just one suggestion, though. Another idea would be to put a song like this song on your iPod: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7RVSbhffl0 And have him listen to it. If he doesn't like it, just try to drop the discussion. But if he likes it, you could say somthing like (again, in your own words) "You like it? Because it was made by a brony." Of course, this is assuming you want to get him to watch/like/respect the show. If you really want to, you could just keep it to yourself. If that's what it comes down to, you have my sympathy. Brohoof, and I hope things turn out well in the end! /) Edited January 4, 2013 by whoovesfan7698 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anonymous666 11 January 4, 2013 Author Share January 4, 2013 today I showed my friend who liked legend of korra that tv.com thing for best animated tv series of 2012 and he just said I don't want to live on this planet any more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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