What do you think of "Closet Bronies"?

[Littlepip357 17]

I for one don't hide the fact that I'm am a brony as in if someone were to ask me sure I would say yes all day but around here in south Carolina I prefer people not to know just because if the majority found out they would relate me to be some sort of pervert or pedophile I have kind of gotten over that most of my friends know because I asked the question of "hey I know you've heard of bronies so what do you think about them?" and most of the time they say they don't have an issue and some of there friends are bronies then I proceed to tell them I am one and most of them are accepting which has really made me want to get some MLP T shirts or something then I have to worry about my parents opening my packages since I really don't want them to know 

[Blue Sky 3]

A brony is just a fan of My Little Pony, doesn't matter whether he/she openly voices it or chooses to keep it to himself, he is still a fan of the show, regardless.

Edited August 31, 2013 by Blue Sky

[Kamarat 103]

OMffG CLUUSET BROONEZ THEY DUNT TELL UTHERS

 

I don't see why somepony would even think of something like that. Closet bronies being their own fangroup? Thats stupid. Nopony should feel the need to tell others about their secret or non-secret interests. They're just like normal bronies but more afraid of them being made fun of. Or maybe they think it is very embarrassing. They're just like all other bronies but less open-minded about it.

OR I just don't want to put with more sh** as I already have enough. Seriously, I'm not dying to tell someone that I'm a brony, if someone asks if I am a brony, well that's another story. But the thing is having a conversation about this thing is not really a thing to look forward to for me as some people act like little kids and even if that very person is an understanding person, the topic's itself is probably not even interesting for the person that I'm talking to. There has been only a few moments when I talked about this and they were easily forgetten as the topic's itself is not really interesting for non-bronies.

 

It was only truly interesting for my best friend as he really cares about stuff I say. I almost made him a brony but the thing is, his English is not so good and he can't understand much, but we watched an episode and it was cool.   

 

I still usually keep it to myself as people are usually not interested with this topic, plus, I enjoyed having a secret when I was first a brony. I don't know why, it was just fun to have it.

 

I have no idea how this is related to having a less open mind though.

[verycreativeusername 1,800]

Closet bronies are bronies. They're like the rest of the bronies, but they won't broadcast it, that's all.

 

Anyway, I understand why closet bronies would be in the closet. There's a lot of narrow-minded bigots out there, and they could lose "friends", or even be hated by their family and/or be bullied by walking out of the closet.

 

While I understand that feeling, I would rather be honest about who I am than lie about something trivial as being a brony. And if someone doesn't like it, then that's their problem.

Edited August 31, 2013 by Dimitri Rascalov

[Sir Hugsalot 9,349]

Then i dont know what to say to you.Only thing i can say is to not tell your friends about mlp and that youre a brony.i feel so sorry for you right now:(

You don't need to, it's not as bad as it might sound. At least there are some bronies on the internet I can talk with (and who knows, maybe I will find someone that I will actually manage to meet someday ). 

[Iroquois Pliskin 4]

I think that it's okay to be a closet brony. I'm one. If some butthurt idiot found out that I was a brony, my life would literally be over.

[Sir Hugsalot 9,349]

Im glad your not taking this so bad.And yea im pretty sure that yore gonna meet someone whos bronie that lives in your town!

And btw.I havent even asked you,where do you live actually?

I doubt it will be someone in my town, but I'm starting my studies in a month, so maybe I'll find someone then I live in Poland, but maybe we should move this conversation to private messages, since it hasn't got much to do with this thread anymore

[Thrashy 2,800]

A brony, to me, is anyone outside of the show's target demographic who A.) watches it (duh) and B.) is in some small way involved in the fandom, even if that just entails looking at pony fan art or posting in forums. Whether or not a brony is "open" about it should have no absolutely bearing on whether or not he or she qualifies as a brony.

 

Frankly, I find the very term "closet brony" stupid in and of itself, as it implies an inherent negativity in keeping it a secret. News flash - not everybody's life circumstances are the same. There are plenty of people with legitimately good reasons to keep it a secret. I recall having read a particularly heartbreaking thread about a brony who regretted telling his family because they very nearly disowned him over it...and as far as I'm aware, they continue to disrespect him about it to this day.

 

Would it be nice to live in a world where all of us can take the "I don't care what anyone thinks about me, I'm my own person!" attitude? Yes. But that's simply not how the world works. It's very easy for open bronies to wag their fingers and say "you shouldn't hide it" when so many of them experienced no negative consequences for "coming out".

[Emperor Posh 360]

I do not think we should have separate terms for people who are not publicly open about being a Brony. They are still Bronies at the end of the day even if they are the only ones who know about it. Personally I think there are more of your so called "Closet Bronies" out there then there are "Public Bronies". I also think a lot of the haters out there are actually Bronies who are just trying to hide it more because they fear what others might think and say about them being a Brony. I was only a so called "Closet Brony" for about a week, I hinted at it a few times when talking to my little sister and then one day my mother asked me if I watch My Little Pony, I just came straight out and said yep.

[NullAccount 287]

Quite frankly I am a closet brony. This is why I love this forum so much. I have wanted to talk with my friends about MLP but I have never been able to gather the courage to tell them about this. I have been able to talk and share my opinion on this website with people I know will understand me.

 

I have been trying to test the water in a sense. I have been making MLP references that only bronies/pegasisters will understand to see if any of them admit to understanding what I was referring to. So far this method hasn't worked.

 

There is one friend that I have considered telling. If we were in Equestria he would definitely be the Element of Loyalty. My problem is figuring out how and when to tell him.

 

To any open bronies I would like to congratulate you for your courage in overcoming social pressure and admitting your connection to the fandom

 

P.S. If anypony has any advice on coming out it would be very appreciated.

[Sir Hugsalot 9,349]

Closet bronies irritate me.

Just come out and say you're a brony. 

Sometimes price of admitting it publicly can be real big, show some understanding.

 

I am not interested in being judged by beloved people around me as pedophile, zoophile or just laughed at just so that "I came out of closet, yay!" and I kindly ask You to respect that kind of people. 

[Sir Hugsalot 9,349]

I could understand not wanting to admit it because your parents would disown you or something crazy like that. But if you just admit it to your friends it shouldn't be a big deal.

Maybe in Your place, but here it would be, trust me. Some people know I am brony, some don't And they don't know for a reason. 

[I love Jelly Otter 477]

Same bronies (obsessed fans of MLP:FIM) who secure their positions to avoid any embarrassment they might have from public for liking show that's for little girls.  Another case might be liking/loving the show (which would make them being bronies), but they don't like to be called that because they have bad associations with that name & don't want to be a part of the crazy degraded herd. 

[Ashen Pathfinder 16,161]

If people have their reasons for wanting to keep it a secret; then I don't see a problem. As long as they aren't activiely ashamed of the fandom or themselves then they should be left to deal with it as the please.

[A Man in the Stars 1]

It's been almost 3 years and I still have yet to inform anyone that I like this show, besides one friend I had in my old city. I think he brought it up once and I casually said I had watched every episode, then next time I saw him he said he had started watching and enjoyed it, however talking to him about it was extremely awkward. I think there was still doubt on both ends that either one of us actually enjoyed it and wasn't just pretending, so there was extreme reluctance to talk about or watch the show together.

 

Oh well.

Edited March 25, 2015 by A Man in the Stars

[Pastel 7,630]

Nothing in particular, I think they have good reasons not to tell they're a brony and I respect that.

[Moonyshy 86]

i feel like, a brony is anypony who wishes to think of themselves as one. i have pony things, and i am confident enough to not hide them. but, i do not think of myself as a brony, necessarily. why, i just like to post ponies and i love the show.

 

perhaps, in the eyes of others, i am a brony. i am okay, if that is how they see it. i do not think too much of who should or should not be, or is, or is not, a brony. i think... all ponies under Celestia's sun are sisters. 

Edited March 26, 2015 by Moonyshy

[Confucius 194]

I respect and understand them as I once was a full out closet brony. I'm now half and half as some people know that I like the show by me telling them or my Discord shirt. Most people do not know and would look at me differently if I told them.

All I can say is I'm proud to be a brony!

[Tom Snyder 4,112]

I don't care what people call me, As long as they don't start picking on my friends. 

[Time Shield 402]

Most of the people I know didn't care that I was a fan of the Powerpuff Girls a while back, so I don't usually mind people knowing I'm an MLP fan, except that at the current moment I'd like to keep my professional life and brony life separate.  Normally I wouldn't care so much, except that I've recently gotten some fame in my professional life and I'm just not ready to tie all my interests into it yet.

[1Bit 1,531]

There shouldn't be any divide between bronies. MLP FiM is so controversial its perfectly understandable why people prefer to hide their enjoyment of the show...especially if others around them openly mock those who like it.

[midnightlegacy 172]

I honestly was considering just staying a closet brony..  On the other hand, I really don't think that being a brony should not have any stigma attached to it.  Unfortunately, because of the rest of the world, it does have a stigma attached to it.  I decided that the best way to convince the world that there really isn't a stigma to being a brony, is to act like it doesn't.  Sure some people will be eternal haters, but for the most part, when I started wearing pony shirts and all, I noticed something.  Friends stayed friends, family stayed family, and strangers stayed strangers.  The only thing that I hide is any merchandise from my parents.  My parents know that I am a brony, but they don't know how much of a brony I really am.     Other than that, the friends that I told don't care, and like me just as much.  And when I wear pony shirts, I never get blatantly negative reactions.  In the end though, there are some people that live in circumstances in which it would be better for them to be closet bronies.  I just told people straight out so I wouldn't have some embarrassing moment when someone found a pony keychain or something.

[Twilight Frost 271]

I am still a closet brony. I guess I came here so that I may be able to talk about mlp with someone. I just got into it and I am about twelve episodes in. 

 

I am still kinda ashamed to admit that it is so REALLY gooood! I love it. 

[I love Jelly Otter 477]

They all need to be brought in to the light & forced to join the herd of the proud & brave bronies!

[Grepper 3,192]

I am a closet brony, though I prefer the term "secret brony."

 

Yes, it would be better if every brony could be public about it, but my socially conservative parents may think I'm gay, effeminate or irresponsible. Not that there's anything wrong with those, save the last one.

 

Secret bronies can have their reasons.