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... Some of my IRL brony friends are the manliest dudes I know my age. I have maybe 4 or 5 IRL brony friends, one lives on a farm and does manly shit all the time, balancing working on the farm (which is really hard work) and college, where he's going for a criminal justice degree. Another works for his dad laying concrete at construction sites, and he also seems to know how to pick up any chick he wants. But he doesnt since he's been going steady with one girl for years, a pretty big accomplishment in itself.

 

 

Another brony friend isn't quite as manly, but he is really smart and determined as hell. Like, he gets shit done, a lot. He's currently in college out of state, so I haven't seen him in awhile.

 

There's me, and in all humility, I'm pretty manly. My family wanted to save money, so instead of hiring workers, my dad and I built a ~6000 square foot house by ourselves, with some help on the electrical, plumbing and concrete. I do pretty much all the landscaping since my dad has a bad back and has like 50-60 hour work weeks, and my mom has hand problems. Take today... I spent hours chopping wood in the rain while blasting the MLP soundtrack on loop.

 

 

Also, a lot of my less manly male friends don't like MLP at all.

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Masculinity shouldn't even be a factor. A good show is good whether you're manly or not. You just have to be open minded enough to watch it without caring that you're not part of the target audience.

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It makes sense to a certain degree. People who are insecure about their masculinity will attack anything they think is a threat to it. If they can make other people seem less masculine by comparison then that much better in their own minds.

 

Although I personally watch the show because I'm girly, so maybe I'm a bit of an anomaly. :x

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The girliest guys I know are also gay and hate MLP :/

 

Also, out of all my female friends, only 2 like MLP (possibly a 3rd. We were talking on steam last night and she told me she was watching the first episode and she thought it was ok. I gave her the whole "first 2 episodes introduce the characters but aren't like the rest of the show" talk and she agreed to watch a few other episodes.) the rest have varying degrees of dislike, from "it's not my thing" to "I hate it and if I didn't already know you so well I'd think you were creepy" :/

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I gave her the whole "first 2 episodes introduce the characters but aren't like the rest of the show" talk and she agreed to watch a few other episodes.) the rest have varying degrees of dislike, from "it's not my thing" to "I hate it and if I didn't already know you so well I'd think you were creepy" :/

 

Yeah....... I don't pretend to understand half of my gender......

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Masculinity shouldn't even be a factor. A good show is good whether you're manly or not. You just have to be open minded enough to watch it without caring that you're not part of the target audience.

 

As for myself, I think I'm pretty manly but it's not like I try to be.

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Masculinity shouldn't even be a factor. A good show is good whether you're manly or not. You just have to be open minded enough to watch it without caring that you're not part of the target audience.

 

As for myself, I think I'm pretty manly but it's not like I try to be.

 

Yes, and in an ideal world, this would be true. But the world is anything but ideal and it comes up quite a lot :(

 

I think trying to act manly is usually a sign of not being very manly; real men are already manly enough to be satisfied with their masculinity, and they know it.

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... Some of my IRL brony friends are the manliest dudes I know my age. I have maybe 4 or 5 IRL brony friends, one lives on a farm and does manly shit all the time, balancing working on the farm (which is really hard work) and college, where he's going for a criminal justice degree. Another works for his dad laying concrete at construction sites, and he also seems to know how to pick up any chick he wants. But he doesnt since he's been going steady with one girl for years, a pretty big accomplishment in itself.

 

 

Another brony friend isn't quite as manly, but he is really smart and determined as hell. Like, he gets shit done, a lot. He's currently in college out of state, so I haven't seen him in awhile.

 

There's me, and in all humility, I'm pretty manly. My family wanted to save money, so instead of hiring workers, my dad and I built a ~6000 square foot house by ourselves, with some help on the electrical, plumbing and concrete. I do pretty much all the landscaping since my dad has a bad back and has like 50-60 hour work weeks, and my mom has hand problems. Take today... I spent hours chopping wood in the rain while blasting the MLP soundtrack on loop.

 

 

Also, a lot of my less manly male friends don't like MLP at all.

 

... Some of my IRL brony friends are the manliest dudes I know my age. I have maybe 4 or 5 IRL brony friends, one lives on a farm and does manly shit all the time, balancing working on the farm (which is really hard work) and college, where he's going for a criminal justice degree. Another works for his dad laying concrete at construction sites, and he also seems to know how to pick up any chick he wants. But he doesnt since he's been going steady with one girl for years, a pretty big accomplishment in itself.

 

 

Another brony friend isn't quite as manly, but he is really smart and determined as hell. Like, he gets shit done, a lot. He's currently in college out of state, so I haven't seen him in awhile.

 

There's me, and in all humility, I'm pretty manly. My family wanted to save money, so instead of hiring workers, my dad and I built a ~6000 square foot house by ourselves, with some help on the electrical, plumbing and concrete. I do pretty much all the landscaping since my dad has a bad back and has like 50-60 hour work weeks, and my mom has hand problems. Take today... I spent hours chopping wood in the rain while blasting the MLP soundtrack on loop.

 

 

Also, a lot of my less manly male friends don't like MLP at all.

 

We all know any guy that can admit he likes My little pony are the manliest men alive. No joke.
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Only real men watch shows about unicorns and rainbows. I am a guy and I wouldn't really call myself manly, but I wouldn't call myself feminine either. I am a nerd. I watch anime, collect comic books, and know more about multiverse theory than I do about football. I love animation, and this show has some of the best (American) animation I have seen in years.

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Well, I for one am extremely sure that people who criticize are just the people who'll latch on to anything just for the sake of arguing. I, however, am a reasonable man, and I don't judge. I am comfortable with my masculinity. I really wouldn't be friends with someone who will write something off as "girly" or "gay." In fact, if you use the word "gay" to describe something you don't like, you've just lost al of your credibility. The truth is, our culture is just so focused on self-image that we've been boxed into a prison of our own design. If I can't break free from this prison, then who really am I? A mindless drone? A media slave? No! I will watch and say what I want, because I won't submit. I hope that we all can do the same.

That is what Bronyhood is truly about.

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I'm not like SUPER MANLY, but I'm not a little wimp. I'm just average... (this is my opinion, not others...) Of course it's girly, Faust wanted it to be for girls, but she wanted it to be enjoyable for everyone. She made it girly enough for girls to watch it, but epic enough to create an entire fandom!

 

And of course, you don't have to be either girly or manly to watch it. Anyone can enjoy it!

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Well, I for one am extremely sure that people who criticize are just the people who'll latch on to anything just for the sake of arguing. I, however, am a reasonable man, and I don't judge. I am comfortable with my masculinity. I really wouldn't be friends with someone who will write something off as "girly" or "gay." In fact, if you use the word "gay" to describe something you don't like, you've just lost al of your credibility. The truth is, our culture is just so focused on self-image that we've been boxed into a prison of our own design. If I can't break free from this prison, then who really am I? A mindless drone? A media slave? No! I will watch and say what I want, because I won't submit. I hope that we all can do the same.

That is what Bronyhood is truly about.

 

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pfft, mlp dosen't make you girly, it just makes you love and tolerate the shit out of everything and everyone.

 

and only the ignorant neighsayers would assume otherwise.

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Being chained to an insecurity revolving around a fear of being criticized, rather than having the courage to be your own individual isn't masculine, it's childish.

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Duh. You have to be pretty secure about your own masculinity to enjoy MLP: FiM. I mean, if you're a guy that is.

 

Bronies are manly dudes, I reckon.

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The people that critisize us watching MLP are mostly just close - minded. They hear "My Little Pony" and automatically assume that any guy who watches it is gay (so to speak) without giving it a second thought.

 

I'd say you have to be pretty manly to admit to yourself that you love a show meant for little girls!

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Personally I am gay, well... Bisexual actually, but gay is a good generic term. My enjoyment of FiM has nothing to do with that, while it may say something about my age at heart it certainly doesn't affect who I am attracted to

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I don't think a single person has ever accused me of being, acting, or looking girly in my life. Maybe it's the beard.

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