Brony Culture Questionnaire

[Akri_Hiro 7]

1.) How old are you?

A: 30

 

2.) What is your level of educational attainment?

A: A few years of college, had to drop out due to financial issues.

 

3.) What groups or cultural identities other than Brony do you self-identify with?

A: Otaku, Gamer

 

4.) What attracted you to MLP and brony culture?

A: The Trigun catchphrase nature of it: "LOVE AND PEACE!" That and the fact there's alot of acceptance here than in other cultures.

 

5.) Do you consider MLP-related activities to be your primary hobby?

A: Not entirely at the present.

 

6.) What percentage of your leisure activities would you estimate are related to MLP?

A: Hmm I ...dont' really know T_T

 

7.) What portion of your friends also consider themselves bronies?

A: 90% considering irl I have very few friends.

 

8.) If you have non-brony friends, are you ‘out’ as a brony to them?  If so, has this affected your relationship with them in any way?

A: Nope. Why? Cuz they don't ask.

 

9.) Do you feel that bronies as a group are put upon or stigmatized on the internet? (Or society as a whole?)

A: Probably, but you're always going to face some kind of critcism no matter where you go.

[Scootaloodle 1,623]

1.) How old are you?

 

25 years old

 

2.) What is your level of educational attainment?

 

Can I pass that one?

 

3.) What groups or cultural identities other than Brony do you self-identify with?

 

House head

 

4.) What attracted you to MLP and brony culture?

 

Watching the show and loving it

 

5.) Do you consider MLP-related activities to be your primary hobby?

 

Kinda it's a big hobby of mine along with music 

 

6.) What percentage of your leisure activities would you estimate are related to MLP?

 

50%

 

7.) What portion of your friends also consider themselves bronies?

 

One 

 

8.) If you have non-brony friends, are you ‘out’ as a brony to them?  If so, has this affected your relationship with them in any way?

 

Yes I'm out, nobody really makes a big deal about it 

 

9.) Do you feel that bronies as a group are put upon or stigmatized on the internet? (Or society as a whole?)

 

Well some people don't get it and you get the haters, but largley no I think most people have better things to do than be mean about a group of folks watching a cartoon

[Dr. Frasier Crane 319]

1.) How old are you?

 

15.

 

2.) What is your level of educational attainment?

 

Currently year 10 in high school.

 

3.) What groups or cultural identities other than Brony do you self-identify with?

 

Goth, geek. I'm also part of the Half-Life and Portal fandom, and I'm also a furry.

 

4.) What attracted you to MLP and brony culture?

 

The variation in the MLP fandom and the high numbers of high quality fan works.

The show itself is humorous, intelligent and well written, and it also breaks the stereotype of ponies being only for little girls.

 

5.) Do you consider MLP-related activities to be your primary hobby?

 

It certianly takes up a decent percentage of my hobbies, but not my primary hobby, no. I mostly make fan-art, read fanfiction, watch the show and browse the forums.

 

6.) What percentage of your leisure activities would you estimate are related to MLP?

 

Around 35 to 40%. Not that much, to be honest. I'm more involved with friends and music, and I'm definately more active in other fandoms.

 

7.) What portion of your friends also consider themselves bronies?

 

I have two brony friends.

 

8.) If you have non-brony friends, are you ‘out’ as a brony to them?  If so, has this affected your relationship with them in any way?

 

My non-brony friends were pretty accepting. Surprised, but accepting. My male friends were a bit disappointed and teased me for it, mainly because they were 4chan users, but they soon learned to just accept it, as long as I didn't rub it in their faces.

 

9.) Do you feel that bronies as a group are put upon or stigmatized on the internet? (Or society as a whole?

Yes, especially in society. I guess society is not used to this dramatic breach of the common stereotype, but it's the lack of knowledge and understanding on why we take interest in the show that news articles and other media fail to point out that makes society see us as freaks or peadophiles. I guess media twists the truth a bit.

[Apocalyptic_Unicorn 240]

1.) How old are you?

18.
 

2.) What is your level of educational attainment?
I'm currently in British College, which usually equates to the senior years of High School, but I'm planning to go to University and study film.

 

3.) What groups or cultural identities other than Brony do you self-identify with?
I wouldn't really say I was in another group except for Bronies. I'm a part of numerous fandoms though.

 

4.) What attracted you to MLP and brony culture?

Not sure really. Loved the show, and the community gave me a chance to talk to other fans, since none of my friends watch it. 
 

5.) Do you consider MLP-related activities to be your primary hobby?

Hmmm, maybe not my primary hobby, but its getting there. I expect it will be my primary hobby in the next few months.
 

6.) What percentage of your leisure activities would you estimate are related to MLP?

I'd say a good 60%.
 

7.) What portion of your friends also consider themselves bronies?

None. One of them watches random episodes of the show, and listens to my ramblings, but that's it really.
 

8.) If you have non-brony friends, are you ‘out’ as a brony to them?  If so, has this affected your relationship with them in any way?

Yep, I'm proud to be a Brony. Initial reactions were a mixture of "Don't care", "That's cool", and "What the hell is wrong with you?", depending on the person. A bunch of them make fun of it, and I just shrug it off, some of them think its quirky and'll listen to me talk about it, and others stopped talking to me, or kept arguing with me about it. They can crawl into a hole for all I care, really.
 

9.) Do you feel that bronies as a group are put upon or stigmatized on the internet? (Or society as a whole?)

Indeed. Trolls fuel the fires, and in general, I do think that traditional gender roles are responsible for most negative perceptions. 
Its not just the internet anymore though, more and more media institutions are giving Bronies exposure, usually not positively. 

[Your Pal Skippy 3]

Hi everyone,

I really appreciate that so many of you have taken the time to answer my questionnaire.  I've been the cataloguing the responses as they are posted and am looking forward to generating some hard numbers about them.  I'm already seeing some things I didn't expect (especially with regards to age clustering), which is great since I'm working on this project to try to get around the prevailing stereotypes of your group on the web.

 

Ideally, I would like to get at least 50-60 responses to add a tiny bit of weight to my conclusions.  By my count, as of this post I have 28 respondents, so I'm openly appealing to other members of the forum to chime in.  Also, I'm currently working on a group of slightly more in-depth questions which I hope to have posted by the weekend, possibly in a seperate thread.

 

Finally, if possible I'd like to do at least 2 or 3 one-on-one interviews to add some flavor to my project.  If anyone would be interested in talking to me at length about their experiences and perceptions as part of the Brony community, please feel free to either send me a PM here on the forum or shoot me an e-mail at skippytheskeptic@gmail.com. 

 

Once again, thanks for everyone's help!

 

Love and Peace,

-Skippy

 

(Edited to correct a spelling error.)

Edited May 24, 2013 by Your Pal Skippy

[ShadowRose2k 271]

 

 

1.) How old are you?

33

 

 

2.) What is your level of educational attainment?

2 yr associate

 

 

3.) What groups or cultural identities other than Brony do you self-identify with?

Otaku, Sci-Fi fan, Lithuanian, Gamer. Parent/Husband (does that count)

 

 

4.) What attracted you to MLP and brony culture?

I Like What I Like

 

 

5.) Do you consider MLP-related activities to be your primary hobby?

No

 

 

6.) What percentage of your leisure activities would you estimate are related to MLP?

Hard to say, 20-30%, But I multi Task,  So I can be Playing Wow, watching TWWTG.com vids and on MLP forms all at the same time.

Add all that together and get something like 142%.  ( Maybe better asking how manny hours a day/Week involve MLP)'

 

 

7.) What portion of your friends also consider themselves bronies?

Meh, something like 70%ish of them.

 

 

8.) If you have non-brony friends, are you ‘out’ as a brony to them? If so, has this affected your relationship with them in any way?

They know I'm a Brony and It has no real impact.

 

 

9.) Do you feel that bronies as a group are put upon or stigmatized on the internet? (Or society as a whole?)

One sec I have not heard that word in a while.

stigmatized  past participle, past tense of stig·ma·tize (Verb)
Verb

  1.  Describe or regard as worthy of disgrace or great disapproval:

 

OK,  Bronies are a very odd phenomenon as far as the internet goes.  Of all the Love/Hate out there on-line, The Hatred of Bronies seems so unreal compared to just about anything ells.    Why are people so threatend by the knowlage that  people (other than little girls)  Like this show?

[BaneShea 10]

1.) How old are you?

20, soon to be 21.

 

2.) What is your level of educational attainment?

Some college. I'm in my third year.

 

3.) What groups or cultural identities other than Brony do you self-identify with?

I'm the nerdy type, I enjoy anime, and I listen to metal AND country *gasp!*

 

4.) What attracted you to MLP and brony culture?

I was seeing a lot of interesting MLP things on the web and I started wondering why anyone could enjoy that. So I watched it to see what the hype was and here I am!

 

5.) Do you consider MLP-related activities to be your primary hobby?

Only when I'm in class, really. I'll doodle ponies among other things, like celtic knots. Outside of the classroom, I have waay too many hobbies. Beading, geocaching, origami, collecting four leaf clovers, gaming,...well I guess I collect the mlp blind bad ponies, too.

 

6.) What percentage of your leisure activities would you estimate are related to MLP?

Maybe 40%. Most of it is chatting with a lot of brony friends or looking at pony pictures.

 

7.) What portion of your friends also consider themselves bronies?

About 50%. The other half either don't care, are somewhat interested, or really HATE ponies.

 

8.) If you have non-brony friends, are you ‘out’ as a brony to them?  If so, has this affected your relationship with them in any way?

Yep! I honestly don't care if someone thinks less of me because of who I am. 

It has... There's one 'friend' in particular who once made me leave the house in tears because of something nasty he said about bronies as a whole, including myself. Another friend once sat down with us at lunch, and as he was sitting, said "You know what I hate? Bronies." And then proceeded to go on and on about us. He had no idea about me, apparently. I spoke up and he had this shocked look, and hasn't brought it up again.

 

9.) Do you feel that bronies as a group are put upon or stigmatized on the internet? (Or society as a whole?)

Yeah, I do. I hear about it too much. Mostly just people who don't understand and refuse to understand, throwing around accusations and calling us names. It makes me sad. Some people outright avoid me now, as if I have an extremely contagious disease...

Edited May 24, 2013 by BaneShea

[Leavinh 313]

1. How old are you?

I am currently 18 years old.

 

2. What is your level of education attainment?

I am a recent high school graduate and I plan on starting college in the fall.

 

3. What groups or cultural identities, other than Brony, do you self-identify with?

I'm a relatively big fan of anime and kind of a gamer, but I mostly play older, "retro" games.

 

4. What attracted you to MLP and Brony culture?

I heard about MLP a lot around the internet, so I decided to check it out. I started watching episodes of season one and discovered that I really enjoyed the show and could not stop watching. I later found out that there was entire culture when I heard music from and about the show.

 

5. Do you consider MLP-related activities to be your primary hobby?

I would definitely say yes. Whenever I'm online I tend to have something MLP related open, whether that be a forum, music, the actual show, etc. Plus, before MLP, my main hobby was writing music and MLP has even found a way into that.

 

6. What percentage of your leisure activities would you estimate are related to MLP?

I would say probably 70-80%

 

7. What portion of your friends also consider themselves bronies?

I have no friends who consider themselves bronies at the moment

 

8. If you have non-brony friends, are you "out" as a brony to them? If so, has this affected your relationship with them in any way?

Yes, my friends know I'm a brony. I did lose one friend because of it, but other than some weird looks and some very weird conversations, they all seem to be fine with it.

 

9. Do you feel that bronies as a group are put upon or stigmatized on the internet? (Or society as a whole?)

I personally have not been stigmatized on the internet or in real life, but I do know that there are some places where being a Brony is not very easy. But besides some trolls and some very closed minded people, I think the internet and society are starting to understand that it is okay to genuinely enjoy something that is not in "your demographic".

[the_jetfighter 94]

1.) How old are you?

i just turned 18

2.) What is your level of educational attainment?

as of right now im in academic level courses at high school, i am hoping to achieve my papers in heavy-duty mechanics  

3.) What groups or cultural identities other than Brony do you self-identify with?

I guess one could call me a whoovian, and when i entered the brony fandom i had just left the furry fandom, i was also apart of the sonic fandom (long time ago) and i still am touch and go with pokemon fandom stuff

4.) What attracted you to MLP and brony culture?

i had a friend that annoyed me so much about the show that i just gave in a watched it, and it stuck. i like to think that the most important reason that i watch mlp is because the characters are more relatable than other shows, the mane six all have actual faults that actually drag them down. most other modern shows don't have character depth like that.

5.) Do you consider MLP-related activities to be your primary hobby?

No, although i draw lots of artwork, and animate lots of pony stuff, i have to prioritize. and unfortunately mlp cannot be on the top of that list

6.) What percentage of your leisure activities would you estimate are related to MLP?

25%, due to the animation, drawing, and playing an active role in the brony community

7.) What portion of your friends also consider themselves bronies?

a very small amount, the only time i watch it with most of my friends is when we are all drinking!

8.) If you have non-brony friends, are you ‘out’ as a brony to them?  If so, has this affected your relationship with them in any way?

I could care less if they think less of me as a brony or not, sure there are some jokes about the stereotypes of being a brony here and their. but for the most part im just myself, MLP has not changed my personality that much as though my friends have thought of me any different

9.) Do you feel that bronies as a group are put upon or stigmatized on the internet? (Or society as a whole?)

But of course, our society cannot handle a group of open-minded people like bronys, but it is because we are open minded that we can look past the stigmatization and hatred, after all. we are one of the only groups that actually believe in our slogan, Love and tolerate the friendship of magic.

[immblueversion 331]

How old are you?

 

21 years.

 

What is your level of educational attainment?

 

College senior.

 

What groups or cultural identities other than Brony do you self-identify with?

 

Trekkies.

 

What attracted you to MLP and brony culture?

 

Discord, because I am a Trekkie. I learned of bronies afterward.

 

Do you consider MLP-related activities to be your primary hobby? What percentage of your leisure activities would you estimate are related to MLP?

 

It makes up most of my free time on the internet.

 

What portion of your friends also consider themselves bronies?

 

None that I've met in person.

 

If you have non-brony friends, are you 'out' as a brony to them? If so, has this affected your relationship with them in any way?

 

They're mostly people I don't interact with more than a few weeks of classes. My family knows I'm out, and they're cool with it.

 

Do you feel that bronies as a group are put upon or stigmatized on the internet? (Or society as a whole?)

 

Kind of.

[Le Kvlt Dawn 2,364]

1. 15

2. Currently in high school

3. Metalhead, I also like Pokemon

4. I liked how it seemed very colorful

5. Besides music, yes

6. 50%, the rest is music related

7. I have one brony friend

8. Eeyup

9. Yes, just not TOO much

[PlunderSteed 1,252]

1.) late 20's

 

2.) working on an MS

 

3.) gamers, musicians

 

4.) at first it was the silliness, but the characters themselves won me over very quickly, and the community's creativity amplified the experience

 

5.) one of 3 or 4

 

6.) 10-20%

 

7.) just one

 

8.) hell no; N/A

 

9.) yes, but c'mon, how could we expect anything else?

 

[Scootalove 10,689]

1. How old are you?

15 years old.

 

2. What is your level of education attainment?

I graduated from the starting years of education, and Junior high school. Currently, in high school and I'm in 10th grade.

 

3. What groups or cultural identities other than Brony do you self-identify with?

A fan of anime and a gamer. Also a fan of, superheroes from DC and Marvel.

 

4. What attracted you to MLP and brony culture?

I looked on a lot of internet websites while I was scrolling through the internet, then I happened to stumble upon My Little Pony content. So, I started watching the episodes thanks to a friend and I stayed with the fandom from that day on.

 

5. Do you consider MLP-related activities to be your primary hobby?

Not exactly. I play a lot of video games, watch videos, and read comics so I can learn more about backstories on comic book superheroes. I watch a lot of anime.

 

6. What percentage of your leisure activities would you estimate are related to MLP?

Not a lot, for now. That will all change until I write my first fan fiction.

 

7. What portion of your friends also consider themselves bronies?

A very small amount. Only, me.

 

8. If you have any non-brony friends, are you ''out'' as a brony to them? If so, has this affected your relationship with them in any way?

Not really, they never really noticed any brony activities that I have done.

 

9. Do you feel that bronies as a group are put upon or stigmatized on the internet? (Or society as a whole?)

Of course, but since in society these days people will always judge whatever you like. But, I don't care if I'm judged at all besides I've been judged all of my life.

[Golurk 468]

1) 17

2) High school junior

3) While not actively participating, I consider myself in the Pokemon, Trauma Center, and BlazBlue fandoms. Used to be part of the Smash Bros. community, but I've since limited my participation.

4) Mostly Turnabout Storm, but the constant pestering of friends certainly acted as a catalyst.

5) Not really.

6) Around 50%. I don't really do much.

7) A good most of them. I was practically the last one to cave in.

8) Not at all. They criticize sometimes, but only in good fun.

9) Yeah. Mostly because many people can't comprehend why a bunch of >5 year olds (males especially) would like a show about candy-colored ponies. Society in general shuns that which it doesn't understand. Unfortunately, we fall into that category.

[Avatar tag: shipping 299]

1. 22

 

2. In paramedic school

 

3. Kind of a gamer

 

4. Had a stressful day at work, MLP was suggested as a stress reliever. I watched the first two episodes and was hooked. Didn't leave about the brony culture until after I found the show.

 

5. It's one of main hobbies, but not the only one.

 

6. Around 50%, but it changes from day to day.

 

7. None that I have met in person.

 

8. Yes to one, but it hasn't affected our friendship at all. He's into WoW so he understands.

 

9. Yes, but that's the Internet for you. Just don't feed the trolls and keep on truckin.

[Prince Of Madness 28]

        How old are you?

 

         14

 

       What is your level of educational attainment?

 

       8th grade A - C- student

 

       What groups or cultural identities other than Brony do you self-identify with?

 

       Nerd

 

       What attracted you to MLP and brony culture?

 

      I just was wondering, also I heard Lauren Faust Helped develop MLP

 

 

       Do you consider MLP-related activities to be your primary hobby?

 

      Yes

 

      What percentage of your leisure activities would you estimate are related to MLP?

 

     About...55%

 

     What portion of your friends also consider themselves bronies?

 

      1/4

 

     If you have non-brony friends, are you ‘out’ as a brony to them?  If so, has this affected your relationship with them in any way?

 

     Yes, partially. 

 

     Do you feel that bronies as a group are put upon or stigmatized on the internet? (Or society as a whole?)

 

   Well, yea.

[Antismurf9001 1,271]

If you wish to interview me, feel free.  However, I can't really do an audio/video response.  If this is a problem, then ignore me.

 

1.) How old are you?

 

20 years old

 

2.) What is your level of educational attainment?

 

Currently in college

 

3.) What groups or cultural identities other than Brony do you self-identify with?

 

I sort of think of myself as a jack-of-all-trades, at least from a 'nerd culture' point of view.  I'm a bit of a gamer (video games, tabletop RPGs, strategy card games, etc.), a bit of an internet fanatic, a fan of certain anime, fantasy novels, and movies (Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, etc.).

 

4.) What attracted you to MLP and brony culture?

 

I think it was the adorable animation to be honest.  I have a weakness for things that are cute, and learning that there was a massive community behind this certainly helped me to finally give it a chance.

 

5.) Do you consider MLP-related activities to be your primary hobby?

 

No.  It's a large part of what I do on the internet, but it impacts very little other than that.

 

6.) What percentage of your leisure activities would you estimate are related to MLP?

 

While on the internet, perhaps 50-70%.  Otherwise, probably less than 5%.

 

7.) What portion of your friends also consider themselves bronies?

 

Exactly three of them (that I know of), which is well under half.  Oddly enough, they're all female too...

 

8.) If you have non-brony friends, are you ‘out’ as a brony to them?  If so, has this affected your relationship with them in any way?

 

My group of friends from home don't know, but my group of friends from college do.  I don't really force it into conversation though, so it doesn't affect our relationship.  It gives them something to torment me with every now and then, but it's all in good fun, and if they weren't tormenting me about MLP, they'd do it about something else.

 

9.) Do you feel that bronies as a group are put upon or stigmatized on the internet? (Or society as a whole?)

 

From my experiences, no, but I tend to only frequent places where they wouldn't be stigmatized.  I also admit that I'm somewhat afraid of this, which is why I do my best to keep my bronydom a secret.

Edited May 24, 2013 by Antismurf9001

[Champion RD92 8,658]

1.) How old are you?

 

20

 

2.) What is your level of educational attainment?

 

I'm in my third year of college.

 

3.) What groups or cultural identities other than Brony do you self-identify with?

 

None

 

4.) What attracted you to MLP and brony culture?

 

I like the show and the community is very friendly usually.

 

5.) Do you consider MLP-related activities to be your primary hobby?

 

No, although I spend a lot of time on MLP Forums.

 

6.) What percentage of your leisure activities would you estimate are related to MLP?

 

Hardly any.

 

7.) What portion of your friends also consider themselves bronies?

 

Only one of my friends is also a brony.

 

8.) If you have non-brony friends, are you ‘out’ as a brony to them?  If so, has this affected your relationship with them in any way?

 

My close friends all know, and they don't really care.

 

9.) Do you feel that bronies as a group are put upon or stigmatized on the internet? (Or society as a whole?)

 

I feel like they are unfairly judged negatively.

[Thrashy 2,800]

1.) How old are you?

 

24

 

2.) What is your level of educational attainment?

 

College senior (been taking classes on-and-off since '07)

 

3.) What groups or cultural identities other than Brony do you self-identify with?

 

Primarily the metalhead and gamer cultures

 

4.) What attracted you to MLP and brony culture?

 

MLP-related memes online

 

5.) Do you consider MLP-related activities to be your primary hobby?

 

No, simply something I enjoy "on the side" of my regular activities

 

6.) What percentage of your leisure activities would you estimate are related to MLP?

 

About 10-15% between watching the show, browsing these forums and looking at fan art

 

7.) What portion of your friends also consider themselves bronies?

 

None (not counting friends on this forum, for obvious reasons)

 

8.) If you have non-brony friends, are you ‘out’ as a brony to them?  If so, has this affected your relationship with them in any way?

 

I'm 'out' to a handful; reactions are usually mild surprise or indifference, but no change in our relationships

 

9.) Do you feel that bronies as a group are put upon or stigmatized on the internet? (Or society as a whole?)

 

The Internet trolls are to be expected, but I find the conservative media's stigmatization of bronies alarming - it proves society has not grown quite as much as most of us had hoped

Edited May 24, 2013 by Lowline

[Bronze Horse 9]

1.) How old are you?

I'm 16

 

2.) What is your level of educational attainment?

about to go to 11th grade and looking into a career of music or dentistry.

 

3.) What groups or cultural identities other than Brony do you self-identify with?

I'm a gamer, a huge sonic fan, and kind of a nerd being among the smartest in my class .

 

4.) What attracted you to MLP and brony culture?

I was bored one day on youtube when I found a video relating to ponies called sonic vs. rainbow dash and have been a brony since. its actually the music from the brony fandom that made me look into being a musician. 

 

5.) Do you consider MLP-related activities to be your primary hobby?

No not really. Other than the pony related music on my psp that I listen to daily, I do spend a few hours browsing pony sites every now and then.

 

6.) What percentage of your leisure activities would you estimate are related to MLP?

Counting the music, almost all day, without the music, then just a few hours.

 

7.) What portion of your friends also consider themselves bronies?

two, technically just one because I haven't actually meet the other person, but I have seen him wear a shirt that said brony so I know he is one.

 

8.) If you have non-brony friends, are you ‘out’ as a brony to them?  If so, has this affected your relationship with them in any way?

yes I do and yes they know but they don't care 

 

9.) Do you feel that bronies as a group are put upon or stigmatized on the internet? (Or society as a whole?)

of course there are those few people that think its funny to make fun of bronies, but I know the majority of the internet knows that is just stupid to try 

 

 

Hope this information helps.

[Raiden21 804]

1.) How old are you?

14 and a half

2.) What is your level of educational attainment?

Freshman in high school with finals in 2 weeks

3.) What groups or cultural identities other than Brony do you self-identify with?

I have always been close to the Avatar:The Last Airbender fandom

4.) What attracted you to MLP and brony culture?

I saw memes of it on the internet, looked up the show, and watched it. I like the brony community.

5.) Do you consider MLP-related activities to be your primary hobby?

No, but it is a secondary hobby.

6.) What percentage of your leisure activities would you estimate are related to MLP?

Around 30 to 40 percent.

7.) What portion of your friends also consider themselves bronies?

None.

8.) If you have non-brony friends, are you ‘out’ as a brony to them?  If so, has this affected your relationship with them in any way?

I have told them about the fandom but I haven't said I was part of it. They thought it was odd but didn't care.

9.) Do you feel that bronies as a group are put upon or stigmatized on the internet? (Or society as a whole?)

Bronies usually do have a bad name on the internet because of our stereotypes , like if were all cloppers or pedophiles. The people that mostly hate bronies are usually just trolls and other people just don't care.

[Yamato 1,348]

1. How old are you?

17, 18 next month.

 

2. What is your level of education attainment?

Just finished high school, A's & B's in all AP classes. Some college courses in math (up to trig), social behavior, and politics.

 

3. What groups or cultural identities other than Brony do you self-identify with?

AMURRIKAN. Car-lover. Doctor Who fan when I'm in the mood.

 

4. What attracted you to MLP and brony culture?

Several friends became fans, at which point I thought, "You know? There may be something to this..." One morning in an act of extreme boredom, I watched an episode, and that was all she wrote.

 

5. Do you consider MLP-related activities to be your primary hobby?

I'm sure I would not take so much time out of my day for such activities if I actually had any other hobbies. I've either burned out or lost interest in most other things. Video games and Netflix are really the ways I spend most of the rest of my time anymore.

 

6. What percentage of your leisure activities would you estimate are related to MLP?

I don't know, somewhere between 30-50%?  Depends on how I'm feeling on any given day.

 

7. What portion of your friends also consider themselves bronies?

Roughly 75%.

 

8. If you have any non-brony friends, are you ''out'' as a brony to them? If so, has this affected your relationship with them in any way?

All my friends know I'm a brony (you know, I still don't like calling myself that. It drives home just how uncomfortably "into it" I am with this fandom. Not that it's a matter of choice, these little buggers are more addictive than crystal meth!). It has not affected things in any way, shape, or form.

 

9. Do you feel that bronies as a group are put upon or stigmatized on the internet? (Or society as a whole?)

As a general rule, no. But every once in a while someone puts on the Pants of Intolerance.

[HungryTroll 137]

1.) How old are you?

 

23

 

2.) What is your level of educational attainment?

 

Graduating from University in 3 weeks.

 

3.) What groups or cultural identities other than Brony do you self-identify with?

 

Well, students maybe?

 

4.) What attracted you to MLP and brony culture?

 

Brony-creators, I'll say honestly at first I liked brony music and only after that tried show.

 

5.) Do you consider MLP-related activities to be your primary hobby?

 

No, but it's my primaru activities in the internet.

 

6.) What percentage of your leisure activities would you estimate are related to MLP?

 

60% of time I spending in the internet. And I spending in the internet 30% of my free time.

 

7.) What portion of your friends also consider themselves bronies?

 

One.

 

8.) If you have non-brony friends, are you ‘out’ as a brony to them?  If so, has this affected your relationship with them in any way?

 

Yes of corse, they know that I'm brony, and they OK with that, in my friend group there people who a relly different, I herd one time somebody said that mane6 irl would be never be friends cause they are so different - look at my frieds and you'll understand that that statmen is really wrong.

 

9.) Do you feel that bronies as a group are put upon or stigmatized on the internet? (Or society as a whole?)

 

Nope

[~Luminiferous Ether~ 107]

1.) How old are you?

14

2.) What is your level of educational attainment?

Year 9

3.) What groups or cultural identities other than Brony do you self-identify with?

Science nerds? Forum Mafia Player

4.) What attracted you to MLP and brony culture?

My Best Friend

5.) Do you consider MLP-related activities to be your primary hobby?

Nope

6.) What percentage of your leisure activities would you estimate are related to MLP?

23%

7.) What portion of your friends also consider themselves bronies?

8%

8.) If you have non-brony friends, are you ‘out’ as a brony to them?  If so, has this affected your relationship with them in any way?

I'm a Closet brony to anyone I can't trust

9.) Do you feel that bronies as a group are put upon or stigmatized on the internet? (Or society as a whole?)

I think that society is beginning to understand, but there will always be haters.

[SCS 7,537]

1.) How old are you?

I am 16 years years old.

 

2.) What is your level of educational attainment?

I have just recently completed my sophomore year of high school (10th grade).

 

3.) What groups or cultural identities other than Brony do you self-identify with?

Introverts, romantics, spiritualists, intellectuals, and artists. I am not claiming that I consider myself intelligent enough to be an intellectual, as I have plenty of learning to do. I just identify with them as a group.

 

4.) What attracted you to MLP and brony culture?

I love My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic because of how positive, spiritual, inspirational, and beautiful it is, combined with its beautiful art, breathtaking music, masterfully written and loveable characters, and wonderful storylines. I love the brony culture because of how kind, tolerant, considerate, compassionate, and intelligent the majority of the brony population is. I have found several people on MLP Forums who I identify with so well. Being a part of the brony community is an honor. 

 

5.) Do you consider MLP-related activities to be your primary hobby?

I would say no. While watching My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, thinking about it, reading fanfictions, watching fan animations, using MLP Forums, etc, are some of my favorite things to do, I need variety. So, I spend time on other things in addition to MLP. My primary hobby is using the internet. However, my top two favorite things to do on the internet are to talk to my friends, and MLP-related activities. 

 

6.) What percentage of your leisure activities would you estimate are related to MLP?

I'm not sure. Some days I'll spend a lot of time doing things related to MLP, other days little to none, since I like variety. While My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic is without a doubt my favorite thing in the media, I still like to watch/listen to/play other things for variety.

 

7.) What portion of your friends also consider themselves bronies?

One of my close friends in real life is a brony. Another one of my best friends used to like the show, but I don't know if he does anymore. Another friend of mine still likes MLP, but not as much as he used to. Another friend of mine at least used to like MLP, I don't know whether or not he still does. I know, but am not friends with three additional people at my school who like MLP. I know a lot of people online who like MLP, and not just on this site. I'm an admin on a different site that's not related to MLP, but has a lot of bronies on it, which is awesome.

 

8.) If you have non-brony friends, are you ‘out’ as a brony to them?  If so, has this affected your relationship with them in any way?

Some of them. One of my best friends is pretty much against bronies, so I pretend that I'm not one whenever he brings it up. However, I told another friend of mine that I am a brony, and he thought that was lame. That hurt my feelings, but I still consider him to be a friend of mine. He's just not one of my closer friends. However, for the most part, I keep my love for My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic private outside of the internet.

 

9.) Do you feel that bronies as a group are put upon or stigmatized on the internet? (Or society as a whole?)

Yes, because our society has a bad habit of stigmatizing people they disagree with and/or do not understand. I know I have done this myself to other groups of people before. I believe that humankind can change for the better, though. One day, people will no longer be intolerant of one another.