Your Opinion on "Brony Cringe" videos.

[Shine 166]

Why would I judge a fedora-wearing neckbeard who is obsessed with ponies??

 

It's simple: I disagree with their antics, opinions, and lifestyle. I have the right to do that, just like anyone has the right to judge me based on what I do or say. I know it's fucked up, but that's the way life works.

 

As for judging people going against everything MLP:FiM teaches, have you taken a look at our fandom lately? I'd say just about nobody fully follows what the show teaches (I have mixed feelings about that aspect).

 

If you want to be a loving, tolerant,and accepting brony, then good for you! Now actually be non judgemental and stop judging those who judge!

 

Have you ever heard the quote "judge not, lest ye be judged"?  It means that if you judge others then they have a right to judge you in turn.  I have no problem with who you are as a person (hell, I don't even know you, so how could I?), but I have a personal belief in standing up for people who are being picked on.  It's just what I do.

[Shanks 10,816]

It's simple: I disagree with their antics, opinions, and lifestyle.

It is fine to disagree with someone so long as you are not judgmental about it, I am not one for fedora's but who am I to judge someone who is into that? You will enjoy life a lot more if you just stop caring about what others do and think and just do what makes your happy. On that note I don't like "cringe videos" because while there are some bronies that make asses out of themselves I prefer to focus on the positive and enjoy the good things about this fandom. If you focus too much on the negative that is all you are going to ever see and I don't want to get caught up in that.

[The Soldier 2,044]

Why would I judge a fedora-wearing neckbeard who is obsessed with ponies??

 

It's simple: I disagree with their antics, opinions, and lifestyle. I have the right to do that, just like anyone has the right to judge me based on what I do or say. I know it's fucked up, but that's the way life works.

I disagree with this arguement. But you haven't heard me complaining recently, have you? And you can't just accept "that's how life works" if you know that you can change it.

[Derpius 138]

It is fine to disagree with someone so long as you are not judgmental about it, I am not one for fedora's but who am I to judge someone who is into that? You will enjoy life a lot more if you just stop caring about what others do and think and just do what makes your happy. On that note I don't like "cringe videos" because while there are some bronies that make asses out of themselves I prefer to focus on the positive and enjoy the good things about this fandom. If you focus too much on the negative that is all you are going to ever see and I don't want to get caught up in that.

I for one actually enjoy looking at the negative sides of this fandom, both for laughs and for something to argue about and fight against. I guess I enjoy negativity, arguments, and disagreement to some extent. No, that doesn't mean that I like to flame and troll, but I do enjoy a good online debate like the one we're having now.

 

While I may focus a lot on the negative side of the fandom, that doesn't mean that it's all I see. There are still plenty of aspects of the brony fandom that I enjoy.

I disagree with this arguement. But you haven't heard me complaining recently, have you? And you can't just accept "that's how life works" if you know that you can change it.

Oh really? I'd like to see you try to get the 7 billion+ people in the world to stop judging each other. And while you're at it, you should try to get all the liberals, conservatives, independents, capitalists, mysogynists, feminists, racists, fundamentalists, atheists, straights, gays, fascists, and communists to put all their differences aside and hold hands in a circle and sing "Kumbaya".

 

While you can stop the judgement of others on a (very) small scale, you can't expect everyone to stop doing it. Judgement is human nature, and I stand firm in my belief that judgement of others is just part of life.

[Smarts 1,622]

I have never heard of these videos and quite frankly, I don't want to watch them. I'd feel embarrassed to be in the same fandom as people like that. I guess you can say I would cringe from watching those videos. I'll just stay away and keep my calm demeanor going.

[TubeSock2018 325]

Derpius has a point.

It is a part of life. And no matter what we do, we can't really change it.

maybe its just negative thinking on my part, but I do believe that 100%.

 

which is why I have adopted the "not part of the problem" thinking.

Does turning off your lights really conserve energy and will it make a difference if everyone else is wasting energy? Of course not.

But do you want to be a part of the problem?

 

Same goes for judging.

Sure, we'll all never agree, but that won't stop me from trying to stop myself from judging. Because I'll be honest. I judge. We all do. It's human nature. The difference is that those who don't judge generally step back and try to understand the subject being judged. This happens so quickly and so ingrained in our personalities, that we feel like we don't judge, when in fact judging is what kept humans alive. If something is odd, you have to assume because if we go into things unsure and clueless, that unknown object could be a threat.

Like my professor said on the first day of class

" you all judged me the moment I walked in. I saw it in your eyes"

then a girl says

"I believe you can't judge a book by it's cover"

Professor responds with "of course you can! You do it all the time. From the news you watch to whoever takes your order at mcdonalds. We're observant creatures"

 

And while I agree, that's why I don't want to be a part of the problem. I know I can't change the world, but I can change my actions, so that when im done, I can look back and say "at least I wasn't part of the problem" 

A rather selfish goal if you ask me, but try it. It's a lot more motivating than hoping the world will change. That and maybe the idea can spread and if it doesn't oh well. It wasn't the intent. 

 

Also, I'm starting to feel bad about the brony videos I've made because im noticing a lot of people feel embarrassed to be in the same fandom as those who make stupid stuff. 

I feel like im a part of the problem.

And if that's so, sorry, but at the same time, I just do what I want cuz I want to. soooo....yeah.  

Edited September 14, 2013 by pollo20x6

[K.K. Slider 391]

Nothing in this world has the potential to change if you don't act yourself. Be part of the solution, not part of the problem. Brushing it off because it's what everyone else does strikes me as incredibly arrogant.

Edited September 14, 2013 by K.K. Slider

[Thrashy 2,800]

I'm just going to be perfectly honest, here: Although I support people's right to "just have fun", they must do so at their own risk. Meaning, if you do stupid shit in public and people ridicule you for it, then by default, you forfeit all rights to be upset about it, as you really should've known better. After all, you can't really blame humans for being humans - yeah, it's fucked up that a majority of mankind still lacks the ability to accept (let alone countenance) the differences that exist within it, but it's not our place to bitch about it and demand that humanity changes; ours is to take it in stride and live our lives as we will, regardless of what others think.

 

So hey, if you're the kind of person who doesn't give two shits about what other people think of you, then by all means, make your embarrassing, cringe-worthy vids and post 'em on YouTube for all to see. And if you're so lucky as to have been born what wise men call "charisma", then lucky you - you'll find that you can get away with almost any behavior and people will laugh with you rather than at you. If you were gifted with such charisma, I advise you to abuse it. Abuse the SHIT out of it.

 

...And just because it was brought up so much for some bizarre reason, I think fedoras are ridiculous. Not because they look dumb - which they do, IMO - but because I can't help but shake the feeling that people aren't wearing them because they want to, but because they're a part of some dipshit hipster mentality that wearing funny-looking hats makes them soooo "counterculture"...seriously, fuck you if you actually think that way. All nonconformity is is conformity against the majority. It's still conformity, you deluded hypocrites. </endrandomrant>

[TubeSock2018 325]

If you were gifted with such charisma, I advise you to abuse it. Abuse the SHIT out of it.

Will do! 

 

 

Does anyone know why I have to type 100 characters to post? It's getting annoying cuz I really don't want to say more than I have to. 

[Gigapony 650]

I don't watch them and I don't really intend to. As someone who has been (and continues to be) on the receiving end of so many people's hate and hurtful comments about how uncool, unattractive, weak, or awkward I apparently am, I (personally) am in no position to make fun of others. Especially those who are just trying to enjoy themselves in their own way.

 

I'm fairly tired of negativity towards others and this need people have to prove to themselves that they're better than others. Yes, that's life, but it doesn't mean I have to like it.

 

And that's all I'm gonna say.

[I used to be a stranger 7,993]

In regards to hats, I wear either one of two different trilbys, one of which bears more than five times its own weight in pins from travelling around the world. The other is an undecorated trilby. Only one of them has been used in service of nerd cred, once, several years ago, and never since. Not a single brony button, or even a video game pin, between them.

 

Let's be serious* here, about the issues that truly matter.

 

 

_{*And by 'serious' I of course mean comic relief.}

 

[TubeSock2018 325]

As someone who has been (and continues to be) on the receiving end of so many people's hate and hurtful comments about how uncool, unattractive, weak, or awkward I apparently am, I (personally) am in no position to make fun of others.

Are any of those things true?

 

 

About the whole fedora thing, I personally don't like it. 

I don't like the way they look.

But it's cool. I'm the last person to complain. I wear my hat with the brim bent up. That's waaaaay stupider than a fedora because at least a fedora serves it's purpose. Bending the brim of a cap defeats its purpose, but I like the way it looks and that's how I see fedora wearing people. They just like the way it looks. 

I'm sure we all wear at least one thing that can be considered "odd".

 

and if you don't, booooring.

And I don't mean like wearing outrageous stuff, but if someone can't admit to wearing at least one thing that can be considered odd, I just imagine jeans and a plain shirt. 

[Gigapony 650]

Are any of those things true?

 

You're asking a person who doesn't even know what self-esteem is any more, so you can guess what kind of answer I'd give.

 

Whether it's true or not, however, is irrelevant. I don't feel entitled to undue compliments, and I certainly don't expect the world to see me as "beautiful" or "awesome" when I'm clearly not (by society's current definitions), but what I do wish is that people would just ignore that instead of dwelling on it, or worse still, rub it in my face. It won't happen, but a bloke can dream.

 

As for fedoras, I don't wear them, me. They're not my flavour. My best mate does, on occasion, because he just likes them, simple as that. Speaking for myself, I will never tell him what he ought or ought not wear, and I expect the same respect from him.

[~Silver Essence~ 2,625]

My opinions are on the mix, but more on the negative sides.

 

While they are somewhat funny and unique, they also represent what fans are ridiculed for and also gives a bad example for why we are so infamous.... 

[TubeSock2018 325]

I certainly don't expect the world to see me as "beautiful" or "awesome" when I'm clearly not (by society's current definitions),

And since when has society ever been right about anything?

I'm here, stressing my head out, feeling like the biggest weirdo in the world, feeling like a straight up freak for liking mlp.

And for what reason? Because society said so. Is society right? 

Hell no. Does it get in our mind and root itself so deep that it blooms into a venus flytrap that devours anything that isn't "socially normal"? Maybe. 

I'm not going to sit here and tell you you're wrong and that you are cool and that you are attractive because what difference would it make? You know what society wants and you're the one who looks in the mirror and decides if it's up to "standard". Just like every fan telling me "it's ok to be different" means nothing, people telling you that you're wrong probably doesn't have as much effect as they would hope. Because we live it. We feel it. The burden of Society's gaze. It's judgmental eyes. 

 

I know how hard it can be to break that chain. But you can't let it win. By saying you don't even know what self-esteem is anymore, you're giving Society the win. F that. Yeah, I feel terrible from time to time for liking mlp, but screw it. Society may not agree with me, so too bad. I may be shy, awkward and probably break my trying to do heavy lifting, but F it. I'm not up to Society's. Well too bad. I still feel awesome because I can do things other people can't. Maybe those things I do aren't really awesome. Psh, I don't care.

Don't imagine your life from today. Imagine your life backwards. You're on your deathbed. What do you wish you had done?

 What did you imagine? That's the important stuff you gotta go after.

You wake up everyday and you say "im gonna be great today" and if you're not, then "tomorrow I'm gonna be great". You can be the ugliest, weirdest, scariest son of a ***** ever. It doesn't matter. You gotta have self-esteem or else everything goes down. I don't care if you have legit reason to not have it. You fake it till you feel it. 

 

Now mlp and me is a recent thing, so I don't expect it to be solved over night, but im working on it. 

Don't leave me alone in this. Work with me. Stand up to Society's expectations and work on that self-esteem. 

We may have different problems but they're both influenced by Society, so we're pretty much in this together. 

 

 

and if this entire message was mislead or pointless and you actually meant something else with your posts, well f**k me, I suck. 

[Winona the Dog 1,984]

Eh

 

I could really care less about the cringe videos. If people like doing that kind of stuff then let sleeping dogs lie. Besides as long as they aren't physically hurting someone is perfectly fine to act that way.

 

Many people do silly stuff nowadays. It's in our human nature to act silly.

[FNGRpony 658]

...I swear to all things chaotic...that I find something new in this fandom every day. So what exactly is a cringe video and what does it involve?

I swear there is and never will be a fan dumb like this one.

 

I think i was fans of the fans before the show LOL.  I generally haven't liked the broeny vidoes. 

you mean these lol.