Are you embarrassed for watching MLP? (Males)

[That One Techpriest You Used To Know 2,286]

Definition of a closet brony right here, folks.

 

Oh, well. Honestly, whenever I feel stupid about watching ponies, I pull out this awesome thing by JanAnimations. It's sung by de Lancie and a part by Tara Strong, best voice actors!

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=Hd0-cGkClMQ

[GrimCW 658]

 

 

Oh, well. Honestly, whenever I feel stupid about watching ponies, I pull out this awesome thing by JanAnimations. It's sung by de Lancie and a part by Tara Strong, best voice actors!

 

 

 

I actually keep that on my Ipad just in case anyone does actually ask about the whole Brony thing

As well as a couple other keen fan made works as an example of the GOOD that comes from the community in contrast to the crap the mass media portrays.

Much like Gaming culture, Bronies get a raw deal....

[RainbowSlash234 2]

im not ashamed to be a brony i yelled from a rooftop this morning so i doubt anybody should bug me beacause who cares what we are intrested in

[Taviscratch 453]

I'm proud to be a brony. Having said that, I act like its any other fandom. I treat it no differently to any other show I like. This means that I won't deny watching it and will explain why I like it if I'm asked.

[Descant 1,897]

Brony and proud!

 

I watch My Little Pony with friends in the room, just like I would any other TV show, and if it makes them uncomfortable, too bad for them. Nothing's keeping them there. They can leave if they want. 

Edited October 18, 2013 by Dez

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Since MLP is a girls show yes I would go crazy mad if someone found out. So yes I am very embarrassed, I don't know how other have the guts to share that stuff.

[FoxyCryptid 4,330]

I was one of those boys that grew up watching Sailor Moon on Toonomi, so I think the "embarrassing viewing habits" ship sailed away to 'I don't care" land loooooong ago. 

[Noazark 67]

For me, it's sort of a yes-and-no thing. I don't want people I don't know or trust know about me being a brony, because I don't know how they might react. But I have told all my close friends, and they're cool with it, which is what I expected to happen (it's why I told them in the first place). And I haven't told my parents, mostly because it's pointless, they'll just think I'm into some crazy things and let it go after a minute.

 

So I'm not "embarrassed", but I am discreet about it.

[raspymanic 36]

What other people think of you is none of your business, i like this saying as its very true, everybody has opinions of one another no matter what your likes or religion or beliefs, its apart of life and people have the right to make up their own minds its apart of life and social community. Sometimes you can get really mean people who can force their negative attitudes on to you like bullying ect. It may be hard but you need to try to avoid these people anyone who tries to tell you to change are NOT friends in any way, keep people who except you for who you are close and respect everyone else. You can never change the fact that people are untitled to their own opinions.

[Kyo_Tozunada 21]

Man you'd be suprised how many bronies there are.

 

I went out and bought me a vinyl scratch hoodie (SQUEE VINYL IS BEST PONY OMG) and wore it to school the next day to see what would happen.

 

All of a sudden a ton of people came at me ( and I'm talking like 30-40 people. It was a crowd.) and started asking if they could touch my horn and blah blah. But out of the people who weren't being 5 year olds trying to pull on the horn that was attached to the hoodie, the others who came up after the crowd dissolved started to talk to me as how long id been in the herd and stuff. We shared merch and were to buy stuff, it was great.

 

I enjoy being a brony. I really don't see what the big deal is about liking a cartoon show. (AHEM FOX)

 

Although I do hate it when people try to call me gay for liking the show. TV shows (especially MLP) are gender less and age less and if you think someone watching a tv show makes them gay, you are a ignorant fool looking for attention.

[Courageous Thunder Dash 7,824]

Hay no!

 

Even if people judge me, I tell them to watch the show before they spew their crap about it. I work at the movie theater and all the managers on duty know that I'm a brony. 

[Batbrony 16,054]

While I'm certainly a proud brony, that doesn't mean I go around broadcasting it to everyone I know or meet.  I've told some family members and close friends, and of course the occasional public brony I meet, but besides that it usually just isn't relevant to most people I know, so I don't tell them since they probably just wouldn't care, plain and simple.  There's far more important qualities about me than the fact that I watch MLP that people in my life need to know.

[Rokkurin 214]

I'm proud to be a brony. I get to meet awesome people who i would never know about. On facebook, i posted on there that i am a brony and i do not care what anyone thinks! I use references from the show to see if anyone around me knows about the show. Its surprising how many people react to it.

[Kyo_Tozunada 21]

I'm jus really having a hard time understanding how people can be shy.

 

First off, what's the worst that's going to happen? You want to go talk to someone right? So you go up to them and say hi. Either 2 things will happen. One, they will ignore you. Two, they will hold a conversation.

 

Afraid of stage fright? Don't be. These people obviously out to see you perform, why not give them a show?

 

Want to ask a girl out? The worst thing she will say is no. It won't hinder the relationship you have if you don't pass the girl off as a bitch because she didn't like you.

 

It's all a matter of thought process I guess. I used to be shy myself, but then I realized that the best way to go about things in life regarding fear is to just not give a fuck. The only thing to fear is fear it self. We as humans tend to make a bigger deal out of things when it's not needed. Just take things slow, breath, and give it your best. You will be fine. Take it from Kyo, my OC. He's helped me along with my fears, I'm sure he can help you as well.

 

I'm proud to be a brony, and so should every other pony. I couldn't care less about what you think. The only opinion that matters is my own.

Edited October 21, 2013 by Kyo_Tozunada

[Sazama Ichida 2,367]

I gotta be honest here. Yes I am embarrassed. I don't know how to tell people this at all. I live down south where men are prided on being "manly and tough". If people here knew that I was a brony they'd call me a faggot and God only knows what else...

 

And when my dad found out that I liked The Powerpuff Girls he trolled me SO HARD...

[Capt. Snuggle Gruff 101]

I don't really disclose the information of me watching it to ,any people.  But if they find out I'm not trying to deny it either.  For me its mostly just keep to yourself since most of my friends thinks its a bit weird.

[deletedaccount0000 216]

Can someone please tell me how they told their parents/siblings? I'm feeling like I can but I just don't know! I answered I am a closet Brony...

[Troblems 5,617]

I'm not a guy, but at first I was like ermahgerd, why am I watching this. I got over it pretty quickly though, and now when I don't wear a skirt, I'm wearing an MLP belt. I also have a lot of MLP other stuff, such as my backpack, and one of my two lunch boxes (the other being a weighted companion cube)

[James 302]

Not on the internet, otherwise I wouldn't be here, but I definitely am IRL. I'm embarrassed about almost anything I do, my family have always tried to make me feel like an idiot and derided me for everything I do, even things that everyone else does. I'm not open about anything at all IRL. I'm hardly going to tell everyone about this when even the mundane things result in bullying.

[ePONYmous 215]

I voted "Meh" only because I treat my affinity for MLP:FiM just as anything else I'm interested in. I wouldn't make it a point to discuss it, unless it happened to come up or if I met any bronies in real-life. Two such cases happened to me.

 

At a job I used to work at I happened to encounter two guys purchasing pony toys (an Applejack and a Rarity if I recall), and I had to ask them about it. I actually was rather careful about how I worded my question, too. I said, "I'm just curious, and I hope you don't mind me asking, but are you buying those for yourselves?" They were actually quite cool about it and said yes, they were bronies, and then I admitted I was one too. I said something like, "Pinkie Pie is best pony" and we brohoofed. It was actually a pretty awesome moment for me. So much so that my heart was actually beating heavily for some reason. I think it was the excitement of encountering another brony in real-life for the first time.

 

The second instance was actually with family. As it turns out, my sister in-law's sister's boyfriend is a brony. We were having a family get-together at his place and at some point MLP:FiM came on Netflix and I jokingly asked, "Who's watching this?" and he admitted it was him. He has an interesting sense of humor, so I wanted to be sure, so I asked, "Really?" and he said, "Heck yeah. I'm a brony." Then he asked if I was one. I just said, "Allow me to answer that with this," and I pulled out my iPhone and played a few Pinkie quotes from my Pony Sounds app. So we talked about it a little. My older brother, who was there as well, didn't know what a brony was, so I explained it to him and he didn't seem bothered by it at all. Neither did anyone else. So that was a relief. We never talked about it since though, but only because it just never comes up.

 

So I'm not embarrassed to be one, but I don't go around announcing it to the world either by randomly talking about it or wearing pony merchandise (Not that there's anything wrong with that). For me to discuss it, it just has to come up in a conversation somehow. Then I'll gladly talk about it.

 

Besides, if someone ever does have issues with me liking the show, I see that as their problem. Not mine.

[Ianpiersonjdavis 512]

Yes, but I think it's mostly because I'm a very insecure person who probably cares a little too much about what others think about me.

 

And be labeled with the more negative popular Brony misconceptions that the general public has about us in general.

 

I'm trying to get over it, though.

[FNGRpony 658]

For males...

 

Are you embarrassed about watching MLP?

 

Answer in the poll, and post comments as replies.

 

Personally, I'm a proud Brony.

 

 

 

 

 

 

A yup.  

I'm terrified LOL.

is that horribly childish? 

ah i'm a chilidish person.

I generally don't cop to anime unless it's the right place to do it.

[Rainbowcrash420 109]

I kind of am depending who Im around. No one really has made fun of me for watching it they just kind of laugh. If i ever meet a "hater' in real life then its probably not gonna be pretty. Most people dont care or think its cool but it does help I live in portland.

[Gale Force 6]

I used to fall into the catagory of

"Yes, I like MLP. I know it does not conform with societies ideals of masculinity, therefore I am a minority and should be considered an outcast."

 

Then I saw this video about how the views on what is manly and the swapping of gender rolls throughout the ages in relations to the brony fandum opened my eyes. Yes, we dont conform, but society will realize that we are changing that.

 

Now I am proud.

 

I do understand that somepeople would really rather not know, or they honestly dont care. So I dont announce my interest in the sho unless there is an oppertunity brought up. Such as a "guilty" pleasure or a show that I like and what not.

 

I honestly dont think anyone should be ashamed. We are awesome. Remember that.

[Drehgunklew 136]

I don't really give a damn about that. I can't say I'm proud of being a brony. It's like saying you're proud of watching Breaking Bad. It's just a TV show. But I can't say I'm ashamed of being one, either. I watch it because I like it and there's nothing more about that [: