How long could you talk about MLP with other people?

[jackleapp81 456]

While I was at college last fall, I met a few other bronies while I was there.

This was fantastic for me because I had almost completely ruled out the possibility that I would meet any bronies there at all since there were so few of them in my high school.

 

Problem was, I had no idea how to lead into a conversation with these guys. They were all wearing brony t-shirts, so I knew that they liked the show, but I didn't want to go up to them and be like:

 

"Hey...I like your shirt. Ponies are awesome."

 

With a line like that, they might get the impression that I was creepily obsessed with the show or something. So I decided instead to ask about their classes first, what teachers they had, stuff like that.

 

Anyway, after we introduced ourselves to each other, I gather up the boldness to say:

 

"Those pony shirts are, uh...I love them. I like ponies. I mean, I like watching ponies. Dang it, no--I mean that I like My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic."

 

After I blurt that out all of them just stare blankly at me. Finally, one of them says:

 

"I do too..."

 

"Really?" I say enthusiastically, hoping to break the silence. "Who's your favorite pony?"

 

They all answer. 1st guy says Twilight, 2nd guy says Rarity, and 3rd guy says Applejack.

 

"Applejack is my favorite too." I say with an embarrassed grin.

 

They fall silent.

 

"Sooo...what's your favorite episode?" I ask.

 

They all give their answers (very quielty, I might add), then silence falls over us again, and it starts to get awkward. I begin to panic.

 

"Well guys, it was nice to meet you all, but I gotta get to class. See ya!" I say in a hurry.

 

"Bye." They mutter under their breath.

 

Sheesh, you'd think people who were bold enough to wear brony t-shirts in public would have a lot more than a few words to say about the show. I mean, why did I have to guide that whole exchange? Where was their enthusiasm? Surely they'd talked about MLP with each other before. I know we were in the lunchroom and there were a ton of other people around, but when you're wearing a freaking t-shirt with a pony on it in public, I think you've already thrown away most of your inhibitions. 

 

I don't know...I just feel as if the topic of MLP was ripe for discussion, especially when it's clear that everyone in the group is a brony. You can talk about characters, the stories in the episodes, favorite Youtube videos from the fandom..I mean, is MLP such a hard thing to talk about? Is the subject, as a conversation topic, solely limited to what your favorite episode and pony is? 

 

How long do you think you could keep the conversation going about MLP with a group of friends? Are you too embarrassed to discuss MLP around people who aren't bronies?

Edited January 10, 2014 by jackleapp81

[Delernil 952]

I love talking about the show with my brony friend. It usually starts with the show and ends with jokes, or the other way around. We talk about it all the time .

[Silly 21]

For hours. I could talk about it as long as they were willing to. If they lost interest then I would change the subject.

[Sn0wblind 78]

It all depends on the type of person or brony you are talking with. Some people aren't shy at all about announcing to the world they are bronies and I applaud them for that not only because they have the confidence required to do that but they believe in what they are a fan of. 

 

I, for one, am extremely quiet by nature but will open up to be very outgoing and sociable around the right people, but will NEVER talk about MLP in public because I am extremely wary of being open about the show. However, I am pretty open about it online, at least with people I don't know IRL like you guys. I feel a lot of bronies are like this share the same sentiment.There are probably a whole lot of people out there who are bronies that we don't know about because, well, they're scared to admit they like a show aimed at a younger demographic.

 

Over time though, I think the brony community will gain more and more acceptance and people will be more open about it. It's still growing and doing so at a very promising speed, but as of now, don't be alarmed if people are wary about discussing the show in public. 

[jackleapp81 456]

As of now, don't be alarmed if people are wary about discussing the show in public. 

I get that, I really do, but part of me has a problem accepting the fact that a group of people who were wearing brony t-shirts in public wouldn't be willing to discuss the show openly. It's like waving a gay pride flag, and then quickly shoving it into your pocket when somebody points out that you're waving it in the air for all to see.

 

Don't misconstrue that comment though, I'm not saying that bronies are gay, I'm just pointing out that it's a similar situation here. 

 

To me, those shirts were an invitation to a conversation. Those shirts said: "Look at me! I'm a brony!". They begged to be noticed, and it's hard not to notice them, even for people who are non-bronies.

 

I don't know. Maybe the t-shirt is as far as some people are willing to go. They might still be uncomfortable discussing it, simply because nobody else around them is. I can see that. I just sort of wish those guys had "thrown me a bone" so to speak. Not left me hanging like that.

Edited January 10, 2014 by jackleapp81

[Stick Shift 84]

I could talk about it as long as the other person is willing to do the same. I am not vocal about being a Brony because my parents and relatives (Most of them) are very close-minded and as I'm finishing up my last year of college while living at home there is no need to mess with the status quo. If I knew someone in my area or at my college that was into the show I would have no problem talking about the show or sharing experiences about the show but have yet to meet anyone, there might be someone there but who knows.  

[Twilight Circuits 603]

A good question with a simple answer. Too long for anypony's attention span.

[SomariFeyWright 776]

It is entirely limited to how long the other person could hold it out themselves. For the most part, I'm a very awkward, easily embarrassed kid, and don't enjoy engaging in conversation that ends too abruptly/awkwardly. But I also don't force it to keep going.

 

If they can't keep it going, neither can I. If they can, I can go on for HOURS.

[TwilightPie 11]

I could talk about it 24/7!

[ReverseFaller 2,483]

Pretty much all of my friends at school are bronies and we talk about My Little Pony so much. It never gets old. I could talk about it forever.

[Pinkie Dust 85]

i have a bunch of friends who are bronies and we spend about 2 hours a day talking about it so I could talk about it forever 

[Geek0zoid 1,468]

Depends on what exactly we're talking about.

Characters?

Seasons?

A specific episode?

It all depends on what we're discussing in the first place.

[Legacy Dash 439]

I could talk about it for a very, very long time. And I do - on Skype, with friends, I just ramble on, somehow we get very distracted though and start talking about alternate universes (happens quite often) and stuff  - then we usually get back on track and talk about MLP.

[Dddrgn 450]

I can talk for HOURS about the show. Hours and hours. I often do as well.

[Scootalove 10,689]

I could talk about the show for a few hours but if the person isn't interested, I won't talk about the show.

[Jackleberry 1,923]

I may be shy and introverted ... but I could probably go on for quite a while, depending on the situation/people around me of course. You see, my brain is literally ponies. Ponies this, ponies that. Just locked up in there, waiting to be let out ... but, I keep everything MLP related to myself if the current subject has nothing to do with it. Usually the only time I talk about ponies is around other bronies, my family, or when it's brought up by someone else.

[Rift enchanted 380]

Well my friends obsess over mlp as much as I do and we can discuss mlp for DAYZ. There are a lot of things we talk about.

[An Old Head 4,816]

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[Empty Room 512]

It all depends on who I'm talking to and how long THEY want to talk about it. If they're up for a MLP chat, then I shall talk with them about it until we decide to change the topic.

[Smarts 1,622]

I could talk about MLP with someone for as long as they are interested in talking about it. Once they lose interest in the topic and want to move on, we will talk about something else. Wash, rinse, repeat.

[Jokuc 8,174]

Not that long to be honest. When I found out that some people were bronies, we just talked about it a little bit like favorite pony, favorite song. That's pretty much it xD

 

We usually just show each other some brony songs and videos, pictures and stuff like that. We don't talk much about the show at all.

[Bronies are cool 30]

I kind of agree that people in public wearing pony shirts should be able to discuss a show for longer than a few lines. However, the reality is that you never actually know why some people don't want to talk about it.

 

Like, you might think that he is being quiet about it because he is shy about it, but maybe he just simply doesn't want to talk about that subject at that particular moment. I for one am a video game lover, but I don't want to talk about video games in front of everyone or to everyone.

 

And if a stranger came to me and my friends and began talking about ponies, it might be a little weird. At least at first. I would have probably talked more about it if I felt more comfortable with the person. Idk really though I think it's a case-by-case thing even though a lot falls under the same category.

 

However, it could also be an I security thing. I feel that I can relate to the people you were talking to. My brother knows that I am a brony, but if he wanted to talk about it with me, I probably would not have much to say to him. This is because I don't talk about mlp to him and so it is just weird, even though he is my brother. But if he talked about it more, then maybe I would too

I have been able to keep a pony conversation with a non brony for a long while. It was because I trust that person. And so I am able to talk about it to that person because I felt secure in that person. I don't know how long I would be able to keep a conversation in pony with someone who I just met though just becuse I have never had to

[PoisonClaw 8,164]

To be fair, I'd be rather apprehensive talking about something as wonderfully strange as ponies with someone I'd just met. Sure, I can talk for hours about it with my friends, but I doubt I could go more than ten minutes before whatever conversation I was having started to descend into awkward territory. 

[DragonKing235 198]

Well my recored is 10 minutes flat that is with my none brony friends aka my best friends and as for my brony friends aka you peeps and all for as long as i want to witch happends to be a haif a hour and after that it is other fun stuff that i talk about because i'm that awesome.

To be fair, I'd be rather apprehensive talking about something as wonderfully strange as ponies with someone I'd just met. Sure, I can talk for hours about it with my friends, but I doubt I could go more than ten minutes before whatever conversation I was having started to descend into awkward territory.

you too cool yea I get bored of the same talk if it goes on to long

Edited January 12, 2014 by DragonKing235

[hawkflame 3,310]

If I met someone else with a similar level of interest in the show, I don't know when the conversation would end.

 

Especially if someone asked my why Rarity is Best Pony.  My god, I hope you didn't have plans for the evening...