Pegasister

[Guest]

Honestly, both terms are kind of stupid. Plus you don't have to give yourself a title just because you like something.

Listen to this man. He speaks wisdom and truth.

 

In all seriousness, the term "brony" shouldn't be taken so seriously. It can be used for naming schemes of things and to jokingly refer to fans, but people take it as a serious title. They act like it's a defining tag, that it's a lifestyle. I am not a "brony" I am merely a person who enjoy MLP, and that's all I need to be. I don't need a tag, or a title. I feel like giving it a title is like giving it unnecessary importance.

[hawkflame 3,313]

Actually(sadly, the term has a bad origin) it's brony as in /b/rony because the term was unfortunately coined on /b/. Sad, but true. It's based one the meme use of bro more than the real-world one.

 

But then doesn't the meme use of the word "bro" originate out of the real-world one? It's not as if the word was invented without any context.

[FoxyCryptid 4,330]

But then doesn't the meme use of the word "bro" originate out of the real-world one? It's not as if the word was invented without any context.

 

 

 

Words tend to take on different or slightly changed meanings than their original use when adopted my internet culture, such as "fail" going from

"not succeeding" to meaning "massive, nuclear meltdown level screw-up". 

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I mean I'm a girl but I prefer the term 'brony'- simply because I just don't like the way pegasister sounds. Personally I'd rather neither term be used, but if they are to be used I do have a preference.

[FoxyCryptid 4,330]

Masculine is the default of the english language. Many things with maculine connitaions are gender nuetral. 

 

Try Spanish, it's such a masculine language that when referring to a group, even if only one of them are male the proper way to address them is guys, gentlemen, dudes, ect. At least that's what a teacher that spoke spanish had told us when someone corrected her for calling a group with a girl in it by "guys".   

[Miss Light Diamond 2,803]

Because Bro has just kinda evolved into a gender neutral term...personally I don't like being called Bro but...I have my reasons.
The only reason I identify as a brony is because the term Pegasister...well its just too much, can we not settle for one really silly term then two? TBH I don't even really identify as Brony anymore...I'm just a person who likes My little pony.

[Courageous Thunder Dash 7,825]

Some bronies use "brony" as an all-around term that adresses both genders. Pegasister is actually more fitting for girls because of "sister". Alternatively, girls don't want to be labeled as a seperate term. 

[Dr. Mechano 633]

I'm not exactly keen on the abrasive nature of anonymous imageboard culture, so the "/b/rony" etymology does nothing to endear the term to me. Reardless of the term's origins from /b/ - something I wouldn't wear as a badge anyway - calling myself a "brony" still feels like I'm drawing needless attention to my gender. I'm not saying all self-described bronies do this, but that it would feel that way to me if I did.

 

To me, "MLP fan" feels more neutral and carries less baggage.

[ghostfacekiller39 23,874]

Jeezus.

 

I was gonna go in depth about my feelings about this hurr subject, but I'm just gonna leave it at this:

 

Call them whatever they want to be called, dammit. Brony is the safe bet, but neither term is incorrect.

 

You call 'em a Pegasister, and they get offended, apologize and don't do it again.

 

Some girls don't want to be treated differently than the dudes, and see "Pegasister" differing them from everyone else, and some just don't care.

 

No right or wrong answer. Just do as they prefer, dammit. :okiedokielokie:

[Flash Fire 386]

Try Spanish, it's such a masculine language that when referring to a group, even if only one of them are male the proper way to address them is guys, gentlemen, dudes, ect. At least that's what a teacher that spoke spanish had told us when someone corrected her for calling a group with a girl in it by "guys".

 

Has anyone here seriously not called a group, even if it had NO males in it, guys? "Hey you guys?" It's the natural default trained into us by linguistics. Most languages are like this, from what I understand, I thank you a lot for the spanish reference. This traces back to the fact that the vast majority of language development happened during a time of male domination. I think the only reason this "pegasister" thing is even an argument is due to extreme "feminists" who declare a need for segregation of gender to the effect of elevation the female due to using gender as a defining trait. Not only does this seem shallow to me but this is just as sexist as men putting down women due to gender. On the contrary, male bronies can also use the term to force girls out. True feminism demands true equality, not elevation. This is why the blanket term of "Brony" is better, in my opinion. Linguistical connotations say it is a unisex term in the context and no one is alienated by segregation of gender. I mean, no one calls them Whovians and Companions, although, I have a feeling people would have less of a problem with that.....