The word 'Brony'

[Gravelord Neat-O 305]

okay, so i know i watch MLP: FIM(obviously) and like the show, but do i really have label myself as a 'Brony'? Quite frankly, i don't like being called a Brony, it makes me feel like a chocolate pastry. My question is, is it really necessary to label yourself as a 'Brony'?

 

  i'm not saying to hide the fact that you watch MLP, i'm saying if you actually like calling yourself a 'Brony'? i actually like the word Pegasister better than Brony lol. 

[ZukoIsBestPony 561]

Well no, self identifying is a good way to express yourself. Call yourself whatever you want, a pony enthusiast, a fan boy, a pegasister, a peanut butter sandwich, anything really! Be who you want to be! Fuck labels.

[Gravelord Neat-O 305]

a peanut butter sandwich

i think i prefer being a peanut butter sandwich 

[DashingDuke 13]

Call it whatever you want, feel free to invent a new term. Who know, it might even catch on.

Brony is just the most commonly used term, derived obviously from 'brother' and 'pony'

For all the difference it makes in the world call yourself a 'pony enthusiest' say you are 'ecstatic about equines' 'crazy for colts' 'fanatic about fillies' 'awesome at alliteration' so long as you are comfortable calling yourself that it is a correct term to use.

[ZukoIsBestPony 561]

 

 

i think i prefer being a peanut butter sandwich

Right there with ya, *Peanut-butter hoof*

[Deesinn 393]

No it's just a stupid TV show, but I kinda like it because there's defiantly some meaning towards the term, a history and a message.  Like I'm a brony, I like this show, and I participate in this fandom.  It doesn't really mean anymore than that to me.  

[Discordian 6,015]

You don't have to identify as a brony, just as someone who likes the show. Much like not everyone who watches Star Trek is a Trekkie.

 

However, be prepared to be labeled by society at large as a brony against your will. Sticks and stones and all that.

Edited February 21, 2014 by Discordian

[Gravelord Neat-O 305]

Right there with ya, *Peanut-butter hoof*

*peanut-butter hoof* we're peanut butter bros from now on.

[Jammo 986]

I call myself and other FiM fans "Green Heliotrope that shoots fire and vibrates when it hears show tunes" but I'm wacky like that.

[crazitaco 596]

Heh, be a pegasister or pegabro then Here's some friendly advice from your neighborhood Dean,

 

Hell, i consider myself a nega-brony (or negasister in my case), which is a totally made up term for bronies with a villainous slant.

Edited February 21, 2014 by crazitaco

[Guest90210 3,569]

By the practically universally agreed upon definition of "Brony", you are one.

 

You don't have to go around calling yourself one all of the time, but that doesn't mean you aren't one.

[Gone Airbourne 21,977]

No you don't have to label yourself under anything. I don't necessarily like calling myself a brony either. people make a big deal of little stuff like this. Call yourself whatever you want to call yourself I don't care

[Everleaf 541]

I like brony more than pegasister actually i honestly HATE the word pegasister but call yourself what you want it's up to you

[Budding Night 1,043]

I'm with you, I really don't like being called a Brony. I prefer to call myself 'A Fan' at final.

 

From what the apparent definition for 'Brony' is, I am exactly that, but the label is just a label, it doesn't mean much.

[Serbon div 386]

I personally like the word "brony". It's something original of this fandom, and something that sets us apart. It's one of the reasons why I became a brony lol

[Nerdy Luigi 2,065]

Well, there are people who watch the show and are not of the fandom. But brony. THAT TERMINOLOGY DESERVES A BROHOOF.

[Revy ~ Two Hands 862]

Like any fandom it's if you feel the need to belong you'll use the label

Personally I don't label myself brony because my love of technicolor cartoon horses isn't defining. Also I don't want to be associated with some of the shady stuff that is done by hardcore fans (see any drama and the over reaction to it). Also the term has a lot of thea lot of negative connotations.

[Envy 6,202]

I've never liked the term, either. Even if I was a guy and a bigger fan of the show than I currently am, I still don't think I would go by the label. Then again, that could be because I'm not one to go under such kind of labels... Perhaps "band geek" would be the closest that I've ever called myself.

 

Either way, you are not a "Brony" unless you call yourself one. It's a fan-made term and thus can only apply to those who wish to apply it to themselves.

[Sekhayet 253]

It's a label and it's accurate. What more can you ask for? I personally don't care as long as it tells people that I like MLP and I live my life according to what I like.

[Clover Heart 978]

For all the difference it makes in the world call yourself a 'pony enthusiest' say you are 'ecstatic about equines' 'crazy for colts' 'fanatic about fillies' 'awesome at alliteration' so long as you are comfortable calling yourself that it is a correct term to use.

 

...Do I need to alert the authorities?

 

I like brony more than pegasister actually i honestly HATE the word pegasister but call yourself what you want it's up to you

Yeah, I agree. I find the term pegasister to be really contrived and stupid.

Edited February 21, 2014 by Clover Heart

[Scootalove 10,689]

It's just a label, you don't have to be identified by the label if you prefer to be called a brony that's fine.

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4 words to contribute. Unibro.

[LowfatEnvelope 335]

This thread appears to be related to the My Little Pony franchise and/or the Bronydom in general. Thus, it has been sentenced to Sugarcube Corner.

[Tigerpop198 696]

How about "hoofer's." I think something already took that.

[Judgement 445]

I could see why you don't like the title. I personally don't really care about labeling myself anything. I like the show and talking about it, so I only go by "brony" on the forums. In real life, if I ever come out about being a brony, I'll just call myself "somebody that likes mlp" rather than brony.