Has anyone you know come out as a Brony?

[SkyHeart 102]

I know someponies might not care, but I just have to share this.

 

I love MLP, and my boyfriend has supported me the whole time. But when I joined this forum, he became jealous, but wouldnt say why. We got in fights all the time, and finnaly we broke up.

 

Then, yesterday, he said we needed to talk. I met up with him, and he proceeded to tell me that he loved MLP too! He said he always watched it when he was younger, and that he loved Starlight and Sweetheart and Teddy best, and he had his own oc he made up a long tima ago named Gram Cracker, a pegasus with a smore for a cutie mark. He said he didnt want Skyhert shipping with other ponies because he felt like Gram Cracker and Skyheart should be together.

 

We spent the rest of the day watching MLP FIM togther, and he said he was so happy, happier then he had been in a long time.

 

So, I wanted to hear if anypony had similar stories, if they had a loved one, or themselves, had a wonderful, soul lifting, Brony coming-out!

 

Edited March 10, 2014 by Flipturn

[An Old Head 4,816]

Hi there SkyHeart - just letting you know that I'm going to change this topic title to something that better informs members of what the topic is about; for everyone's general convenience. Hope you don't mind. ^^

[ghostfacekiller39 23,879]

One dude, and I sweet-talked him into joining the forums, but I'm pretty sure he hopped off the bandwagon he thought it was

Other than that, nope! Only other brony I know IRL was a brony before me, so I came out to him!
 

[Ardhacandra 133]

Uhm.. Not really. I was never really THAT ashamed of being a brony myself.. But one of my friends (Only brony friend, really) finds it a bit harder to admit.. But now he is thinking of buying a t-shirt after he heard I bought 3 =D That is a good start, I think.

[SkyHeart 102]

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thank you! that makes much more sense now ^^

[StarSwirlTheBearded 356]

I know a few non-friends who are bronies, and I suspect a friend of being a closet brony.  However, I do not have any open brony friends.  However, that may change if potential brony friend or I opens up.

[SkyHeart 102]

I know a few non-friends who are bronies, and I suspect a friend of being a closet brony.  However, I do not have any open brony friends.  However, that may change if potential brony friend or I opens up.

i dont know if this is over stepping boundries, but why havent you?

[Deae Rising Shine~ 57,572]

I have no friends XD But no, everyone I know, is no brony or pegasister ... or don't show it open or to me

[StarSwirlTheBearded 356]

i dont know if this is over stepping boundries, but why havent you?

 

In short, most of the people I know are anti-bronies, most bronies I have encountered I would prefer to avoid, and since I am already unpopular, becoming an open brony would be harmful.  As far as my friend, I am not confident if he is a brony, and he presents himself as an anti-brony (just like I do).  Even if he was a brony, I don't know if he'd want people knowing he's a brony, and at this point, I do not want people to know that I am a brony.  I have gone into both aspects in greater detail in other places on MLPforums.

 

However, I know there are bronies around, so I have been thinking of opening up about it.  If anyone has any good advice, you are free to tell me.

[Ardhacandra 133]

I would say, start by telling someone who you know is a tolerant. There has to be someone who isn't judgemental? They might ask some questions, like, why you like the show. But besides that.. 

 

That would be a good first step I think

[Espurr 449]

Hmm, I was supposed to tell some of my friends. But I never did because I was too scared of what they would say. They haven't asked anything on it for a while, so I hope they forgot. Oh man, I feel kind of bad, but i'd rather not lose the only friends I have in real life.

[Ardhacandra 133]

Ah yes, it is indeed sad how people react to such a simple thing as liking a cartoon..

But still, there must me at least one person you know that you feel confident about, right? Maybe start out by telling someone who you know that has nothing to do with the your friends?

[StarSwirlTheBearded 356]

I would say, start by telling someone who you know is a tolerant. There has to be someone who isn't judgemental? They might ask some questions, like, why you like the show. But besides that.. 

 

That would be a good first step I think

 

Ah yes, it is indeed sad how people react to such a simple thing as liking a cartoon..

But still, there must me at least one person you know that you feel confident about, right? Maybe start out by telling someone who you know that has nothing to do with the your friends?

 

My group of friends seems to be particularly brony-hostile.  I used to be the "ringleader" of the anti-brony movement within the group, although I've backed off a bit since I became a brony just shy of a month ago.  I still act like an anti-brony when the topic is brought up, though.  I wouldn't dare tell any of them though.  Although they would likely remain my friends, they would hate me for it and may tell others about me being a brony.

 

Recently, I've met a few older students that I've become acquainted with that seem pretty trustworthy.  However, I am not sure what their opinions of bronies are.  Also, I do know a brony that I could easily make friends with and confide in them (strange how I've never thought about that before).  However, I need to do additional "research" to determine who is brony tolerant and trustworthy, and whether I feel up to revealing it at all.  I don't even want to tell my family about this.

Edited March 10, 2014 by abct8

[SkyHeart 102]

In short, most of the people I know are anti-bronies, most bronies I have encountered I would prefer to avoid, and since I am already unpopular, becoming an open brony would be harmful.  As far as my friend, I am not confident if he is a brony, and he presents himself as an anti-brony (just like I do).  Even if he was a brony, I don't know if he'd want people knowing he's a brony, and at this point, I do not want people to know that I am a brony.  I have gone into both aspects in greater detail in other places on MLPforums.

 

However, I know there are bronies around, so I have been thinking of opening up about it.  If anyone has any good advice, you are free to tell me.

I kinda get how you feel. I'm bullied,but not for being a pegasister. No one in my school knows what it is. I'm just "the girl who likes magic ponies"

[Ardhacandra 133]

 

 

Recently, I've met a few older students that I've become acquainted with that seem pretty trustworthy.  However, I am not sure what their opinions of bronies are.  Also, I do know a brony that I could easily make friends with and confide in them (strange how I've never thought about that before).  However, I need to do additional "research" to determine who is brony tolerant and trustworthy, and whether I feel up to revealing it at all.  I don't even want to tell my family about this.

 

It seems like you have it under control, bro

 

 

 

I kinda get how you feel. I'm bullied,but not for being a pegasister. No one in my school knows what it is. I'm just "the girl who likes magic ponies"

 

 

Being bullied is always sad Do you have any friends who know that you are a pegasister (And who know what it is, of course)?

[SkyHeart 102]

 

Being bullied is always sad Do you have any friends who know that you are a pegasister (And who know what it is, of course)?

 

Just two ^^ and one is my boyfriend who is a brony. So that's always nice :3

[Archer Dash 163]

Well I had been a closet brony for about 6 months when suddenly my best friend becomes a brony and somehow he reveals that I was too in one fell swoop.  I accidentally my other best friend/neighbor into a brony.  And I'm like 99% sure one of my other friends is a closet brony, all of this within about 3 months.