My personal experiences with bronies! · 3:37am Aug 15th, 2019
Hello, if you're reading this message, then its subject should be obvious: My experiences with the Brony fandom. Let me just go out and say that they have consisted of both my best and my worst. Sadly, more so my worst than best. Sure, I have met many bad people in my life, and yes, they have been very unpleasant to deal with, but they pale in comparison to both the Furry and Brony fandoms. (The furries are just as bad). They make such big preaches about love, tolerance, and friendship, most of them like to be nice to your face, making you think that they're sincere.
I'm here to tell you guys that they're not!
Now, before i'm shot down and treated like the demon seed of the ninth circle of hell, hear me out! Most that i've encountered wouldn't even want to know about you if you've got nothing to give back in return to them. If you're not there to order a commission from them, you're not worth their time, you mean nothing to them, they could give less than a shit about you in general, in any measurable capacity. They want absolutely nothing to do with you. To them, you're nothing more than a mere stepping stone for their success. A pawn in the greater scheme of their business. You're not a friend to them, never have been, never will be.
The hypocrisy of this message and our fandom is truly awe-inspiring!
And yet, many of us don't understand, they cannot comprehend why there're so many brony-haters out there. Most of us have no idea why. And I don't believe, for even a second that it's solely because we watch a show geared for small girls. I am not satisfied with that answer. It's because of our selfish attitudes, our skewed moral compasses, our everyday choices towards other people, the chips on our shoulders, our arrogance, that holier than thou behavior. All of this is only even scraping the tip of this metaphorical iceberg. That, and when you try to confront them about this, they try to close you off, block you, claim that you're harassing them. They will do everything in their power to shut you up.
Who better to tell you guys than one with experience with these guys.
It's incredible how they'll try to be nice to you, try to reach out to you, try to help you. In reality, it's all just a ruse. A clever ruse, plenty of thought put into ruse, but a ruse none the less. If it's one thing that I cannot and will not stand for are fake people, with friends like those, who needs enemies. Most of them cannot even be trusted. Just go to any Discord, Steam, or hell, any social group that has Bronies in it, question them of their motives, and i'll guarantee that they'll ban you on the spot. I can't tell you how many times that has happened to me. They ask for, no they demand respect, acceptance, and friendship. But they act like this to everyone. Respect is earned, not given out like candy. If you want to be accepted, then you can start by earning that respect. If you want to be my friend, cool. If you don't, cool. But DO NOT act all friendly and chummy with me, if you've got absolutely zero intention of doing so. That's shitty. Seriously, fuck off with using, backstabbing, pieces of dog shit like that.
You guys can see what's wrong with this picture, right?
If you can, then congratulations, you're currently able to see why I see the reason why we're hated. I'm not saying that in a condescending fashion, i'm saying this as a way of expressing my gratitude for your epiphany. If you can see the point of this blog post, then there may very well be hope for this fandom yet. I'm not going to hold my breath for something that's more than likely never going to happen in a million years.
HOWEVER...
For the ones that I do have a very good time with, I thank you for that, I appreciate the friends that I do have. I'm grateful for everything that i've been given. I will never toss them away, I do not function like that, period. That will never happen with me. I am loyal to those who care about me as I do them. Mutual love, acceptance and friendship. That's what I truly love to see and feel. This does not mean that i'm going to leave this fandom. I've joined this fandom to bring a smile to everybody's face, to be the best friend that I can be, to always be there for my friends, and to entertain said people with my work. I did not come here to be the very opposite of that. You all want me to be honest, this is about as good as you're going to get. Thank you all for taking the time to read this blog post.
Friendship is magic, my left asscheek!
I am glad to see that you are not the only one with this viewpoint. So many preach about "love and tolerance." That is one of the biggest crocks of shit I have ever heard. People in this fandom fight, call one another names and even hate each other over things as simple as who the best pony is and what the best ship is. Hell it seems like it is worse than a Cubs fan arguing with a Cardinals fan. Being a Cubs fan, trust me, I've dealt with unpleasant Cardinals fans but even we can agree on one thing, the NL Central is always up for grabs and it is a matter of "may the best team win."
I never got really immersed in the fandom because many have other interests that I have either never heard of or simply don't care about. Of course being 40, old enough to be the father of many in the fandom, that is going to be the case. I honestly don't get why some seem so arrogant. I'm simply here to write stories and interact with people. Now yeah, I do get into arguments with people in the political groups but that involves politics, not why Bronies are superior to others. I am not afraid to admit that this fandom is not perfect nor am I afraid to admit that there are many I would not trust.
Don't worry though, I don't see you as a demo or anything as such. What I see in you is a realist who isn't afraid to speak your mind and those are the type of people I respect. If everyone in the fandom were more like you, I think this fandom would be a much better place and perhaps not so hated. And on a final note, if I could upvote blog posts, this one would get an upvote.
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Thanks!
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You're welcome. I have had plenty of negative interactions with people but within this fandom has come some of the worst. One thing that has caused me a lot of problems is my hatred of futa. I have actually got called intolerant because of it and in one story I wrote, one that I wound up deleting it was so bad, I was actually called homophobic when two of the primary characters were lesbians! One male character was upset over his crush being a lesbian and people attacked me over it. Hell early on in my time here, someone told me that one of my stories was a "go kill yourself" type of story. For a brief while I thought about quitting writing until I realized that in doing so that would be letting them win. I am hoping that when the series ends, the bad apples will jump ship and leave those of us who will at least be nice to one another as the only ones remaining.
I mean, pretty much all of the famous and well-known bronies. even furries have been and still are this way, sadly. It's not a matter of how, but of why. Why're they hated so much? You see, that's the biggest question they often ask, maybe it's a question that they should ask themselves first. Every brony From Pony Optica, to Inverted Shadow, all the way to Scribbler and Wubcake, they're all the same, based on my personal experiences. If you're not there to benefit them, they want nothing to do with you. Simplicity itself.
I can see that not many of the bronies want to see this post. Trying in vain to run away from the truth. Believe me when I say that I have indeed tried to escape truth. It was a foolish endeavor, it bared absolutely zero success for me.
And it would seem that I have pissed someone off.
As a one banned Hamster Master would have said: "Giving you the truth, no matter how much it hurts!"
Then, let's raise the stakes here. I hereby challenge every brony and pegasister here to set things right and prove me wrong. And don't do it just to pacify me, be sincere of your change. I can put all of my chips on the table, sure. Force me to eat my own words.
Who the hell is down-voting your own comments on your blog. Comments on your own thoughts is odd but okay. Just find that strange with the down-vote. *up votes your thoughts*
I don't agree with some of your points, but I agree with some of them. See it as we are a bunch of adults into a girl children's focused show. We have adult needs and wants. That runs into people who have tear down other's and find excuses to build them up. People will shit on you because you are different and they are lazy or don't have the time to understand. Then there are the people who are just shallow due to be born or programed that way. Creators who disavowed or just simply moved on treated it as a fad. Human nature. Divide and conquer yo. Main stream media pushed hard in the beginning to sow those seeds of fear hate and lies. Never really stop because spreading the message of real friendship is a threat to the status quo.
I don't see this as a bad or good fandom. I support when the whole "love, tolerance, and friendship" while understanding type of people that it attracts people who don't have a firm grasp on it. Know because I don't have a firm grasp on it. Chicken and egg. These are concepts that need to be explored and not taken at face value. Many people don't have the time (or make the time )beyond watching the show. This is the last year for episodes over 9 years. It's time for the story of Twilight and her friends their friends to close and move on. They been on average pretty good. The end of something that people care about can bring out the worst in them.
Here's my awful judgement on you: From the little I've seen on your blogs, it looks like your trust has been broken hard. Can't say that your wrong in your thinking but I can say you right in your feelings.
You need to move on a bit and find something better before you can trust again. Sooner or later you'll want to trust. You'll need to trust or you won't function healthy. Just give yourself some time to heal and grow into the experiences .
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I've seen nothing but everything that I have mentioned, plenty of my friends who used to be bronies by the way. no longer are. Why? Because they finally got sick of it. To be frank, I can't say that I blame them. In fact, I support their decisions.
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But I don't believe that that's the real reason why we're hated, I think it's because of how we treat others in the name of "friendship". Which in all honesty, couldn't have been further from the truth. The haters that despise you because: "You watch a show for little girls" Actually make up such a small percentage.
Oh yeah, and people like wubcake and Scribbler would complain about "Precious fee fee's being hurt." but then they turn around and tell you their sob stories, don't they? If they didn't want any sympathy, then why even bother bringing up their personal lives? Of which its truths I am not so sure of.
So if I got this right, And I'd like to think that I do at this point, they want others to feel sorry for them, and if it's true, I would feel bad. No really, I would. But don't go shutting other people off who have bruised feelings and then try to soak up as much sympathy as you possibly can from everyone else. That's shitty. It's shady, and it's very shallow. And this is assuming that what they have to say is indeed truthful.
This hypocrisy has got to stop!!!
This is what's killing off whatever's left of the fandom. Don't complain about people and their feelings when you would expect comfort from other people for the exact same reason as the ones that're hurt do. It may not be the only reason, but it's certainly a major contributor in the biggest reason of why we're, as a fandom are reviled so much by everyone else.
In conclusion: They then go fourth and say that they hate the very fandom they're adding that hate to. As far as i'm concerned, they're part of the problem, not its solution. Instead of hating our fandom, you could probably start by making our fandom better by simply not being emotional grubbing swines, that would shut others off. Or for the other reasons I have mentioned. I'm not saying to never seek consolation from others, friendship is suppose to be magic after all. Please do not take my words out of context, thank you. All I'm saying to them is don't try to gain sympathy and then block and push others away who probably feel just as, if not moreso bad as you do.
Well i for one have seen the opposite of the fandom
like most people are genuinely nice and caring in any life situations were it would usually be different. hanging around strangers, when they see you your very likely to have someone talk to you because they see your lonely and want to know more about you. If your like 90% of the fandom, which is introverts then your likely to meet new friends, people who are willing to help you through life , even when your down and everything. The fandom helped me when i met them to become less shy and everything making me who i am now. Want to help them set up a con and get experience in many work areas, they are bound to show you/help you. Need some art/havent any of your own pony, often enough have i gotten art from others, and returned the favor.
They are generous, passionate and very helpfull in anyway you can imagine really.
They are also a good source of motivation to learn any art be it audio, video, drawing, fursuit making, whatever it is. Need help along the way. Theres 9/10 always someone around to give you pointers and help along the way.
Sure there is the like 1 or 2 odd balls but those rarley do anything
After many years of the brony fandom being my side, ive gotten into movie making and used the business experience from con organising to further my own carrer outside of the fandfom with my brony friends still going to cons left and right
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Well then, I suppose that I was dealt the short end of the stick. I'm used to it.