So here's a pretty unfortunate story. I had to move to a country town after 3 or so years in the city. I kinda wanted to spend some time alone after getting back here and so didn't decide to try to reconnect with old friends until a few months had passed. So eventually I contacted my best friend and wanted to arrange meeting up and playing video games like the good old days. But it turns out he is a full blown brony hater. He told me that if I meet with him I'm not allowed to wear any brony shirts and he sent me that college humour parodyhttp://www.collegehumor.com/video/6716898/my-little-brony and basically told me that all bronies are like that. Now I'm not interested in trying to convince him to become a brony and likely would have worn normal clothes anyway. The fact that he blatantly told me what I am allowed to wear around him, I found really offensive. I've kinda been turned off meeting up with him if he's going to be that much of an intolerant biggot and although I was fine with him not being a brony. I now feel I have to convince him to at least not be a hater. I have tried to show him evidence that bronies are common and normal people and that our numbers are huge, but he just won't listen and treats me like I'm part of some tiny evil cult. I pointed out that it was hypocritical that he would be fine with me wearing a Minecraft shirt, but not a brony one. Seeing as they are both fandoms with crazy fans. I am planning on the next time we try to arrange a meeting telling him that I won't bring my Mario hat. "why?" he would ask and I would reply, "Because Mario is a character from video games designed for little kids." I really don't think I can be comfortable around him anymore. Do you guys have any advice. I've been lucky until now, cause none of my relatives or friends in Perth have hated that I'm a brony and I am just astounded that my best friend who I have always known as being an intelligent, tolerant and open minded person would suddenly turn on me like this over a silly cartoon I enjoy.
Sounds like a real turd to me. The more you try to convince him, the more you'll probably make him feel even more against it. Some people just weren't meant to be friends. I had a friend for years who turned into a brony hater. To get a little revenge for my own satisfaction I took some pictures of him from facebook and had a little fun with photoshop and then gave it to all my friends and his friends. I tried convincing him first and it made him hate me more. Then again, you're "friend" could be different.
Almost all my friends are brony haters. So im kinda solo on your experience as they have never done somethin like that
He has an opinion that he's trying to impose on Setzer by telling him what he can and can't do. That's not right. Sent from my DROID3 using Tapatalk 2
An opinion is all very well until it imposes upon the freedom of someone's wishes or wellbeing. Wearing a particular kind of shirt, for example, should not be forbidden because somebody is offended by it. You shouldn't impose bigotry/close mindness on your friends. Take it from me. I was foolish enough to stick around and be there for someone that wasn't worth my time. I tried to open their mind for years. They claimed to be far more tolerant because of me, but then took a U turn in college and began agressively forcing her opinions upon everyone around them. If a subject was brought up that she didn't agree with, she would get very angry and demand they stop. Yet she was a hypocrite when it came to her own opinions. When they were hurtful to a gay friend of mine, they asked her to stop and she went hysterical on them for suggesting she shut her mouth. Some people are unpleasant, and you're going to be unfortunate enough to meet them. Just learn who to accept and trust in your life and approach those who change in negative ways with caution. If it's a lost cause, don't waste years of your life loving them and giving them your time and utter devotion. They will disregard that completely, play the victim and completely erase you if you challenge them with opposition on something. I know these people all too well, so take care my friend.
You know, this is pretty much what happened to me. My brother, who was MY best friend my entire life is now a completely different person. He hated the fact that I started liking ponies. He kept asking me, in a very serious and confused way, "are you gay?". That's not all though. He utterly despises me for what I do. Hanging out with his old friends. Saying that I don't do anything. That playing video games is for children. Questioning when I will grow up. That people or friends won't talk to if I don't buy american eagle/abercrombrie shirts instead of other shirts. I'm dead serious about that last one. He said that to me once which makes me believe he has a mental issue. Our relationship as brothers has deteriorated greatly since I started collage. Even though I have always helped him, he still gets mad for everything I do. Even if I deny a favor, which I hardly do but you wouldn't believe how enraged he gets. I could go on but I'll keep it short. My advice is to let him go. Just like I let go of my brother. Sure, I love him because he's my brother but if he was a friend I would have ditched his friendship a long time ago.
No. Just don't bother, leave that confortational bullsh*t alone, if he wants to be a hater then let him, but if he EVER tells you how to behave because he doesn't like you being a brony then you can tell him to go fack himself. There's nothing wrong with showing off the fact that you're a brony, and if he can't accept that, then I don't see why you're even friends with him. Call him out if he decides to give you any **** over being a brony. Tell him I'm just being myself and if you don't like who I am then you can **** off, and if you feel uncomfortable with me wearing anything brony related then that's YOUR problem, not mine. Love and tolerate /)
I already answered an identical thread elsewhere, my answer is still the same. If it were me, I would just tell him. "Look, I like ponies and if you can't respect that or at least tolerate it, I am not talking to you." A true friend can respect differences of opinion. More or less, give him an opportunity to accept you for who you are, if he can't show you respect he is not worthy of being your friend.
Sound's like he's being a bit of an ass about this. Why should he get the final say in what you can and can't wear around him (within reason of course, which pony t-shirts are and that is not a biased opinion). I'm sure he likes something you don't like. It would really be no harm to make him feel bad about something he likes, even you are only pretending an out and out hater about one particular thing. It may not seem like the right way to go, but hey, putting the shoe on the other foot might make him see how he's making you feel.
