Parents and bronies...

In regards to this;
If anyone has parents whom are Bronies,
You're family is 20% cooler in my mind.

 

also, some research shows that straight male bronies, often pick favorite pony as how they'd picture their perfect girl irl (which is in my case true (Fluttershy 1st, Twilight 2nd)).
so that's 2 things in 1.

 

My family doesnt care.

My brother and sister both like the show.. soz.

 

I guess that is true in my case, I tend to like confident tomboyish girls, so yeah, Rainbow Dash.

I haven't told my parents yet. But my sister knows and makes constantly fun of my for it, not in an ill-meant way though. I have currently one brony among my friends, and the others accepts us for who we are.

 

That's terrible!

I can't believe that there are any parents out there who take their role seriously, and end up being so horribly closed-minded and judgmental. While I guess I don't understand the role of parenthood that well, I still find it disgusting that there are people who would truly push their kids away from their interests like that. I don't even want kids, and I know that if I had them, I would do anything in the world to make them happy, and that certainly wouldn't include ridiculing them over something I don't know about.

My parents don't know, but I know they'd be accepting about it. I have as much reason to hide it from them as I do to hide from them that I like guys. I guess it's just a nervous topic and... unnecessary to discuss.

If I had any money at all, I would totally buy you that shirt. :S

 

My family knows, they question my sexuality. I ignore it, watch ponies. They won't accept it, not my problem.

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(holy crap, avatar change :V, I need to stop going away for like, forevers on end. T_T)

I GUESS I can kind of understand how parents can question sexuality over something like this. I can't really expect myself to be empathetic with it, of course, already being on the side that kind of enforces the whole 'don't judge a book by its cover', but I can see how they'd try and draw conclusions on it. I'm curious how they'd act about it, though. xP

 

Is the Great and Powerful Trixie the perfect girl...?

Um.

No. Not really. The perfect girl is a Pinkie Pie with the theatrical flair of miss Trixie <3

 

Don't look to far into it. They said the same thing about my music and green lantern. Yes the green lantern. The music on question was a piano. Oh no, not a piano.

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...*facepalm* Some parents...wow. Just, wow. And now "wow" in a good way.

Anyway!

My parents? Dad probably doesn't know, and even if he did, he probably wouldn't care. He's that kind of guy, haha. As for mom, she knows, and teases me on occasion, but it doesn't really bother me much. I don't think she understands why I like the show, though.

I've tried to get her to watch a few episodes, since I can't really explain why I like the show aside from "it's a good show". Unfortunately, I think she doesn't really watch them, you know? Like, the episode is on the screen, and she looks at it, but she doesn't really get into it. She doesn't really give it a chance. I think I'll try again over the holidays or something, maybe ask her to go into with an open mind which I should have said in the first place, really.

Slightly off-topic but at least related to what I was just saying: I dislike soap operas, but whenever she turns to one and I'm in the room, I at least give it a shot. Although I have a hard time enjoying a show where almost none of the characters seem remotely likable to me...heck, there are other shows with villains more likable than the supposed "good guys" (seriously, so much lying! and usually lying when it would be 100% better to just admit the truth, too!) on the average soap opera, heh. It's just...painful to watch people like that, even if you know it's all fiction. idek I'm rambling now aren't I? ^^;

 

It's probably closer to a fairy tale effect. You have the outside perspective and believe you can "fix" things, so to speak. What we view, and based on their adventures, makes life seem very carefree. I can't think of anyone who wouldn't be envious of the concept.

 

well, as for broines in my family: i'm brony, sister's a brony (pegasis), and dad's brony.
I ordered Rainbow Dash cutie mark for his car (that I also drive). he won't have option weather or not I'll put it on xD.
(although, my dad doesn't watch mlp by himself, but he watches when me and/or sis are watching and he's around. he likes the show (who wouldn't like it?) his and sis's favorite pony: Pinkie Pie. )

 

Yeti, Y U HAVE SUCH AWESOME FAMILY? ;_;

 

Trixie's never seemed particularly carefree, nor do I think of her as "fixable." I just like melodrama and showmanly theatricality :x As for Pinkie Pie, I like her because she makes me think of real friends with real mental "problems."

I'm sure what your saying is true for some people in some ways, but I don't know what it has to do with the tendency for bronies to identify with what is, to them, the most attractive female archetype represented by the ponies.

 

i heard about your mom finding out on the stream and after what i just read i want to punch her so many times over aghhhhhhh! *takes deep breath* i'm ok now

 

I can feel you on this topic, my mom didn't find out about me being a brony till I bought my shirt (with me own money) and when she took me to my first meetup. Then again, I just let it pass, since they've always hated everything I got into (Tech stuff, anime, etc)

 

The characters are difficult to gauge on a grander scale. We pick favorites and identify with them, which is natural.

However, placing them as an archetype for a significant other is perhaps a bit... finicky? I really don't know how to put that to words right now.

It does remind us of traits we admire in others, though. For example, I really wish I had Twilight's drive for reading. On another, I tend to be extremely competitive in things I like. Often times, that can reflect as arrogance from me, thus identifying with Trixie's boastful nature.

 

Hey man, I feel for ya, we maybe different people with different experiences, but we're all the same in the end. I do believe that your parents are being who they are, and you can't change their opinion, although you may try, it won't ever work completely. I wish I could send you your shirt, but alas I'm broke. I also have to think about Christmas presents for my family, and maybe my friends. Just depends, if I have enough money left over, I can see if I can send something your way.

 

I would like to relate to your situation, but I can't. My parents are neutral about the whole thing. Then again, I don't talk about it around them, and I don't have any pony stuff. The only pony stuff I have is just pictures I've collected, and the wallpaper for my computer. When one of my parents saw it, they just asked if I put it on my computer, and then said okay and walked away when I said I did.

It's so annoying how people think that if a guy watches a girl show that means he either is turning into a girl, or is gay. No people, that's not how it works at all. I'm in Psychology, and in one part it explains that a person can't become gay, they are born gay. It just takes a person, longer than others, to discover it.

It reminds me of what we were taught in the class. The lesson was about Biological Sex Degree. It has three parts that make it up: Gender, Sexual Orientation, and Androgyny.

Gender: Sense of Male or Female

Sexual Orientation: Sexual attracted to the same or the opposite sex.

Androgyny: Having personality characteristics that are deemed the opposite sex.

They have little to no interaction between them, but they are important in determining the biological sex. What that means is that just because a person might be overly girly doesn't mean that the person is gay. Also, doesn't because a person is gay doesn't mean they are overly girly.

If one thinks like this, than it easy to realize that just because someone likes a show like MLP that it doesn't mean the person is gay.

Sorry that it became a bit long-winded, but I felt the need to include the information.

The only advice I can give you is to wait until you moved out of your parents house. Adults usually stick to one point of view, and they feel no need to change it anytime soon.