I remember a while back when The Brony Show with Apple Cider and Chef Sandy was first getting started and they mentioned the term "Pegasister" I've noticed a lot of female bronies being called "Pegasister's" and I would like your opinions. Personally, I don't really like the term. Though it is a clever pun, I don't see what it has to do with a female liking My Little Pony. I also don't understand why being a Pegasus has something to do with you being female. I think Brony is the proper term for both Men and Women as "Bro" doesn't necessarily mean "Brother." It can sometimes mean "Buddy," or "Friend."
I call almost every one of my close female friends 'bro'. They don't take offense. I find the term Pegasister to be discriminatory unless they actually prefer to be called it.
What Saikyo said. I usually call any fan of MLP a brony, as it has evolved into a gender neutral term. Unless of course they prefer the term Pegasister. It's all up to personal preference really.
Me, I'm the kind of guy who will assume that a girl would be called pegasister only because everyone I've met likes to be called that. So I just prefer to get it out of the way in first meet.
Pegasister is a bit of a mouthful for one to say constantly to be honest, that and it seems to bug most of the people it refers to. I prefer to keep it short and simple; Brony is a unisex term and unless somebody asks me to use otherwise (which I won't mind doing), I'll be sticking to that term.
Coming from a girl, almost every girl I've met that likes ponies HATES the term pegasister. We WANT to be called a brony, especially me who has always been considered "one of the guys" ANYWAY. Go for it, call me bro, buddy, pal, I'm soooo cool with that. ;D If they can make a great way of saying a "female brony" then yay but I'll always stick by the term brony. It's what I was before the term "pegasister" was coined and I shall be thus til the end of mah tiiiiime. X3 ohhai.
I think there should be a "whatever the female fan prefers" but that would be pretty pointless. I actually don't see the point in separating fans because of gender. But at the end of the day, it's up to each and every female fan to choose what they want to be called. My female friend prefers brony, and so do I.
I've always used 'brony' as a gender-neutral term, much like 'dude' or 'guy'. I've had mixed reactions from people (on forums, mostly. I don't know any female bronies in real life). I only specifically use the term 'pegasister' if the girl that I'm chatting with wants to be referred to by that term, or if I'm trying to be specific when I'm talking about a female fan to someone else. Saying 'girl brony' or 'female brony' doesn't quite roll off the tongue for me as much as 'pegasister'. That being said, and since I didn't actually add anything to the conversation beyond my two bits, I more often use the term 'brony'. When I joined the herd, i learned that 'brony' was typically used to describe anyone who was outside the target dempgraphic (young girls), so I've mainly used that term.
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I only dislike the term for a lack of a male counterpart. One of the reason I stay with the show is because of the Pegasi. I don't care much for the Unicorns or Earth ponies personally. (Don't kill me) So, it's only natural that I want to have some form of a Pegasus name to be referred to as. I go by Pegabrother, or Pegasister. Though, mostly Brony.
I've actually heard quite the opposite, (about the discriminatory thing, that is.) Many women that I know actually prefer to be called pegasister, as it feels like they have their own name as well. Not many women like to be called bro, honestly.
Bleh, I prefer just brony with any fans. We don't need segregation in our community. Plus the word doesn't make much sense. What if the "pegasister" doesn't want to be a pegasus?
