Oman I'd love to pay for one as well. I find that the main thing lacking from the merchandise is the miscellaneous paraphernalia. But only if it would inconvenience your wife. I dislike inconveniencing people xD
Only real downside for me being a brony is that a bunch of my internet friends and real life friends helped me in troll schemes we use to do to bronies before I became one myself, it just keeps getting harder and harder each day to keep my brony secret away from them.
Ouch.... that must be difficult... Maybe, you shouldn't hide it however. But it's just my opinion, you might want to see your opinion... Hopefully, your IRL and online friends, will be open-minded and respectful of you enough to look past their preferences is all. Best of luck, with whichever way you handle it though!
Honestly because it's socially... weird. Buuut, being a M/Mpony I guess I'm already used to it. Though, it honestly makes it worse. :S Oh well. I'd rather be socially unaccepted than to lose a great TV show that makes me happy and this amazing fanbase of people who actually act intelligent.
I'm pretty open about my bronyism to friends and family, and have never been rediculed for it. At first I received some 'mmkay, lol' responses, and my 14-year old little brother can still be a bit 'meh' about it. But that's about it. I haven't found myself telling someone I don't know very well I watch the show yet. But if the situation occurs I don't think I would hesitate. After all, if I do my best to keep it a secret from strangers, they might find out otherways and think I'm embaressed about liking this show. A while ago my mother told (teased?) me she had seen some MLP-plushies in a shop, and had almost bought me one but though that would go a bit too far. I told her I might have actually liked it, but then she went 'noooo, you're 17 mister.' *Sigh*.. My mom's imagination can run a bit loose sometimes. Maybe she's concerned I'm not willing to grow up, or something.
I am honestly confused about my love for this show. I too am interested in pony toys despite at first saying to myself. I like this show, but I would never spend money on it and now here I am buying t-shirts and entering competitions for toys. If I wasn't financially screwed I probably would buy the toys. I have spent maybe about $200 total on toys (figurines) on past obsessions, including Final Fantasy, Minecraft, Kingdom Hearts and retro game collecting. But I have never had as much of a compulsion to spend money on pointless stuff since ponies. It's probably good i'm broke, because if I wasn't I would probably be just as broke except with a shelf full of ponies and this would lead to my friends thinking I've gone insane.
I've only ever bought merchandise like that once, for a character that I fell (and still am x3) in love with. They got the hair wrong. ;n;
I'm probably just going crazy with the amount of shirts I want. I could possibly go up to 13 shirts if I order my other 2 "batches" pff: Snowy :derpe I'm eventually getting those batches because I have two 10% Discount codes to use. Currently: -Shirts: $120 -Custom Ponies: $60 -Posters: $Lots of Ink... -Etc...: $Not yet. Total: $180
Why is this so hard? Why is it something I care about so much causes me so much grief? I am new to the community and currently live in fear of being judged. I see how the haters treat some you ponies and it keeps me in a stable... behind iron bars and a steel door. I don't know if I could bring myself to telling my friends. But then again, most of my friends are people who are more interested in D&D.... so who are they to be judgemental? Yet they are... Could anypony give me advice? This show, community, everypony has made my life much happier and I see things in a newer light each day. but how would I tell that to guys who are into japanese Manga comics that are all about violence..... Why must this be so hard?!
Nova if they are your friends they won't care. My best friend of 16 years didn't care when I told him. He laughed and asked are you serious? I said yes and that was the end of it. Really yoi should ignore the haters. If something makes you happy, you should have the right to be open about it without worrying what others think. If they are real friends they will accept you for who you are. -- Sent from my Palm Pre using Forums
Ups: Friendship, magic, best music in the world, and another way to procrastinate. Downs: Haters, Haters, Haters, and Haters.
But only if you let the haters get to you. If you ignore them they are no issue at all. -- Sent from my Palm Pre using Forums
Downside - How expensive the toys are, how hard I find it to obtain episodes. ;3; Downside if you are pony artist - ANATOMYYYY! KSGHHLHRKLHF,MGFLKG LHF Upside - Everything else.
Pros: I get to watch a great show. I got introduced to the best fandom ever. This show got me to start writing fanfiction. I found out that not all TV shows these days have to use cheap shock humor to be funny. There's alot of awesome fanfics and people who are apart of thise fanbase I could go on about all the good things in this fandom actually. Cons: Haters. Having to hide my love of this show from some friends. People I loved watching online deciding to bash bronies for little to no reason. Rooster Teeth hates bronies and the show without even giving it a try {You have no idea how much this fact made me sad}.
I'm proud to be a brony, even though it's only been a couple weeks. I haven't lost anything, but gained a whole community of friendliness. Watching the show has also changed me for the better. It's hard to explain, but I used to be really negative and cynical. I still have those cynical thoughts and they amuse me as they always have, but it's like I don't dwell on them anymore. Before, I used to brood a lot, but whenever that starts to happen, I watch an episode of FIM that's loosely related to it and feel better. If no episode is handy, I just think of a scene that made me smile, whether it's Fluttershy being adorable, Pinkie Pie being Pinkie Pie, or Twilight playing the straight man. My days since becoming a brony have all been very noticeably brighter and I couldn't be happier about that. As for hiding it, I don't really. I don't bring it up, but I don't hide it. I did, of course, immediately tell my freinds and mother. 2 of my friends were like, "cool." One was kinda like "ugh," but I knew he would be going into it, being a brony hater and all. But I don't need him to like it, just know and accept it, which I believe he does. My mom is a bit bemused, but accepting. tl;dr: [video=youtube;cRjIos3hvHo]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRjIos3hvHo&feature=related[/video]
Ups: Ponies, the fantastic community, the team behind the show actually likes us, I'm finally not a creep anymore (or am I?), running through Walmart up and down the pony isle screaming Winter Wrap Up Downs: Haters, unable to tell others because they will most likely point and laugh, that sort of thing
Not sure if I posted my ups and downs, so imma do post again. The UPs: All the cool people I've met The amazing artist( music and visual) Inspiring me to draw The show it's self Most of the popular bronies act like normal people. The downs: The derpy drama Haters Lack of pony ska music -- Sent from my Palm Pre using Forums
Ups: The uplifting and awesome songs, and the show of course. Downs: Not having the courage to tell my friends. but my family atleast knows...I think
