I'm curious what other people call a "true" or "real" brony. Are "real" bronies the ones that know every detail of the show and the fandom. Are "real" bronies the ones that only watch the show. I'm gonna stop that now because I'd have to go on forever like that. All the things that happen in this fandom, things like *insert c word*, the racism, the sexism, the bronies that insult haters, Etc etc. You know what happens in the fandom. What do you guys think a "real" brony is? My opinion of this simple. If you call yourself a brony then you are one. I don't care if they've seen 1 episode or have memorized them. I found this thing also, it's by a ponysquare user named Mist. Spoiler: what mist said Why the idea of a "True Brony" doesn't work by Mist Most people attest the idea of being a brony meaning you follow love and tolerance or the teachings of the show. This is NOT TRUE. To be a brony means you simply enjoy the TV show: My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. Nothing more nothing less. To suggest anything more actually breaks the logic of this "idea" of what a "true" brony is and I shall explain it now: If you believe a "true" brony is someone who tolerates, loves, accepts and is genuinely kind to others and allows other into their group with open arms: how can you call someone not a true brony for not following your belief? Let's go a little deeper. To say you are a "true" brony and they are not means you are putting yourself higher than them. You are saying they are beneath you. That's elitist and not very kind of you. You're excluding them from the group based upon belief. How is that tolerant? How is that kind? And if you accept people who are not kind and tolerant into the group, doesn't that mean that a brony does not have to be kind of tolerant? Then the whole thing loses its meaning. The facts are simple. To be a brony means you enjoy the TV show "My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic", nothing more, nothing less. To expect any more is to be elitist. You can't argue against it because to do so invalidates your own argument. If you try and tell me that being a brony means anything beyond that, you are saying that anyone who doesn't do what you are saying isn't a brony, and that is being elitist and defeats the whole purpose. Mist has said everything for me. Now I wait for responses.
Here's my opinion: A brony is someone who is part of this fandom. A real brony is someone who takes the values from the show (love and tolerance) and actually puts it into practice. Bronies who start boasting that they are superior to haters disregard the shows message (bragging is bad - Boast Busters). The are other examples too. You could say that being a brony is like being a Christian. You can go around saying you're a Christian. You can even "officially" be a Christian. But the only "real" Christians are the one's who put the Bible's teachings into practice.
I believe that being a Real or true Brony is no more than someone enjoying and being a fan of a show. It's just a fandom. being part of a group doesn't make you a better person, and I've heard of/ seen quite a few bronies who... Err... Smell. Anyone can be a brony- all it takes is for them to enjoy a show.
Generally, i agree with this. I just use the whole love & tolerance thing against trolls who don't know how to shut up, or as a joke. "Love and tolerance" shouldn't be used as a genuine message, especially not against people who don't deserve it, or people who could easily abuse the good will of anyone who spreads that message like a possessed religionist. To those people i say "Get real!"
Pretty much my opinion too. I think a brony is a fan of ponies. That's it. "Love and Tolerate" is is a motto, sort of like a code of ethics. It isn't a law, you don't have to love or tolerate everyone. But it is something we should all strive for, brony or not. The morals and base concepts of the show (loyalty, kindness, generosity, etc.) are all things that we should strive for and do our best to live up to, brony or not. It isn't a law, and it should not be taken absolutely literally and applied to every situation. It just means you should try to be a good, kind, honest person whenever you can.
I don't think there is such a thing as a "real" or "true" brony.... Bronies watch the show, make art, music, attend meetups, join brony community sites, etc. We interact with each other, we love, AND we fight. Love and Tolerance is such a loose 'rule' (if it can be called that) to follow IMO. At the end of the day we're all regular people. Myself personally - going with my morals. I always try to see the good in people. I don't like judging others, nor putting others down due to their beliefs and opinions. There are many bronies who would share my morals, there are many who would not. Nobody should be higher or lower than your fellow brony. We're all here for the love of the show, and the community. We're all equal in my eyes.
I'd say being a brony is just as simple as watching the show and the whole 'acceptance' thing. There are no "real" bronies. A brony is a brony, all equal, in my humble opinion. That's why the community works.
Ahem... I believe a true brony is someone who understands the magic of friendship. Someone who likes ponies and has a ponysona is a bonus, but the main thing is... friendship. After all, that's what the ponies are about. Innocence and friendship. We, and certaintly the site stands for this as well. A true brony stands for the magic of friendship, and so as a group we are strengthened by being friends together. . . . . . There is a special sort of group that I call Pr0nies, but we don't need to get into that. :Trollestia: Spoiler: So I don't offend a fellow artist I don't considder panties on a pony naughty, by the by. That's just modeling.
I figure being a brony means your are an older male or female who watches and enjoys MLP: FiM. However, my favorite part of the fandom is how nice we are. You don't see this type of kindness and compassion in everyday life on Earth, especially where I live. The only time I see people treat each other so nicely is when I'm in Ohio and go to the Amish towns. I haven't come across any bronies that I would call a flankhole yet. There are parts of the fandom I dislike, like the "c" word. I don't like to be thought of as a pervert and such, but even if "c" didn't exist, people would still try to find anything negative to say about us anyways. I do feel strongly about this fandom. You can call me a child or geek for caring so much about something inspired by a little girl's TV show, but the fact is it's important to me and I will always defend bronies as whole. There's always room in the fandom for another brony.
I'll be blunt about this. A Brony is somebody who watches the show for entertainment; they enjoy it. This covers a very wide spectrum of people from casual viewers to those who are downright obsessed. But let me clarify something, there is a difference between somebody who enjoys something, and one who is a fan; a fanatic. Fanatics obsess over minute details such as pony genetics. A simple Brony on the other hand may just catch an episode or two and enjoy it, but not pursue it regularly. Example- I like Gravity Falls, I've watched a few episodes, but I'm not a fan. I'm a fan of Homestuck. I obsess over tiny details and speculate future story points.
To me a "True" Brony is -Obseses about everything. -Defends the show at any cost. -Upholds "Love and tolerance". -Believes that it is sacred. -Feels comfortable with making/enjoying all aspects of the Fandom such as Clop. See the pattern yet...? It is impossible to be a "True" Brony. Cause all of us live life differently, and have different views. A "True" Brony is utter fallacy, it requires us to be open to everything while letting contradictions be there as a natural thing. the term Brony doesn't refer to any type of person who does something a certain way. It's just refers one who is willing to give themselves a chance to enjoy a show and its subculture. That's how I see it.
Honestly, I don't think that their is a "True brony". A brony is someone who is a fan of Mlp Fim. Not much more complicated then that, really.
All i'm saying is you need to be careful about who you're being friendly and accepting towards. Using the whole "Love and tolerance" thing on everyone you meet is, and sorry for saying it like this, a childish ideology. We live in a real world.
