How many Brony Arkhunters are here?

[Akataras]

Why would you do that?

(Say that?)

What an awful way to repeal any dignity and stereotype of a negative cliché

I wasn't aware I wasn't allowed to be flamboyant. I'll try to be less camp in the future, can't be bisexual and feminine as a male now can I? No no no, far too offensive and unrealistic. :P

[Misguidance]

Yes, some gay guys really are amazingly flamboyant. Yes, it's a sterotype, but here's the thing- it still happens. Just like some cheerleaders really are mean, and some computer programmers really do have no social skills. And there's nothing especially wrong with that, so long as nobody expects *everyone* to be exactly the same.

[firetiger2k]

Meh, I could take or leave it.

[Cynical Jester]

Just wanted to say welcome to all the bronies Happy to see there are guys out that not afraid to admit they like the show. Also I'd much rather kids watch something like MLP then the junk that they show in Adventure Time or whatever it is called. Once again from a pony lover to the bronies of Defiance, WELCOME <3

[firetiger2k]

[Chicken n Biscuits]

2 things..

actually 3..

1st - Favorite ponies?!

2nd - Anyone going to Bronycon this year? I've signed up as an EMT for the convention. Aslong as everything (financially) stays stable, I should be set to go this year. It'll be my first bronycon, or actually my first -con of anysort! Which is pretty bad ***.

3rd - Why's there so much hate over guys liking ponies? I'm straight, and not femmy. I'll never understand how people can rag on something as innocent as liking a cartoon about cayooot ponies.

[Akataras]

3rd - Why's there so much hate over guys liking ponies? I'm straight, and not femmy. I'll never understand how people can rag on something as innocent as liking a cartoon about cayooot ponies.

I don't personally see the appeal of it, but it's for different reasons than what I'm about to outline, since I'm about as masculine as a frilly tea cosy.

There are a lot of heterosexual males in this world (I swear all the cute ones are, it's infuriating. :P) and more than a few of them aren't at all secure in their masculinity. Anything remotely feminine or child-like will generally make them uncomfortable on a subconscious level, which causes them to act out whenever anything feminine that isn't a woman enters their eye-line.

If something is stereotypically for six year old girls, seeing other males liking it en masse (As seems to be the case with your lot, in my experience the grand majority of fans are male, or at least the most vocal are) sets of that sense of unease and insecurity. Anything that is supposed to remotely feminine is by default something a man shouldn't be associated with in their mind. This creates passive aggression and hostility toward anything of the sort, in their subconscious insecurity in their masculinity and status as a male, stereotypically feminine activities, particularly those typically associated with kids, become an immediate threat to their psychological security and gender identity.

That's the complex version at least, and not true for quite a few people. Society seems to feel the need to bind everything to a gender or gender role, which is the source of a lot of antagonism in our world. At a base level, it comes down to insecurity in their own gender status (and possibly sexuality in more extreme cases) and being exposed to anything that could "threaten" that status causes a negative reaction.

Like I said, I have my own reasons for disliking the show and the concept of its mass appeal, but I think I've bored you all enough with my quasi-psychological ramblings as it is.

[firetiger2k]

I don't personally see the appeal of it, but it's for different reasons than what I'm about to outline, since I'm about as masculine as a frilly tea cosy.

There are a lot of heterosexual males in this world (I swear all the cute ones are, it's infuriating. :P) and more than a few of them aren't at all secure in their masculinity. Anything remotely feminine or child-like will generally make them uncomfortable on a subconscious level, which causes them to act out whenever anything feminine that isn't a woman enters their eye-line.

If something is stereotypically for six year old girls, seeing other males liking it en masse (As seems to be the case with your lot, in my experience the grand majority of fans are male, or at least the most vocal are) sets of that sense of unease and insecurity. Anything that is supposed to remotely feminine is by default something a man shouldn't be associated with in their mind. This creates passive aggression and hostility toward anything of the sort, in their subconscious insecurity in their masculinity and status as a male, stereotypically feminine activities, particularly those typically associated with kids, become an immediate threat to their psychological security and gender identity.

That's the complex version at least, and not true for quite a few people. Society seems to feel the need to bind everything to a gender or gender role, which is the source of a lot of antagonism in our world. At a base level, it comes down to insecurity in their own gender status (and possibly sexuality in more extreme cases) and being exposed to anything that could "threaten" that status causes a negative reaction.

Like I said, I have my own reasons for disliking the show and the concept of its mass appeal, but I think I've bored you all enough with my quasi-psychological ramblings as it is.

>Pointing out the obvious

[Chicken n Biscuits]

Random, but did I ever mention how freaking adorable Vanellope was in Wreck It Wralph.. haha I just realized your avatar and sig.

[firetiger2k]

Random, but did I ever mention how freaking adorable Vanellope was in Wreck It Wralph.. haha I just realized your avatar and sig.

Thankyou.