Bronies Get the Cracked Treatment

[hazabaza1]

The male audience is big enough and has been around long enough to alleviate most concerns that the infatuation is seeded in bestiality or misdirected pedophilia.
Eeeeeh, I'm still not convinced, if I'm totally honest.

 

[staika]

Bronies before honies a quote that I am planning to use many times in the future

OT: I knew it was just a matter of time but they at least didn't crush MLP like I had envisioned. It was a good read though

 

[skim172]

I do think that the anti-pony crowd is being a little harsh. Some of the statements made are a little irrational and over the top. That said, I don't think all of the "brony" crowd reacts all that maturely to criticism, either.

My honest opinion, I think the pony craze is more than a little silly. You know what else is silly? My spending hours of my free time trying to get 100% in Saints Row 3. Or searching the wasteland in Fallout NV for an armor that doesn't make my character look funny. Or my compulsive collecting and rewatching of sitcoms people forgot about years ago. Or the fact that I have the scripts of certain movies entirely memorized, down to the blocking.

Everyone has some hobby or fad that is a little unusual when compared to the majority of the population. And when taken in the larger perspective, yeah, it's kinda silly. What separates that hobby from an obsession is when you can admit that. If you can't laugh along with the world at what you're doing, then either you're taking your hobby too seriously or yourself too seriously.

If you can't admit that your adult fanhood of a television show aimed at young children aged 5-10 is, at the very least, a little odd, then maybe you need to step back and think it over a little.

 

[Helmholtz Watson]

I came to this thread to vent my annoyance with the subject of MLP because there is a group dedicated to this subject.

There are also user groups for Fallout, the Elder Scrolls, Bioware, Blizzard, pretty much every popular gaming thing, actually. Do you also complain when people choose to talk about any of those?

Maybe we shouldn't bother with the forum at all and just move all discussion into user groups. The horrible, inconvenient user groups.

no I don't because those are topics on video games on a video game website.

 

[Outcast107]

I came to this thread to vent my annoyance with the subject of MLP because there is a group dedicated to this subject.

There are also user groups for Fallout, the Elder Scrolls, Bioware, Blizzard, pretty much every popular gaming thing, actually. Do you also complain when people choose to talk about any of those?

Maybe we shouldn't bother with the forum at all and just move all discussion into user groups. The horrible, inconvenient user groups.

no I don't because those are topics on video games on a video game website.

But..this is the off-topic discussion. So pretty much whatever you want to talk about. So..Good game?

 

[Helmholtz Watson]

I came to this thread to vent my annoyance with the subject of MLP because there is a group dedicated to this subject.

There are also user groups for Fallout, the Elder Scrolls, Bioware, Blizzard, pretty much every popular gaming thing, actually. Do you also complain when people choose to talk about any of those?

Maybe we shouldn't bother with the forum at all and just move all discussion into user groups. The horrible, inconvenient user groups.

no I don't because those are topics on video games on a video game website.

But..this is the off-topic discussion. So pretty much whatever you want to talk about. So..Good game?

I don't like MLP and I have long ago lost my patience for seeing in in the threads (because it appeared again and again and it was a bunch of people trying to force me to watch a show I didn't like).

 

[seraphy]

to be fair, a great amount of us are tired of seeing such stupid cartoons (that were created for little girls) on this site over and over again when it has nothing to do with video games. MianusIzBleeding wouldn't have posted a reply if there wasn't another thread about pony's even though you guys have your own group where you can post such things.

You are aware that this is OFF TOPIC right? If you are only interested in gaming threads then stay in that sub-forum.

And again you can just not click on threads that are about FiM. Seriously it is not hard. There is every right for us to have threads in proper sub-forum every now and then.

 

[Walter44]

Can't bring myself to watch it because I like my humor random and crazy.

Then you should really like Pinkie Pie.
Seriously, if you like crazy and random humor, Episode 25 of Season 1 and Episode 3 of Season 2 (even though it's about Twilight Sparkle) are just complete WTF-ness.

Anyway, regarding the topic: Well...it's Cracked! And the article really seemed quite favorable towards us. I've seen other Bronies react really pissed off, but I don't quite get why...I mean, you kind of have to expect that someone ridicules when you're a Brony, because, well...it IS ridiculous. On the surface.

You guys are getting off over a story about FRIENDSHIP. I'm not sure how hard I have to hit these nails for you to understand.

Okay...so enjoying stories about friendship is bad. We should only enjoy shows and movies and books and games where hate is the way and evil always triumphs...because friendship is something for children and we as grown-ups should treat the people in our social circle like dirt...thanks for the heads up! Remind me to never actually develop any kind of Real Life relationship to you!

 

[Helmholtz Watson]

to be fair, a great amount of us are tired of seeing such stupid cartoons (that were created for little girls) on this site over and over again when it has nothing to do with video games. MianusIzBleeding wouldn't have posted a reply if there wasn't another thread about pony's even though you guys have your own group where you can post such things.

You are aware that this is OFF TOPIC right? If you are only interested in gaming threads then stay in that sub-forum.

And again you can just not click on threads that are about FiM. Seriously it is not hard. There is every right for us to have threads in proper sub-forum every now and then.

I didn't care at first but when in the past when they appeared again and again I got sick of it. What finally made me lose any reaming tolerance was when I was told again and again how I would like the show if I just watched it (even though I watched an episode and still didn't like it).

 

[Outcast107]

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Well for one thing, its haters like you that keep bringing it up or some new person asking the same question which a search bar is there for. So don't blame the fans for it.

I just don't people on the escapist. One minute they are saying "We shouldn't judge people for ____ reason" since they like it or has friends who do it. Yet when something comes up they don't like BOOM. They get all pissy over it.

Hell I haven't seen a MLP thread at all from a actually fan. Like I said, most of the time its either a hater of the show or some new person who wants to know more about it yet haters like you always has to cause problems.

 

[Aidinthel]

trying to force me to watch a show I didn't like

You realize it is literally impossible for anyone on the internet to force you to do anything, right? See, that's is the way the internet works; everyone else is far away sitting at their own computers. We can't even see you.

 

[ToastiestZombie]

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Well for one thing, its haters like you that keep bringing it up or some new person asking the same question which a search bar is there for. So don't blame the fans for it.

I just don't people on the escapist. One minute they are saying "We shouldn't judge people for ____ reason" since they like it or has friends who do it. Yet when something comes up they don't like BOOM. They get all pissy over it.

Hell I haven't seen a MLP thread at all from a actually fan. Like I said, most of the time its either a hater of the show or some new person who wants to know more about it yet haters like you always has to cause problems.

Yeh. The only pony thread made by an actual fan I have seen in the past year was that one last week titled "imagine opening night at the MLP movie". Most fans either cant be bothered with the hate it will bring or just discuss it on the user group. Now it is all the pony haters and people who cant use the search function who are making pony threads, not us! I wish people on the internet could finally find out that if you dont like something, you can easily leave it alone.

 

[Helmholtz Watson]

trying to force me to watch a show I didn't like

You realize it is literally impossible for anyone on the internet to force you to do anything, right? See, that's is the way the internet works; everyone else is far away sitting at their own computers. We can't even see you.

let me rephrase it then, nagging me to watch the show.

 

[seraphy]

I didn't care at first but when in the past when they appeared again and again I got sick of it. What finally made me lose any reaming tolerance was when I was told again and again how I would like the show if I just watched it (even though I watched an episode and still didn't like it).

You can dislike it just fine. That is ok.

But you can't start saying what sort of threads are allowed in these boards, not your job. Again if some of them bother you just don't go to them. There is nothing more to it. You are also really getting this whole thread to off topic.

 

[Helmholtz Watson]

snip

Well for one thing, its haters like you that keep bringing it up or some new person asking the same question which a search bar is there for. So don't blame the fans for it.

I just don't people on the escapist. One minute they are saying "We shouldn't judge people for ____ reason" since they like it or has friends who do it. Yet when something comes up they don't like BOOM. They get all pissy over it.

Hell I haven't seen a MLP thread at all from a actually fan. Like I said, most of the time its either a hater of the show or some new person who wants to know more about it yet haters like you always has to cause problems.

um....I don't bring up the show, that would defeat the purpose of me not wanting to see anything about the show to begin with.

 

[Helmholtz Watson]

I didn't care at first but when in the past when they appeared again and again I got sick of it. What finally made me lose any reaming tolerance was when I was told again and again how I would like the show if I just watched it (even though I watched an episode and still didn't like it).

You can dislike it just fine. That is ok.

But you can't start saying what sort of threads are allowed in these boards, not your job. Again if some of them bother you just don't go to them. There is nothing more to it. You are also really getting this whole thread to off topic.

apparently I can't just hate it because there are people who try to convince me to watch it

 

[seraphy]

I'm actually pretty relieved to read this entry, because it's evidence that bronies are far from gone and I was beginning to worry I jumped on the bandwagon way too late. But what do you think of it? Was it too hard on bronies, or was it just hilarious?

I knew it, it's not the show itself you all like. It's being part of a huge bandwagon that travels around the internet going toot toot!

Who cares how many people like it, if you like it then the number of other people who do too shouldn't be a factor.

Yes sure. And you base that on what?

What single person says. I honestly like the show, I think many others do too. There are always people who jump on bandwagon sure, it doesn't mean that those are necessarily majority.

 

[seraphy]

apparently I can't just hate it because there are people who try to convince me to watch it

Why would it bother you? You have your own opinions.

 

[Aidinthel]

I wish people on the internet could finally find out that if you dont like something, you can easily leave it alone.

Somehow I really doubt that's going to happen. You just can't change human nature.