Ex-Bronydom

[NegaWiki]

I stopped getting truly involved in the community after Ponibooru was shutdown for mysterious reasons and people tried to defend the Fighting is Magic leak. At that point I wondered "what's left?" I finished most fanfics that I liked (CRISIS: Equestria pending), season 2 was/is a huge disappointment and the fandom has become a lot less welcoming. I still check on some websites and I'll probably join back once it goes through this phase, but I don't consider myself a "brony" anymore.
And screw the term pegasister.

 

[Soviet Heavy]

Is liking a show something you can "leave"?

You can like the show, but still not want to be a part of the fandom.

I haven't left the fandom yet. I found a nice little ring of people on Deviant Art that mix Ace Combat and general war/apocalypse scenarios with MLP.

I agree. If it weren't for the community here on the Escapist, I would likely have left a fair bit ago. So finding a small group of people seems better than trying to be a part of the entire fandom.

That bit, right there. I've made a good few friends through the little sub-community that sprung up around Fallout: Equestria. We may disagree over some things, but no-one's ever actually had a falling out.

Personally, I think 'leaving' the fandom like Caramel Frappe detailed is rather... weak, and foolhardy. If your skin is so thin that you can't ignore some assholes trying to project their opinions onto others, that's really not a good sign. You've let someone else indirectly dictate what you like. Furthermore, the implication that by leaving the fandom you're somehow a better person, morally superior even, to the ones who persist is incredibly irritating.

The fandom is far too large for it not to sub-divide into camps with different opinions, and I for one don't allow the squabbles that inevitably take place faze me. I tolerate the opinions different to mine, disregard the troublemakers and enjoy what I want to enjoy. Something I think more than a few people in this thread need to learn.

So caramel frappes personal reason to leave is weak? And that she feels relieved that she doesn't have to out up with something that was bothering her means she's now irritating? Buck up and grow some skin?

Love and tolerate indeed. People have personal reasons to do things, and judging them like you are doing is rather... Weak, and foolhardy.

 

[Techno Squidgy]

On the whole, the MLP community is the largest collection of positivity on the internet.

Some of the bile and hatred I've seen coming from the brony community is more than enough to blow that claim straight out of the water.

At any rate, on topic: I never joined the brony community. When it first popped up on 'the other place' I ignored it, then a few weeks down the line I took the plunge and watched the first 2 or 3 episodes and really enjoyed it.
So I decided to take a look at the community and dipped my foot in so to speak. All that love and tolerance crap? Insincere, forced and in some cases absolutely false.
There were conversations about forcing people to watch this crap, stories of disowning friends over it and this great sense of people either being in or out of the community. So I turned my back on the whole damn thing and wish it to pass by like every other internet fad.

What made me despise the fanbase was their constant posting of irrelevant pictures on every post. I'm fine if you like the show and want to talk about it. I'm not fine when you spam stuff about it an assume it doesn't bother anyone.

This didn't do much for my opinion of bronies either.

 

[o_O]

Eh, it's less that I left it, as much as I don't participate in the fandom anymore, whether through keeping up on EQD or browsing pony-related stuff on youtube/other sites. I only watch the show now. Well, not right now, since it's in the off-season and all.

Stepped on one too many landmines when it comes to the fandom. I can't deal with slogging through all the crap and brain-bleach inducing horrors. Alas, you widen your net, you get more good. But ya also get plenty more bad that you have to wade through.

Heck, it's helped me enjoy the show itself a bit more too, since I don't have anything spoiled from leaks anymore. But that's a happy unintentional coincidence.

 

[Shadowstar38]

Some of the bile and hatred I've seen coming from the brony community is more than enough to blow that claim straight out of the water.

Guess you missed the part where I said "on the whole." But whatever.

 

[Melon Hunter]

Is liking a show something you can "leave"?

You can like the show, but still not want to be a part of the fandom.

I haven't left the fandom yet. I found a nice little ring of people on Deviant Art that mix Ace Combat and general war/apocalypse scenarios with MLP.

I agree. If it weren't for the community here on the Escapist, I would likely have left a fair bit ago. So finding a small group of people seems better than trying to be a part of the entire fandom.

That bit, right there. I've made a good few friends through the little sub-community that sprung up around Fallout: Equestria. We may disagree over some things, but no-one's ever actually had a falling out.

Personally, I think 'leaving' the fandom like Caramel Frappe detailed is rather... weak, and foolhardy. If your skin is so thin that you can't ignore some assholes trying to project their opinions onto others, that's really not a good sign. You've let someone else indirectly dictate what you like. Furthermore, the implication that by leaving the fandom you're somehow a better person, morally superior even, to the ones who persist is incredibly irritating.

The fandom is far too large for it not to sub-divide into camps with different opinions, and I for one don't allow the squabbles that inevitably take place faze me. I tolerate the opinions different to mine, disregard the troublemakers and enjoy what I want to enjoy. Something I think more than a few people in this thread need to learn.

So caramel frappes personal reason to leave is weak? And that she feels relieved that she doesn't have to out up with something that was bothering her means she's now irritating? Buck up and grow some skin?

Love and tolerate indeed. People have personal reasons to do things, and judging them like you are doing is rather... Weak, and foolhardy.

I see this opinion punted around often enough to be annoyed with it, and if you's actually read my post rather than simply leaping at the opportunity to attack me, you would have seen that I wasn't attacking Frappe so much as using that post as an example. Suddenly, disliking the behaviour of a few louts in the fandom goes from something that really should be ignored to some huge drama. There is always an underlying tone of moral superiority, that the fandom isn't worth a jot anymore, and more fool the people who stayed.

I know that the examples Frappe used were dredged up from the very bowels of Internet discourse; DeviantArt comments and the like. Not exactly a place you'd want to be going at all. And I find it very frustrating to see misinformed mindsets being used like this. The community, by and large, is a good place to be, and if you are going to let the vocal minority get to you, let the people who you'd rather not associate with dictate what you can and can't enjoy, then yes, I do take a disparaging view of that. The only one looking foolhardy here is you.

 

[DJ_DEnM]

I haven't left the fandom, and I doubt I will anytime soon, but the brony community CAN get ridiculously stupid. I look back on the Derpy controversy and realize how stupid the situation actually was, and feel bad about how I was part of it. At this point, a large part of the brony community is full of the people who think that if you don't think friendship is magic, you are what's wrong with the world and should die.

 

[Moonlight Butterfly]

I don't really care much about the fandom. I really like the show, but I like what I like. Never been one for 'groups'

 

[MrPeanut]

I never really was part of the fandom.

Besides posting ponies at a board dedicated to that, I don't do anything else but watch the show.

 

[Easton Dark]

I've noticed this with the MLP group here. It first everything was all smiles and sunshine. Then over the year, it became more and more impossible to go a week without someone getting pissed off. It's actually driven some of the more positive members away.

Like me, right? Right? ;_;

A lot of bronies are cool. Many collections are cool. The group here had reached the point where I'd rather not associate with it.

 

[Soviet Heavy]

Is liking a show something you can "leave"?

You can like the show, but still not want to be a part of the fandom.

I haven't left the fandom yet. I found a nice little ring of people on Deviant Art that mix Ace Combat and general war/apocalypse scenarios with MLP.

I agree. If it weren't for the community here on the Escapist, I would likely have left a fair bit ago. So finding a small group of people seems better than trying to be a part of the entire fandom.

That bit, right there. I've made a good few friends through the little sub-community that sprung up around Fallout: Equestria. We may disagree over some things, but no-one's ever actually had a falling out.

Personally, I think 'leaving' the fandom like Caramel Frappe detailed is rather... weak, and foolhardy. If your skin is so thin that you can't ignore some assholes trying to project their opinions onto others, that's really not a good sign. You've let someone else indirectly dictate what you like. Furthermore, the implication that by leaving the fandom you're somehow a better person, morally superior even, to the ones who persist is incredibly irritating.

The fandom is far too large for it not to sub-divide into camps with different opinions, and I for one don't allow the squabbles that inevitably take place faze me. I tolerate the opinions different to mine, disregard the troublemakers and enjoy what I want to enjoy. Something I think more than a few people in this thread need to learn.

So caramel frappes personal reason to leave is weak? And that she feels relieved that she doesn't have to out up with something that was bothering her means she's now irritating? Buck up and grow some skin?

Love and tolerate indeed. People have personal reasons to do things, and judging them like you are doing is rather... Weak, and foolhardy.

I see this opinion punted around often enough to be annoyed with it, and if you's actually read my post rather than simply leaping at the opportunity to attack me, you would have seen that I wasn't attacking Frappe so much as using that post as an example. Suddenly, disliking the behaviour of a few louts in the fandom goes from something that really should be ignored to some huge drama. There is always an underlying tone of moral superiority, that the fandom isn't worth a jot anymore, and more fool the people who stayed.

I know that the examples Frappe used were dredged up from the very bowels of Internet discourse; DeviantArt comments and the like. Not exactly a place you'd want to be going at all. And I find it very frustrating to see misinformed mindsets being used like this. The community, by and large, is a good place to be, and if you are going to let the vocal minority get to you, let the people who you'd rather not associate with dictate what you can and can't enjoy, then yes, I do take a disparaging view of that. The only one looking foolhardy here is you.

I read your post, and I stand by what I said. You are judging people for not conforming to your way of dealing with problems. Telling everyone to get a thicker skin or to grow a pair might work for you, but it doesn't work for everybody. And if theybfeel relieved of a burden by quitting the community, more power to them. Why should you be irritated that someone is happy? If someone feels that strongly about something, then they should have every right to feel the way they do, even ifnitnis, in your words, misinformed.

A few rotten apples spoil the bushel for some people.

 

[Melon Hunter]

Is liking a show something you can "leave"?

You can like the show, but still not want to be a part of the fandom.

I haven't left the fandom yet. I found a nice little ring of people on Deviant Art that mix Ace Combat and general war/apocalypse scenarios with MLP.

I agree. If it weren't for the community here on the Escapist, I would likely have left a fair bit ago. So finding a small group of people seems better than trying to be a part of the entire fandom.

That bit, right there. I've made a good few friends through the little sub-community that sprung up around Fallout: Equestria. We may disagree over some things, but no-one's ever actually had a falling out.

Personally, I think 'leaving' the fandom like Caramel Frappe detailed is rather... weak, and foolhardy. If your skin is so thin that you can't ignore some assholes trying to project their opinions onto others, that's really not a good sign. You've let someone else indirectly dictate what you like. Furthermore, the implication that by leaving the fandom you're somehow a better person, morally superior even, to the ones who persist is incredibly irritating.

The fandom is far too large for it not to sub-divide into camps with different opinions, and I for one don't allow the squabbles that inevitably take place faze me. I tolerate the opinions different to mine, disregard the troublemakers and enjoy what I want to enjoy. Something I think more than a few people in this thread need to learn.

So caramel frappes personal reason to leave is weak? And that she feels relieved that she doesn't have to out up with something that was bothering her means she's now irritating? Buck up and grow some skin?

Love and tolerate indeed. People have personal reasons to do things, and judging them like you are doing is rather... Weak, and foolhardy.

I see this opinion punted around often enough to be annoyed with it, and if you's actually read my post rather than simply leaping at the opportunity to attack me, you would have seen that I wasn't attacking Frappe so much as using that post as an example. Suddenly, disliking the behaviour of a few louts in the fandom goes from something that really should be ignored to some huge drama. There is always an underlying tone of moral superiority, that the fandom isn't worth a jot anymore, and more fool the people who stayed.

I know that the examples Frappe used were dredged up from the very bowels of Internet discourse; DeviantArt comments and the like. Not exactly a place you'd want to be going at all. And I find it very frustrating to see misinformed mindsets being used like this. The community, by and large, is a good place to be, and if you are going to let the vocal minority get to you, let the people who you'd rather not associate with dictate what you can and can't enjoy, then yes, I do take a disparaging view of that. The only one looking foolhardy here is you.

I read your post, and I stand by what I said. You are judging people for not conforming to your way of dealing with problems. Telling everyone to get a thicker skin or to grow a pair might work for you, but it doesn't work for everybody. And if theybfeel relieved of a burden by quitting the community, more power to them. Why should you be irritated that someone is happy? If someone feels that strongly about something, then they should have every right to feel the way they do, even ifnitnis, in your words, misinformed.

A few rotten apples spoil the bushel for some people.

Well, yes. I am being too harsh in this. But I stand by this - I hate seeing someone leave a group, any group, for personal reasons, and try and make out it was something more. That's what irritates me; not that someone is happier for leaving a community, but rather than saying "it just doesn't reflect what I want in that community any more" they paint it as some noble gesture, with that group now irreversibly declined in its morals.

If you listen to Caramel's post, it's almost as if the entire fandom is now some snarling beast that attacks anything at the slightest provocation, including itself. Contrast that to the bronies still in the fandom who have posted here about how, inevitable assholes aside, the community is still a pretty alright place.

Sure, a few rotten apples can spoil the bushel for you, but don't pretend the bushel's spoiled for everyone, nor that those whose appreciate the unspoiled remainder are themselves rotten (Jeez, that's a hell of an analogy.)

 

[Soviet Heavy]

Is liking a show something you can "leave"?

You can like the show, but still not want to be a part of the fandom.

I haven't left the fandom yet. I found a nice little ring of people on Deviant Art that mix Ace Combat and general war/apocalypse scenarios with MLP.

I agree. If it weren't for the community here on the Escapist, I would likely have left a fair bit ago. So finding a small group of people seems better than trying to be a part of the entire fandom.

That bit, right there. I've made a good few friends through the little sub-community that sprung up around Fallout: Equestria. We may disagree over some things, but no-one's ever actually had a falling out.

Personally, I think 'leaving' the fandom like Caramel Frappe detailed is rather... weak, and foolhardy. If your skin is so thin that you can't ignore some assholes trying to project their opinions onto others, that's really not a good sign. You've let someone else indirectly dictate what you like. Furthermore, the implication that by leaving the fandom you're somehow a better person, morally superior even, to the ones who persist is incredibly irritating.

The fandom is far too large for it not to sub-divide into camps with different opinions, and I for one don't allow the squabbles that inevitably take place faze me. I tolerate the opinions different to mine, disregard the troublemakers and enjoy what I want to enjoy. Something I think more than a few people in this thread need to learn.

So caramel frappes personal reason to leave is weak? And that she feels relieved that she doesn't have to out up with something that was bothering her means she's now irritating? Buck up and grow some skin?

Love and tolerate indeed. People have personal reasons to do things, and judging them like you are doing is rather... Weak, and foolhardy.

I see this opinion punted around often enough to be annoyed with it, and if you's actually read my post rather than simply leaping at the opportunity to attack me, you would have seen that I wasn't attacking Frappe so much as using that post as an example. Suddenly, disliking the behaviour of a few louts in the fandom goes from something that really should be ignored to some huge drama. There is always an underlying tone of moral superiority, that the fandom isn't worth a jot anymore, and more fool the people who stayed.

I know that the examples Frappe used were dredged up from the very bowels of Internet discourse; DeviantArt comments and the like. Not exactly a place you'd want to be going at all. And I find it very frustrating to see misinformed mindsets being used like this. The community, by and large, is a good place to be, and if you are going to let the vocal minority get to you, let the people who you'd rather not associate with dictate what you can and can't enjoy, then yes, I do take a disparaging view of that. The only one looking foolhardy here is you.

I read your post, and I stand by what I said. You are judging people for not conforming to your way of dealing with problems. Telling everyone to get a thicker skin or to grow a pair might work for you, but it doesn't work for everybody. And if theybfeel relieved of a burden by quitting the community, more power to them. Why should you be irritated that someone is happy? If someone feels that strongly about something, then they should have every right to feel the way they do, even ifnitnis, in your words, misinformed.

A few rotten apples spoil the bushel for some people.

Well, yes. I am being too harsh in this. But I stand by this - I hate seeing someone leave a group, any group, for personal reasons, and try and make out it was something more. That's what irritates me; not that someone is happier for leaving a community, but rather than saying "it just doesn't reflect what I want in that community any more" they paint it as some noble gesture, with that group now irreversibly declined in its morals.

If you listen to Caramel's post, it's almost as if the entire fandom is now some snarling beast that attacks anything at the slightest provocation, including itself. Contrast that to the bronies still in the fandom who have posted here about how, inevitable assholes aside, the community is still a pretty alright place.

Sure, a few rotten apples can spoil the bushel for you, but don't pretend the bushel's spoiled for everyone, nor that those whose appreciate the unspoiled remainder are themselves rotten (Jeez, that's a hell of an analogy.)

You find assholes in every group and sometimes they can be too much. If it was worded that the assholes were the ones who drove them off, then that would be fine. There's still good people there. However, I do feel that the term brony is fast tracked on the way to becoming the next weeaboo derogatory name.

 

[Durgiun]

I'm no longer a fan of the show, thanks to season 2 which was lackluster compared to 1. I'm hoping that season 3 won't be so disappointing, but I'm prepared for the worst.

 

[ToastiestZombie]

in b4 ToastiestZombie tells us the fandom is still as pure as it was from conception (on 4chan.)

I haven't left the fandom yet. I found a nice little ring of people on Deviant Art that mix Ace Combat and general war/apocalypse scenarios with MLP. They and the show itself are the only reason I call myself a brony, other then that I am at a complete disconnect from what the fandom does. And from what I hear from Caramel Frappe that's a good thing too.

What ever happened to love and tolerate, no exceptions?

I like being loved by everyone here!

OT: My opinion's probably been said already. And it is NOT that the brony fanbase is still as pure as it was at the start. It's been a shithole ever since it's conception. But it's my favourite shithole.

 

[Froggy Slayer]

I never liked the show. It just got built up so much as 'BEST SHOW EVAR RARARA' that the payoff just felt lackluster after so much hype. I don't have anything against most bronies, as most of the interaction I've had with them was on here, and at least here they are civilised, excellent people who are a wonderful community to converse with. If you love MLP, then more power to you! But I've seen the bad part of the fandom. I've been on the /pony/ section of 4chan. Left as soon as I saw people fawning all over one of the ponies asses (it was the blue one, any bronies here feel free to tell me which one it was). They justified it with the usual 'love and tolerate' crap. I understand that the show has a nice message, but that doesn't put you above the rest of us mortals. My favorite animated show, of course, is Invader Zim, which has the exact opposite message and pretty much marks me out as a sociopath, but what're you gonna do?

 

[Subscriptism]

For me I stopped watching without a doubt due to the fandom. I would soon be dead than associate with the brony fandom. I know they aren't all bad but their image is atrocious.

 

[C. Cain]

On the whole, the MLP community is the largest collection of positivity on the internet.

Really? What gives you that idea?

But unfortunately, bronies are still people, and people can be assholes.

I concur.

I've noticed this with the MLP group here. It first everything was all smiles and sunshine. Then over the year, it became more and more impossible to go a week without someone getting pissed off. It's actually driven some of the more positive members away.

Perhaps you are right. But as far as I'm concerned quite a few of these less than stellar members have been part of said group since its very inception.

And think I've become disillusioned with the whole thing. I'll put out some content now and again, and talk to the fans I have other common interests with. Other than that though, I'm getting kind of tired of it.

Oh, I didn't know that. How unfortunate. It does put things into perspective, though.