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Nimaru — The Problem With Being A Brony
Published: 2013-05-20 16:40:37 +0000 UTC; Views: 74246; Favourites: 1117; Downloads: 2237
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This is the first version:Many people talked about the text being too small and I thought it was pretty crowded and scattered (though I still think it was a good first attempt). So to make a better poster, I condensed the crap out of it, both in text and in images to make essentially the same points but with less space, more pictures, and fewer words. I also uploaded a MUCH larger version so you guys can print your own though I DO have it available as prints over at Redbubble:
Buy it here if you like it
POSTER @ REDBUBBLE: [link]
Anyway, I think it turned out really well so what do you think?
EDIT: Cheeseheads are Green Bay Packers fans (football) and the Blue Army are fans of Aerosmith
EDIT2: A lot of people today have commented that they can't believe that anyone would consider KH girly, but it's been more than a decade since it came out so many people forgot or were too young to remember. It's a "Disney Princess" game that uses the word "heart" a lot and has touchy feely "I LOVE YOU MAN" bromance between the main characters. Obviously it's awesome, but I've seen guys who couldn't get past that and wouldn't play the game.
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Indeed, it's kinda silly to say girls can't enjoy that "boy" stuff either. 
Ironically, I actually read a study that said a vast majority of gamers are actually female. So it's really stupid for some to assume girls can't be "gamers," and such. Heck when I play "Dr. Mario Online RX" on my Wii, whenever I meet a random girl opponent, (judging from her Mii avatar) I know I'm going to get my butt-kicked. 
I think the thing is most of them are less outspoken about gaming, then dudes are. Overall, I've known lots of girls/women who love gaming.
(My sister when we were kids always borrowed my Gameboy alot to play Tetris, Yoshi, or Donkey Kong'94.)
It's pretty "backwords-sexist" in a way to say women are anti-feminist, stereotypical, or less of a "strong-woman" for liking "girly/feminine" things.
I knew a gal who caught crap from so-called feminists, because she liked wearing dresses, and cooking for her boyfriend. (Apparently that makes her "not a strong woman," and crap. Ironically, she's very smart, and very strong-willed if you ask me.)
So yeah, it's like you can't win either way in some situations.
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shit, realy? the sexual advances thing is prety much expexted, sadly, most gamers are idiots on their 10's and early 20's...
and all that other stuf wow, i pity those people, they must had have some shitty upraising to be that idiotic...
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Right? People suck, maybe that's why I like ponies so damn much!
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that portal to equestria cant be invented soon enough XD
and i'd blame it on society rather than people, granted its people that makes society but i dont want to end up hating on all people, i rather be a hippy XD
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this is a result of our culture conflating "masculine" with "good" and "feminine" with "bad". It never ceases to amuse me how homoerotic popular culture is--
They want their Men to be MANLY,
and they want their Women to be MANLY!
Because nothing is more awesome than manly things gettin' it on with other manly things, apparently XD
The hypocrisy is so thick you could cut it with a knife--but only if by 'knife' you mean hacksaw.
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Wasn't expecting to get so many responces for this. 
But yeah, society is getting to hung-up on masculine things, especially if some are trying to erase all "femininity." I recall Lauren Faust said she was hoping with this show she could show that something "girly" wasn't necessarily "bad," and such.
Seems to of worked somewhat, sense I hear fathers are actually enjoying watching the show with their daughters.
Nothing wrong with being masculine, or manly, but a "true manly man" would not be afraid to have a tea party with little plastic pink cups with his daughter.
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Faust made this show to erase that divide. I thin that every brony is a testament to her work and its success.
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Agreed this hit all the points of defending likening this show.
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Thanks, lol surprisingly I'm getting alot of feedback for that comment.
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You are smart that is why.
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lol thanks, but I'm not that smart.
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Well you sure soukr smart
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Are people seriously complaining that you use Kingdom Hearts as a girly example?
Kingdom Hearts for all it's awesomeness is also corny as you can get. Hey here is drinking game we all can play every time they talk about feelings/heart/friends/corny stuff, take a drink!
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Exactly! I predictably took a lot of heat for using KH as an example, but you hit the nail right on the head. It's a bromance touchy-feeling game featuring DISNEY PRINCESSES. No one believes it now, but there really were some issues with people playing the game when it first came out.
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Nice! all of this reminds me of what my dad said to me, "Why are you watching this? This is for girls" Which is weird cause i'm a girl.. lol jk
no actually, he just likes to make fun of me for watching cartoon, despite him being a Woody woodpecker, asterix and obelix and Tintin fan
I wish to see more like this
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Yup! If you have issues with people thinking how "weird" bronies are, it's useful to have something like this to link them to so they can realize that bronies are the same as everyone else.
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you know i still can;t believe how dumb these...haters are with their reasons
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I guess that's why the word "bigot" exists... because people like this are out there.
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I didn't even know what word was at first..
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It fits exceptionally well in this case. [link]
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My problems being brony?
Sleep,
Sleepless everynight,
everyday,
I can even see myself now in third person mode,
Actually, in my kind of town, i never have problems with anti-bronies: they don't even care!! Next things after my class known me being brory, they just"Meh, so what?". Then i turned to my best friends:"Yeah, we watched MLP. It was fine. Why u so obsessive like that? Bronies? Fandom? Sure, their music were good, their art were nice, but nah, waste of time caring for ponies or such. Oh yeah, if you're brony, notify me when they release any good songs then. Im out"
When my parents saw me watching ponies, they responded:"Are you watching porn and cover it up with this cartoon?"
Not sure how to deal with them.
So now i neither have brony-friends nor haters. Kinda a pain.
Still, sleep is my main problem, which i should have controlled since school's semester. Gonna get worse this summer, i known.
P/s:Im an Asian, specifically Vietnamese, in case for your curiousity. And i dislike Twilight. Twilight Saga, it is.
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"Why would you dislike me?!"
"Because you fucking suck"
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I'm not a Brony; but I FULLY support this. People shouldn't be judged upon their interests or assaulted by it.
I love every piece of it and should be spread about.
I'm sure a large amount of people are thanking you right now! ^_^
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I'm happy if people find it useful. The goal was always in having a great resource for myself, but especially for others who aren't as impervious to the hateful and hurtful comments and opinions as I am.
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agree so much with it 
also adults get discriminated when they are keeping parts of the child in them 
and then there is the stuff about brony fandom I will never get....O.o every damn fandom out there has most likely more "hardcore" fans XD but bronies are considered "awkward"?
something is really off with this world
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I really think it's a lot about homophobia. People think that if you're not Mr. Macho Skullcrusher McManlyman, there must be something wrong with you. Guys who watched "girl's anime" have had this problem before, but not as visibly (since the Internet didn't exists/wasn't as big back then).
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actually when men watched Sailor Moon it wasnt considered thaaaaaat bad, probably because girls had long legs and so were just attractive and so understandable to watch that
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But they were underage. 14 years old. So yes, people got serious shit for that back in the day.
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ifwe would go that way, then actual animes and stuff are really worse
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Oh yes indeed. Especially the loli-centric ones. I really hate the fan service sometimes and would rather they just focus on the story
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I'm not a brony, nor am I really an MLP fan, but I can't help but appreciate this since it really covers pretty much every fandom out there and addresses the public distain towards most fandoms, despite other, more insane ones (Sports especially) that people tend to dismiss as totally acceptable. Something I've noticed for years and yet rarely seems to be merited.
Great job!
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As someone who grew up in Philly, I can relate.
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football in germany is madness at his finest
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You should see Hockey in Canada. That kind of hysteria can destroy an entire city. Case in point, the 2011 Stanley Cup riots in Vancouver. >_>
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Oooh... I'm going to remember that hockey ferver if I ever need to make another one of these.
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a police friend of mine just got his pistol stealed by a drunk fan. One reason why i don't like sports.... at least their fandoms!
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Everything on here is exactly what I was thinking. Thank you so much for making this!
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Happy to help. I hope it serves you well if you ever feel the need to explain these points to someone.
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I honestly think this was a stupid poster and was a waste of time to bother making. Really? Kingdom Hearts, a hard-a** game that has a male lead save a female character while using Donald and Goofy as teammates is girly? You call Camouflage a costume? And why is Bugs Bunny considered a kids cartoon? Have you even seen the ones before the Looney Tunes Show? Honestly, how old are you, 13? Then this would all make sense.
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Ok, if your really want that answers:
1#
2#: My local taxi drivers wear Camouflage pants all around the corners. Thus costume for Haloween's clearly legitable.
3#: Since it WAS a kids show, just like MLP. It just that all the kids who used to watch it has grown up to nowaday adults.
4#: (3#)
5#: This question just proved you're
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I must laugh at you sir. For your petty actions.
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I wouldn't mind answering those questions, but your unwarranted attack and trollish tone suggest that I shouldn't involve myself with you. Do you have a serious point or are you just being confrontational for "kicks"?
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You're just a troll, seeing as you just joined today. It's pretty sad there are people like you who attain enjoyment from trying to anger people. Good day.
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Gravity falls the new loony tunes tangled spongebob and adventure time great shows? I WILL FIGHT YOU SIR!
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also yeah great job. forgot to add that Whoops.
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