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Nimaru — The Problem With Being A Brony
Published: 2013-05-20 16:40:37 +0000 UTC; Views: 74244; 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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#1 is the backfiring of sexism. Girl = bad, guy = good. Girl likes girl stuff is good, girl likes guy stuff is awesome, guy who likes girl stuff must be shamed. Even for girls it's a badge of honor to have played with "boy" toys when they were younger and how they thoughts dolls were for dumb girly girls.
My sister personally hates bronies for a reason you didn't list. She argues that bronies embrace the most feminine of the ponies and are uninterested in the stronger and/or tomboy-ish ponies. I don't watch MLP so I can't argue the point, but according to her the brony community is inherently sexist and doesn't play nice with girls. She's a big fan of the show and visits forums so I'm pretty sure she's speaking from actual interactions.
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Wow. That is so wrong I don't know where to begin. I happen to very much dislike Rainbow Dash (the most tomboy of them all) becuase she's insensitive and selfish, not because she's a tomboy. But the fanbase itself seems totally taken with her. There's no question at all that she's a consistent favorite in all polls. Ranking number 1 or 2 in almost every case.
Besides, how does it even make sense to claim that a bunch of guys watching a show who's primary target is girls are sexist?
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Because they are. Plenty of them don't like it when the show creators try to please the targeted demographics because weddings, princesses and high school are so "stupid"
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It's not sexism. It's the fact that High School blows and Weddings are boring as hell unless they're your own. Or an "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" type of event goes down. That'd be a pretty sweet wedding. And I'm willing to bet that the reasoning behind any princess hate comes from one of these two facts.
1: Why isn't one of them a queen? They clearly don't have parents in power.
2: NOBODY ACTUALLY WANTED TWILICORN!!! WTF MAN?!
Ya gotta get into a dude's head first. You can't just assume they're sexist because they like things girls don't and vice versa.
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If they're boring to you, it doesn't mean they're boring to everyone. Yes, people do enjoy High School dramas and wedding episodes. Especially teenage girls and you know what? It's okay, because there is no wrong way of being a girl
1. Different cultures, different rules. In some countries the leadership is inherited not by sons, but by nephews
2. What?.. Go to EQD or DB, people still can't go over it
By saying that sth is boring and stupid because it is girly, you automatically imply that "girly" = "boring", "stupid". Which is sexist and goes against everything the show is about. Girly is good, yet people still use it as an insult
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Yeah, that's pretty dumb. Besides, if they do it well enough, just about anything is fine. Like the fashion episodes; they're great.
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Oh yeah, and I wasn't surprised by KH2 being used as an example, just by the reasons. I generally hear "only girls like it because the guys are pretty/slashable!!!eleven"
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Thankfully someone gets it. So many people argued with me endlessly over that decision
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Nimbose already covered females liking male things, so I'll just add my slight amusement that you managed to pick Team Fortress 2 of all games. Female fans of shooters and multiplayer games tend to suffer the most from this line of thinking, and fans of TF2 are often accused of only liking that game because they can slash the characters.
My problem with r34 in general isn't so much that it exists as much that some fans can't be bothered to mark it properly. Forgetting or if you're on Tumblr being unaware of the 5-tag limit is one thing, but arguing that it shouldn't matter is rather annoying. Just because I'm an adult who's currently at home doesn't mean I want to see it at all, much less all the time. And ugh, the people who throws a fit when you politely ask them to add a tag...
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I wish DA would add a tag feature. But it seems the only way to make DA change anything is with a really, REALLY popular comic: [link]
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I totally agree with you guys should like what they want to like!
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kingdom hearts, using a peice of your heart to beat motherf*ckers that have no hearts and rescuing all sorts of princesses and rescuing the godd*mn disneyverse and not to mention having to kick the sh*t out of villains, disney and FF alike.
sorry for the swearing i was trying to sound metal.
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What if most of the anti-brony women are just pissed that we find cartoon mares more attractive than them?
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Kingdom Hearts, only Girls?, Dragon Ball and Spongebob, only Kids?.. And yes, Brony Porn is scary...(Hentai, Disneyporn etc. too)
No the Problem with Brony's is(the only), that every site on the Internet is full of Brony Fanart. When i go to a League of Legends/World of Warcraft/Dr. Who/One Piece etc-Fansite, i dont want to see Brony Version of every Charakter in the Game/Series etc. i want to see LoL/WoW/Who etc. Fanart.
Im a One Piece and Dr. Who Fan, but did i spam every Site in the Internet full with OP or Who Fanficiton? NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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But just because it's popular and it's everywhere isn't a reason to hate the fans. They're just doing what fans do. It would be like complaining about how the Superbowl is everywhere in certain times of the year. You might as well yell at the rain.
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I was thinking the same thing. Girls shouldn't really be hypocrites when they like girl AND guy things, so why cant guys like girl things too? :c
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It definitely goes both ways. Girls do get some crap about "not really liking something and being posers" and crap like that. I say entertainment entertains. People like what they like. And that's ok.
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YES, FINALLY. NOW I DO HAVE ANOTHER GOOD REASON FOR BEING A PEGASISTER. :'D
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Someone just hit the nail on the head.
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Man, I love you! To all the fans out there, you guys are amazing!
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Thank you so much for being so epic. Nobody understands these. I love you.
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This has to be one of the best I've seen come from fandom. This IS the ultimate counter to all haters and trolls. Thank you for making this!
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I'm a brony and a CoD fag, and FPS lover, and a military fag, infact I'm into so much of military equipment and stuff
Needless to say, I'm secure about my masculinity.
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meh, I just say Haters gonna hate, they aint gonna change their minds anytime soon.
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Because rule 34: no exceptions
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the giaguar head, oh my god, where i've seen?! I can't remember... aladdin?? HELP ME
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I am a brony and I LOVE this! It goes for ALL fandoms really and it makes me happy
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This chart is too biased... and the people in costumes are all at events... it would be weird if anyone walked around in a random costume. I don't hate bronies... I just don't like this chart.
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I won't say it's unbiased, but what issues do you see with it? My whole point is that people who dress up only do so at events, just like bronies.
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Of all my fellow Bronies you are the most levelheaded of us all, thank you.
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I love all my brony bretren for making such a stand. We should all be allowed to like what we like regardless of gender or age. Plus a brony (my actual brother) is why I love the show today, so I owe you guys! It got me through a lot!
Meanwhile, please tell me there isn't really porn of Captain Caveman.
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I can send you a link to the caveman r34 if you want
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Also surrendering your masculinity, there's another problem
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Masculinity is strongly standing for what's right; protecting the weak and the people you care about even in the face of personal harm or ridicule. I don't see anything about surrendering masculinity in this.
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Ok I accept this argument, I can see what you are saying and to a point I agree with you but masculinity is also image and lifestyle. Others will perceive being a brony as a character fault and will associate it with childishness and feminism. I'm sure you are probably a reasonable guy and are just using this as a way to enjoy something but much like everything it is open for criticism
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