This documentary on Bronies and Bronycon is hard to watch
Posted Jun 11, 2012, 10:41 PM UTC
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They were being so mean to the black guy during the DnD game ;_;
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I did love the guy who kept excluding that dude, telling him that he wasn't a real brony or what have you, and then went on to do a little interview segment about how it was all about inclusion and love and acceptance.
Nice little juxtaposition there.
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That's basic reality television tactics. You take a segment from an interview, cut it out of context, and then find a relative piece of dialogue that contradicts that statement. If you notice they never showed the full segment or the dialogue between the two of them. The only time they showed full dialogue is when the friend accused him of smoking pot.
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They're so socially awkward, they probably didn't even realise it.
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Probably realized it but too awkward to do anything about it.
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Are you high?
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Observation of the month right here.
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Because they're butthurt nerds, maybe a bit racist.
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I noticed that too. So much for love and tolerance.
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I don't think I can finish watching this. This really is hard to watch.
Edit: I finished watching the clip. Before I saw it, I had a completely different idea of what a brony might be. I imagined a group of dad's who were stuck watching the show with their little girls, and then just deciding to have some fun with it.
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I couldn't. I got a little over 7 minutes in. I try to keep an open mind, I think MLP is somewhat cute, but that just got painfully disturbing and borderline scary..
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Im 17:30 in, shit is really uncomfortable
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You think you'll get used to it, but NOPE.
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I finished watching the video, but it seriously made me think about some things. It made me want to spend less time on reddit and spend less time playing video games. I felt bad for the bronies who would do anything just to be accepted into a group.
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I think I had to break my arm just to regain some manly back
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"I think MLP is somewhat cute"
Not knowing what "Bronies" are, I wasn't going to watch the video until I read this comment. I thought, "Oh, the yummy Mary-Louise Parker is in it...how bad could it be?"
I was sadly mistaken by your "MLP" line. Very sadly.
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Mary louise parker is such a hottie.
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This really isn't that uncomfortable to watch. I've seen videos where social awkwardness can make you put your hands over your face to hide your embarrassment for the individual but this is not one of them. I think you guys are making a bigger deal out of it than it has to be. They don't ever interact in such a way that would suggest embarrassment. Had they put these kids next door to like a cheerleading camp or something where they would have to be put in situations that would result in awkwardness then I might agree. But for now you guys are being a bunch of L7 weenies.
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They don't have to be next to a cheerleading camp to be awkward. I can imagine that part. It is implied. I can imagine the ridicule they must go through when jerks at their schools find out what they like to do.
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Hah. I've experienced more uncomfortable and weird things, thanks(or not) to the internet! After a while, it's hard to really care. Oh a grown man likes My Little Pong? Good for him. I don't much care.
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I just have such a hard time if determining if they are genuine or just playing up a huge joke.
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Did anyone notice how the guy with the red beard kept switching the sex of his favorite pony? He would say something like "he hides her face in her hair when he's feeling shy". Fascinating.
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It was a speech impediment
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I think that was just his debilitating lisp.
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i found this interesting too. i was wondering if any of the other members of the community did this, or if it was just his personal coping mechanism against his dad, who thought his interest in the show was "gay."
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Neither. It was a speech impediment.
It threw me off as well, but then I realized he was saying 'he' only when trying to use the pronoun 'she' -- not using 'him' in place of 'her'. The 'sh' sound appears to be problematic for him. If you listen again, you can hear a slight hiss at the beginning of the word that signals the 'sh' sound.
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That's...exactly what I said. He was using 'he' in place of 'she' but not 'him' in place of 'her.' He was only stumbling over the 'sh' sound.
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this is almost as scary as jesus camp
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Nope. These guys are adults who are there of their own choice. Jesus camp is for kids who are yet too young to decide for themselves.
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My Little Pony Is a pretty good show, and I watch it with my wife sometimes. This video however, is freaking me out.
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MY WIFE
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IRONY
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you spelled BRONY wrong.
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I went to an anime convention recently and there were two really greasy looking homebody bronies in line for badges behind me. It was the first time I ever saw a brony.
Also, I planned a reddit meet up at the kon and several people were very uncomfortable with the fact my friends were smoking pot. Only one or two of the people I planned to meet from reddit actually turned out to be flexible enough to get past that. Idk. I feel like one of those bad redditors that show up at meet ups. Really I just wanted to meet people from reddit for the first time.
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I assume your an adult male?
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Someone hasn't been on Reddit on a Saturday mid-season...
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Ahaha,
no.
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I swear the controversy behind this is unnecessary? I'm not a brony, but if they enjoy the show then good for them. Personally, i don't think it matters that it's made for younger people, i love adventure time and that's on cartoon network. I think it's a shame that the people making a big deal out of it see a problem with it in the first place.
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I'll admit I didn't watch the whole vid but I skimmed through bits. I don't get why they are being looked down upon so much. They don't seem to be hurting anyone and they are enjoying themselves. I've watched a couple of episodes of MLP with my niece and I gotta say it's a lot more tolerable than some other shows.
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I don't care if someone likes a child's show. I do care when people define themselves by it.
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Would you care if they were defining themselves by a different show?
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Defining yourself by any children's TV show is embarrassing. A Pokémon Master like I would never do such a thing.
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Upvotes for you sir, i actually just laughed out loud.
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Defining yourself by a TV show in general is pretty sad.
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Almost as bad as defining yourself by a website.
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Yep
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Well, fair enough i guess :)
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I love shows like Adventure Time or Spongebob, and it's probably extremely hypocritical of me to say this, but I can't see why grown men can be so obsessed about MLP. I've never seen it so it could be a good show for all I know, but I find it pathetic that some adults basically live for it.
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The part that I find unsettling is that the "bronies" reasons for watching the show are to establish some sort of legitimate relationship with a caring, talking thing. Its sad that some of these people can't find that sort of connection with other people. T
That said, to each his own
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No. I watch the show because I like the show, not because I need to establish a relationship. Everyone does things for different reasons. This documentary is a terrible representation of the community, and I wish it were put on the shelf.
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"That said, to each his own" that is what the imperial says after you pick the mages stone
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Doesn't work anymore. Any other mirrors?
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Not that i know of. R.I.P Vidvir
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This is a joke right?
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If it is, it's the best joke ever because I am dying of laughter right now.
If not... it's still so funny to me, but in a much sadder way.
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I don't think it is.. Let us bow our heads in a moment of silence.
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Stopped watching when they freaked out about getting makeup on the soft toy pony.
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You mean when someone who probably just paid maybe a hundred dollars for something he cared about or perhaps even made himself just got it ruined in a matter of seconds.
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memo to self: don't take my 4 year old daughter to this convention...
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No joke though, I honestly view this as disgusting. Call me close minded about the whole thing but this is borderline pedofilic. Call it what you will but the fact of the matter is, is that these are 30 year olds trying to justify watching and making a connection to a television show for 5-10 year olds.
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I will take you up on your offer of being close minded.
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"I was just pretty miserable before I started watching My Little Pony, and then I started watching it, and I started being happy again."
This is all I needed to hear. I don't care how sad this makes most people. I don't care if this represents only a very small percentage of the Brony community. These people found something they fucking love and are enjoying the shit out of it. And that's fucking beautiful, man.
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I'm 40, grew up watching cartoons, and what is this? Explain like I'm 20, I guess?
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As brief as possible:
My Little Pony was rebooted in 2010 under the name MLP: Friendship is Magic (gag-worthy, I know), to everyones surprise, it was a decent cartoon. The creators made sure that there was enough content for adults (read: parents) to enjoy that they wouldn't hate the show (think Pixar/Disney movies). Well /co/ (4chan board) watched it and many liked it, started posting pony images and memes everywhere. The surge in popularity drew many people in, fanbase followed. Fanbase names selves bronies. Fastforward to 2012, adult fanbase is fucking huge.
Anything you want me to elaborate on?
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Thank you for the informaton. I watched part of one and it just isn't my scene. To each his or her own. Carry on!
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Yeah, which is how I felt. I gave it a chance. I did. But its not appealing to me. They try to justify it by saying its like a pixar or disney movie... but it just isn't. If it were I would not mind watching. The show isn't bad its just for girls.
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But it is like a Pixar or Disney movie. That's why we like the show.
It is appealing because it's well-animated and funny. (and it has a lot of other good qualities as well). So when you say it's for girls, you are wrong. The show is made for everyone, and is enjoyable for everyone in the same way a Pixar or Disney movie is. Not everyone is going to like it, of course.
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You passed the internet's one and only "normality test." Congratulations.
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This is all you need to know.
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Anyone saw the "arch-nemesis" who got the best friend stolen by the show? It's not the show, it's not the fans, those people had other issues.
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That was grade A supervillain material.
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that guy was probably the biggest dick in the whole thing right?
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I was so certain that bronies were just pretending to be bronies. Now I'm lost on this thing we call the internet, with no real direction.
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Am I the only one who really just doesn't care about those people?
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I don't either. The problem is that they spam threads on /v/ and but into threads trying to bring attention to themselves. That's how the hate started.
If they didn't do that I would have never heard of them.
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This behavior is not exclusive to bronies. Your two years time on Reddit should be enough for you to recall that this happens anywhere at any time. Right now people are fixated on Game of Thrones and a lot of comments on Reddit are in-jokes between fans. I don't hate them myself, but there is someone out there who does. That's just one example among many. In all cases all it takes is one person to start it, and then there's a massive derail/spam.
The only thing is it's easier to hate bronies because society views them as socially inept neckbearded manchildren who live in their parent's basements and masturbate to pornography about cartoon horses.
In my opinion, society's fucked up if it encourages this preconceived notion. That is more disturbing to me than people that have weird fetishes (And those that do masturbate are definitely in the minority, as are those that masturbate to pornography about shows such as Pokemon or Adventure Time or what have you).
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I didn't either but now they are fucking EVERYWHERE. Even the humble indie bundle isn't safe from them.
We need to designate a special area for them and then maybe fill it with cyanide gas.
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This is just totally odd. I think I dislike bronies more than weaboos. Not to the point where I hate them though! I don't hate anyone! I mean, do what makes you happy.
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Watch the whole thing. A lot of these guys are suffering from depression and anxiety and this is their outlet. They are just trying to be happy and don't know how.
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True! especially that red, neck-beard guy. At first I was like "wtf" but after he spoke about his school pain and stuff, I just decided to lay off.
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Don't fall into this reddit "respect everyone's difference" bullshit. Let the hate flow through you.
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I place them on the same level as furries. This fandom is immature, dumb, and reeks of socially-inept, pretentious dweebs who deserve to be eternally mocked and laughed at.
EDIT: keep downvoting, your tears are delicious
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Bro, chill.
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I ain't even mad, bro.
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This isn't the one Faust was using as a Kickstarter I hope? Dear god...The Horror, the HORROR!!
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John DeLancie's documentary is going to be the opposite, he's appalled by the "sensational" shit like this video and wants to put out a much more positive message.
He compared bronies to the Star Trek fandom; they're 99.9% well-natured, normal people, but it's also easy to single out fans who'd paint a poor picture of the community just like this video does.
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I understand. I've been to quite a few comic cons. I know the fringe element is out there. I try and avoid them.
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The difference in my opinion is that the fringe Star Trek fans are more of a stereotype, while extreme bronies are a very vocal minority...
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Nope. This one is way more amateur. I am looking forward to see De Lancie's documentary, and I hope it will come out a lot better than this one.
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I'm not a bronie, and this is pretty sad, but I doubt it represents bronies as a whole. "Conventions" always bring out the worst people. Its like going to a reddit meetup. The worst redditors go to reddit meetups.
I actually wanted to go observe our local reddit meetup from afar to observe the "redditor" socializing outside of its habitat.
This is the reason nobody ever shows up?
Everyone's waiting in the damn bushes hoping someone shows up like some Yogi Berra joke.
I think you mean Yogi Bear. Yogi Berra is a baseball legend...
This is why we can't have nice things.
i met some redditors for drinks once it was chill one of the chicks was real fat though
This is the single saddest statement I have read in my life.
My city has meet ups quite often, I've never been, but judging by the pictures and what goes on in the subreddit, it's a massive circlejerk. They have their little groups and all that shit, reminds me of highschool.
Every community has those kind of people in it. If you can't tell from my username I'm a huge Disney fan, especially of the parks. But MY GOD is the Disney online community one of the clique-iest, non-inclusive communities on the internet. It honestly makes me sick sometimes how it gets. As Self_Hating_Liberal said, its just like high school
Nobody ever really leaves the bubble - safety cannot be guaranteed, pleasure may not be guaranteed and it's distinctly possible you will not like what you find if you go looking for it.
On the other hand - it could totally rock!
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I'm sure it pretty accurately represents the type of adult male that watches and obsesses over a show made for 10 year old girls.
Understatement of the century.
It does not, I hope. As far as I can figure out, most fans (myself included) just like the show because it's entertaining.
I find that it is more entertaining than a (modern) episode of the simpsons, for example.
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Brings out the worst people* FTFY