Bronies?

[Zerobricks]

Is it me or are there are higher than average than usual bronie-themed avtars here?

And no I have nothing agaisnt bronies...

or furries....

[hollisbrick]

What te hell is a Bronie? Is it a brother that's a pony?

[just2good]

What te hell is a Bronie? Is it a brother that's a pony?

It's a fan of the latest My Little Pony show that is out of the target demographic for the show.

[Zerobricks]

Those people with pony icons etc

[Aanchir]

Bronies? Here? I've never heard of such a thing! *furtively glances backwards at My Little Pony book, DVD, and toy collection*

In all seriousness, I've stopped being surprised by the overlap between the brony community and the AFOL community, especially after getting into the show myself about two and a half years ago. My Little Pony Friendship is Magic is a fun, colorful cartoon that inspires a lot of creativity from its fanbase. And as much as some AFOLs might try to hide it, simply being an active part of the AFOL community means you're more in touch with your inner child than the average joe. Also, being a fan of a toy like LEGO means the whole "merchandise driven" aspect of My Little Pony probably won't bother you as much as it would for some people, even if the products LEGO puts out are more consistently high-quality than Hasbro's My Little Pony lineup.

Furthermore, from what I've seen, bronies are pretty much everywhere on the Internet (except for certain communities that are particularly hostile to them). So Eurobricks is probably not THAT far from the norm.

Even Matthew Ashton, a LEGO designer and one of the executive producers of The LEGO Movie, is a brony! Which almost certainly informed his design of Princess Unikitty, particularly the Astro-Kitty variant who boasts a Classic Space "cutie mark".

[Zerobricks]

Slight bump but I think this fits here:

Aint it awesome!?

[Jetrax99]

I don't refer to some of the fans (i.e. Aanchir and his brother) as bronies, just fans. I reserve the term "brony" for the fans who get angry at every single negative comment toward MLP. And I've seen other MLP fans do the same.

[Aanchir]

I don't refer to some of the fans (i.e. Aanchir and his brother) as bronies, just fans. I reserve the term "brony" for the fans who get angry at every single negative comment toward MLP. And I've seen other MLP fans do the same.

I've heard this kind of attitude on other sites, and I honestly feel like it's a bit rude. I self-identify as a brony, so I don't think it's really anybody else's place to say I'm not one just because I don't fit with their own preconceived notions of the term. It's a classic No true Scotsman argument. You wouldn't like it if somebody tried to tell you you're not a real AFOL just because you didn't fit their preconceived notions, would you?

[Jetrax99]

I've heard this kind of attitude on other sites, and I honestly feel like it's a bit rude. I self-identify as a brony, so I don't think it's really anybody else's place to say I'm not one just because I don't fit with their own preconceived notions of the term. It's a classic No true Scotsman argument. You wouldn't like it if somebody tried to tell you you're not a real AFOL just because you didn't fit their preconceived notions, would you?

As I said, I've seen other MLP fans use that word for very specific fans, the ones who make the fandom look bad. You don't deserve to be associated with those fans because you've done nothing that would make the MLP fanbase look bad.

I don't refer to you as a brony out of the respect I have for you. If you wish to refer to yourself as such, I have no problem with that. But I'll never do it.

Hey, you are the reason I took a more in depth look into the fanbase to begin with.

In short, I don't care if you call yourself a brony. That's your preference and I can't do anything about that. But I have my reasons for not calling you one.

Edited September 12, 2014 by Jetrax99

[Jetrax99]

Someone on Deviantart made Twilight from CCBS parts and someone else made Discord.

I'll browse through my faves later, cuz I believe I added them to my Misc. folder.

[Aanchir]

Someone on Deviantart made Twilight from CCBS parts and someone else made Discord.

I'll browse through my faves later, cuz I believe I added them to my Misc. folder.

Yep, I think I've seen both of those! There's also a LEGO Equestria group on Flickr that includes some other MOCs of My Little Pony scenes and characters. It's not that large, though.

[TR3K]

While I would not consider myself a bronie I did watch and enjoy the first season a year or two ago and I believe it's the reason I had to purchase the Cloud Cuckoo Palace set.