Jules Gonzales, on 04 November 2012 - 08:53 AM, said:
You know what they are like. These people DONT watch them with their kids.
I'm not sure I understand the point your making. See, I'm also an anime fan and I watch that by myself, does that make me some kind of freak because I watch some kind of animation (that dosn't involve ponies) alone?
Lets compare shall we? the last episode of MLP I watched involved one of the main characters being captured by a group of treasure hungry creatures who tied her up to a minecart which, being a pony she had to pull. She complained so much that in the end they let her go unharmed.
The last anime I watched involved cybernetically reconstructed children under drug enduced mind control being used by their adult handlers to kill people, aka, Gunslinger Girl.
But you see, Gunslinger Girl is considered to be ok, because, well, it's anime. MLP FiM is considered not to be ok for, and this is the only reason I've been able to find, because, "it's for children" What? like most anime?
I can understand the whole Brony issue because well, they are a very diverse bunch, but so are anime fans, and that's considered acceptable.
Yes, there are a few "strange fruit" amongst the fans of MLP, but then again we can say that about any kind of fandom. The sight of a 47 year old man with stubble (and hairy legs) dressed as Sasami from Tenchi Muyo will forever haunt my nightmares , I won't mention the two guys who did Card Captor Sakura. . . . . . but again, that's fine, it's part of the fandom, it's perfectly normal for guys into anime to dress as a young schoolgirls! It's Just not ok to like some kids show about ponies.
Do I consider myself a brony? I sure as hell don't, to me the word has the same connotations as Otaku, and we all know how bad that is right?
Am I a fan of the pastel ponies? Of course, after watching and listening to the stories about friendship, loyalty and working together as a team to achieve a goal who wouldn't be?
(edited because the filter dosn't accept the technical term for girls under the age of 13)
Edited by Fl3tcher, 04 November 2012 - 10:29 AM.