I Met a Pony Fan! But I Think I Scared Him

[ZennaBug]

I am a brony magnet.  I have had people attempt to bro-hoof me at Target while buying pony stuff and then there was a whole bunch of them cosplaying at the mall on St. Patrick's Day this year.  I observed from the top level for a while and decided not to introduce myself.  Loud teenagers wearing tails and belly shirts to the mall is not my scene lol.

[Snapdragon]

I have yet to meet a brony. But I've heard other students sing the shows songs during lunch, once when they discussed who's best pony I simply passed by and said "pony on ".
I did meet a fella online tho, he seemed interested a relatioship as he lived nearby and we started talking. Then it sort of stopped. Most of the time people ask me "are you a brony?" when I play games online, this knowledge often makes people turn in disgust.
I see myself as a Brony not as Pegasister as it sounds degrading, Bronies are equal thus a gender split is unnecessary. Usually when greeting bronies I "bro hoof" them, this seems to open them up a bit. But in general guys are very surprised there are gals that like MLP as it seems to be kind of a boys thing now a days?

See, I don't understand this.  "Brony" means "Bro- pony", yes?  So why is "pega-sister" degrading?  I don't consider myself either, but I would personally find it more offensive that I as a female fan can't use a female term.  This is after all, a female oriented show/toy line.  Why would a male oriented label be more acceptable?

I think, aside from the few loud "women can't be Bronies!" neigh-sayers, fans are allowed to call themselves whatever they would like, without issue. The problem is that Brony was the first, primary word; Pegasister came about as an 'answer' to Brony, which already puts it in a "lesser" position. Think about it - how many G4 sites are oriented around Bronies, or have Brony in the title? Now consider how many are catered towards/center around Pegasister - I have yet to find one. That is why some people avoid the word - it feels like a "you can't have our word, go make your own" or "separate and (in)equal" type of situation, to a lot of us.

I was abducted by a bronie once... I was at an anime con, warring my fluffiest cutest pastel dress- featuring carousel horses and carrying a G1 sunlight (she matched the outfit) When I hear someone yelling about Rainbow Dash down the hall- Next thing I know this big guy has picked me up and is running off with me! Lol I didn't know what to think! He took me down a side hall where a large group of people were gathered in a circle saying there names and who there favorite pony was. I had been abducted for a bronie pony meet

Excuse me while I flip a **** - holygodalmighty WHAT? WHO IN THEIR RIGHT FLIPPING MIND THINKS THAT THIS IS OKAY?! Takes one helluva special kind of STUPID (insert cuss here) to pick up some poor person and drag them to another room. What the eff!!! > I hope you were okay with it, because oh my Lord, I would have been terrified and probably fought like hell if some strange grown-ass man grabbed me and started carrying me off to parts unknown.

[hathorcat]

I was running the register at work and a girl came up wearing a homemade Rainbow Dash hoodie with the cutie mark on the back, but she was on the phone so I whispered "You like ponies? So do I!"

And then she says into the phone, "Dad! I just met someone who likes ponies! See, it is cool!" And she holds the phone out to me and I go "Yup."

I love that story!

[Tulips]

I met a fellow female Brony today!

I took my dog to the dog park and a girl (late teens to 20s maybe?) came over to comment on the fact that my black and white dog has an orange tail (faded from red, his heart cutie mark has shed out too *pout*) AND that my hair looks a lot like Rainbow Dash (yes, I've dyed my lazy mohawk rainbow)... there was a small pause then both me and my Mum said "Yes, Rainbow Dash, exactly!"... Then me and the chick both held up a fist solemnly and said bro-hoof (tho did not actually bro-hoof, I will never do that lol)
Didn't stay to chat though, my dog was being a loon lol

[lovesbabysquirmy]

*grins* he was probably intimidated by a 22 year old women speaking to him, a teenage guy, more then anything, haha!

Gotta agree. 

[mercynova]

A girl who comes into the shop where I work is always wearing FIM T-shirts. One time I tried to make conversation with her but she wasn't too keen when she found out that I was into G1s. Ah well..

[Varkolak]

the closet i ever got to meeting a pony fan was when i bought the "BRONY" rainbow dash pin at hot topic. the cashier was like "oh yeah, goin with the brony pin!" and i said "hells yes i am." and that was that.

[Sanadaookami]

I was abducted by a bronie once... I was at an anime con, warring my fluffiest cutest pastel dress- featuring carousel horses and carrying a G1 sunlight (she matched the outfit) When I hear someone yelling about Rainbow Dash down the hall- Next thing I know this big guy has picked me up and is running off with me! Lol I didn't know what to think! He took me down a side hall where a large group of people were gathered in a circle saying there names and who there favorite pony was. I had been abducted for a bronie pony meet

Excuse me while I flip a **** - holygodalmighty WHAT? WHO IN THEIR RIGHT FLIPPING MIND THINKS THAT THIS IS OKAY?! Takes one helluva special kind of STUPID (insert cuss here) to pick up some poor person and drag them to another room. What the eff!!! > I hope you were okay with it, because oh my Lord, I would have been terrified and probably fought like hell if some strange grown-ass man grabbed me and started carrying me off to parts unknown.


Well when it happened I was just shocked. He had ran me around the corner and put me down before I could even think of what to do with the situation. At fist I was just trying to figure out if it was someone I knew- all I could see was the back of his shirt after all, and I have a few male friends who do pick me up on a regular bases- So not to strange for me. I was a little upset when I found out it was a stranger but he apologized profusely for scaring me and seemed like a nice person, just a bit over excited. In the end it turned out ok, the little meet was fun and most of them had never seen a G1 before and were interested in her and surprised at how big she was. Now I just think it was sort of funny.

[Daisysmom]

I haven't met a pony fan, but my poor husband has.  He was sent to pick up the giant wedding cake-style princess celestia cake that I ordered for my daughter's birthday.  The teenage girl cashier at the bakery just pounced on him and he escaped about 15 min. later.  No joke.

[hathorcat]

I met a fellow female Brony today!

I took my dog to the dog park and a girl (late teens to 20s maybe?) came over to comment on the fact that my black and white dog has an orange tail (faded from red, his heart cutie mark has shed out too *pout*) AND that my hair looks a lot like Rainbow Dash (yes, I've dyed my lazy mohawk rainbow)... there was a small pause then both me and my Mum said "Yes, Rainbow Dash, exactly!"... Then me and the chick both held up a fist solemnly and said bro-hoof (tho did not actually bro-hoof, I will never do that lol)
Didn't stay to chat though, my dog was being a loon lol

He he he...I completely visualised a "slow motion" fist pump here! Cute story

[apanda0622]

I met a five year old and her dad at Goodwill today that were FIM fans.  The five year old had a pinkie pie backpack and she told me she had 5 ponies.  I told the dad I had 300-400 and I think I scared him because he was like--I hope she doesn't get that many. LOL.

[ZennaBug]

I was abducted by a bronie once... I was at an anime con, warring my fluffiest cutest pastel dress- featuring carousel horses and carrying a G1 sunlight (she matched the outfit) When I hear someone yelling about Rainbow Dash down the hall- Next thing I know this big guy has picked me up and is running off with me! Lol I didn't know what to think! He took me down a side hall where a large group of people were gathered in a circle saying there names and who there favorite pony was. I had been abducted for a bronie pony meet

I would have flipped the hell out and kicked his butt.  I'm not even kidding.  I'm stronger than I look and I do know self defense.  He would not have escaped unscathed.  Who picks up total strangers and carries them away??

[LadyMoondancer]

Then me and the chick both held up a fist solemnly and said bro-hoof (tho did not actually bro-hoof, I will never do that lol)

Ha ha haaaa, that is just awesome!  I wish I met people like you guys!  I did see a guy in a Fluttershy shirt once, but he was walking the opposite direction from me down the sidewalk and I was in a hurry so I didn't get a chance to stop and chat.

I also saw a "MLP FIM fan club" thing on my college campus, with a giant Twilight Sparkle cut-out signed by the VA, and I did stop to chat with them for a while.

[EStRanger]

I would have flipped the hell out and kicked his butt.  I'm not even kidding.  I'm stronger than I look and I do know self defense.  He would not have escaped unscathed.  Who picks up total strangers and carries them away??

People who REALLY need to learn about personal boundaries and proper social behaviour.

To anyone out there who might be thinking that this sounds like a funny way to make new friends, let me give you a little lesson in social interactions: it is NEVER okay to touch someone if you don't know whether they're okay with it, let alone pick them up and run off with them.

I wish I could say this is the first time I've heard of this happening, but....

About ten years ago, I was at a geek convention with a big group of pals. It was the first-time con for one of my friends, whose parents had been really hesitant about letting her go to one. We had all, seriously, JUST left the admission line with our badges when some big guy ran up, grabbed my friend, and ran off with her. I don't know what she said or did to make him drop her, but he just suddenly stopped, put her down, and then shuffled off with this confused expression on his face--like HE was the one who couldn't understand what had just happened! According to my friend, the guy could not understand why someone would be upset over this behaviour. The worst part was, my friend's mother was standing right there with all of us and had seen the whole thing. It had taken so long to convince her that conventions were safe as long as you stayed with the group and didn't act stupidly, only to have this happen. I don't think my friend was allowed go to another con after that till she was an adult and could make her own choices. :/

And just a few months ago, another friend got pounced by an idiot at a different con. He'd just had knee surgery and had a big sign at his artists' alley table that said something like, "I'm healing from knee surgery, so please don't get mad if I can't stand up to shake your hand." A big guy (maybe the same one, since all my stories of this seem to involve big guys ) walked up to the table and read the sign. Then he stepped around the table and picked up my friend in a huge bear hug, breaking some of the stitches in his knee and (we later learned) causing further damage in the process. My friend yelped because OW, and the guy got startled and dropped him, ON THE FLOOR because hello, friend has injured knee and can't stand!, and took off running. Didn't even stick around to apologize.

I've never been picked up by a total stranger, but I have a few acquaintances (not friends) who love to pick me up because I'm so tiny, which is usually painful or at the very least uncomfortable for me, and I'm sure others who get scooped up in the same manner. Sometimes they swing me around in circles, which is REALLY bad because of my motion sickness. Last time one of them picked me up, it took two of my *real* friends to get him to stop carrying me/swinging me about and put me down, because he apparently thought my "OW OW OW THAT HURTS MY RIBS AND I'M NAUSEOUS, DUDE PUT ME DOWN" meant "Keep doing that, it makes you seem so awesome and cool!" No means no, y'all!

They always seem to pick me up in such a way that I can't get at them to give them a solid punch when they don't listen to me, too. :/

If a stranger ever picks me up and manhandles me at a con, though, I am yanking off their badge if I can get to it, memorizing their badge name and their face if I can't, and reporting their butt to security for attacking me. Because that crap is NOT okay, and yes, if a cop saw you doing that to someone without their permission, you'd probably get escorted out at the very least, if not arrested for assault if the cop fears you might be a danger to others.

[Tulips]

if a cop saw you doing that to someone without their permission, you'd probably get escorted out at the very least, if not arrested for assault if the cop fears you might be a danger to others.

Stuff like 'Glomping', hug attacks and physical stuff like that is usually banned at cons and you need to get permission from the victim first. This rule certainly applies to public attacking con speakers and stuff but actions like this are illegal and considered assault in the real world, laws apply at cons as well. If anyone picked me up like that they'd have hell to pay!

On another note, it's funny that some Bronies are so shy about it even while wearing Brony shirts... but then on the other hand I don't like it when Bronies do weird stuff like abduct people. Lol... I was pretty surprised to meet a fellow Brony and have them casually mention Rainbow Dash because of my hair, bet she was pretty surprised I knew who that was lol.