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Quote from: DazzleKitty on December 03, 2012, 07:53:06 AMI still never dreamed that when the new MLP show came out a couple years ago that in the future they would be catering to bronies and primarily male fans. :/ Nothing wrong with men liking the show, but I never thought MLP would take this turn. It makes me angry to think about.I was doing some thinking and wanted to add on some more to this statement of mine.I just want to get it out there that I have NO problem with male fans of the show nor male collectors. What I DO have an issue with is the sexism that starts when a fanbase goes primarily male. Disrespect to female fans, guys claiming it's only cool because men like it, selfishness in expecting the sh ow to cater to them, and disregard for the show's original roots (ex: hating on G3s and G1s). I was very active in the anime community for years. I used to be very into anime. I still have a collection of about 900 anime DVDs. But I never watch it anymore. I haven't watched anime in about two years. I got sick of all the creepers in the fandom, sexism, etc. Like guys would watch a show that has a lot of what you'd call "fanservice" for women and complain about it when most anime shows out there are catered to men. So when ONE show does it, they whine and moan. This is what I fear the FiM show is spawning. I also used to be active on sites for video games. Same thing there. Sarcasm towards female players, bashing any female-pandered game, etc. Please don't bash me for this. It's just my feelings. I've never been one for cosplay. I think there IS a time and place for it, and I have seen some cute pony cosplay. I am going to my first pony convention in July. My brothers and maybe my parents will accompany me and even pay their own cover charge to get in. I already dread the spectacles they'll see. I mean, JERRY SPRINGER had a special with bronies. A big guy dressed in a pink tutu and a girl dressed as Rainbow Dash doing skits on the show. I know this convention is going to have tons of this crap. To me it borders on creepy. I am hoping for a convention with a bunch of fans/collectors getting together and chatting, buying, selling, and trading. But my brother is SUPER excited to see some of the hardcore fans and dudes dressed up as ponies. They say it will be great facebook fodder. They are threatening to become bronies and dress up as unicorns. LOL.Cosplayers, please don't hate me. I used to think it was cool until I met some people that don't know the difference between cosplay and reality. Took a Japanese class in college and most of them were anime fans. I don't think it's cool to come to class with cat ears. I felt embarrassed walking in there. Maybe I'm too uptight?*sigh* I don't like being negative. I loved the MLP community because it's a great community to embrace the femininity of liking colorful ponies (and a great place for men who love ponies to embrace to too!). But the new fans, the bronies, have made my enjoyment of the G4s dwindle. I feel as a collector who has been into ponies for 15 years is being pushed out of my own fandom. Maybe I am strange for feeling this way but ponies are a large part of my life, as they are for many of us. Many members here spend time every day on this forum so they know what I mean. It's bad when you are the ones who supported MLP for so long and now that a new group has come in and taken over, it's all for them.
I still never dreamed that when the new MLP show came out a couple years ago that in the future they would be catering to bronies and primarily male fans. :/ Nothing wrong with men liking the show, but I never thought MLP would take this turn. It makes me angry to think about.
I honestly don't see the need to label yourself or put yourself in a certin category just because you like something. Most people have so many different interests/hobbies/things they like so technically we should all have about a gazillion different labels if we were to label ourselves after everything we enjoy.
The pony community as a whole has been around for a very long time and has worked very hard to be welcoming and friendly. I don't think that any of us have ever really used the term fandom to describe ourselves, because we're not. We're a bunch of people who came together to celebrate and share our love of ponies, no matter what generation. We are friends, we take care of each other. So even if you find yourself feeling lost, just remember that there are still a few small islands on the internet where people care about one another.
Quote from: Desert Rose on December 07, 2012, 08:14:25 AMI honestly don't see the need to label yourself or put yourself in a certin category just because you like something. Most people have so many different interests/hobbies/things they like so technically we should all have about a gazillion different labels if we were to label ourselves after everything we enjoy. I'm a ponyknittingcraftingreadingwritingphotographybakingcookingcatlovingcomicnerdlibrarianzooanimalzatannadollvideogamepokemon-sister!