Some documentary on Bronies, Bronies: The Extremely Unexpected Adult Fans of My Little Pony, come to - General

[video=youtube;ohnuyqJyEW0]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohnuyqJyEW0[/video] There is allot of Spaghetti and cringe worthy stuff in it

fuck me this is pathetic

I like how they're talking about it like it's the most important social revolution of the century or something fuck this shit

[img]http://puu.sh/1RIZC[/img] someones a brony lel

wow 3 seconds in and I know how this'll turn out robbl's right about that, how the idiots are always trying to make this some sort of huge pride movement. I don't think I've seen a pro-brony video that wasn't absolutely cringe inducing thread can live shortly. Make fun of the dinks in the video, but don't throw a tantrum about the sheer existence of bronies, don't defend being a brony by telling people to watch it. Nobody's convincing anybody on either side to do anything different.

[QUOTE=The Baconator;39333952][video=youtube;ohnuyqJyEW0]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohnuyqJyEW0[/video] There is allot of Spaghetti and cringe worthy stuff in it[/QUOTE] I actually know the Alex guy in real life(the guy who talks about the Mercedes and how some people vandalized his vehicle with baseball bats and tire irons) This is quite an informative documentary. Sure, there are some moments where I was cringed because it was too goddamn awkward but other than that the people in it seemed normal and socially adept for the most part. This trailer makes it seem like WAY too big a thing/important though. I mean did they really have to have the plug about how "men need to be more sensitive and care about each other"? The actual documentary doesn't make it seem like the fandom is some sort of big social movement, it makes it seem like a bunch of guys who like a television show and share a common interest, which is what it is. It's just an interesting look into one of the weirder things the internet has spawned. On a side note the actual documentary isn't really about bronies at all either, it's more about several bronies attending conventions. I thought this was kinda dumb but w/e, it was originally titled Bronycon.

[QUOTE=ihatecompvir;39334628] On a side note the actual documentary isn't really about bronies at all either, it's more about [b]several bronies attending conventions.[/b][/QUOTE] So it's about bronies then?

[QUOTE=macotaco;39334663]So it's about bronies then?[/QUOTE] I think what he means is about how these guys are more normal (for a con-going crowd I guess), and that it isn't the giant "I'm a special snowflake" party some make it out to be

[QUOTE=macotaco;39334663]So it's about bronies then?[/QUOTE] What I meant by that is that it isn't about the fandom itself. It doesn't talk about the history of it, and a lot of other things it should talk about. It's more a documentary on several individual bronies rather than the group as a whole. Also what dai said.

past all the awkwardness of being a big fan of a show designed for little girls, it's just a bunch of guys who need a place to fit in and find friendship. [editline]24th January 2013[/editline] that's sorta cool that it helps some people.

The sad part is they got Q from TNG to be in it. :/

[QUOTE=yawmwen;39334725]past all the awkwardness of being a big fan of a show designed for little girls, it's just a bunch of guys who need a place to fit in and find friendship. [editline]24th January 2013[/editline] that's sorta cool that it helps some people.[/QUOTE] There's people out there in pretty much everything, who do/join something to seek acceptance. It is pretty cool how these people can find friendship in something like this, but it's not exclusive to the MLP fandom.

[QUOTE=Tudd;39334750]The sad part is they got Q from TNG to be in it. :/[/QUOTE] John de Lancie (Q) is actually an...I dunno, advocate? I went to a Star Trek convention recently and he seemed to think it was a fun idea to equate the "brony" fans to Star Trek fans on a number of levels. edit: I know he voice acted a character, he mentioned it several times.

[QUOTE=Gar;39334794]John de Lancie (Q) is actually an...I dunno, advocate? I went to a Star Trek convention recently and he seemed to think it was a fun idea to equate the "brony" fans to Star Trek fans on a number of levels.[/QUOTE] John de Lancie did voice acting on the show

[QUOTE=Gar;39334794]John de Lancie (Q) is actually an...I dunno, advocate? I went to a Star Trek convention recently and he seemed to think it was a fun idea to equate the "brony" fans to Star Trek fans on a number of levels.[/QUOTE] Not only that but he did voice a character on the show(quite a fan favorite, which is why he was even pulled into this thing) twice.

That's a long title.

I think I threw up in my mouth a little watching this

[QUOTE=ihatecompvir;39334786]There's people out there in pretty much everything, who do/join something to seek acceptance. It is pretty cool how these people can find friendship in something like this, but it's not exclusive to the MLP fandom.[/QUOTE] i didn't mean to imply it was. it's just there are very negative ideas associated with mlp or bronies or w/e and it seems like just a bunch of people who want to find acceptance and friendship through this tv show.

It's painfully obvious that these people have absolutely nothing important in their lives when they act like watching a tv show is some big movement.

[QUOTE=yawmwen;39334982]i didn't mean to imply it was. it's just there are very negative ideas associated with mlp or bronies or w/e and it seems like just a bunch of people who want to find acceptance and friendship through this tv show.[/QUOTE] I am aware - I was stating my own opinion. Although I do realize it made me seem like I did think that you implied it.

Related video [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OV-OF9wZWDs[/media] Should add that it's sung by John DeLancie and Tara Strong, the two people in charge of the brony documentary.

eh, let these guys be awkward or whatever. it's not like they will have a lasting effect on the 50+ years of my life. find it a bit odd they managed to raise 300k (i believe) for a single doc, but who am i to tell what people do with their money?

can you imagine if these people put forth more effort to meet up for much more important real life issues like gay rights or racial equality or something like that

[QUOTE=TheJoey;39335082]can you imagine if these people put forth more effort to meet up for much more important real life issues like gay rights or racial equality or something like that[/QUOTE] there's a couple charity groups that operate explicitly as bronies a quick googling brings up -[url=http://broniesforgood.org/]bronies for good[/url] who seem to be doing some clean water humanitarian work in Uganda -[url=http://humblebronybundle.blogspot.com/]humble brony bundle[/url] people who've famously donated huge amounts which went to the red cross and such. looks like their current total is 35k to be honest though I don't think they'd have gotten the money to do so without it being such a blatant brony oriented thing. Still, there seems to be a lot of sensible bronies in tech jobs who can afford a bit of spending for the sake of spending also if they were out for lgbt rights and equalities and stuff they'd likely just be tumblr "CHECK UR PRIVILEGE" social justice blogs

Its... its... [del]AMAZING[/del] a tv show... Its not anything more. Its not a movement, a revolution, a religion, nothing. Its a show. About ponies. just stop.

This documentary will not bring new people or change the opinion of "brony" haters, it will only cause a backfire effect. The result of this documentary will be bronies feeling good about themselves, giving each other a pat in the back and disregarding any kind of criticism toward their behaviour. It's easy to spot people using MLP as a crutch to make social interactions and start having e-friends/irl friends. It isn't bad in itself, but the whole MLP SAVED MY LIFE is fucking ridiculous and it could easily have been something else.

I haven't seen the documentary, but I think it's worth noting that this is reactionary. They weren't sitting around and suddenly decide "hey, we should make a documentary about how we're a movement or some bullshit" the guy that made it stated he saw the negative reactions to the fandom and wanted to show that they're just people. It's still a biased perspective to start with, and the point could be made that if that's the case, they shouldn't care enough what others think to spend 300k making a documentary about it. I just think it's worth considering how this came about and what it's real intentions are.

I never understood what was so bloody amazing about a lil' girlies' cartoon about small, colourful horses. Or why fat, smelly neckbeards seem to jizz whenever it's even hinted at existing.

[QUOTE=ProgramFiles;39335692]This documentary will not bring new people or change the opinion of "brony" haters, it will only cause a backfire effect. The result of this documentary will be bronies feeling good about themselves, giving each other a pat in the back and disregarding any kind of criticism toward their behaviour. It's easy to spot people using MLP as a crutch to make social interactions and start having e-friends/irl friends. It isn't bad in itself, but the whole MLP SAVED MY LIFE is fucking ridiculous and it could easily have been something else.[/QUOTE] "Oh wow hey look at them they're happy this completely changes my opinion." -youtubes MLP-

psh, amateur stuff. everybody knows my brony documentary is the best [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kh0cnD1oa8[/media]