Man Fired for Being a Brony - Polidicks

idk if i were the boss who probably knows nothing about being a brony and shit i'd be a little concerned if the antisocial guy with the children's show wallpaper talked to my small girl then again, the guy did have a kid himself, so who knows.

Wow, looking at these posts really made me question humanity. A few of your are saying that this was an ok thing to do because you happen to hate people that like something you don't. Say you were fired for liking something and then people said that it was ok for the boss to fire you. How would you feel if this happened to you? I know it is in the mindset of people to think Men have to only like manly things. I bet if this was a women she would have not been fired because it is "ok" for her to like it. Some of you really need to grow up and accept that people like something you don't. [QUOTE][video=youtube;0la5DBtOVNI]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0la5DBtOVNI[/video][/QUOTE]

I'm not exactly sure how some dude liking a kid's show would make someone uncomfortable.

[QUOTE=Lt_C;42362391]Something tells me you've never stepped foot in a public school.[/QUOTE] Are you implying that public school children aren't idiotic

[QUOTE=Lt_C;42362391]Something tells me you've never stepped foot in a public school.[/QUOTE] And schools are completely shitty so what's your point?

[QUOTE=bradleigh;42362450]I'm not exactly sure how some dude liking a kid's show would make someone uncomfortable.[/QUOTE] association with pedophilia. we as a society are deathly afraid of pedophiles and anybody who might be one is someone we aren't supposed to like.

[QUOTE=asteroidrules;42359606]Actually they more or less are. People don't exactly have direct control over their tastes, saying you're in complete control and able to change over your own taste in humor or television is equivalent to saying you're able to change your sexuality or gender identity, which around here (and with mostly sensible people) is regarded as false.[/QUOTE] You have to admit being a brony isn't normal and I don't see it as normal either, you could say otherwise but it is a fully adult man watching a little girls show which isn't normal since only a small amount of people do it. These types of things can be uncomfortable to some people like apparently this boss, and just like you can't control your tastes, he probably can't control that he thinks it is weird, and if I had a get out of jail free card to not deal with the problem all together (aka fire him) then I could say I might take it if I felt strongly as he did. He should have kept all of it to himself if he didn't want to risk making people uncomfortable because of it, and although this is a strong example and can easily be taken the wrong way, if a boss found out one of their workers was a pedophile obviously that would make them uncomfortable and would likely lead to firing, and some people feel as strongly about a full grown man watching a little kids show for girls similarly bad and uncomfortable. Watching a show for little girls about ponies as a grown man should be kept private, since it isn't really normal and you shouldn't expect it to be accepted in anyway (sounds harsh, but that is probably peoples normal reaction to a brony). I can also tell you I don't care if you're a brony as long as it isn't an excessive expression, I have one of my friends is a brony but he doesn't flaunt it around. Hopefully this isn't as harsh as it might sound like, but it's true that if you do something weird like that keep it to yourself as much as possible since people don't like weird, making them uncomfortable as it did this boss. Finally, whether or not the firing was justifiable I don't know if I agree with, but I understand the decision completely.

[QUOTE=sloppy_joes;42362511]association with pedophilia. we as a society are deathly afraid of pedophiles and anybody who might be one is someone we aren't supposed to like.[/QUOTE] This is basically what it boils down to. In fact, I bet it was his faux pas of complimenting a co-worker's daughter on her RD t-shirt that really signed his notice.

Well also, they're too autistic to realize everybody hates the brony community so they get an especially bad name. what it boils down to is not just the association with pedophilia itself. Being associated with bronies is toxic because being associated with bronies is toxic, and none of them realize it. it's essentially circular logic that's an easy indicator of anti-social behaviors.

I've heard some people say they're into MLP because it's about friendship and blah blah blah. Why the hell do you need to watch a kids show to learn about love, compassion, equality, unity, peace, charity, and so on? And these people I'm talking about react to this show as if it's the first place they heard of such concepts. Also, if this story is true, I hope he did more than he says he did to actually get fired. If he's causing no harm then why get rid of him? Causing discomfort to some people doesn't count. Would you fire a homosexual person because a homophobic employee somehow managed to find out the guy was gay?

[QUOTE=GeeOhDee;42362884]I've heard some people say they're into MLP because it's about friendship and blah blah blah. Why the hell do you need to watch a kids show to learn about love, compassion, equality, unity, peace, charity, and so on? And these people I'm talking about react to this show as if it's the first place they heard of such concepts. Also, if this story is true, I hope he did more than he says he did to actually get fired. If he's causing no harm then why get rid of him? Causing discomfort to some people doesn't count. Would you fire a homosexual person because a homophobic employee somehow managed to find out the guy was gay?[/QUOTE] Oh, it's definitely not a fair dismissal, I'm just agreeing with sloppy_joe about that discomfort being the probable cause, especially the association with paedophilia. And assuming this was the US, it wouldn't surprise me if people do or recently did get fired for being gay. Those dismissals would be unfair too, and symptomatic of a long history of abuse and dehumanisation which Bronies simply do not have a claim to, so whilst this is unfair, it is not unfair to the level of discrimination suffered by homosexuals and anyone who tries to equate them is an idiot

[QUOTE=sloppy_joes;42362511]association with pedophilia. we as a society are deathly afraid of pedophiles and anybody who might be one is someone we aren't supposed to like.[/QUOTE] basically our society's taught us that anyone within a square mile is looking to fuck you whether you want it or not so watch out on the topic at hand though (assuming he's telling the whole truth, which he's probably not, people with stories like this tend to selectively pick things that happened), that's just a bad manager/boss. I honestly doubt him saying anything like that would have gotten him fired, it seems more like they've wanted to do it for a while and needed a reason. although i do understand why people would think it's inappropriate and weird, mostly because it is. i haven't watched the show in like a year but even when i did watch it there's no way in hell i'd mention it to anyone outside of the internet. if i was in his position i'd just compliment her on her shirt and then be done with it, i wouldn't go into a massive conversation about the social nuances of ponies and their impact on society or whatever bullshit people talk about (seriously, this came from /r/mylittlepony, and some of the posts on there are fucking insane. in the clinical way.) i find it hard to believe ALL he said was "nice shirt", because I don't see how that could possibly be misconstrued. besides, most people in customer service are taught to be nice to people (usually they forget or have worked there so long that their souls no longer exist). i'm convinced they've wanted to fire him anyway but needed a good reason.

[QUOTE=Aphtonites;42361243]Are you seriously trying to imply that a bunch of greasy neckbeards who watch a cartoon for 7 year olds are oppressed like women, black people and homosexuals? This firing wasn't very justified, but jesus christ, people need to stop treating this brony thing like a sexuality. Telling people that you watch a cartoon isn't like coming out of the closet Bronies seem to completely forget who they are.[/QUOTE] This goes both ways Some people (you included, as it appears from your first sentence) act as if watching a cartoon automatically makes you a deviant. People need to stop making such a big deal out of it, and this goes for both sides. Homosexuals were (and still are although not as much as in the past) regarded as deviants, so the similarity isn't as far-fetched as one might think.

[QUOTE=ThatSprite;42359641]no, that's SH drinking game.[/QUOTE] always ends with alcohol poisoning

[QUOTE=Kindashort;42362255]It doesn't matter if this was over a course of months,he was [B]repeatedly[/B] asked not to talk about My Little Pony but did so anyways. I mean seriously how hard is that to do? He could have just stopped mentioning it at work but no this poor man is obviously being oppressed cause he was told not to talk about cartoon horses or the creepy culture surrounding them.[/QUOTE] Guy says in post he brought it up all of twice, and doesn't talk much to his coworkers. What is reading comprehension for 200, Alex.

[QUOTE=asteroidrules;42359414]You see the problem with this logic? All the guy did was watch a TV show his boss didn't like.[/QUOTE] Bronies are not a race, sex, gender, sexuality, or religion. The only part of being a brony that is constitutionally protected is free speech. Other than that, you're on your own.

Hahahaha wow this thread show weird Facepunch can be sometimes. It's like you guys are super liberal for most things but when something harmless you dont like you go all backwards. Seriously though, I think Bronies are weird and annoying too but this guy shouldn't have been fired just because of some cartoon he likes. The fact that some of you guys are trying so hard to defend the boss with bullshit like "he is too immature to work" is pretty weak. But either way the boss has every right to fire anybody aslong if it wasn't racist or something. Was the reason to fire this man fair? In my opinion, no.

[QUOTE=dong;42359198]probably should have executed him instead[/QUOTE] agreed

I bet this company would fire a man if he admitted he was homosexual or if the man was transgender or the man's religion is Islam or Buddhism or Hinduism or Atheism. I bet this company is very rascist or intolerant of anything they don't seem normal to them. This is an unfair dismissal.

[QUOTE=Gatsby;42364091]Hahahaha wow this thread show weird Facepunch can be sometimes. It's like you guys are super liberal for most things but when something harmless you dont like you go all backwards. Seriously though, I think Bronies are weird and annoying too but this guy shouldn't have been fired just because of some cartoon he likes. The fact that some of you guys are trying so hard to defend the boss with bullshit like "he is too immature to work" is pretty weak. But either way the boss has every right to fire anybody aslong if it wasn't racist or something. Was the reason to fire this man fair? In my opinion, no.[/QUOTE] you have to admit the story is a bit iffy after all, never trust people on the internet, ESPECIALLY if you only hear [B]one[/B] side of a story.

dong's post was great, reading through all the replies really made my day

[QUOTE=J!NX;42364191]you have to admit the story is a bit iffy after all, never trust people on the internet, ESPECIALLY if you only hear [B]one[/B] side of a story.[/QUOTE] yes man we know. but the story is all we have to go by. if it happened as told, it's fucked up. if he's lying, then ok he's lying.

[QUOTE=rampageturke 2;42362309]cos talkin about sports is normal for adults and not weird[/QUOTE] What about video games Lots of adults perceive video games as being children's toys. How would you feel if you got fired for liking video games

[QUOTE=Gatsby;42364091]Hahahaha wow this thread show weird Facepunch can be sometimes. It's like you guys are super liberal for most things but when something harmless you dont like you go all backwards. Seriously though, I think Bronies are weird and annoying too but this guy shouldn't have been fired just because of some cartoon he likes. The fact that some of you guys are trying so hard to defend the boss with bullshit like "he is too immature to work" is pretty weak. But either way the boss has every right to fire anybody aslong if it wasn't racist or something. Was the reason to fire this man fair? In my opinion, no.[/QUOTE] People are [url=http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=brogressive]brogressive[/url]

This thread is filled with a lot of arguments. Still the least shitstormy pony-related thread I have seen on Facepunch.

It was fair game to fire him. People can choose to run businesses however they please as long as it doesn't break the law. The same applies to not hiring people who aren't well groomed or are unwilling to dress as required. As for the brony hate, it happens because it's associated with pedophilia (liking or appearing to like kid's shows to attract them) and it's association to people that aren't mature. Most people that are into the brony culture are usually socially awkward too. It's not exactly a good combination. And this isn't something you're born with: you can choose to go into it or not be a part of it.

[QUOTE=DTkach;42363851]Guy says in post he brought it up all of twice, and doesn't talk much to his coworkers. What is reading comprehension for 200, Alex.[/QUOTE] He got told not to fucking bring it up yet he did. I'm sure the boss loved him complimenting his child and then later on finding out what bronies are,guys who jack off to cartoon horses.

[QUOTE=Zeke129;42364238]What about video games Lots of adults perceive video games as being children's toys. How would you feel if you got fired for liking video games[/QUOTE] to be fair MLP is actually geared towards children whilst games mostly towards mature audiances anyone that fires on that basis though is a clear dick in my book. Why the hell would I want to work with [I]that[/I] asshole.

[QUOTE=Dr. Ocsid;42364297]This thread is filled with a lot of arguments. Still the least shitstormy pony-related thread I have seen on Facepunch.[/QUOTE] I don't even care for MLP and I think that while some people take things too far, that goes for [i]everything.[/i] Some people act like bronies are neo-nazi mass-rapist psychopaths or something, christ. Why does the mentioning of any sort of brony incite some odd, mass fireball of rage and stupidity?

[QUOTE=Cheesedragon;42361066]A bit late but where can i get this extension?[/QUOTE] [url]https://github.com/igniscitrinus/PonyNazi-Script/blob/master/no-more-pony.js[/url] put it into tampermonkey / greasemonkey, whatever you use.