You are here on EQD, so obviously you spend a lot of time on ponies. As with all hobbies, it has probably had some kind of affect on your life.
So what is your story? Have you made a legion of new friends? Have you gone out and met them in real life? Did you improve overall as an artist/musician/writer?
What did pony do to you?
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I don't usually share this, but my fiance died about 4 years ago and I had been pretty much going on with life in zombie mode, then when I started watching mlp last year it kind of shook me to my senses and made me reevaluate my life and get back on track.
ReplyDeleteMy Little Pony has brought me and my 30 year old best friend close. At first he was a skeptic, but after watching a few episodes and seeing that Colbert was a brony, he finally joined the herd.
ReplyDeleteOur friendship has escalated and I am happy to announce that I will be attending BroNYcon with my fiancee. MLP has done so much for us and I would like to express my sincere thanks to the community.
I once overheard two of my friends talking about something that sounded quite interesting, when I inquired as to what it was they told me "My Little Pony". I was a little skeptic at first, but they showed me the first episode and I couldn't stop watching it.
ReplyDeleteNow, MLP helps me fight my medication induced depression, and I've began writing my own fanfictions.
However, I'm still a closet brony since my mom hates all things animated and would send me to a mental hospital if she found out I watched MLP...
Hm. They gave me a little motivation to write again, and taught me that perhaps I really can return to fiction. Ponies didn't make me a better writer, but they helped revive the love of my craft.
ReplyDeleteThey also just improved my mental life in a lot of ways. Trust a show about friendship to prompt one to think more deeply and meaningfully about my own friendships.
It made me a more happy individual.
ReplyDeleteOh yes, also, I eat much more fruit (particularly apples) and I bake cupcakes a lot.
ReplyDeletePretty much nothing. I was awesome person since before the show, and still am. If it is one thing I learned, is that racism is alive and well, even in the brony community, every humanized pony given an ethnicity other than white, either gets taken down or bombarded with hate comments, and it doesn't stop there either, there has to be specific groups dedicated to diversity of all races together, because they can't post anywhere without a mob of hate comments from bronies who "don't see them as anything but white." Because apparently there in order to another ethnicity you need to be a blatant stereotype, like potrayed in the media... Way to go assholes, way to go
ReplyDeleteIt helped keep me sane during a pretty rough point in my life, that and FiM functions as a pick me up when my friends and I stream :D
ReplyDeleteWhen I found ponies I was about to move to high school, to a class almost three times larger, leaving people I had known for most of my life. I expected to become some sort of a outcast, for I've never been a sociable person. But learning that friendship is magic made me hell bent on finding friends in the new school. I'm currently working on turning some of them to bronyhood, so wish me luck!
ReplyDeleteBefore ponies I certainly wouldn't touch electronic and similar music with a long pole.
Actually now I'm far more open-minded about everything. If I've given ponies a chance, how can I deny it to anything?
Oh, and I guess I wouldn't have started coming to parties if it hadn't been for Pinkie Pie. I'd keep telling myself it's "not for me".
I have personally made papercraft ponies standing on my desk, despite my atrocious artistic skills. Who knows, maybe I'll even draw something and it won't look like a weird blob. That would be surprising, though!
I used to think that this world is irredeemable and would drown in stupidity and such sooner or later, but not change. Now I see that maybe there is a way. Changing ourselves for better, inspiring others to change, exactly what we are trying to do.
I've never been so proud to say "we". I could cite many examples of unspeakable beauty created by this fandom - stories, music, PMVs, name it and I'll find it. And is there any other community with such a focus on positive values?
I can even say this show made me a lot wiser. Maybe I'll write more later, it's getting late here.
This show is 1 of the 2 best things that has ever happened to me. I could never want to go back to a life without ponies. That life was lonely. I used to be everyone's verbal punching bag back in high school. I got made fun of for being a nerdy no life video gamer. I had zero social skills. But as my senior year was ending I joined the competitive Smash Brothers scene which kept my hopes up. Going to tournaments and fests were my only way of seeing people I enjoyed being in company with. I don't know if I should call all of the people I liked friends. Half were just other competitors
ReplyDeleteDespite my poor social skills, even after being with the Melee community for 2.5 years, my social skills were absolutely terrible. I was so afraid to talk. I've been recording tournament videos for youtube for 1.5 of those years and about 1/4 of my videos had a microphone ready to record commentary and no one ever spoke. The first time I tried commentary, a friend of mine told me his friend thinks he could have had a better chance at winning if I didn't try talking. Ever since then I've stayed as far away from the mic as I could. Sadly rarely anyone ever steps up to my mic to try out their own commentary
I blame everything I don’t do on my extreme case of perfectionism. I feel terrible when my flaws are pointed out, even if they’re only seen. It has caused me to avoid talking not only to my useless commentary mic, but even to people. I'm the worst conversationalist I know. I feel like if I say something bad, it makes me look bad. It even applies to my youtube work. Some Smashers I know in person praise me too much for my work. I'm 1 of the fastest and best quality video uploaders out there. If I slow down, I feel like I would disappoint them. I never really realized how much of a suck up I was. I was doing whatever it takes for respect as the best Smash youtuber. This caused me to do and say a lot of what I regret. For 2 years of tournament video youtubing, I ignorantly thought that was the best way to feel welcomed and accepted. It was the easiest
1.5 years into my youtubing career I was talking in an online chat about My Little Pony. I can't remember how the conversation got started but there was a brony hater raging at something so I jokingly posted random mlprandom's videos. Back then I hated the 'fad'. I thought it was the stupidest internet meme out there. An online friend there, imag, asked if I was a brony and I told him no. He told me to watch the pilot episodes with no distractions. I wasn't busy with anything at all so I tried it. At first I didn't like how they were making the show adventurous but non-violent. It was my only excuse of a response to not continue because I don’t watch TV or anything. I don’t know how to be a critic of it. I can't recall if I voluntarily watched the 3rd episode on my own or not, but when I saw episode 4, I was hook line and sinkered. It took me 5 days to watch the entire season. After seeing the last episode of season 1, I could only think of my favorite quote forever; "MY LIFE IS RUINED!" -Rainbow Dash
It took me half a year before I would take the lessons of friendship to heart. The real kicker was when I brought myself to 1 of the lowest points in my life. I still had that suck up, self promoting, attitude about youtube. I went to Apex 2012, the biggest Smash tournament held to date, and my main focus was to record for youtube. There is secretly a lot of work behind editing, rendering, and uploading Smash videos. To cut down on the work at home, whenever an opportunity to record happens, I stayed at the recording station to watch, write names, and hit start/stop recording whenever tournament sets started/stopped. Maybe it prevented a lot worse work for when I'd return home. Editing out character/stage select screens and load times for 69 videos was way too much work. And then having my computer render all of them took 5 full days. I got impatient, internet addiction withdrawled, filled with regret on what I could have done more at the tournament, and emo raged on facebook. All this for some kind of... respect?
ReplyDeleteMy Little Dashie was a major catalyst for my sad behavior. As videos rendered and I couldn't do anything on my pathetically slow computer, I decided to try reading a fanfic. I chose Dashie because I remembered an image on deviantart called 'Bronie Sociological Analysis Flowchart'. Under the FanFic section, they mention how the unhappy group can express their desire for the Equestrian world to be real, namely 'My Little Dashie'. I heard it’s a sad story, I was sad, so why not? It'd be a perfect fit for my current mood. 2 hours later, sometime after 3am when I lost my rationale, I cried. I broke into tears so many times. There were so many moments that pierced my heart. "Goodnight Daddy. I love" lighted my heart with so much joy. "How long... How long have you known about this? HOW LONG HAVE YOU KNOWN ABOUT THIS?!" stabbed my heart with guilt. Losing Dashie and the physical memories of here stole my heart away from me. In my emotional tearing, I vented out my sadness of last weekend's event online
The following day, I looked back at Facebook and read the responses. The friends who responded really cared about me as a person beyond what I am as a helper to the community. Was I really this pathetic? I had never had much of any real friends before and never aimed for real friendships. They personally encouraged me to let go of my thankless job and go AWOL
Ever since then, I've been learning my own lessons of friendships. I've learned how much more valuable the journey is than the destination, how to engage in conversation, and to let go of costly obligations. It's only been 1.5 months since I've starting my self-improvement but I know I'm making some unreal progress. I know there are still many flaws I need to fix but that only means there's more journey awaiting
I should finally change this account name?
ReplyDeletePretty much nothing. I was awesome person since before the show, and still am. If it is one thing I learned, is that racism is alive and well, even in the brony community, every humanized pony given an ethnicity other than white, either gets taken down or bombarded with hate comments, and it doesn't stop there either, there has to be specific groups dedicated to diversity of all races together, because they can't post anywhere without a mob of hate comments from bronies who "don't see them as anything but white." Because apparently there in order to another ethnicity you need to be a blatant stereotype, like potrayed in the media... Way to go assholes, way to go
ReplyDelete1# I got to meet all you guys and I've had a blast blogging with all of you!
ReplyDelete2# It honestly made me a better person and a better friend.
I've made many new friends thanks to ponies, I can draw now, and I haven't been in a negative mood since last February when I became a brony
ReplyDeleteI've made many new friends thanks to ponies, I can draw now, and I haven't been in a negative mood since last February when I became a brony
ReplyDeleteI had been very depressed for some time until my friend convinced me to watch MLP for the first time. Like anyone else, I said "My Little Pony? You're kidding." I became a fan of the show at the moment Fluttershy squeaked in the first episode meeting Twilight. The show and the fanbase succeeded brilliantly in getting me out of my funk. I've never made any actual brony friends yet since I only read some of the fics on ED. I think it has improved my writing since Im currently writing a fic right now. Just need proof reading help. Maybe somepony to help me solidify my ideas for the story as well.
ReplyDeleteMy little pony has shown me a corner of the internet that is not only positive, but also sincere and supportive! It has blasted away many layers of cynicism I had accumulated over the years, and it awakened a desire to be creative and appreciative. This overwhelmingly positive community and stupendously awesome-azing show just makes me want to smile, smile, smile!
ReplyDeleteIt honestly has affected me very little. Maybe a little bit generally happier, since the show is just so sunny. Maybe a little friendlier and nicer, taking the lessons to heart. But still, very little overall. I was already a generally happy, friendly person, so really not a huge difference. The biggest thing is thanks to ponies I've started reading fanfiction again. (Every time I get out and all that...)
ReplyDeleteAlso, I just realized how embarrassing this old Google account's name is. Heh...
ReplyDeleteIt made more charitable and more socially active though a bit political. Comparing myself to some of the other people in the fandom has driven me to try new things and try harder. overall bronies have just been an extension of my network of friends and stands as a form of civil society that holds a culture in common and uses it as a basis for voluntarist actions that better society while bringing it closer to together-the bronies that actually do anything that is.
ReplyDeletePonies helped me gain a few friends, helped with my depression, and gave me a topic for my many story ideas.
ReplyDeleteThey also helped me realize how much a jerk a former friend of mine is. He's known on Youtube as TheBronyHaters and Shadowmasterasd. He's a proffesional troll, and I've even heard rumors of an emergencuy brony podcast concerning him. DON'T WORRY, he isn't as tall as he sounds. He's a 13 year old autistic at an Olympia Washington middle school called Marshal Middle School named Ian who used to be obsessed with NUCLEAR BOMBS AND CHERYNOBYL! He helped add to my depression by convincing me I was going to die of radiation poisoning when the Fukishima-Daiichi disaster happened!
It was his anti-brony hate that got me interested in ponies, so I gotta thank the sumbitch for doing me a favor!
PONIES FOREVER!
I would say the show has had a very positive affect on me, its honestly helped me grow as a person, you see by nature i'm fairly anti-social, and pretty pessimistic, heck during most of my teen years I flat out hated all of mankind (but I guess thats just part of the teen angst thing, lol.) Now as a fresh faced 20 year old, MLP has helped me realize its OK to be happy, and that I should'nt hate so much. Oh and also encouraged me to at least try to make new friends.
ReplyDeleteMy Little Pony: FiM has made me more of a happy, motivated person. Although I'm not open about it, I did write an essay for English about the time I watched Season 2 Episode 1.
ReplyDeleteGood times....
I had hit kind of a slump last year and was thinking about what i wanted to do with my life and if it's even worth trying to do anything at all. I had nothing to look forward to, no real ideas and no real goal aside from a vague notion to get a job somewhere in the graphic design business.
ReplyDeleteAnd then i started to watch FiM, which aside from being a fun cartoon with a very 90's-ish feeling, also rekindled my love for creating "art" - because this fandom is so riddled with talent and appreciation, you can always find someone who likes what you created or tries to help you to make your next project better.
This "I really like what you've done here"-boost was like a fresh breeze of air in a stale room. It reminded me why i want to be an artist in the first place and, more importantly, why i want to get better at it. So i can try to give that warm feeling that i get when i look at things i like to others.
I like the series - but i really, deeply, love this fandom; even in its most extreme moments and in its most insane variations. You all saw something you like in those colorful miniature horses, for whatever reason it may be, and you decided to just step up and admit it, haters, bigots and trolls be damned.
And i am indeed very proud to be a part of that.
I live up in the mountains about 5 miles from town so there's not much to do. So ponies take up a good bit of time and give me lots of laughs to boot!
ReplyDeleteWell it has made me a happy more positive and more acceptant of people's likes and dislikes. I haven't made too many good friends from this but I'm sure I will. The show has directly and indirectly taught me so much. I <3 PONIES :D
ReplyDeleteI'm wearing a shirt with Derpy holding a minecraft pick on it as I'm typing this.
ReplyDelete... that's what happened.
Oh yeah, and colorful ponies have entered my life!
I'm wearing a shirt with Derpy holding a minecraft pick on it as I'm typing this.
ReplyDelete... that's what happened.
Oh yeah, and colorful ponies have entered my life!
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ReplyDeleteFriendship is Magic...wow has it been nearly 5 months since ive become aware of this awesome show and the wonderful community that has sprung up around it. If you asked me six months ago if i would be obsessing over candy colored cartoon ponies, I probably would of punched you in the nose. but thats not me anymore. FiM is more then just an enjoyable show to me, its changed my outlook on life to a certain extent. ask anyone i know and they would tell you over the last 5 months, ive smiled more then the last 5 years (thanks Pinkie). I have the same crappy job, same crappy apartment, same beater of a car. Yet here i am, grinning like a ninnyhammer surfing pony sites to my heart's content.
ReplyDeleteBut ponies have done more then brighten my general disposition, ive broadened my horizons with new genres of music (Celestia, i love electronica now) read dozens of stories by very talented authors that have made me laugh, cry, and cheer. i have learned to appreciate art on a whole new level and ive even worked up the courage to post some of my own (still terrible, but im getting better. But most of all, ive learned to not be close-minded and to judge something by its content and not its outward appearance. Love and Tolerance has become a running theme in my mind, reminding me daily not everything is as it first appears and to give it a chance before passing judgement.
I love all the people ive met and for the first time in years, im optimistic about what lies just beyond the horizon.
not bad for what was supposed to be a "little girl's show"
You guys are the best around. From your buddy Joystik.
Cheers!
Well, I am more friendlier to people now, plus it gives me something good to watch every Saturday. Keeps me thinking about the good in life pretty much.
ReplyDeleteIt's brought me out of a dark place I was in. I was miserable and just wanted it to end, I hated life. I had been a brony for about a month or two when I finally realized how happy mlp makes me. It really changed my life for the better. I smile real smiles, I'm happier and I feel so much better than I used to. This community helps a lot to. All the music, art, fan fics and general awesomeness. I'm so glad I decided to see what all the fuss was about and ended up becoming a brony.
ReplyDeletePonies (and a 3 week trip to Munich, Germany) have changed every single aspect of my life. August of 2011, the socially awkward introvert that couldn't talk to a girl to save his life was no more and was replaced by a proud individual who gained many new friends and a whole new perspective on life.
ReplyDeleteAlso i think that i now account for a pretty large portion of Cider sales in the greater Pittsburgh area. lol
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh, what haven't ponies done for my life?
ReplyDeleteI have a much better relationship with my 14 year old brother due to our shared obsession.
It gives me and my mother something fun and stress-free to do together and bond over. (That doesn't involve talk about college).
It provides characters I can easily relate to and model my own behavior after.
I'm no longer afraid to openly discuss my religious beliefs and express my christianity. (If I can say I'm a brony, I sure as heck can say I'm a christian! ;D)
I've learned to love and tolerate people I normally would chance a second glance at.
And, finally, MLP has shown me that it doesn't matter what other people think of you! It's none of their business! ;)
It has made me an outcast to my friends at my Christian school, it has made my dad question my manhood, and my little sister wonder how I like it more than her. I have almost no brony friends.
ReplyDeleteI could not be happier. I tolerate everyone. I appreciate cartoons more. I was a PBS/Kids WB kid growing up. I LOVE THIS SHOW <3 <3
Ponies have brought out a more artistic side of me with video editing. It has given me the urge and need to be involved in something more.
ReplyDeleteWhile I am alone here as a brony, I'm never alone when I'm with this great pony community!
Well it has brought me many new friends on and off the interwebz. It also made me an even happier person then I already was. And as for the various artistic things it got me to start drawing again and make me want to actually try to create something musically.
ReplyDeleteIt has made me an outcast to my friends at my Christian school, it has made my dad question my manhood, and my little sister wonder how I like it more than her. I have almost no brony friends.
ReplyDeleteI could not be happier. I tolerate everyone. I appreciate cartoons more. I was a PBS/Kids WB kid growing up. I LOVE THIS SHOW <3 <3
Honestly I haven't made many friends yet in the community, most that I have made are from other non MLP sites, and even then I haven't had much contact...Honestly the message and the friendship and all the gosh darn squee inducing cuteness that is present in the show has made my most lonely and difficult days just that much brighter. I wish I had more contact with folks in the community, but I figure I'm just destined to be a lurker here and on Fimfiction. I don't terribly mind though, I haven't any major Brony friends personally, but I have friends that don't judge me for watching MLP:FIM, I haven't really outright stated the level with which I adore the show and the mostly positive fan following that the show has. This community, from what I have seen is truely awesome, Cupcakes not withstanding. I am sorry if part of this sounds like a pathetic cry for attention, but truely I wish I could be more involved in this awesome fandom that is Bronydom, for lack of a better word. Heh, I must sound like the posterboy for that darn Forever Alone meme, heh well whatever, I hope you guys are all having good lives and I wish you all the best.
ReplyDeleteKept me sane as I have not had any extra money to spend on video games for a while. And now extra money goes to downloading new pony episodes on Itunes.
ReplyDelete@Skyblazer
ReplyDeleteThough I should add that despite being a lurker and not having much contact with others, I don't really regret so long as I get my daily fix of MLP...and perhaps Old Republic and Skyrim.
My story... well...
ReplyDeleteI became a brony over the summer break. I discovered it on a site called memebase, and after seeeing tons of it, I was like, fine, I'll watch it. After watching a youtube video called NIght of Pony, I finally watched the first episode. Then the second, I was wary at first, but after, what, nine episodes? I was like, pfft, this is amazing!
How did it affect my life? It overall made me happier as a person. I'm only 15, but without it I doubt I would've made it through the first semester of school. It honestly reminded me that all is not bad in the world, and there is something to be happy about. My grandmother, grandfather, and uncle had died recently, so there's that.
Legion of friends? Believe it or not to myself, one of my friends was a brony. He used to be my closest friend til 6th grade, then we sorta separated. So I guess I got an old friend back. Afterward, I had a bunch of my friends watch it, and all but two were hooked. So I gained an entire legion of friends of easily 10-15 people of bronies, because of me.
Kinda interesting, but ponies overall improved my life.
I used to really hate almost everything, and I was never in touch with higher plains of my emotions. Furthermore, I felt like friends were useless. As MLP grew onto me, I became a greater person, and I am so happy with how much I have changed thanks to this show =)
ReplyDeletePonies got me to be less emotional. I considered suicide so many times, dammit... but as soon as I watched this, I felt happier than usual.
ReplyDeleteThat's about it, really.
It helped me root out my true accepting friends from my fake friends who made fun of me simply for watching a show. I should have kicked them to the curb sooner, but ponies finally allowed me to see them for who they really were. Judgmental assholes.
ReplyDeleteFriendship is Magic is a great inspiration to me. I've always wanted to write music and before FiM I couldn't put pen to paper. After I finished the first season I had a flood of ideas for music and such.... Still having trouble with the actual writing of it with my yarn-ball of a brain but it's coming along
ReplyDeleteWell, last year I tried my hand at art, but I kinda sucked. I pretty much gave up over summer. My grades in school were...let's just say Twilight wouldn't be proud. Me and my best friend treated each other terribly (kinda like a hate-friendship). Then, right before school started back up again, I discovered ponies. I watched all of S1 and I loved it. Eventually I stumbled upon EQD, and was fascinated by the original content, artwork in particular.
ReplyDeleteAfter a while, I picked up a pencil and paper and tried drawing myself as a pony. He was a standard stallion with a game controller as a cutie mark. It wasn't atrocious, but it wasn't great either. Nonetheless, I had a surprising amount of fun drawing him, so I kept it up and soon I was into art again, except this time I was good. I discovered my talent for art, and tried making a new OC for myself. This time I went with a small mare (I'm weird that way) with a large, spiky mane and a paintbrush cutie mark. I loved her.
By this time, it was around October, and I had somehow managed to keep my grades full of A's and B's, without adding any extra effort compared to last year. Everything was going good, and I was happy. I decided to start up a deviantArt account (http://zerowolf24.deviantart.com/), and started posting artwork there. The people there were kind and supportive, and it kept me going. I've yet to run into a troll there.
In school, I enrolled in an art class. Most of the people there were whining about me being too modest about my "great" work.
As for my friends, I only told one (the hate-friend) and all it did was give him more opportunity. We are still best friends. Due to his reaction, I've been too nervous to tell anyone else (except my family, they knew from the beginning, and my 2 brothers are also into it).
Regardless, I wouldn't trade this experience for anything.
I don't think it's had an effect really outside of what I now spend my free time doing. Though I always feel better after listening to a song or two and it has inspired me to write again. In fact, I'd say that by doing that it's helped me decide what it is exactly I want to do as a career. It's helped me decide that on top of wanting to be a programmer for video games it's made me want to also write those games so now I'm taking classes for both right now =) I'm sure I would have found all that out eventually but ponies made that go faster. On top of that it's made me have some faith in humanity again. Not EVERYONE I meet is a jerk! There are some genuinely awesome people whenever I talk on here and even when there are debates they tend to stay pretty tame and people usually end it great (with exceptions here and there of course)! I've also never seen so much talent in a fandom before! Games that I can't wait to play, some of the best music I've ever listened to, some of the best stories I've ever read! Did you know My Little Dashie has been the only piece of literature I've read that has made me cry? Honest to God cry? Sure others have made me feel an emotion but no sad story has made me cry until My Little Dashie! And I could listen to Loyalty all day long (and I have!). And Fighting is Magic is my most anticipated game ever! And that includes games made by official companies! Not to mention all of the amazing art I see on Drawfriends every day that has put my desktop's slideshow into the thousands and the flash videos I see from the new youtubers I subscribed to.
ReplyDeleteI guess (after reading my own rambling) the thing I could say MLP: FiM has done for me is give me the inspiration to be creative. It's made me want to write again and I'm even getting back into the pixel art I used to do (though slowly). It's an amazing show with wonderful characters, a wonderful studio that loves us, and a wonderful fanbase. After all that all I can say is this show better end, whenever it does, on the best high note it deserves. For all that it's done to the community (whether those haters know it or not) this show deserves one of the best send-offs to appear on television.
Dear Princess Celestia,
ReplyDeleteWhen I found ponies, I thought I had found a great community. Finally, a sanctuary of peace on the internet.
But the I realized that this was the internet.
I'm still as bitter as I was before, and if anything this community has made it worse. Maybe it's just me. I don't know. I hear people saying they made friends amongst their fellow bronies, but I haven't been met with that kind of enthusiasm or kindness.
In short, friendship is shallow and petty, much like it has always been, at least for me.
I still love ponies, though. Go, how I love ponies.
Don't ask how I got your address,
Some Human
It brought joy into my life and gave me courage, I am grateful this exist.
ReplyDeleteBefore I was despesed about everything including life I didn't think anything was worth it I was expendable no meaning.....until I started watching FIM now I'm more happy creative ect. Then before I'm kinder then before.And I'm more competive in events then before. The two shows I watch that help me get through life starwars the clone wars and MLP FIM
ReplyDeleteI can't answer this question with text alone, instead i'd like to use this clip from "Cutie Mark Chronicles": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5BnG07C7H0&t=23
ReplyDeleteBefore watching MLP, my life was honestly pretty dull, kinda like how Pinkie Pie is here, and I was a bit depressed at the time. I was flipping through tv channels when I saw this show come on and gave it a try. After watching just one episode, I was smiling bright, just like Pinkie after the sonic rainboom and I was laughing because of how good the show was, how funny and animated the characters were, and looking forward to watching more episodes. At that moment my depression began to lessen, and I started getting my life back on track.
I can honestly say that MLP has become a huge turning point in my life, and I am damn proud to say it.
I didn't know how a man cried before FiM, I've seen a lot of friends and family members die, more than a feel is right or honest. Having 2 of my best friends ripped from my life in such a short time was the hardest thing I've ever been through.
ReplyDeleteI didn't cry for them, not then at least. I had to be strong.
I know now that manly tears exist, and have purpose in life. My Little Pony and it's wonderful community brought light to the lost, those who I'm kicking myself for having forgotten. I promised not to forget, I failed before.
So I cry now, just as I am right now as I type this, it's a happy feeling to share that, I don't know why I was brought back to this page, but I'm glad I came.
Thank you for reading.
To be honest, the only impact they've had on my life since I found them is probably my peace of mind.
ReplyDeleteI haven't changed much since I first saw them, and they've primarily served as a source of entertainment for me whenever I can be entertained.
So... not much. I don't think my life outside of the online communities has improved, and even those are starting to die off slowly...
I'm... losing friends, not gaining them. As much as I love the show, I can't say its done anything significant for me. :'(
Its actually improved my Artist, Musician and writing skills. I bought both a drawing tablet and logic pro because My little pony, of all things, inspired me to. Also started reading, which I had no interest in before. I've taken into account what makes a good story too (I hope), so someday I'll my hoof at writing. /)(^o^)(\
ReplyDeleteSo Instead of being the lazy foal I used to be, now when ever I'm on the Computer I'll be drawing, reading or attempting to make DA MUSICS.
But I'm still a 'Hermit' as my parents describe XD
ponies have made my life bearable. quite frankly, i have only been able to get by on that bit of happiness that my saturday episodes give me. eqd, bronies membase, deviantart and all the musicians that put their heart into it, it all just makes life that much better. thanks ponies, bronies, youre all my very best friends
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MLP:FIM made me write fanfic and draw fanart for the first time ever. It introduced me to some wonderful folks online, and gave me a little more hope for both young people and animation.
ReplyDeleteMore than that, it made me just a little happier. I don't think I could say it more clearly than I did in an interview with the Pony Fiction Vault:
"Friendship is Magic makes me smile. Truly, reflexively, widely, smile. It wasn’t until I felt it happening while watching the show that I thought about just how little in this big bad world does that to me anymore. I laugh all the time, and hoo-boy does the world offer plenty to cry about, but smile? Sincerely smile? Smile like a happy child? Rarely. So thank you, Lauren Faust et al.
Thank you for making me smile."
The short and meme-based version is: FAITH IN HUMANITY HAS BEEN RESTORED! But really, the defeat of cynicism in my life has led to, first, increased optimism (surprise surprise) and a far increased amount of purpose. There's an insane amount of philosophy hidden in MLP. And it's helped me find my life goal: work for the enlightenment in man (and actually start working towards that).
ReplyDeleteI'm blessed with creativity and wounder. pony's cause me happiness and joy and fill me up with so many emotions sometimes it makes me want to cry. there's never been something like this before that has ever given me such elation. I can only hope for a feeling like this if I ever become a father. because in this moment I'm the happiest I've ever been
ReplyDeleteI'm blessed with creativity and wounder. pony's cause me happiness and joy and fill me up with so many emotions sometimes it makes me want to cry. there's never been something like this before that has ever given me such elation. I can only hope for a feeling like this if I ever become a father. because in this moment I'm the happiest I've ever been
ReplyDeleteIt's improved my overall attitude towards life to be honest.
ReplyDeleteNone of my friends at school are bronies/pegasisters, but it has really improved my social life and art. The internet has been a big place for me to spend time with my friends, and post my pony art. Infact, due to ponies, I'm drawing my own character post-Discord'd. Discord is gonna be lineless, while my pony is lazy<3
ReplyDeleteAlways a fun things to mix styles and types of art.
FRIENDSHIP IS MAGIC; No one at school understands this joke. Today we were sharing book reports: One of the basic meanings of this book was Friendship. I yelled FRIENDSHIP IS MAGIC after the report, and no one understood.
Ponies need to get their butts over here.
While I can't say that MLP has kept me from cutting myself, or that it has really helped out my musical talent, or anything like that, it definitely has had an effect. It helped me realize that it's okay to be sensitive, and some fanfics have made me cry(come on, we've all been there). actually, I've been buying fewer books and reading more fanfics, so being a brony was actually a sound financial decision XD
ReplyDeleteAfter having a not so good summer I ended up somehow magically at BroNYCon September. After that I was hooked. Traveling over to Bronies NYC October I ended up with my current boyfriend, a long time good friend at college and the lead singer for the MLP band, Neighslayer.
ReplyDeleteFrom there I was able to make connections and meet many new pony friends. Through that I ended up becoming a pony fiction writer and then even befriending an EQD pre-reader, Noble Cause.
After attending BroNYCon January as staff and running around keeping everything in check I now find myself creator of the Traveling Pony Museum and working with con organizers all over the US including Bejoty of Everfree NW.
I have to say that I could have never imagined being able to be so involved in a community before especially since I'm a bit of a recluse when it comes to making friends and having a life.
I have to say that I'm looking forward to all the work I"m going to be putting into the community and I hope all of you enjoy what I can bring you.
It hasn't been too long coming but it feels like I've had the friends I've made for years and I'm really thankful.
:)
I started making music after listening to all the brony music, especially WoodenToaster and The Living Tombstone, those two are amazing. I've been learning for 2 weeks now.
ReplyDeleteI also learned to make vectors, yay!
About life away from my computer, I have managed to prove to my new friends that I'm weird, but that's not a bad thing, I've always been weird, but thanks to this show, it didn't take so long for them to realize this.
Also, turned one, or maybe even two of my friends into bronies, one of them took 4 days to watch two episodes, the other I don't know if he's watched any yet, but he shows interest. I WILL SUCCEED.
I love you bronies. [/big hug]
ReplyDeleteMan, I hate that work keeps me from posting in these things until way late into their life.
ReplyDelete*Post is so deep nobody will care at this point. :(*
Anyways, ponies gave me a legion of new friends to hang out with (even if it's only once a month, it's still better than I was doing). I have plenty of people to talk to about multitudes of things that we all enjoy.
Ponies have also helped me grow a bit socially. I've always lacked the confidence needed to really care enough to meet new people or know what to say in any given situation (it's still a bit of an issue now), but thanks to it, I've been able to engage in conversations with people I would have otherwise never talked to.
Ponies have also given me the motivation to get back into drawing, which I have never really given much thought previously other than offhandedly for kicks and giggles. Even if it just stays a hobby, they have given me a reason to better myself in that regard.
introduced me to a giant hub of artists with a friendly crew with high quality pieces being turned out at ridiculous rates. I've been busy with university so i haven't been as active, but i've been reading and watching some of the marvels that come out of this site and like many others who saw ponies in a light VERY different then most would think. I'm glad i found mlp, Eq daily and many other posted items of interest. This place has also inspired new things to write, which is why i'm working on my own FO:Equestria (one of many) and *maybe* an attempt at a shakespere mlp crossover (i'm taking Shakespere courses so i'm surprised the idea hadn't hit me earlier).
ReplyDeleteHow this all changed me? I see more and have entered a community of artists wither active by production or opinions, and i love it, this and all who share that basic acknoloedgement =D. Thank you laura, thank you mlp, thank you EQD =D.
By: A happy brony =)
I've never had many strong friendships, I've been sheltered and suffered loss to where I'd avoid letting anything in that would hurt me to lose, living in a shell. I would actually fight to not like something so it couldn't hurt me if it dissapeared. yet at the same time I was a mindless drone because all the while I knew I was being my own enemy and whenever I got drawn in I would let it pull me wherever it wanted. I was bullied, and an outcast most of my life. hardened and pushed to blind hatred of people I didn't even know.
ReplyDeleteI'm 18 years old and a 6 month brony, the love I see in the world thanks to these amazing ponies and all you fantastic fans opened my eyes, and my heart.
I love
I tolerate
because if these past six months have taught me one thing. at the end of the day, through all the joy and pain you feel, after all the tears you shed, whether they fall on the inside or the outside, it's not about being a man, it's about being human. and if you can't accept that, than you can never accept who you are, or who you have the ability to become, a better person.
and that's all that matters.
thank you
The best thing that pony did for me happened only about a week ago. I have been deathly sick for about 2 weeks, and was very depressed. I have friends, but I don't really talk to any of them, and they don't talk to me really except to invite me to birthday parties, etc. So anyway, There is a guy I know at my college who I've known for about a year, and we are friends on facebook. We are not close friends, and we don't really talk unless we happen to see each other at school, which is about once a week, as we pass each other on our way to a class. I discovered he was a brony when I saw him wearing a Rarity shirt at school (rarity has always been my fav, since the show started) and we immediately brohoofed and talked pony a bit. Fast forward about 3 weeks, and I haven't seen him at all during that time, and now we are at a week ago. I posted a status on my facebook wall about how depressed I was feeling and how sick I was. No one commented, messaged me, or texted me, not my friends who've known me my whole life, or anyone. So I go to school the next day, and I see my buddy in the hall, wearing the Rarity shirt that made us bronies together, and he makes a beeline for me and asks me if I need a hug. He told me he saw my post and thought I needed a hug. So we hugged it out to the MAX and it brightened my whole fucking existence. That was it, no long conversation, or wise words, just a hug from a brony.
ReplyDeleteIt just made me feel so great that this community exists, because when all my other friends didn't even care enough to talk to me when I was feeling upset, my brony friend did.
If you're reading this brony buddy, I love you man, Brohoof.
Ponies have inspired me to work harder. To put my hoof down and focus on school; pursuing degrees in imaging, illustration, and animation. MLP:FiM has given me courage to pursue my life goals.
ReplyDeleteI've never had many strong friendships. I was sheltered and suffered loss to the point I wouldn't let anything in that would hurt me to lose, living in a shell. I would actually fight off happyness so I couldn't be hurt when it dissapeared. yet at the same time I was a mindless drone, cause I knew all the while I was my own enemy so whenever I got sucked in I would let society pull me whichever way it wanted. I was bullied and an outcast most of my life. pushed to blind hatred of people I didn't even know. I'm 18 years old now and a six month brony, and the love I now see in the world thanks to these amazing ponies and all you fantastic accepting fans, has opened my eyes, and my heart.
ReplyDeleteI love
I tolerate
because if these past six months have taught me one thing.
"at the end of the day, through all the pain and joy you feel, after all the tears you shed, whether they fall on the inside or the outside, it's not about being a man, it's about being human. And if you can't accept that fact, then you can never fully accept who you are, or who you have the ability to become, a better person."
and that's all that matters.
Thank You
It has helped me get through rough times, being suicidal and having agoraphobia... ponies make me smile every weekend :)
ReplyDeleteBefore being a brony, I was your average, run of the mill teenager, sitting around, bored with nothing to do and no one to share any time with.
ReplyDeleteAfter about 8 and a half months of since a brony, I now have a whole group of friends, know a few famous bronies, been to this site around 2,000 times since discovering it (I even remember before Drawfriends and how excited I was at Drawfriend 1) and due to the extensive community, I have things to do, games to play, animations to watch, PMVs, YTPMVs,art to look at, fanfiction to read, and most importantly, episodes to watch! And ponies to do it all with. Now, not only am I getting a better mood irl, I become ecstatic when I can spend time with my brony friends; they've become like a second family to me.
And even though I get teased at school, I never regret a second of time used in brony purposes.
My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic and the brony community have given me a . . .
ReplyDeleteI don't know I guess. I will say though that the MAIN reason MLP is great is basically one reason: cuteness. Although another big reason MLP, or bronydom is great, is because of the irony of it all, alongside the serious appreciation of the show.
Also, it's been fun to watch it with my girlfriend and send her pony Valentine's day cards.
ever since i started watching MLP ive found that ive become a more relaxed and nonchalant with more confidence to try to be creative in everything i do. one of the biggest things that got me hooked on the show was the community itself an how this creative, inuitive, intelligent, and caring group come to be know as bronies is just so amazing and has inspired so many to do so much and i figure hey if other people with just as much experience as me can do something why not try it myself thank you MLP, Lauren Faust, and every one at dhx youve created something truly magical that can bring a group of complete strangers from all backgrounds together in friendship even if we've never met bro hoof to all and to all a magical night /)
ReplyDeleteOh, another thing! I used to write songs all of the time. I'm the type of person who can just churn out dozens of songs/lyrics without breaking a sweat. Well, I had given up on that for many years, due to my depression, but with the advent of ponies, and with the amazing work of Daniel Ingram to spur me on, I'm back to songwriting! I feel like I have a purpose again!
ReplyDeleteIt made me sing: http://youtu.be/juNnUDx0UG8
ReplyDeleteSeriously though, this show has seriously restored that happy little kid that I though died years ago. Been a brony for a month now and it's been the best month of my life. I've never been as creative, motivated, or upbeat as I have been since getting into this fandom and meeting all you amazing people.
Brohoofs for all /)*(\
I am a workaholic. I pushed friends away because of it, so you can imagine how well I identified with AJ. She gave in to needing help, and so I took note and tried it out myself. Things have changed since that. My relationships are stronger now that my friends know how much I appreciate and straight-up *need* them. Sure, I still have a lot of work, but knowing my friends are waiting for me to pick up the phone and ask where everyone is hanging out gives me enough steam to power through the crappiest of work days.
ReplyDeleteAs far as bronies go, the community encouraged me to pick up the guitar again. I'd put it down for a long time because of life and work. Also, for over 15 years, people really just didn't care I played the guitar. In just a couple of months as a brony musician, the barrage of encouragement and constructive criticism eclipsed all of my years of musicianship. I'm glad I can finally share music with others who might actually listen.
TL;DR -- Pony, you don't know how much you've changed me for the better and happier. I don't have much to give other than songs, but I will always keep my 6-string tuned just for you.
Honestly, this has been the greatest and most kindhearted fandom I have ever been part of by far. I used to be much more stony hearted but the show has really instilled a sense of caring and optimism to levels I previously didn't have. I have been improving dramatically in making visual art and it has inspired me to to work on learning to produce digital music. This coupled with genuine happiness and excitement are just a few of the things this show has done for me.
ReplyDeleteHonestly, this has been the greatest and most kindhearted fandom I have ever been part of by far. I used to be much more stony hearted but the show has really instilled a sense of caring and optimism to levels I previously didn't have. I have been improving dramatically in making visual art and it has inspired me to to work on learning to produce digital music. This coupled with genuine happiness and excitement are just a few of the things this show has done for me.
ReplyDeleteIt has introduced me to a community that I can freely communicate with, be that through forums, in livestreams, or even in real life with the strangely large amount of bronies in my school.
ReplyDeleteNot to mention, it has also given me a large creative drive for art and music.
Both the show and the community have also given me a less pessimistic view on humanity and life in general.
I'm so happy that I get to be a part of such a wonderful, diverse, and accepting community.
As Matthew Wilder once said; "Ain't nothing gonna break my stride, nobody gonna slow me down!"
ReplyDeleteBefore ponies, I was bored and down. I guess I was too pessimistic. After I started watching MLP: FiM, I was able to get promoted at my job (three times) due to my kind attitude, My girlfriend and I married, and I even came to terms with my older brother (after the longest time).
I'm also much more conscious about what I do and how I treat people. And I can say I'm a much happier guy, plus I'm a part of the fandom with the rest of you clowns. And that's a great thing by itself, I love you guys. =3
Before ponies, I was dealing with severe depressive cycles, an inherent divide between my family and me, and no 'true' friends. I was always telling myself I could not do anything right because of years of getting pounded when I did not excel. Whenever I failed a test or not turned in something, the resulting lecture usually left me crying into a pillow for the rest of the night. I never showed this, and just bottled everything up as ammo for my conscience to use at random points, sending my mood shooting down. Years of social awkwardness left me with no friend I felt comfortable talking about it to. It was pretty on the outside, but my insides were a battlefield of emotions. This came to a head when a particularly bad math test showed up on the radar. Long story short, I was emotionally out of commission for two weeks. I had dropped off the face of the Earth to anybody not at my house or school, where I still could be found, described as 'detached'. At this point, a rather new friend I had decided to introduce me to the show. From a large amount counseling from her, the show, and enough fan-fiction reading for an army, something clicked. I suddenly came to terms with being a brony (albeit a isolated brony) and my conscience decided to let go of a lot of things weighing me down. I'm still emotionally weak, and lack any self-confidence (as in, this is scary for me to write) but I have not had a depressive cycle for a month and a half (I'm a very recent add on to the herd). The situation with my parents, by all aspects, looks worse, but I feel free of them. It's a rather odd scenario. I can't explain. I can explain ponies unlocked a minor talent for pre-reading, cleared my head of all the junk clogging it up, and given me some insight to what I'm missing in my life, and incentive to find it in college. I still may be emotionally insecure, but ponies saved me from the worst of it. My current regret: I have not been able to physically brohoof somebody, because there is not one brony I know (previously mentioned friend is not available). Ponies saved my sanity, and I am going to find or make a brony next year at the CGA, and just pass on the thanks. Thanks. Everyone here, just thanks.
ReplyDeleteIts funny, Im sure like a lot of you before, I would have never guessed more than a year ago that i would be a fan of a show or franchise like my little pony. Although i suppose thats cause for me, there has never before been a tv series or fanbase that has made me feel so good and feel like im a part of something.
ReplyDeleteAt first, i was skeptical of the show and its popularity. i thought its initial popularity might have been because it was one of those things that was so bad that it was good. But eventually one day, i decided to see what the fuss was about. And so i watched an episode. and another. and another. And pretty soon, i was done with season 1 and awaiting the next season with eager anticipation.
After a while, I discovered the fanbase for the show and started to look on sites like Equestria Daily. At first, i was overwhelemed by all the content that was on EQD-no offense to you sethisto, but it was pretty hard to navigate for me at first, and i didnt go back for a while.
After a while, i went back on the website and started looking up all the pony related stuff. To see what the fanbase had done.
To put it simply, I was amazed, and left in awe.
This fanbase is one of the most amazing things i have ever gotten the pleasure of knowing. Its ranks are filled with some of the most talented artists, writers, and muscisians i have had the absolute honor of knowing. i havew seen artwork, read stories, and listended to music that has, for the first time in my memory, moved me to tears. I have found something that is truly amazing.
And the fans themselves are some of the nicest and coolest people i have ever met. this fanbase has truly inspired me, has made me feel like i belong. iuts even got me writing again, somthing that i thought i had long lost my ability to do again.
So, to end this long letter, I just want to say thank you. Thank you Brony community for making me feel like a part of something special. You have inspired me to be creative again. you have inspired me to be positive again. You have inspired this old drifter, who has wandered from friend to friend, to not give up on his search for such friendship. For I have found a home here.
One last thing: I know this is rather petty, but i have never gotten a proper "welcome to the herd" from anyone, and i feel like I wouldnt be a part of the fanbase if i ddint get it. So maybe someone could do that for me here? Id appreciate it. thank you!
Well, I'm 20 years old, I was born into a Christian family. Ever since I was 1 I've been going with my family to church. However, I've never considered myself a strong Christian, I'm very apathetic and due to other experiences in my life, I'm generally not a nice person cause in general, I don't usually like other people. (A Christian who is called to love everyone but dislikes other people, proof that God has a sense of humor!)
ReplyDeleteBut once I became a brony, thanks to the brony community and the show, it restored my faith in people and I was able to prove to myself (and hopefully others) that I can and do care for other people, even if they're complete strangers. I've become friendlier and more patient towards other people.
While watching the first episode of the show, I was really pulled in by the animation. I love a well-animated cartoon. And the moment I saw the ponies, Twilight Sparkle to be exact, I knew that they had very talented artists at their disposal.. As a "freelance artist" myself, I was really inspired to pick up a pencil and start sketching again. A few months before, I just didn't have the heart to draw anymore, which rather depressed me. Drawing was the only thing that I really loved to do. It does feel odd to say, but who'd thought that a show like this would actually have such a huge impact on me? I wasn't exactly the happiest chap around before I started watching the show. Hell, most of my general hobbies and interests don't exactly.. "clash" with ponies so to speak XD And even to this day, I'm still surprised that a person like myself would even THINK about watching a show like this, let alone enjoy it. But I do. I really love this show, it's characters, it's fanbase and everything about it. I feel like for a long time I've been a very opinionated and judgmental person. I've made fun of other people for liking things like Pokemon or Sonic the Hedgehog. And who knows? Maybe those are awesome shows and I've just been rejecting them because of their outward appearances. I have judged books by their covers and I can see now how close-minded I've been (thank you, Zecora Hahah!) Like I said, it sounds odd to say, but My Little Pony has honestly made me a better person.
ReplyDelete@The Drifter
ReplyDeleteWelcome to the herd, bro!
*hugs*
@ZebrasArePoniesToo
ReplyDeleteThank you! now i feel like an official Brony! :)
@The Drifter
ReplyDeleteWELCOME TO THE HERD!, Though I think I'm a younger Brony compared to you ( only been around for like 3 months xD )
The first thing FiM thaught me was that happy and innocent stories can be intelligent, too. I used to look down on things like that. It's a nice break from the grimdark stuff that I thought to be supperior and hab by then made up most of my entertainment for some years, even though I didn't even realize I needed/wanted a little break from that.
ReplyDeleteBeing a brony also opened me up to new kinds of music. Electronic music didn't do anything for me before and songs like "For the New Lunar Republic" would never have found their way onto my playlist. Now I can't get enough of them. I blame the Everfree Top100 of 2011 Stream for that, I got to know so many new songs in a single night. :)
It also got me back into reading fanfiction again and at least wanting to write again. And I stopped to lurk as much as I did the previous years, actually commenting on stuff and talking in chat rooms instead of just consuming silently. But I have yet to make new friends in brony community (apart from those who got me in here).
Live is still what it is, but there are some more moment of happiness und fun now. After a particular rough day, I can watch an episode of FiM or two and go to sleep with a smile on my face.
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ReplyDeleteWell it lowered my grades somewhat drastically but it has also taught me to draw and write :D
ReplyDeleteIt did absolutely nothing. It's simply one in a long line of 'unusual' obsessions for me.
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Well, if there is only one downside to me being a part of this fandom....its that i hadly get any college work done, and now I find i need to read a lot of chapters to catch up....yay. but ya know, there are worse things to use your time for. And ponies, for me, is never a waste of time.
ReplyDeleteAnother con too is that I also cant get my fanfic work done either...oh well, itll be done eventually.
And thanks to all the welcome to the herds! :)
In hindsight and doing a little reading of this topic, I decided my previous comment was far too simple compared to what others have said and didn't give the show nor the fandom the appreciation it deserves. That said... rewrite!
ReplyDeleteTo be perfectly honest, this show and fandom have changed me pretty considerably. I'm much more optimistic, confident, and downright good humored now far more than I was before engaging with the show. I'm a freelance artist by trade, but I had all but given up on that side of my life in the fiscal sense until I bumped into this show. In all sincerity, it inspired me so greatly to want to create fanart (something I never do) that I not only was compelled to create my one (Luna) fan-piece, but also lit a fire under my ass to get back into commission work. Which is really fantastic, to say the least.
Also, the show has taught me to appreciate different styles of not only animation but art in general for what they are instead of what they are not. Before MLP, I ignorantly wouldn't give many stylized pieces of art or animations much of a sniff. That's changed considerably.
I could go on for a very long time talking about the artistic side of things, but I won't dwell on that. Instead, I'll comment on how absolutely spell-bound and dumbfounded I was when I discovered the level of quality, professionalism, and sheer bulk of top-shelf fan material that exists out there. I've truly never seen any fandom that has come anywhere close to holding a candle against the sheer bulk and sophistication of the material being produced by Bronydom. Like, you guys are simply astounding on a level that is just mind boggling. I've never read a fanfiction in my life, but I'll be damned if I didn't read "Your's Truly", cry many man tears in the process, and completely fall in love with it! I'm still not completely sold on fanfiction, but I'm much more open minded to giving them a look now than I ever have been before.
As for making brony friends and the such, that hasn't happened so much with me. Though, as I mentioned earlier, my general confidence level grew about three sizes since watching this show. I can more easily converse with individuals who before I would have stammered and stumbled over my words to talk with. Now, conversation flows easily on any given topic. It's insane.
If there was a miracle cure for a lot of life's doldrums, insecurities, and general mediocrity, then MLP would definitely be that remedy. And it is. :)
I suppose I made some new friends from the fandom, found a lot of great music and art, the quality seems a lot higher then other fandoms I have been in or around.
ReplyDeleteThe odd thing I did notice was that I became happier, even long before I became a Brony, but when I was all alone watching the episodes at night, I had seen very little fanart and none of the cool videos and other projects and had no contact with any Bronies... but just the simple act of watching the episodes made me more relaxed and easier going... and that was a good thing at the time because I was in the middle of a depressing cancer scare and my health was very poor at the time. I might not have Cancer (having doctor issues right now) but I am still sick, but the show always brings me up, even the episodes that I am not as fond of as others still do a great job of that!
I now have a lot of brony friends that I talk to often, I got my older brother into the series (and his kids) and my brother and I are closer because of it.
The only downfall is I don't sleep because PONIES!
What ponies have done for me? Well, first, before I watched MLP my time on the internet was mostly based around politics. Then I noticed that one day every time I read about politics I got angry and wanted to beat people up, and every time I read about ponies I wanted to smile and hug people. So there's that.
ReplyDeleteAlso, I've always said that I wanted to be a writer in my spare time, but I never did. But now I have two finished 10000-word MLP fanfics with one more in progress, one finished 500-word short-short, and plans to turn one of the finished fics into a double-length epic.
But, I do wish I could meet more bronies IRL and be friends and watch ponies together. Problem is that in social situations I'm a total Fluttershy. I need to meet some Pinkie Pies.
MLP FiM has changed my life and who I am as a person in many ways. At first I was a hater and thought it was just for children but eventually one of my friends introduced me to the series and the character Rainbow Dash who I worship lol now. From watching my opinion changed with all the morals and lessions from the episodes it developed me over time into a softer kinder person and makes me love life and treasure each encounter with a kind person. I may be one small person among thousands in this fandom but I do my best to support each fellow brony and pegasister in my own way and pass on all the lessions I have learnt unto others. These days I'm open about being a bronie but I've realised not everyone likes who we are but it doesn't take much to be strong knowing your just one amongst many, even though I have lost friends because they couldn't accept who I have become. It doesn't matter its my gain and their loss other than that I have made awesome friends in the fandom too!
ReplyDeleteI love you all :)
A friend introduced it to me on my 18th birthday.
ReplyDeleteBefore I refused to even look at the clips of the show because I thought it was too girlish.
But when I heard that he saw it, I became curious.
I began to watch the episodes, and suddenly, I was done with season 1. I wanted more.
The funny thing is, I suffer from depression. I easily get depressed, and I had nothing to help me with (except pills.. ugh)
When I began to watch MLP:FIM, I noticed that I couldn't feel depressed when watching the show or even listening to the songs.
It basically helped me as a individual.
I have everything to thank to Lauren Faust and the rest of the MLP:FIM crew. I probably wouldn't be here today if it wasn't for the show.
I have been making many friends across the internets and in real life, especially when it comes to meetups with other pony fans.
ReplyDeleteI have been far more cheerful and happy since I started watching the show, even if I have still had my occasional depressive slump(ponies can't quite cure clinical depression after all.)
I have been getting serious, real social interaction on a level I haven't experienced since high school, which for me was almost seven years ago now.
I suspect that if it were not for ponies I would already have cracked under the strain of this semester load I'm under at college. As it is I'm wavering, occasionally skipping classes.
I've been writing, both fiction and nonfiction, rather profusely at a level I haven't done since well before Decemember 2008.
Overall, I would say it has had an enormous amount of positive impact on my life, and will continue to do so.
expose me to even more awesome stuff on the net If you ask me :D
ReplyDeletewell... life before ponies was just one day of misery and cynicism after another. the life with ponies is filled with challenges that are faced with a good spirit, love and tolerance towards the people around me instead of disgust and hate... it really had quite an effect and i love it for that. i mean, it really turned that frown upside down :D
ReplyDeleteWell obviously ponies have had far too much impact on my life to actually list, so i'm just going to go with the most straightforward example. One fine day i broke my very expensive earpieces, and totally by my own fault, meaning no warranties, so i had to buy a new one. While at the shop, i suddenly felt a sudden compulsion of generosity, and purchased mechanical pen sets for all the members of my gaming group (pony influence 1) and also a new pair of swanky $100 earpieces, as i was paying, i noticed the price was low....far too low...as in a full one hundred dollars lower, and as i left the shop, saw that the cashier had forgotten to actually count in the $100 earpieces, and . I was about to count myself the luckiest person in the world, but then i stopped, and thought....would ponies do this? i went back, confronted the cashier, and gave her the full price instead. Although you could count this as basic honesty, i truly believe that without ponies, they would be a hundred bucks poorer and I wouldn't have batted an eyelid. Ponies have made me a better person.
ReplyDeleteI was having a really awful period of apathy and art block and feeling like I was going nowhere with my life. But the show and its fabulous characters and amazing fandom and amazing artists inspired me to start creating things again, and rethinking my life goals.
ReplyDeleteIt changed my life and I never even realised it.
At first it helped me, but then made me fall deeper into my depression. Never had friends before, and still don't have them. I tried blending in but failed.
ReplyDeleteBut i cant stop now and keep wasting time on ponies. Yes, it's a drug.
Also slightly improved as an artist, realized some new painting techniques.
I really wish I'd been here when this was first posted. I could write a book on what the pony phenomenon has done for myself and the ways I think it's helped and changed so many people and is such a great thing, but I'll try to keep this as brief as I can.
ReplyDeleteReally, from the moment I first watched the show last January it's like I've been in a dream -- but in a good way. Time has been wasted less; I've finally begun chasing my lifelong dream of becoming a cartoonist even though I'd become 24 years old and pretty much given up for many reasons, one of the biggest of which being that as I was younger I found out the horrible state that American animation was in and then ponies in a way has rectified that, even though it's made largely in Canada and the Phillippines, it's gotten SO MANY American kids, teens and young adults into American cartoons again, and not just anime. I even firmly believe that after the series is over, fans will unite to continue it however possible, which could be the beginning of another big surge in animation in general.
But aside from that, I've made loads of friends online and continually -- to this day, and I'm sure long into the future -- meet amazing people who make me feel like I've finally found a community that I truly belong in. I mean, not only is the cartoon itself amazing and gives me an excitement I haven't felt since I was a little kid when I wake up every Saturday to ecstatically watch it and talk about it with my friends, but it has such an air of 'kindness' and 'warmth' in its spawned community that makes me feel more welcome than any other online community ever has, and of course the whole deal with eliminating boundaries of what's "okay" for a man to watch, or that "girly" things are necessarily "bad" things, and so on, which has always been a huge issue with me. It just... frankly is an amazing, miraculous thing to those who realize just what's happening.
Oh, and let's not forget how heart-fillingly amazing the whole thing has been with how much even the parent company and people working on the show have embraced the whole thing. This is the beginning of something big, something I want to be a part of from the get-go; companies becoming a little bit more about fans and making them happy, and a little bit less about soulless greed. It's a trend that this show has sparked that I know will continue into the future, and just one of many things I'll be able to trace back to this silly little show about colorful ponies.
Heck, I just know that even 10, 20, 40 years from now I'm gonna still be able to trace so much just downright WONDERFUL in my own life and in this community and the industry back to this little show -- that's not so little anymore, is it? It's always going to be one of my favorite cartoons for all the amazing stuff it's done. I really couldn't type enough in this little box about how much it's done for me, and continues to do for me, and how much I relish every single second in this amazing community.
this show straightened my flank out. it made me remember who i was, and what i had learned in my life that made me a better person. it has reinforced my friendships and strengthened my beliefs......it has also lead to me finding out a few things about myself i would rather not mention on an open blog
ReplyDeletedamn ponies and their lively and consistently good animated motions has left me wanting the same quality from anything ever.
ReplyDeleteIf there's anyone I really want to thank, it's the Quality Control guys. Without their strict and unforgiving standards, the show wouldn't be this good.
I have been surprisingly open about my love of FIM (being a shy person who rarely discusses their likes or dislikes). I have spent quite a bit of money on pony clothes, I just love them so much, especially my derpy bag!
ReplyDeleteI think the biggest effect would have to be my new collection... I have started collecting the G1 mlp toys and restoring them. I have a few blindbag ponies too (nearly all of wave 3) but my heart belongs to the 1980's ponies that are older than I am!
It just made my Life better. THhts about it.
ReplyDeleteit hit my life like a orbiting rainbow nuke and spazzed it with cupcakes and magic o-o
ReplyDelete=I bout sums it up
blew the roof of my individuality awareness. I can now clearly see how people wish truth was anything more than opinion. Lauguages often put truth next to facts, but it doesnt work that way. In context MLP FIM confirms how flat, undeveloped, undetailed and boring is most everything else. I only watched animes like TTGL, PaSwG and Elfen Lied before I started FIM. Most important finding in my life is that real quality is scarce and most everything ond one is redundant and disposable.
ReplyDeleteI knew something was missing. I hadn't had dreams or that pure-outofnowhere-joy for months, maybe even for years. I had my happy moments in the summer, but sands of time corroded them away faster than I thought.
ReplyDeleteIt was around October, when I gave up my will to fight. I knew some of them watched ponies, and I was like any other blind hater. I had something different though, always had: I want to know and understand both sides. Reluctantly, I asked about ponies from my internet pal, who was a brony. He gave me a few tips (that I shouldn't close it right away and stuff), since I wanted to watch it from the beginning.
Five or so episodes later, there was no return, though the fact hit me at 24th episode.
Ever since, with small ups 'n' downs, my bronyhood has been strong and faithful. I haven't bowed to clop or gore (though I shame to admit I had my "dark moments"), I keep having fiction ideas and I get random inspiration to my guitar improvising from ponies.
In the finnish community I understand that they are somewhat hateful towards some aspects of the fandom. One aspect of this kind is that some people take the lessons and episodes more deeply, mixing them with other aspects from other things, forming their own pony-infused ideology. I'm one of that kind, and my pony ideology has helped me improve myself greatly.
Now I'm more open, happier (especially after the Smile -song), I tolerate more, and most important of all, I ain't stone cold emotionally. I loathe that time when I couldn't feel a thing. It still haunts me, but hey: that's what ponies are here for, eh?
In concusion: Ponies have helped me greatly in many ways. I try to fit the magic of friendship in my (sadly few) friends so that they won't notice where it comes from (things are different down here). Ponies have also been the only thing I didn't commit suicide one day, so you could say they are the most important thing to me in my life.
well mlp:fim has done a lot for me. i have a bunch of new friends and am in a positive mood most of the time.It also inspired me to start making music which has been fun for me (if yah want to see it go herehttp://www.youtube.com/user/TheRealBloxic?ob=0&feature=results_main).Being a brony and becoming part of this huge community has changed my life and i thank the producers for making such a good show.
ReplyDeleteWhen i found out about MLP:FiM and watched it, it have changed my view on the life.
ReplyDeleteI was able to beat the deep depression i was in, days were no longer sad-looking.
I also have found out a talent in art. Without MLP i could never draw things that i have drawn.
It gave me a new hope, as there still are so many wonders to explore.
P.S. Cannot express everything, but tried to keep it short and clear ;)
FiM has made me happier, made me a better person. (kinder, more patient,less judgmental)
ReplyDeleteBefore FiM, I was largely forever alone and fairly content to be that way. Now I have tons of very close friends and even relationships both online and IRL and I couldn't be happier about it. I've also learned a lot more about internet culture and gotten into bunches of new websites in pursuit of MLP content.
ReplyDeleteIt's the best thing to have ever happened to me.
ReplyDeleteI'm nicer, I'm more patient, I'm more understanding, I'm happier...
It's taught me, if you'll pardon the obvious song reference, what friends can be. Before, to me, a friend meant "some person you play video games with every once in awhile". But a good friend is so, so, SO much more.
It's helped me to discover what I want to do in life, and given me the drive to work towards that goal.
It's made me more productive. I respect Applejack as a character more than anything, and even if it's just a fictional cartoon, she's still working hard while keeping her head held high and her friends close at heart. I want to be that way. Applejack's influence has made me far more patient and understanding with my family, as well, and looking at that line now I realize that it'd probably sound incredibly weird with the alcoholic drink in mind as opposed to the pony, but oh well, that just gives some unintentional funniness and that's totally fine by me.
There's also my overall demeanor. I used to be cold and sarcastic. Now I'm WARM and sarcastic, as well as a lot more outgoing, bubbly, and just overall nice. I've even begun using EXCLAMATION POINTS in the things I write, sometimes. Trust me, this is a huge step for me. Gotta thank Pinkie for that change.
"I like to see you grin~ I love to see you beam~"
Which reminds me, I've taken to singing a lot now, as well, which just amplifies the warm feelings I get from day to day.
And... I think it's indirectly taught me what love is. Beyond just "I love ya man" friend-style stuff. The real deal.
The show and resulting community have been the biggest and best thing to ever hit me.
It makes me happy. I love this fandom!...
ReplyDeleteIt's taken me from a lonely, kind of awkward kid to a guy who feels like he can talk to anyone! When I first saw Pinkie, and saw how she acted with her friends, and her whole outlook on life... I realized that's who I wanted to be. I wanted to BE that person, the one who's silly, random, happy!
ReplyDeleteDecided that enough was enough and to just BE that person. I act like I always do with my friends! And it works, show people a grin, they'll show you a smile in return :D
If I ever get nervous or self-conscious, I got Pinkie there for support. Not literally talking to me, but just there to know that everything is fine, and I don't need to worry ^__^
And it's made me into an artist! Ponies inspired me to try and start, and now I actually have a small group of fans and followers, which is just... awesome. And all the people I've met... this is prolly the best thing to happen to me so far ^_^
It's taken me from a lonely, kind of awkward kid to a guy who feels like he can talk to anyone! When I first saw Pinkie, and saw how she acted with her friends, and her whole outlook on life... I realized that's who I wanted to be. I wanted to BE that person, the one who's silly, random, happy!
ReplyDeleteDecided that enough was enough and to just BE that person. I act like I always do with my friends! And it works, show people a grin, they'll show you a smile in return :D
If I ever get nervous or self-conscious, I got Pinkie there for support. Not literally talking to me, but just there to know that everything is fine, and I don't need to worry ^__^
And it's made me into an artist! Ponies inspired me to try and start, and now I actually have a small group of fans and followers, which is just... awesome. And all the people I've met... this is prolly the best thing to happen to me so far ^_^
Aha. After several months since My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic got my attention, the question floating through the back of my head has appeared, and the answer may be more positive than I could’ve ever imagined. I might have to split up this explanation, so I will ask all of you to bear with me. The more I read through these comments, the more I get the sense that my story will be quite different, in the sense that I may have not had life-changing experiences in the same sense that many of you might think. I’ll start with my interest in American and international politics, which was first awakened as a result of the airplane jihad attacks of September 11, 2001. I remember paying as much attention as I could to the viewpoints expressed by then-President George Walker Bush and his advisors, better known as the “freedom agenda”, particularly after the start of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Looking back, I realize that it was the first time that I remember allowing someone as perceptibly distant as the President of the United States to influence my thinking beyond my school-related activities, if mainly through a news organization such as CNN. As this new war on terrorism continued, I added perspectives from other sections of the United States government confronting Al-Qaeda and its allies more directly, as well as certain analysts who agreed with the ideas promoted by the Bush administration, if to differing extents. As I learned about the capabilities of the United States, even in situations considered more humanitarian in nature -- such as the relief efforts after that tsunami in the Indian Ocean toward the end of 2004 -- I came to adopt that basic premise as my own, slowly but steadily reorienting my mind toward exploring and explaining it more comprehensively, as a way to defeat the enemies that received my sharpest focus at that time, wherever they were, and thus help protect the United States in my own way. Of course, as I would later learn, all that was just the beginning.
ReplyDeleteThe next major development(s) in my overall mindset began with a column by one of the aforementioned analysts supporting President Bush’s freedom agenda, named Charles Krauthammer. In the column, titled “In Iran, Arming for Armageddon”, Krauthammer warned that Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the new President of Iran, was threatening to start a war across the Middle East that would supposedly bring forth a figure known as the Hidden Imam. Even worse, just weeks later, a series of riots erupted worldwide about some cartoons mocking Muhammad, the Prophet of Islam, published by a newspaper in Denmark, which had the effect of introducing me to the idea that clashes between different civilizations were the biggest threat to global peace, and consequently, these civilizations needed to cooperate in setting up a global system that prevented such clashes from occurring. On a more personal level, I began to believe that the fictional works that I cited as my favorites should begin to reflect my thought processes about real life, ensuring that my overall focus would remain constant. In the context of the broader war on terror, which by then was featuring Iran as a major player, I chose Babylon 5 for its depiction of five major civilizations working and living together on a space station in pursuit of peace and later victory against an enemy that threatened all of them, and, more recently, I chose 24 for its depiction of some of the various issues surrounding the war on terrorism. As for Iran, its alliance with North Korea, which is right in Japan’s backyard, gave me an incentive to start adding Japanese cartoons into those aforementioned thought processes, starting with Pokémon. As time passed from that point, I increasingly suspected that these diverse undercurrents were starting to pick up speed, a suspicion that I considered confirmed during the last few months of 2010.
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ReplyDeleteIt began in October 2010, which should hint at an effect that will become more significant later in this explanation. I was preparing to start watching a Japanese cartoon widely considered one of the scariest ever made, Higurashi no Naku Koro ni, and I had Lucky Star and Haruhi Suzumiya’s brands of humor tucked into my mind to diminish the potential impact from Higurashi’s horror. Even now, remembering the events of that horror-based anime program is enough to send a chill up and down my spine, and yet, I felt convinced that if I could handle Higurashi, then I could handle almost anything. I didn’t have long to wait to test that result, because just a few short weeks later, North Africa and the Middle East erupted in protests, and then, at the beginning of May, United States special forces killed Osama bin Laden, the man who ordered 9/11, during a raid on his compound in Pakistan. Meanwhile, China’s leadership were starting to emanate a sense of transition, which sparked concerns about Japan’s capacity to respond, which that earthquake near Tohoku only exacerbated. Following my past actions, I wanted to attempt to make sense of the underlying tensions in East Asia, and the anime program that I considered most likely to help me do so was… Code Geass. As August and September approached, I found myself more certain yet weary than I had been about the year to come, as though everything would change by 2012. Finally, in early October, I happened across a book with a message that added a more disturbing perspective than I could have ever imagined to everything I had done until then, How Civilizations Die. Written by one David Goldman, also known as Spengler from Asia Times Online, the book indicated that some of the very same civilizations that were reportedly clashing were instead doing something worse: collapsing in deliberate self-extinction, apparently despondent that they had no place whatsoever in a world that promoted and supported individual sanctity. The book cited as examples of this coming collapse some of the exact same countries involved in the recent turmoil -- Iran, Turkey, Egypt, and Algeria -- right alongside the demographic implosions reported in Europe and Russia. Mr. Goldman ended the book with a recommendation that the United States concentrate its focus on countries and peoples that shared its beliefs, and the despair coursing through these collapses left me with a stark choice: either sit back and do nothing or look for something that represented the shift in my thinking that ensued. Even then, I never suspected just how quickly and easily these new undercurrents would converge.
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ReplyDeleteIt was late September 2011, mere weeks before I purchased Mr. Goldman’s new book. I was browsing through my usual news websites, which included Fox News Channel and the British Broadcasting Corporation, before I decided to head back to the first online forum that I had joined, the Codename: Kids Next Door Fan Forum. Someone had a thread up and running titled simply “My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic”. As far as I knew at that point in time, nobody had ever attempted to turn those toys into a cartoon before. I was going purely by what I was reading that forum thread, and that thread alone was enough to tell me that I would enjoy the show once I started looking into it more closely. I didn’t want to criticize it at once or indulge in what might be considered excessive speculation, so I started my thought experiment with this cartoon under the assumption that I would enjoy it more as I went along. I saw the Fox News Channel excerpt about it, which I interpreted as saying that the cartoon was unusual but okay, and heard that National Public Radio quiz for former President Bill Clinton. The “Equestria Girls” commercial definitely helped my overall opinion of the show, as did that report from the Wall Street Journal in early November. The stories and art from the fans themselves -- even on this website -- accumulated with the episodes, the songs, and all of those other aforementioned factors to seal my decision to support this show wholeheartedly.
Thus does everyone here know. I consider myself a political junkie first and foremost. I believe that freedom and individual sanctity are invaluable and inviolable rights given by Divine Providence to humankind. It is my final assessment that My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic has used its style of femininity and cuteness to state those ideas in a way that appeals to the general population, exemplifying and strengthening those beliefs on my part in the process. Between the positive energy and characterization among the main characters and the response from some fans to certain unsavory factors -- especially “Cupcakes”, in the case of “The Light in the Darkness” -- I have 126,000,000+ reasons to conclude that, even after all of these dramatic changes and unhappy endings worldwide, just maybe, humanity’s future really will be bright. I wish to do whatever I can to encourage and celebrate the growth of this show and its community, and I will ask only that all of you continue to demonstrate why, as the profoundly simple subtitle for this cartoon says, friendship is magic.
I don't think being a Brony has directly impacted my creative side, as the stuff I usually write is quite dark/weird. But I did write a silly little poem/song about Discord the other day (Based on that amazing "Heaven's Light" animation I found here on EQ) because the idea would NOT get out of my head, and now when I feel myself dismissing a story idea because it's strange, I can think "Well, at least it's not a song about a character from My Little Pony!"
ReplyDeleteit made me less mean to others and embrace life, cuz pinkie says you always has to smile!my life has gonee down the drain bcuz of divorces and school and all that jazz. but fim has always been there for me and the music is so talented, it teaches you how to get through life. im so happy i found this show or i would have no friends
ReplyDeleteit made me less mean to others and embrace life, cuz pinkie says you always has to smile!my life has gonee down the drain bcuz of divorces and school and all that jazz. but fim has always been there for me and the music is so talented, it teaches you how to get through life. im so happy i found this show or i would have no friends
ReplyDeleteY'know...
ReplyDeleteIt's gotten me a bunch of friends I wouldn't be so close to otherwise. I wouldn't have met them without ponies and now they're some of my best friends.
But the biggest thing is that it helped me finally become comfortable with myself and my sexuality. The messages the show sends like "it's okay to be yourself" on top of RadaVonVon's excellent fic "Social Standards" helped me realize that.
I served with the 25th Infantry division, 3rd Stryker brigade. I suffer from PTSD due to my experiences there. I was in a real dark place for a long time, then I stubled acrossed FIM. It's helped me to cope with the transition into civilian life with it's pure light hearted goodness. The Brony comunity has helped me alot too. I owe alot to you guys.
ReplyDeleteI'm Specialist Clark, and I'm a Brony.
Ponies are GAY and you should all feel GAY for liking it1
ReplyDeleteNow that i have your attention, Poniess are the best things ever to be made.
But seriously now, I've really started to been getting into the show, i've seen more of the fanbase, the awesome art, music, even games!
I started out as a simple avoid-er of the show, like most everyone. However, i wasn't avoiding it cause i thought it was just a dumb fad. Heck i'm all for those things! hehehe...anyway...i was avoiding ponies cause i didn't want to seem more girly then i already seemed. I mean, i'm not the "mawnlist" brony around by any means. I Like Hasune Miku,Warrior book series(Cats in the wild) and, many cute/kawii japaness videos, a little guilty pleasure if you will. I honestly thought i would've liked the show, but i was afaid of losing my sanity a little or what little man i still had left in me. No offence, i wasn't all far off, XP
But of corse I suscumbed to the power of pony, i was getting really curious, and when I saw a good frined of mine get into it i decided to use that as an excuse to sneak a peek.or 2. or 10. or 20 in 1o seconds- nevermind. At at first as i saw some episodes, i liked it, it had what i expected from a little girls show yet at the same time, it really didn't. At first, i liked it but i didn't get how it was so great it made such a culture. Later, i was like, ALL YOUR PONY ARE BELONG TO US. But hey, many diffrent people have diffrent reasons for watching.
I watch it for the plot. The storyline is really well written if you ask me. ...What you thought i meant something else? No, i meant storyplot, i mean what else can i mean, really? But seriously, basicly most everyone is here just to enjoy a colorful happy show, and just feel happy and open to talk about it, forgeting diffrences or their need to fit in to some socitys image of how people should be. To reach out and to acceot others diffrences, and to be...real friends...something many people don't really have
Seriously, when i see some things bronies have done i honestly cry a little. It make so many more people happy about themselves, it helps give people courage to be themselves...it even helped people who previosly thought of suicide, which really touched me, really.
And your motto "Love and tolerance," I can't help but respect the bronies who are mature about trolls and the negativity they get from their society. Admitted, by no means do all bronies stick to the motto, but MOst at least try, cause they know...though really you should try to think things over more now and then guys.
Plus never have i seen a fanbase so friendly that people openly talk to eachother about things, like a reak comunity. It drives frindship... the aceptance of others, and the abity to love...that's what true magic is...
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ReplyDeletethis show helped me be calm, and lead me on my way on Tao. You see, i want to make the world a better place... and i believe that with the power of love and tolernce, and ponies, we could acheive that. One...2 impportant things i found out. mortal souls are not evil, the just have diffrent views or were mislead.
2 Life has no meaning by itself, it;s meant for you to give it one. I sometimes feel alone, cause, i'm just 16 yet i have this huge feeling like i was meant to change the world. HOwever, no one really understands me other then my internet friend on the other side of the contry. Otherr then that, no one, I wish to extend out a hoof, to anyone who is willing to help. I belive myself to be stroong, but i can't chage the world solo, plus i can't let my pride blind my jugement, which could easily happen when I live next to so many ignorant people. I do hope bornies could help in this regard
PONIES WILL TAKE OVER THE WORLD WAHAHAHA! Okay enough of that.
Lastly i guess, bronies helped me find inner courage to expresse myself and what i like. Before, i used to be afrid to tell people I liked even pokemon, now i could care less if they knew that i liked...My little pony..2nd generation! Not that i've ever seen it but still!
Speaking of which, i told people at my school i was a brony... they had no idea what a brony WAS... What? Something had to be done... I'm gonna make my School 20% cooler! After spending hours looking for the right T shirt, knownig i could only get one givem the price, i got an rainboom Tshirt, and i plan to make so many join the herd. You know, i used to just add in things other people started... but now, i'm going to do something with my footsteps being first like a facebook commenter! Okay i just had to say that. But anyway, i plan to aslimanate my school into thi herd. Let's do this!
LLEEEERRRRROOOOOOOOYYYYY! MMNNJEEAAANNNNNKKIKIIIIINNNNNNNNNS!
..And with that i that that concludes my brony story. Thank you so much for reading and brony on Everypony.
This was written at 5 Am.. so yeah there might be errors i'm to tired to edit. sorry! *squee*
One last thing, brones restore my faith in humanity, you guys really do. You show that you can get along over something calm and simple,,, and i really resecept that.
ReplyDelete5:11.. i'm tried. G night and brony on!
It's made me a bit more joyful, more helpful to strangers in need, and I really love the fandom and fan works, such as music and art-- being an artist myself. :)
ReplyDeleteIt makes me feel god about everything in life <3
ReplyDeleteIt really makes my day. It helps me finish my weekend work projects because I force myself to not watch the new Saturday episodes until my work for that week is done.
ReplyDeletewell.... i.... it just made me a better person :)
ReplyDeleteand it kinda keeps me sane :l seriously :D
I think I am still the same person. It has brought me little more light into my life. I was happy, now im happier.
ReplyDeleteI love the show.
I unfortunately have only one friend in real life who is a brony. I don't know any bronies really. There are less in England than the USA. It kinda sucks, but i'll live
Honestly gave me an idea of how important friendship is. It welcomed me to a larger interest in music, art, animation, literature, etc. with everything the fandom makes, as well as an interest in doing these things myself. The crossovers I see are pretty much the main thing that gets me into new musix and entertainment.
ReplyDeletePinkie pie gave me the ideology of "why NOT be nice and make people smile as often as possible?". It's done a lot of things to change me, but I'm tired so I'll just post this ramble-ey comment. Blargh.
Honestly gave me an idea of how important friendship is. It welcomed me to a larger interest in music, art, animation, literature, etc. with everything the fandom makes, as well as an interest in doing these things myself. The crossovers I see are pretty much the main thing that gets me into new musix and entertainment.
ReplyDeletePinkie pie gave me the ideology of "why NOT be nice and make people smile as often as possible?". It's done a lot of things to change me, but I'm tired so I'll just post this ramble-ey comment. Blargh.
It reminds me to get out of myshell and talke to people and occasionally of moral principles that I know.
ReplyDeleteIt got me writing fiction, and FINISHING it, rather than just making D&D monsters and classes and such, and/or NOT finishing projects.
Before MLP:FIM, I was a loner who used sarcasm and anger to hide any hint of pain I felt.
ReplyDeleteI was making a half-hearted attempt to find employment, and had pretty much come to the conclusion that I would be living with my mother until I got married, if I ever managed to find a girl willing to lower her standards enough to accept the worthless pile of trash I had convinced myself I was. I had few friends in the real world that I felt I could relate to anymore, and those I could were off studying or working most of the time. If it weren't for my family and faith, I would probably have turned to drugs, alcohol or crime for diversion, and likely would not have seen my twenty-fourth birthday. Apathy had pretty much smothered any hope I had for the future, and with the steady economic decline, I was so deep in a chasm of self-pity and cynicism that I would sometimes verbally assault random people, including my own mother, for no other reason than that they were there. I had settled into a routine of spending nearly 14 hours a day, every day, just surfing the web.
tl;dr?
I was messed up, and things were only going to get worse.
And that is what I was doing when the first hints of what would change my life caught my eye.
For some time I had been seeing a new style of MLP art and memes on various sites, but had simply dismissed the thought of bothering with the series thanks to first hand knowledge of how bad the old generations could be, despite some rather fond memories from my early childhood of playing with my little sister who, at the time, was really into the original ponies, and loved that her brother wasn't the type to brush her off when she asked me to play with her.
Curiosity continued to gnaw at me until I stumbled across a picture of Gilda the gryphon (a species that I find quite fascinating) which, in turn, led to me finding the 'Equestria Girls' video on YouTube and, much like I had done with Digimon a few years earlier (which interestingly resulted in me watching four of the five seasons and raving about how it didn't seem like it was written for kids, oddly prophetic, no?), I decided to watch an episode or two, "for the lulz".
I looked up the pilot on YouTube and started watching. After the first part, I was smiling, though I still wasn't hooked yet, the show seeming pretty standard kid stuff, albeit better written and less grating then some of the shows I'd seen for adolescents and even adults. But it had entertained me, so I loaded up the second part.
As the second episode progressed, I was drawn deeper and deeper into this world of colorful quadrupeds until finally, as Twilight Sparkle watched the shards of the Elements clatter to the floor, I found myself wanting to urge her not to give up. Then, she put the pieces together (pun somewhat intended), and I actually squealed in delight as I watched the Mane6 unleash PURE AWESOME on Nightmare Moon. I suddenly realized that I had been on the edge of my seat for nearly the entire episode, with a smile, not a grin, not a smirk, an honest to god SMILE on my face, and I knew that this was not just another kid show! Two days and twenty-six episodes later, I had already decided that I could not allow myself to go back to how I was before, and immediately started hunting for news of another season. I ended up on Equestria Daily, and have been almost obsessively checking it every single day since, devouring hundreds if not thousands of pages of fanfics and comics.
Yeah, let the trolls say what the they like,
let them say I must be a closet gay,
let them say I must secretly wish to have sex with horses,
they aren't clinically licensed psychologists and I'm not the guy who has to tear down other people in order to feel good. I've found something that reminds me of better days, and lets me feel like a kid again. And it doesn't need to drop an f-bomb or crude joke every five seconds to do it.
tl;dr
I was messed up, ponies helped me get better.
Everyday I:
ReplyDelete-Exercise and direct those in need of a leader to be more like Applejack.
-Dream big and try reach lofty goals to more like Rainbow Dash.
-Try to help and be kind to every person I meet to be more like Fluttershy.
-Work diligently and enthusiastically on everything I do to be more like Rarity.
-Study and attempt to expand my mind for the betterment of the world to be more like Twilight.
-Smile and enjoy all the above to be more like Pinkie Pie.
It made me a better person. A happier person
ReplyDeleteIt dragged me from the deep dark hole i have been in for the longest time.
I love you all so much.. no i am not gay or a girl
I can say that with confidence to all you.
Just remember to Smile, Smile, Smile everypony