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caret7 Pony Philosophy

Adopting "everypony", "mare", and "stallion" into one's vocabulary, circa 2012, could be considered as part of the informal initiation into bronydom. If we look at it with embarrassment now, we might say that these words seem silly or pointless outside the fandom. Bronydom, as a social group, has always been inclusive. But these little initiations, like adopting vocabulary or admitting to your friends that you like MLP, is a uniting experience for many bronies. Without these initiations, the outlines of the group become blurry until it becomes difficult to tell who is in and who is out, and it makes it feel much less special to be in the group.