{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Rainbow Dash Network","provider_url":"http:\/\/rainbowdash.net\/","type":"link","title":"Pony (pony)'s status on Thursday, 30-Aug-12 15:19:20 UTC","author_name":"Pony (pony)","author_url":"http:\/\/rainbowdash.net\/pony","url":"http:\/\/rainbowdash.net\/notice\/1868221","html":"@<span class=\"vcard\"><a href=\"http:\/\/rainbowdash.net\/user\/60\" class=\"url\" title=\"Scribus Caballus\"><span class=\"fn nickname\">scribus<\/span><\/a><\/span> A brony might choose to disown the show and thus become a non-brony. It's simply a word used to describe what a person is or isn't. Labels may hurt or annoy and so might be avoided, depending on the circumstances. I grant you that, but they serve a useful purpose"}