{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Rainbow Dash Network","provider_url":"http:\/\/rainbowdash.net\/","type":"link","title":"Hunter (fluttershy626)'s status on Sunday, 06-Jan-13 00:59:43 UTC","author_name":"Hunter (fluttershy626)","author_url":"http:\/\/rainbowdash.net\/fluttershy626","url":"http:\/\/rainbowdash.net\/notice\/2221853","html":"I became a fan rather recently.  I checked it out back in may and thought it was fun, but I didn't get into it until around November this year.  I watched the show almost every day, and wrote a paper on the fandom for college.  This christmas, my girlfriend got me a ton of ponies and pony related stuff.  She and I have been watching it together.  Plus, her roomates nephew is 14, and a brony.  He cam down for christmas, and he and I spent a lot of time hanging out.  He gets bullied for it every day from school, to his step-dad.  it's such a shame people don't actually TRY watching the show, to see how truly excellent it is."}