{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Rainbow Dash Network","provider_url":"http:\/\/rainbowdash.net\/","type":"link","title":"Narwhal (narwhal)'s status on Tuesday, 29-Jul-14 09:14:21 UTC","author_name":"Narwhal (narwhal)","author_url":"http:\/\/rainbowdash.net\/narwhal","url":"http:\/\/rainbowdash.net\/notice\/3565167","html":"@<span class=\"vcard\"><a href=\"http:\/\/rainbowdash.net\/user\/966\" class=\"url\" title=\"Ellie Cone\"><span class=\"fn nickname mention\">ellie<\/span><\/a><\/span> Neither, and for two reasons:<br \/><br \/>1) I don't feel the term itself is necessary. If I like the show I'm a fan of the show. I'm a fan of Breaking Bad but don't call myself a ChemistBro or whatever.<br \/><br \/>2) I don't like term itself because it comes with baggage. Calling myself a brony means I openly associate with a lot of the stigmas regarding brony culture, regardless of whether that's true or not."}