Edward Engelhardt (pizzicato)'s status on Tuesday, 09-Aug-11 20:48:53 UTC
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Does the term 'brony' bug anyone else? It sets a precedent, 'we are the male fans, we deserve our own community and moniker', either consciously or subconsciously that has to alienate the female fan base, or make them think that the brony community isn't for them. The whole notion of saying 'we are male fans, therefore we get a special title' is absurd. The Glee community as a whole is united under the name of 'Gleeks', fans of Lost are collectively drawn together by their bad taste, but the term 'brony' says 'we are male fans, we are special', that's really lame. And the attitude some MLP communities have toward females fans is really obnoxious. I'm not going to name names, but some IRCs have perpetuated a hostile environment toward female fans. I really wish the 'brony' term had never surfaced.
