I do have tons of MLP merch too, just bought a Discord funko pop yesterday for example, but i think that doesn't make me a brony, because i'm not involved with the community at all,i do have a couple of friends who watch it and that's all.ShadowTiger wrote:No, you're absolutely right though. Here's the thing - Exactly where are the boundaries between being in the fandom and not, when you still enjoy watching the show? Really! It's a strong question to ask.
I have in my main music folder a minimum of 80 MLP-related songs, and my PC's desktop is a shuffling selection of files from a folder with (wow) 493 items in it; 480 of which are MLP related. I have about six pieces of MLP:FiM merchandise, only two of which are plushies; both of which my sister and her friend got for me. I have read seven fanfics, (Two of which are over 400,000 words.) and at least twenty stories listened to on Youtube.
I don't watch the show because I think it's quite literally the very best show ever, or the best thing to happen to humanity since sliced bread. I watch it because I see something that connects a lot of things in my life and has made some important things whole again. I see a depth to it that a chunk of its viewers apparently don't.
But would I call myself a Brony? Hell if I know. I just don't actually do it. I do not actually bother to call myself a Brony at any particular point in time. What sort of numbers would you have to tweak in that second-to-last paragraph above for you to call me a Brony if I don't call myself one?
There is no universally accepted standard, I think. That's fine.
I rarely listen to brony music (i do have some cool songs on my phone though),and search for fanart and such (last time i tried to follow a brony fan comic (Dash Academy) i ended up being disgusted by the unnecessary shipping content that ruined an otherwise solid comic, ughh).
