Quote Originally Posted by Raz_Fox View Post
Yay, I just had my first "thirty-year-olds who watch MLP are pedophiles and I wouldn't let one near my hypothetical kids" argument. Do I get an official patch or something? It's got to be at least a space on Brony Bingo.

Also, apparently it's becoming hip in certain places to assign the label "brony" to the drama-magnet fans without self-awareness or shame, and just call yourself "someone who watches MLP". Interesting development.
*awards patch, probably with a very low-quality drawing of a pony*

And yes, I've noticed the same thing. In fact, I've had minor arguments with friends over the subject. There's kind of a strange insistence that I should feel ashamed to call myself a brony, even though they are the ones who associate the term with the nasty side of the fanbase. I personally just use it to mean "a fan of the show," the same as Whovians or Homestucks.
Besides, "Brony" rolls off the tongue much more easily than "My Little Pony Fan." Or "Pegasister" for that matter, but that's a different discussion.