I know, I thought I was honestly over it after the Ponygate thing. But after Shrans hiccup in the bomb thread and several of the posts here, particularly the "hurry up and die" ones, I see the hate isn't going to die down anytime soon.
Hm. I feel that posts like this aren't really helpful. Hate is such a strong word, all that was on display here would be better described as hostility.
Also, on the net people post things they wouldn't say in real life like that and I think
captcalhoun's comment is such a case. He later elaborated which should make it clear that he doesn't really want any Bronies to die. It's just an expression, albeit a needlessly inflammatory one.
Its sickening, people I thought I knew are calling me "gay", "closet woman" as slurs, as if either is anything wrong with them, and most annoyingly of all "pedophile" and meaning it.
Where did that happen? From the rest of your post I'm assuming it happened on this board. Did you notify on these posts or PMs? It's hard to evaluate such incidents after the fact without seeing the posts/PMs in question.
I understand the pain and the bitterness - really, I do, I felt pretty crappy due to Ponygate for a few days, too - but I don't think that vague, yet very grave accusations will do any good, especially if the goal is to resolve the situation some day.
My own family, friends, posters on other boards have all known me for years, and haven't batted an eyelid over me being a Brony. Only trekkies, and only here.
Well, I'm glad your experience on other boards was positive, and I wouldn't expect anything else from my family and friends.
However, from the anecdotes here and on various Brony sites we both frequent it's clear that there were rather hostile reactions elsewhere on the net, often a lot more hostile than here, and even in real life, sadly enough. (I'm referring to the story of the teenage Brony who was kicked out of his home by his mother.)
Yes, the reaction here was partially hostile (let's not forget that quite a number of posters here decided to check out the show and came to like it, too) but some of us also overdid it with the threadbombs. I don't like being called creepy or a sheep or whatever over liking a TV show, either, but I also think that generally, calling what happened here bullying is unwarranted.
Hum... that's a good question - I suppose if there are any horses running that are named after the MLP ponies you might be able to do it?
I'll check my Racing Post and get back to you.
If I had a racing horse I'd totally give it a MLP name.
