(1/4/2012) As a transgender woman, it causes issues when I refer to  myself as a “brony”. I would really love a more inclusive term.

(1/4/2012) As a transgender woman, it causes issues when I refer to myself as a “brony”. I would really love a more inclusive term.

  1. gilly-laughs reblogged this from life-in-neon and added:
    I recently had a very brief chat with someone about the term brony. I mentioned I was a fan of the show, to which the...
  2. central-avenue reblogged this from ponyconfessions and added:
    brief period of time after I came out as trans...felt weird about identifying
  3. nezumi-chan reblogged this from jegerkaj and added:
    All right then. So long as you don’t act indignant that we’re uncomfortable with the term — a response I’ve seen more...
  4. jegerkaj reblogged this from nezumi-chan and added:
    ^ Well, I can’t really do anything about that. Feel free to make another term that you can use to refer to yourself, I’m...
  5. nezumi-chan reblogged this from jegerkaj and added:
    As another transgender woman with the same issue… it doesn’t really matter what it is in your head. What matters is that...
  6. desireealeece reblogged this from demigirl-former-robot and added:
    Bronette is not as catchy as Brony, Pega-sis or Transmare, but it’s cute in it’s own right.
  7. newvagabond reblogged this from ponyconfessions and added:
    *patpat* I’m sorry, girl. Even if I weren’t whatever the hell I am, I wouldn’t use the term pegasister simply because...
  8. demigirl-former-robot reblogged this from desireealeece and added:
    Its the same way for me and the term brony. Its why I call myself a pegasister or pony fan. If I hadn’t been stuck with...
  9. world-of-whit reblogged this from ellendjneres
  10. ellendjneres reblogged this from ponyconfessions and added:
    What about “pegasister?” Can you...yourself that way?...know...
  11. emkay-mlp reblogged this from ponyconfessions
  12. lambocoon reblogged this from ponyconfessions and added:
    that the pic is Rarity
  13. jegerkaj reblogged this from ponyconfessions and added:
    In my head, “brony” is gender-neutral.
  14. desireealeece reblogged this from ponyconfessions and added:
    Transmare? I’ve heard that before. Personally...believe being called
  15. ferrets-over-cats reblogged this from ponyconfessions and added:
    male-only term though. It’s supposed
  16. cghyper reblogged this from ponyconfessions and added:
    reiterate: “bro” is NOT...gender-specific term in this context. It’s used
  17. slender-mane reblogged this from professorderpy and added:
    Apparently the art of conversation has finally passed me by. I feel rather old now.
  18. professorderpy reblogged this from slender-mane and added:
    ((It’s far harder to work into a conversation than Bronies, and sounds far more awkward.))
  19. slender-mane reblogged this from professorderpy and added:
    “I like Friendship is Magic” is too long nowadays?
  20. professorderpy reblogged this from slender-mane and added:
    ((The probolem is that that’s awkward in a way that Brony isn’t. Names work best as one or two syllables, and “a fan of...
  21. slender-mane reblogged this from ponyconfessions and added:
    weird one. Why not “a fan of Friendship is Magic”? Or am...being too progressive?
  22. life-in-neon reblogged this from ponyconfessions
  23. ask-lightningdelrotronic reblogged this from ponyconfessions and added:
    MLP/FiM fan done
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