Bronies: The Extremely Unexpected Adult Fans of My Little Pony Page #10

Dialogue:
0,0:41:38.28,0:41:41.90,Default,,0,0,0,,that they get picked on at school just all around,

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0,0:41:41.98,0:41:44.80,Default,,0,0,0,,a lot of em don't like to tell people that they're Bronies because of that,

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0,0:41:44.80,0:41:46.22,Default,,0,0,0,,especially when they're younger.

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0,0:41:46.40,0:41:50.24,Default,,0,0,0,,My son still has concerns about what other people may think,

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0,0:41:50.98,0:41:56.08,Default,,0,0,0,,so I expect he's not gonna be buying a pink hooded sweatshirt at this convention.

Dialogue:
0,0:41:56.08,0:41:59.56,Default,,0,0,0,,My son has friends and he's a little hesitant to even tell them,

Dialogue:
0,0:41:59.56,0:42:02.70,Default,,0,0,0,,he has other friends he's got a number of friends that are Bronies too.

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0,0:42:03.40,0:42:07.70,Default,,0,0,0,,The fact that my son came to me and he confided in me and felt that he was comfortable to say that,

Dialogue:
0,0:42:07.70,0:42:08.80,Default,,0,0,0,,I think that's a good thing.

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0,0:42:08.80,0:42:12.50,Default,,0,0,0,,And I think that you should take that as a good thing that your son has a relationship

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0,0:42:12.50,0:42:15.90,Default,,0,0,0,,where he, you know, he took a chance and discussed it with you,

Dialogue:
0,0:42:15.90,0:42:17.46,Default,,0,0,0,,or you found out, one or the other.

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0,0:42:17.46,0:42:19.82,Default,,0,0,0,,Um, I found out through my wife,

Dialogue:
0,0:42:19.82,0:42:23.80,Default,,0,0,0,,my son was hesitant to mention it to me himself.

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0,0:42:24.82,0:42:29.48,Default,,0,0,0,,I have great sympathy for Lyle's father because his 16 year old boy

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0,0:42:29.48,0:42:31.96,Default,,0,0,0,,wants to watch a cartoon for little girls.

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0,0:42:31.96,0:42:34.80,Default,,0,0,0,,I also understand the fact that he was willing to go with his son,

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0,0:42:34.80,0:42:37.28,Default,,0,0,0,,which I thought was really quite wonderful on his part.

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0,0:42:37.62,0:42:43.14,Default,,0,0,0,,And to walk into a world which was very different than the world that he is used to.

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0,0:42:43.64,0:42:45.88,Default,,0,0,0,,They don't understand how lucky they are.

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0,0:42:45.90,0:42:49.30,Default,,0,0,0,,My son isn't able to talk, he isn't able to walk,

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0,0:42:49.30,0:42:54.10,Default,,0,0,0,,he isn't able to do any of the things that I expected him to be able to do.

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0,0:42:54.10,0:42:57.64,Default,,0,0,0,,And if he was a Brony, I would think that was amazing because

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0,0:42:57.64,0:43:02.38,Default,,0,0,0,,he would be a sweet, understanding, compassionate boy that got that

Dialogue:
0,0:43:02.38,0:43:07.54,Default,,0,0,0,,watching girl characters do awesome things is just as awesome as

Dialogue:
0,0:43:07.54,0:43:10.08,Default,,0,0,0,,watching boy characters do awesome things.

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0,0:43:10.08,0:43:16.32,Default,,0,0,0,,To people who feel that, you know, an adult man watching a show that's meant for little girls,

Dialogue:
0,0:43:16.32,0:43:19.60,Default,,0,0,0,,that they think that that's wrong or that's strange, I think I would say this.

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0,0:43:19.60,0:43:23.78,Default,,0,0,0,,I would ask them, Why do you think that's strange?

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0,0:43:23.90,0:43:27.18,Default,,0,0,0,,And, What about that makes you uncomfortable?

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0,0:43:27.18,0:43:33.00,Default,,0,0,0,,As a society I think our first reaction is to jump to the conclusion that there's something wrong with that,

Dialogue:
0,0:43:33.00,0:43:35.42,Default,,0,0,0,,but I think that that's what's needs to be changed.

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0,0:43:35.42,0:43:40.42,Default,,0,0,0,,We need to allow men to be gentle and to be sensitive,

Dialogue:
0,0:43:40.42,0:43:44.30,Default,,0,0,0,,and to care about one another and not call them weak for caring.

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0,0:43:45.10,0:43:48.28,Default,,0,0,0,,At BronyCon there was a lunch just for people who were in the military

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0,0:43:48.28,0:43:51.52,Default,,0,0,0,,and it was really amazing, because close to sixty people showed up.

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0,0:43:52.40,0:43:54.96,Default,,0,0,0,,Coming here and seeing so many other military Bronies,

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0,0:43:55.38,0:43:58.30,Default,,0,0,0,,has just been really uplifting, because

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0,0:43:58.84,0:44:02.30,Default,,0,0,0,,as a Brony, I just really felt isolated, you know,

Dialogue:
0,0:44:02.30,0:44:05.50,Default,,0,0,0,,like I was the only one in the military and that it was so hard

Dialogue:
0,0:44:05.88,0:44:09.26,Default,,0,0,0,,to be so excited about something I loved so much and not being able to tell anyone.

Dialogue:
0,0:44:09.26,0:44:13.28,Default,,0,0,0,,I'm going to a BronyCon, you know, I wanted to tell everyone, I want to tell my friends,

Dialogue:
0,0:44:13.28,0:44:16.76,Default,,0,0,0,,and my family, but my friends are all in the military,

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0,0:44:16.76,0:44:20.42,Default,,0,0,0,,and it's like, oh, I can't tell them because, you know.

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0,0:44:20.28,0:44:21.38,Default,,0,0,0,,Because why?

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0,0:44:21.18,0:44:26.90,Default,,0,0,0,,'Cause of the way that the military in general, would react.

Dialogue:
0,0:44:26.90,0:44:31.20,Default,,0,0,0,,It's like, Oh, you like a little girls' show, oh, well you must be you know,

Dialogue:
0,0:44:31.20,0:44:34.14,Default,,0,0,0,,feminine, and or gay, or whatever, and it's like, you know,

Dialogue:
0,0:44:34.14,0:44:35.88,Default,,0,0,0,,I want to just sit down and say, no, you know,

Dialogue:
0,0:44:35.88,0:44:40.88,Default,,0,0,0,,watch the show, watch the animation, and, and appreciate it for what it is,

Dialogue:
0,0:44:40.88,0:44:43.44,Default,,0,0,0,,and get past that, cause I mean, are you so afraid,

Dialogue:
0,0:44:43.44,0:44:45.58,Default,,0,0,0,,of exposing yourself to something feminine,

Dialogue:
0,0:44:45.58,0:44:47.14,Default,,0,0,0,,that you're gonna suddenly turn gay,

Dialogue:
0,0:44:47.14,0:44:49.26,Default,,0,0,0,,you're gonna catch the gay by watching the show?

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0,0:44:49.30,0:44:51.16,Default,,0,0,0,,The Elements of Harmony, you know,

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0,0:44:51.16,0:44:53.42,Default,,0,0,0,,Loyalty, Kindness, Generosity,

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0,0:44:53.42,0:44:56.22,Default,,0,0,0,,Magic, uh, Laughter and Honesty,

Dialogue:
0,0:44:56.28,0:44:59.00,Default,,0,0,0,,coincide with some of the Army values of uh,

Dialogue:
0,0:44:59.00,0:45:03.38,Default,,0,0,0,,loyalty, duty, respect, selfless service, honor, integrity and personal courage.

Dialogue:
0,0:45:03.82,0:45:07.02,Default,,0,0,0,,I was so excited to meet all these Bronies who serve in the military.

Dialogue:
0,0:45:07.02,0:45:10.38,Default,,0,0,0,,I surprised them, and I brought them autographed slap bracelets.

Dialogue:
0,0:45:10.86,0:45:12.44,Default,,0,0,0,,Who wants to be slapped?

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0,0:45:12.06,0:45:12.92,Default,,0,0,0,,I do!

Dialogue:
0,0:45:12.74,0:45:13.88,Default,,0,0,0,,Hai-yah! [slap]

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