@OP : Well, let me tell you my story, it might make sense then. Well it all began nearly 8 months ago for me, when certain friends on Steam and the place where it all started(tsk, tsk)joined the so called "movement". As all pround semi-arrogant male beings in the age of 17 I was somehow offended by this gesture and mocked it, it was to a high degree something that bothered me to the point that I wanted to rid myself of any form of connection with those former friends, simply could not understand the nature of loving something such as that. And then, not five months ago, after seeing it grow I finally decided to take a look, and that is almost every Bronies story. The show reminded me of the mystery I felt when I watched "Courage the Cowardly Dog" the silliness I felt when I watched SpongeBob as a child, feeligns I had when Futurama was on... And yet, in a whole different cover and way. I remembered watching the Powerpuff Girls as a kid aswell, and somehow the same mix feelings associated with it*I must add that the latter was also created by none other than Lauren Faust). So, for me the show proved to be quite different than what I imagined, it broke some stereotypes and certainly brought back memories. And then the community, oh the community. All the great artists at Equestria Daily, all the fan work, all the art... It's... it is of course different for many other of my fellow Bronies and Pegasisters, that's my share of it. I enjoy the show, and it is one of the things I look up to when I'm awaiting weekends. But in the end... http://arch.413chan.net/fluttershy-deal-with-it-(n1302578884343).png