DeservantHurricane said:

Remind me again, why was the stereotype for bronies like this? Other stereotypes have things that make sense or contribute to why they are stereotyped, but this? I've always just presumed from the hate

Most of my bad impressions of Bronies has come from *their* hateful defensiveness, rather than my hating them in general. Almost every single time I've interacted with them in the past, saying the *slightest* think about *not* being a Brony or not understanding their fixation has lead to them attacking violently, as if my opinion on the subject was likely to change the entire world enough to matter to them.

I've had people try to literally chase me from online places I used to frequent, had curses and fury hurled at me because I said I didn't understand the trend, and had gangs of other Bronies brought into the mix to do the same when I was unimpressed by the ragestorm the single one of them was trying to cause.

And it hasn't just been me who's had this happen, but several other people I know. I've never pictured Bronies as being fat, basement dwellers, and so on; just very intolerant of people not 'understanding' them (aka 'being one of them'). The only stereotype for Bronies that I think is accurate is a lot of them are WAY older than the target audience the cartoon intended to connect with.