one does not simply watch mlp
and not be a brony

And just why not?
I'd like to watch a show like a normal human being and get on with my life and not be labeled as a brony.
Especially with their reputation is so tarnished (Not that I'd even care about what others think)

you know bronies watch the show casually too. and besides, if you just type the words, "I am a brony," it would be easier than typing the words, "I watch the show, but i dont want to associate myself with the term brony." so just think of it as a matter of convenience.

Eh true.
But most of my hate before was because of "bronies" not the show in general.

what was it that you hated bronies for?

Over time there was a few posts where they'd spam ponies on unrelated content.
Starting flame wars for no reason, and relating everything to mlp.. etc.

those arent bronies though, those are ponyfags, they spam ponies EVERYWHERE, and even though i do admire the show, spamming it is fuckin annoying as hell

It's still annoying even seeing 1-2 outside of pony-time channel and thread on an unrelated posts, I mean the thread and channel were made for a reason, use it; right?

yeah.
any ponyfags looking at the comments fw

I facepalm at the fact I got hyped up with hate over seeing a fucking pony on the internet.. I mean really. I wanna slap myself sometimes.

you know, remembering seeing my first pony pictures, i never really realized how much i would love the show... weird how things turn out

Only reason I'm giving it a try now and actually watching it, is because of tha powerpuff girls post, In a way they ARE similar but can be very different.
I loved ppg when I was a kid so I might enjoy mlp. It was just the fanbase that drove me away; And well the constant internet wars and bickering.

ah, right.

well, enjoy the show lol.