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thomas81
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01 Nov 2012, 7:52 pm

I'm not trolling here but do you think theres any truth in the widely held belief that bronies and furries are more likely to be autistic?



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01 Nov 2012, 8:13 pm

No, but I have no proof of it.



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01 Nov 2012, 8:21 pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... KQ7bmbN8H8[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=8KQ7bmbN8H8[/youtube]



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01 Nov 2012, 8:23 pm

Colton wrote:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=8KQ7bmbN8H8[/youtube]


@2:20 Thats why I keep quiet in public.

When I do open my mouth people stop taking an interest in whatever I say.



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01 Nov 2012, 8:47 pm

Probably not the majority, but probably the most obsessed.



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02 Nov 2012, 12:13 am

I don't get the whole thing, either.

Not knocking it.

What you're into, you're into (provide it's between adults, consensual and doesn't hurt anyone as a result of it) and enjoy.



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02 Nov 2012, 2:15 am

Maybe but Im not a brony or furry I am an anime otaku!


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02 Nov 2012, 3:37 am

Colton wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=8KQ7bmbN8H8[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=8KQ7bmbN8H8[/youtube]


The saddest thing about that is all of the people making fun of him and wishing him harm when he's not doing anything but peacefully playing with toys.

It's easy to make fun of people.



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02 Nov 2012, 8:54 am

It makes no sense. If bronies, furries, and anime fans are more likely to be autistic, then it would stand to reason that those of us who have no interest in these things are less likely to be autistic.

While there may be a correlation, there seems to be no causative connection.



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02 Nov 2012, 9:31 am

I don't know, but I've seen some of those bronie convention pics. Many of the attendees look like they are social outcasts. I wouldn't say they are autistic because I don't know, and it would not make much sense to single one kind of people out by their looks.


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02 Nov 2012, 9:35 am

I have never heard of that before I don't know if it is true.



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02 Nov 2012, 9:35 am

Could anybody explain why they do like these things? I'm curious to know.


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02 Nov 2012, 12:34 pm

Oh boy...


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02 Nov 2012, 12:37 pm

thomas81 wrote:
I'm not trolling here but do you think theres any truth in the widely held belief that bronies and furries are more likely to be autistic?


Anyway, to answer; I think that people who are part of either fandom are more likely to be introverted, but not necessarily autistic.


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02 Nov 2012, 1:25 pm

I don't understand what is it with bronies and autism. If someone is into bronies, they're autistic?

I am not into furrism nor into bronies.


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14 Nov 2012, 9:50 am

Pondering wrote:
I don't know, but I've seen some of those bronie convention pics. Many of the attendees look like they are social outcasts. I wouldn't say they are autistic because I don't know, and it would not make much sense to single one kind of people out by their looks.


While that is true with Brony its the opposite with furries which are very outgoing and some of have cool or important jobs like Firemen , police officer , professor , teacher , railway employees...