Brony Fighting for His Life After Suicide Attempt

Eleven-year-old Michael Morones is a passionate boy. He idolizes his Uncle Jimmy, who is a proud member of the Bronies. The term Brony is a portmanteau that refers to fanboys of My Little Pony (“bro ponies”), although girls can be Bronies too.

Michael’s favorite character is Pinkie Pie, a hyper excitable pony. The little boy, who has ADHD and rarely sits still for a minute, feels a connection to bouncy Pinkie Pie. His Uncle Jimmy taught him to be proud of his interests, and the boy has frequently worn Brony dogtags and Brony bracelets to school.

A group of his peers at school have been taunting and bullying the boy about his fandom. His stepfather, Shannon Suttle, said, “Michael was upset because the kids were calling him gay for liking a girls’ TV show. His mom and I, well, we told him that it didn’t matter what other people think. It only matters what he thinks.”

On Thursday, January 23, Michael had another rough day at school. That night, he attempted suicide by hanging himself.

Michael is in the pediatric intensive care unit in a North Carolina hospital. He has damage to his brain, his heart, and his lungs and has not yet fully awakened.

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Bulls...

I think our children need to learn about the contradictions of life at a younger age. Sure we should be individuals that can be passionate about whatever we want, at a certain level that needs to be kept on the DL. It isn't just a social skill it has valuable applications in life. It's not fair, but it's the way it is.

That is incredibly depressing. Poor kid.

People who are obsessed at complaining about Bronies are worse than the fanboys of that show. Just let people like what they like without being a **** about it.

With aljosa on this

Or people could just not tease and bully people based on what they like?

Why isn't a child like him supervised 24.7?

I think he means more to life in general.

For example,

You can have a pro-marijuana sticker on your car, but you're looking for police attention/bullying.

That's just how life works.

Last name Morones lol, I laughed. Kid, don't let bullies deter you from your ponies.

Not sure why this is important TBH.....is it because he happens to be a brony? Unfortunately kids get picked on every day.....children are vicious....why single this one out?

He's 12 years old and so are his peers. Kids pick on each other for anything and everything. The fact that he's a pony fanboy is irrelevant to this story.

Kid suicide or suicide attempts for bullying have always interested OT for one reason or another. Usually OT isn't capable of discussing it in a stable way though.

Here's the source of his problems. Bad parenting.

i blame MLP hype for brainwashing kids , may the poor kid recover and never watch MLP shows ever again in his life.

Jesus ...

Poor kid. I hope he pulls through.

@LJS9502_basic: A child committing suicide because he was being picked on for liking a tv show isnt important? Were you born without or a heart or did you drown it in insensitivity?

Way to miss the point.

Way to miss the point.

Because an 11 year old child attempted to commit suicide due to bullying over a TV show. Not difficult to understand why this is being reported.

Oh so being bullied because of a TV show is so much important than the bullying going on elsewhere over say physical appearance....smh.

Nah, a child of adolescence attempting to commit suicide over an issue such as this is worth reporting.

And again...this is not the first time that happened. Why should this ONE case get the publicity while others are forgotten? As for the reason.....it's actually silly.

@LJS9502_basic: Way to be igno,rant. Suicides are reported all the time this being one. Why are you trying to downplay this? Thats sickening behavior.

Bronies should be kept as Internet only. This is a heavy subject and is attacked.Hell,if i saw a brony on the street i'd probably make a remark.

I percieve Bronies as attension whores,since they spew their bullshit memes,gifs at everyone ignoring the users statement. I really hope this fad dies out soon.

Yeah, I'm not saying this is the first time that this has happened - although I would like for you to show me another case where the specifics are the same.

We've been through this. Shootings happen all the time, but, what do you know, they're constantly picked up by the news! This is hardly something to question.

Props to him for being proud of what he likes, but going to school with MLP merchandise is just begging to be bullied.

You shouldn't open yourself to criticism if you aren't prepared to deal with it.

News? I'm talking about OT. Though really I don't think suicides in general are news anyway. And I don't see why this one case is so special. Anyway if the reason is a TV show...this kid has a lot more problems than the bullying. As we go through life we will all find our tastes aren't always accepted by the people we encounter.

MLP is amazing... it managed to turn a fruit into a vegetable

This is getting attention because people care. And if you're getting upset about people caring about an 11 year old attempting suicide, then you're sort of being the jerk. So just stop it, dude.

You're talking about OT? Then who gives a shit? People clearly care, so that should negate whatever drivel you have to say.

Settle yourself.....I'm not upset. And since I'm not talking to anyone connected with the child that I know of....I'm not being a jerk. But I'm not going to pat myself on the back because I make some sympathetic comment on a message board to convince others I care. None of you really do. It's pretension. At least I'm honest.

And frankly Geezer et al....it's a shame anyone commits suicide. But one case really isn't news worthy. Now if we can find some reason that is far reaching....ie perhaps how one town treats x people and suicide is common....I can see the news worthiness of it. But one troubled individual? No...not really news.

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I doubt it makes much difference in the lives of anyone here. Sure we can see a tragedy and say too bad....but it doesn't really affect us personally. And if you say it does....you're being dishonest.

If you admit that you don't care about this kid OR the other kids who go unnoticed, then why the f*** are you even commenting?

And stop pretending like you f***ing know the people here. People here may be genuinely concerned about bullying and suicide, they may be sensitive to the issue because it has personally affected them or those they love, and it actually may hit them emotionally to learn about a kid (albeit a stranger) attempting suicide because of bullying. You don't know what the f*** people really feel when they see stories like this, and it makes you an asshole to butt into the thread (despite not caring one way or another) just to accuse the other people of putting up on a show.

First it would be helpful if you actually understood what I said. After reading your post it's clear you did not. I didn't mention any personal feelings about this child or any other child. What I said was why is this one case more important than others? How many kids do you think suicided and/or attempted suicide in the last month? Week? Day? Because I'm sure it's not just this one.

That was my comment. Period. So why the **** are you commenting on something you obviously didn't read?

You don't know either....so come down off your high horse. Even if someone is familiar with this....this case still does not personally affect them. It might give them feelings about the person they knew....but not really about this kid. He's a name in the news. And while as I stated above....and you ignored....it's always a shame...but that doesn't make it news and it doesn't mean everyone has to pretend to care.

I didn't accuse anyone individual of putting on a show...but it's a psychological fact that humans cannot feel deeply for every tragedy in the world......they would go mad if they did. We feel for what we hold close. We can tell our friend they have our sympathy for something in their life...but our feelings are not commensurate with theirs. They would feel a personal tragedy much more deeply than an outsider and definitely more than a stranger.

But go on patting yourself on the back because you made some silly comment.

Dude, that was a f***ing blog by a writer who focuses heavily on bullying issues (she wrote a book about it recently). Go tell HER that this case wasn't important enough for her to blog about it or pay attention to it. You might not personally give a shit, but it's not her f***ing job to only write blogs that you care about. And again, if you disagree, then go tell that to her instead of the people here. We didn't f***ing write that, so stop telling us that it wasn't worth being written.

At least it was a failed attempt.

How to tie up a Pony

Oh for fucks sake...it was posted here.....which is where I am.

And you seem to be the only one throwing a f***ing tantrum about it not being worthy of discussion. Given the attention it has received, it apparently WAS worth posting. So just shut the hell up and get out if it doesn't interest you. It's not the TC's job to only start threads that you care about, so have a little class and stop trying to actively shit on people when they're expressing their sympathy. That kind of negativity is seriously disgusting.

Pure bull shit. And if you're going to use profanity...use the damn word. If you are afraid to say ****...then don't obscure it.

I made my comment that one case is not more special than others. It's you and two others throwing the tantrum over that. Stop being a fucking hypocrite.

How about you only post in topics that interest you? Just a thought.

Seems to work wonders for everybody else instead of throwing a bitch fit.

I made one comment that this case is no more special than others and the morons are hung up on that. Has nothing to do by the way with interest or not. And if you don't like it...don't read threads.

Geezer speaks the wisdom

Never did...never will. He doesn't even understand what he's arguing.