I don't see why MLP is treated so differently from everything else. People like it because it's a good show and they enjoy watching it. Others don't like it because they find it boring or just happen to not like it. It doesn't have to be THE GREATEST THING EVAR or complete utter garbage.
I'll compare it to gaming. I love RPGs and action games, but I've never been a huge fan of racing games or the RTS genre.. However, I recognize that some people like racing games and don't like RPGs. It doesn't bother me, I like what I like and others can do the same thing.
I will say this, though: if you solely let your gender/race/anything else define what you should enjoy, then you're just an idiot and are probably missing out on tons of awesome stuff.
I'll compare it to gaming. I love RPGs and action games, but I've never been a huge fan of racing games or the RTS genre.. However, I recognize that some people like racing games and don't like RPGs. It doesn't bother me, I like what I like and others can do the same thing.
I will say this, though: if you solely let your gender/race/anything else define what you should enjoy, then you're just an idiot and are probably missing out on tons of awesome stuff.