Oddly enough, it was this very thread that did me in.
I saw a random, misplaced image on Google that said something about older men watching a little girls show, thought to myself, "Creeps," and moved on. I then saw My Little Pony mentioned under "trending" at Know Your Meme (was looking up the POOLS CLOSED phenomena XD), thought "That must be the show" and finally visited the 405th to see this thread under the "Recent Posts." Crossing paths three times in different places, I thought that I'd find out what it was all about. It was embarrassing to watch, but I really did like the show. It was so darned cute! From that point forward, I was a fan.