Twilight Sparkle. There's no comparison.
StarCecil said:
I don't understand. Can someone explain it to me? What's this My Little Pony meme about? I mean, aren't you grown ass men?
The meme started as an attack against a post that was claiming that original cartooning was dead, and the journalist used My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic as an example.
The post itself attracted a long discussion on 4Chan's cartoon board which led to more exposure of the show, and an increased fandom. Many of the first fans were only fans of this show ironically, but longer lasting fans actually found the show to be quite entertaining.
The show itself is reminiscent in terms of jokes to early seasons of Spongbob Squarepants; i.e. that the jokes can be understood by adults, but there are double entendre, and other adult humor bits hidden in the dialogue, jokes, and world as well.
On the Animation side, the animators really went above and beyond with the character animations. If you watch a show and don't focus on what's going on, but start looking for little things, you'll notice that the ponies legs do a "squash and stretch" while walking, their hair moves back and forth with their head in an appropriate manner, and the reaction faces are just fantastic.
So in short, a lot of people really like this show because the jokes are solid, the stories are fun, and the animation is great.
Plus, it's a positive sign that animation for girls doesn't have to suck.
PS Lauren Faust did this. Her name should be enough for anyone to give the show a go.