I adore BBE g1's, I love the g2's and I don't hate the donkey pose.
I actually don't think any pony is 'ugly'
NOTHING IS EVER REALLY A BAIT!
Those 'baits' are just ponies that need a bit more loving. I have had ponies sold to me as 'bait' and I fixed them up in no more then 15 mins each
Snowcatcher is one of my fave non-show g4's, along with starswirl.
My fave show characters are Rarity and Twilight.
I never liked MLP as a child......I also hated barbie dolls...... I only got into ponies last year
and already have a collection of over 70 ponies from all gens.
I love the 'princess eyebrow ponies' as my friend dubbed them. I own one of them and she sits on my shelf with my dolls looking lovely. Her eye lashes scared me at first, but I grew to love them