Hating someone for liking something is among the stupidest things one can do IMO. You can't control what you like any more than you can control gravity. What you can do is ask them to stop hating people for not liking the same thing, or waving their preferences in your face. But condemning someone for something they can't control or influence is just stupid.
Isn't PH more of a spinoff fanfiction of a fanfiction than a sequel?