I don't think thats the problem.
The problem comes with several other things.
A. People who proclaim, "FFVII is the only good FF"
B. "Sephy fans" I have a friend who is a prime example of this. They've barely played the game (in some cases they even haven't), and they go around continually bringing up how awesome Sephiroth is, even in places that really don't call for it. My friend's only watched Advent Children, and he's always like "EVERYONE KNOWZ SEPHY'S TEH COOLEST". It makes me cringe because its so annoying.