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* ''Literature/TheTwilightSaga'' by Creator/StephenieMeyer is an interesting example of this trope. While it ''always'' had a huge horde of haters, it was nonetheless one of the most popular and successful franchises of the 2000s and early '10s, especially amongst its target audience of adolescent and teenage girls thanks to it being a ParanormalRomance featuring two [[PrettyBoy attractive male characters]] (a vampire and werewolf specifically) fighting over a GirlNextDoor who was written in [[VanillaProtagonist such a manner]] that readers could easily step into her shoes. The movies certainly helped the series' popularity by doubling down on the [[BestKnownForTheFanservice fanservice-y parts]] of the books. However, once the big "''Twilight'' craze" finally died down, [[FleetingDemographic its demographic grew up]] and gained a better understanding of how relationships work, and views on topics like consent and sexual harassment became hot-button issues, many fans began to look back at the series and find ''major'' problems with it. The heroine's relationships with both of her love interests came across in hindsight as extremely toxic, uncomfortable, and even creepy to the point of verging on RomanticizedAbuse, arguably setting a bad example for its target demographic. What's more, beyond the budding romance, many former fans came to regard the writing as bland and [[{{Narm}} unintentionally hilarious]], resulting in many of them turning on the series and joining the haters. Nowadays, you won't find many people who will openly admit to liking the series in public. Finally, the series also attracted criticism for its questionable depiction of the Quileute people, an actual UsefulNotes/{{Native American|s}} ethnic group from the state of Washington who were not only [[InjunCountry heavily stereotyped]] in the series but didn't see any profit from the CashCowFranchise. While the books and films did come in for a minor reappraisal over time out of a belief that [[CriticalBacklash the backlash was overblown]], even many of their defenders will still describe them as SoBadItsGood rather than ''genuinely'' good and admit that their critics had good points. About the most positive thing people are willing to say about the series is that it catered to a female demographic at a time when the entertainment industry was mostly male-dominated and inspired other, better YoungAdultLiterature series such as ''Literature/TheHungerGames''.

* ''Literature/TheTwilightSaga'' by Creator/StephenieMeyer is an interesting example of this trope. While it ''always'' had a huge horde of haters, it was nonetheless one of the most popular and successful franchises of the 2000s and early '10s, especially amongst its target audience of adolescent and teenage girls thanks to it being a ParanormalRomance featuring two [[PrettyBoy attractive male characters]] (a vampire and werewolf specifically) fighting over a GirlNextDoor who was written in [[VanillaProtagonist such a manner]] that readers could easily step into her shoes. The movies certainly helped the series' popularity by doubling down on the [[BestKnownForTheFanservice fanservice-y parts]] of the books. However, once the big "''Twilight'' craze" finally died down, [[FleetingDemographic its demographic grew up]] and gained a better understanding of how relationships work, and views on topics like consent and sexual harassment became hot-button issues, many fans began to look back at the series and find ''major'' problems with it. The heroine's relationships with both of her love interests came across in hindsight as extremely toxic, uncomfortable, and even creepy to the point of verging on RomanticizedAbuse, arguably setting a bad example for its target demographic. What's more, beyond the budding romance, many former fans came to regard the writing as bland and [[{{Narm}} unintentionally hilarious]], resulting in many of them turning on the series and joining the haters. Nowadays, you won't find many people who will openly admit to liking the series in public. Finally, the series also attracted criticism for its questionable depiction of the Quileute people, an actual UsefulNotes/{{Native American|s}} ethnic group from the state of Washington who were not only [[InjunCountry heavily stereotyped]] in the series but didn't see any profit from the CashCowFranchise. While the books and films did come in for a minor reappraisal over time out of a belief that [[CriticalBacklash the backlash was overblown]], even many of their defenders will still describe them as SoBadItsGood rather than ''genuinely'' good and admit that its critics had good points. About the most positive thing people are willing to say about the series is that it catered to a female demographic at a time when the entertainment industry was mostly male-dominated and inspired other, better YoungAdultLiterature series such as ''Literature/TheHungerGames''.

* ''Literature/TheTwilightSaga'', written by Creator/StephenieMeyer, is an interesting example of this trope. While it ''always'' had a huge horde of haters, it was nonetheless one of the most popular and successful franchises of the 2000s/2010s, especially amongst its target audience, preteen girls, thanks to it being a ParanormalRomance featuring two [[PrettyBoy attractive male characters]] (a vampire and werewolf specifically) fighting over a ValleyGirl VanillaProtagonist, allowing them to step into her shoes. The movies certainly helped the series' popularity by doubling down on the [[BestKnownForTheFanservice fanservice-y parts]] of the books. However, once the big "Twilight craze" finally died down, [[FleetingDemographic its demographic grew up]] and gained a better understanding of how relationships work, and views on topics like consent and sexual harassment became hot-button issues, many fans began to look back at the series and find ''major'' problems with it, particularly the main protagonist's relationship with both her love interests coming across as extremely toxic, uncomfortable, and even creepy nowadays, verging on RomanticizedAbuse, that arguably sets a bad example for its target demographic. Adding to this, without the budding romance to disguise the story, many fans were able to see how {{Narm}}-filled and bland it really was, resulting in many fans turning on the series and joining the haters. Nowadays, you won't find many people who will openly admit to liking the series in public, with most people only watching it nowadays out of BileFascination or enjoying it as a SoBadItsGood mess. About the most positive thing people are willing to say about the series is that it catered to a female demographic at a time when the entertainment industry was mostly male-dominated and it inspired other, better Young Adult series such as ''Literature/TheHungerGames''. The questionable depiction of the Quileute people--an actual UsefulNotes/{{Native American|s}} ethnic group from the state of Washington, who not only were heavily stereotyped in the series but didn't see any profit from the CashCowFranchise--doesn't help.

* ''Literature/TheTwilightSaga'', written by Creator/StephenieMeyer, is an interesting example of this trope. While it ''always'' had a huge horde of haters, it was nonetheless one of the most popular and successful franchises of the 2000s/2010s, especially amongst its target audience, preteen girls, thanks to it being a ParanormalRomance featuring two [[PrettyBoy attractive male characters]] (a vampire and werewolf specifically) fighting over a ValleyGirl VanillaProtagonist, allowing them to step into her shoes. The movies certainly helped the series' popularity by doubling down on the [[BestKnownForTheFanservice fanservice-y parts]] of the books. However, once the big "Twilight craze" finally died down, [[FleetingDemographic its demographic grew up]] and gained a better understanding of how relationships work, and views on topics like consent and sexual harassment became hot-button issues, many fans began to look back at the series and find ''major'' problems with it, particularly the main protagonist's relationship with both her love interests coming across as extremely toxic, uncomfortable, and even creepy nowadays, verging on RomanticizedAbuse, that arguably sets a bad example for its target demographic. Adding to this, without the budding romance to disguise the story, many fans were able to see how {{Narm}}-filled and bland it really was, resulting in many fans turning on the series and joining the haters. Nowadays, you won't find many people who will openly admit to liking the series in public, with most people only watching it nowadays out of BileFascination or enjoying it as a SoBadItsGood mess. About the most positive thing people are willing to say about the series is that it catered to a female demographic at a time when the entertainment industry was mostly male-dominated and it inspired other, better Young Adult Romance series such as ''Literature/TheHungerGames''. The questionable depiction of the Quileute people--an actual UsefulNotes/{{Native American|s}} ethnic group from the state of Washington, who not only were heavily stereotyped in the series but didn't see any profit from the CashCowFranchise--doesn't help.

* ''Literature/TheTwilightSaga'', written by Creator/StephenieMeyer, is an interesting example of this trope. While it ''always'' had a huge horde of haters, it was nonetheless one of the most popular and successful franchises of the 2000s/2010s, especially amongst its target audience, preteen girls, thanks to it being a ParanormalRomance featuring two [[PrettyBoy attractive male characters]] (a vampire and werewolf specifically) fighting over a ValleyGirl VanillaProtagonist, allowing them to step into her shoes. The movies certainly helped the series' popularity by doubling down on the [[BestKnownForTheFanservice fanservice-y parts]] of the books. However, once the big "Twilight craze" finally died down, [[FleetingDemographic its demographic grew up]] and gained a better understanding of how relationships work, and views on topics like consent and sexual harassment became hot-button issues, many fans began to look back at the series and find ''major'' problems with it, particularly the main protagonist's relationship with both her love interests coming across as extremely toxic, uncomfortable, and even creepy nowadays, verging on RomanticizedAbuse, that arguably sets a bad example for its target demographic. Adding to this, without the budding romance to disguise the story, many fans were able to see how {{Narm}}-filled and bland it really was, resulting in many fans turning on the series and joining the haters. Nowadays, you won't find many people who will openly admit to liking the series in public, with most people only watching it nowadays out of BileFascination or enjoying it as a SoBadItsGood mess. About the most positive thing people are willing to say about the series is that it catered to a female demographic at a time when the entertainment industry was mostly male-dominated and it inspired other, better Young Adult Romance series such as ''Literature/TheHungerGames''. The questionable depiction of the Quileute people--an actual UsefulNotes/{{Native American|s}} ethnic group from UsefulNotes/WashingtonState, who not only were heavily stereotyped in the series but didn't see any profit from the CashCowFranchise--doesn't help.

* ''Literature/TheTwilightSaga'', written by Creator/StephenieMeyer, is an interesting example of this trope. While it ''always'' had a huge horde of haters, it was nonetheless one of the most popular and successful franchises of the 2000s/2010s, especially amongst its target audience, preteen girls, thanks to it being a ParanormalRomance featuring two [[PrettyBoy attractive male characters]] (a vampire and werewolf specifically) fighting over a ValleyGirl VanillaProtagonist, allowing them to step into her shoes. The movies certainly helped the series' popularity by doubling down on the [[BestKnownForTheFanservice fanservice-y parts]] of the books. However, once the big "Twilight craze" finally died down, [[FleetingDemographic its demographic grew up]] and gained a better understanding of how relationships work, and views on topics like consent and sexual harassment became hot-button issues, many fans began to look back at the series and find ''major'' problems with it, particularly the main protagonist's relationship with both her love interests coming across as extremely toxic, uncomfortable, and even creepy nowadays, verging on RomanticizedAbuse, that arguably sets a bad example for its target demographic. Adding to this, without the budding romance to disguise the story, many fans were able to see how {{Narm}}-filled and bland it really was, resulting in many fans turning on the series and joining the haters. Nowadays, you won't find many people who will openly admit to liking the series in public, with most people only watching it nowadays out of BileFascination or enjoying it as a SoBadItsGood mess. About the most positive thing people are willing to say about the series is that it catered to a female demographic at a time when the entertainment industry was mostly male-dominated and it inspired other, better Young Adult Romance series such as ''Literature/TheHungerGames''.

* ''Literature/TheTwilightSaga'', written by Creator/StephenieMeyer, is an interesting example of this trope. While it ''always'' had a huge horde of haters, it was nonetheless one of the most popular and successful franchises of the 2000s/2010s, especially amongst its target audience, preteen girls, thanks to it being a ParanormalRomance featuring two [[PrettyBoy attractive male characters]] (a vampire and werewolf specifically) fighting over a ValleyGirl VanillaProtagonist, allowing them to step into her shoes. The movies certainly helped the series' popularity by doubling down on the [[BestKnownForTheFanservice fanservice-y parts]] of the books. However, once the big "Twilight craze" finally died down, [[FleetingDemographic its demographic grew up]] and gained a better understanding of how relationships work, and views on topics like consent and sexual harassment became hot-button issues, many fans began to look back at the series and find ''major'' problems with it, particularly the main protagonist's relationship with both her love interests coming across as extremely toxic, uncomfortable, and even creepy nowadays, verging on RomanticizedAbuse, that arguably sets a bad example for its target demographic. Adding to this, without the budding romance to disguise the story, many fans were able to see how {{Narm}}-filled and bland it really was, resulting in many former fans turning on the series and joining the haters. Nowadays, you won't find many people who will openly admit to liking the series in public, with many people only really watching it nowadays out of BileFascination or enjoying it as a SoBadItsGood mess. About the most positive thing people are willing to say about the series is that it catered to a female demographic at a time when the entertainment industry was mostly male-dominated and it inspired other, better Young Adult Romance series such as ''Literature/TheHungerGames''.

* ''Literature/TheTwilightSaga'', written by Creator/StephenieMeyer, is an interesting example of this trope. While it ''always'' had a huge horde of haters, it was nonetheless one of the most popular and successful franchises of the 2000s/2010s, especially amongst its target audience, preteen girls, thanks to it being a ParanormalRomance featuring two [[PrettyBoy attractive male characters]] (a vampire and werewolf specifically) fighting over a ValleyGirl VanillaProtagonist, allowing them to step into her shoes. The movies certainly helped the series' popularity by doubling down on the [[BestKnownForTheFanservice fanservice-y parts]] of the books. However, once the big "Twilight craze" finally died down, [[FleeingDemographic its demographic grew up]] and gained a better understanding of how relationships work, and views on topics like consent and sexual harassment became hot-button issues, many fans began to look back at the series and find ''major'' problems with it, particularly the main protagonist's relationship with both her love interests coming across as extremely toxic, uncomfortable, and even creepy nowadays, verging on RomanticizedAbuse, that arguably sets a bad example for its target demographic. Adding to this, without the budding romance to disguise the story, many fans were able to see how {{Narm}}-filled and bland it really was, resulting in many former fans turning on the series and joining the haters. Nowadays, you won't find many people who will openly admit to liking the series in public, with many people only really watching it nowadays out of BileFascination or enjoying it as a SoBadItsGood mess. About the most positive thing people are willing to say about the series is that it catered to a female demographic at a time when the entertainment industry was mostly male-dominated and it inspired other, better Young Adult Romance series such as ''Literature/TheHungerGames''.

However, even at the time there were some critics who took issue with the book, seeing it as a juvenile PowerFantasy that relied on the NostalgiaFilter of its readers to cover for its clunky PurpleProse, unlikable leads, and questionable messages that seemed to actively celebrate and glorify arrested development, nerd gatekeeping, franchise consumerism, and retreating from reality into a fantasy world. As the decade wore on and a series of scandals and controversies damaged the once-positive image of both the geek culture and Silicon Valley tech companies that the book celebrated, this view on ''Ready Player One'' displaced the initial praise as the mainstream opinion, with [[{{Literature/Armada}} the author's second novel]] and a poorly-received [[Literature/ReadyPlayerTwo sequel in 2020]] only seeming to bury the book further, laying its mistakes bare by [[FranchiseOriginalSin repeating them without improving on them]]. Nowadays, when ''Ready Player One'' is brought up, it's usually to dismiss it as hollow, lazy pandering to geek culture and a symbol of its worst excesses, a novel that was only ever popular because readers were tickled by its barrage of references to beloved '80s properties. If people give it any praise at all, it's usually directed less towards the book itself than towards [[Film/ReadyPlayerOne2018 its 2018 film adaptation]], which removed or softened many of the more contentious parts of the book. To [[https://www.vox.com/culture/2018/3/26/17148350/ready-player-one-book-backlash-controversy-gamergate-explained quote]] Constance Grady, writing for ''Vox'':

However, even at the time there were some critics who took issue with the book, seeing it as a juvenile PowerFantasy that relied on the NostalgiaFilter of its readers to cover for the clunky PurpleProse, unlikable leads, and questionable messages that seemed to actively celebrate and glorify arrested development, nerd gatekeeping, franchise consumerism, and retreating from reality into a fantasy world. As the decade wore on and a series of scandals and controversies damaged the once-positive image of both the geek culture and Silicon Valley tech companies that the book celebrated, this view on ''Ready Player One'' displaced the initial praise as the mainstream opinion, with [[{{Literature/Armada}} the author's second novel]] and a poorly-received [[Literature/ReadyPlayerTwo sequel in 2020]] only seeming to bury the book further, laying its mistakes bare by [[FranchiseOriginalSin repeating them without improving on them]]. Nowadays, when ''Ready Player One'' is brought up, it's usually to dismiss it as hollow, lazy pandering to geek culture and a symbol of its worst excesses, a novel that was only ever popular because readers were tickled by its barrage of references to beloved '80s properties. If people give it any praise at all, it's usually directed less towards the book itself than towards [[Film/ReadyPlayerOne2018 its 2018 film adaptation]], which removed or softened many of the more contentious parts of the book. To [[https://www.vox.com/culture/2018/3/26/17148350/ready-player-one-book-backlash-controversy-gamergate-explained quote]] Constance Grady, writing for ''Vox'':

* Åke Ohlmarks's Swedish translation of ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'' was well-received in Sweden at the time, with critics praising it as a magnificent "swedification". However, its reputation turned far more hostile after it became known that it contained numerous misunderstandings, dubious name translations and arbitrary additions, such as the infamous confusion between Éowyn and Merry in the Battle of the Pelennor Fields. It didn't help that Ohlmarks's approach of adapting the work to his own style instead of striving to match the original was accepted at the time, but is frowned upon nowadays. In 2005, the fandom rejoiced when Ohlmarks's translation was finally superseded by a more faithful one.

However, even at the time there were some critics who took issue with the book, seeing it as a juvenile PowerFantasy that relied on the NostalgiaFilter of its readers to cover for the clunky PurpleProse and a message that seemed to celebrate arrested development, nerd gatekeeping, franchise consumerism, and retreating from reality into a fantasy world. As the decade wore on and a series of scandals and controversies damaged the once-positive image of both the geek culture and Silicon Valley tech companies that the book celebrated, this view on ''Ready Player One'' displaced the initial praise as the mainstream opinion, with [[{{Literature/Armada}} the author's second novel]] and a poorly-received [[Literature/ReadyPlayerTwo sequel in 2020]] only seeming to bury the book further, laying its mistakes bare by repeating them without improving on them. Nowadays, when ''Ready Player One'' is brought up, it's usually to dismiss it as hollow, lazy pandering to geek culture and a symbol of its worst excesses, a novel that was only ever popular because readers were tickled by its barrage of references to beloved '80s properties. If people give it any praise at all, it's usually directed less towards the book itself than towards [[Film/ReadyPlayerOne2018 its 2018 film adaptation]], which removed or softened many of the more contentious parts of the book. To [[https://www.vox.com/culture/2018/3/26/17148350/ready-player-one-book-backlash-controversy-gamergate-explained quote]] Constance Grady, writing for ''Vox'':

* Samuel Richardson's ''Pamela; or, Virtue Rewarded'' was a best-seller in 1740. Its psychological analysis was revolutionary for its time and remains important to those studying the history of novels. It was a ''huge'' cult hit in its era, spawning trading cards and seeing [[BabyNameTrendStarter many people name their daughters after the heroine]]. However, its story[[labelnote:In summary...]]Pamela Andrews is a 15-year-old maidservant who repeatedly resists her employer's efforts to seduce or rape her. Said employer repents and eventually marries her, despite their class differences and the whole "AttemptedRape" thing. Pamela then helps reconcile her new husband with his illegitimate daughter from a previous relationship and raises the girl as her own daughter.[[/labelnote]] has not aged well at all, and its once-revolutionary focus on the characters' thoughts and feelings over their actions [[SeinfeldIsUnfunny has since become commonplace]]. Many people nowadays take the side of Richardson's rival, Henry Fielding, who never liked the novel and argued that its morally perfect main lead, tale of LoveRedeems, and [[{{Anvilicious}} spouting morals with as much subtlety as a stack of bricks]] made the novel virtually impossible to connect to. Fielding would go on to write a ''vicious'' TakeThat, ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_Apology_for_the_Life_of_Mrs._Shamela_Andrews An Apology for the Life of Mrs. Shamela Andrews]]'', in which, among other things, the focus of ''Pamela'' on the heroine's "virtue" (read: {{virgin|Tension}}ity) is mocked by having characters obsess over Shamela's "vartue". Richardson's other main novel, ''{{Literature/Clarissa}}'', has fared better; it even holds the record for the longest English language novel.

* Creator/AkeOhlmarks's Swedish translation of ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'' was well-received in Sweden at the time, with critics praising it as a magnificent "swedification". However, its reputation turned far more hostile after it became known that it contained numerous misunderstandings, dubious name translations and arbitrary additions, such as the infamous confusion between Éowyn and Merry in the Battle of the Pelennor Fields. It didn't help that Ohlmarks's approach of adapting the work to his own style instead of striving to match the original was accepted at the time, but is frowned upon nowadays. In 2005, the fandom rejoiced when Ohlmarks's translation was finally superseded by a more faithful one.

* J.K. Rowling was once a highly celebrated and beloved author known for her work on the enormously popular ''Literature/HarryPotter'' book series, which spawned an arguably even more popular [[Film/HarryPotter series of movie adaptations]]. Her popularity got so big to the point where she became one of the most well-known and respected authors around, thanks to her story of [[RagsToRiches growing up in poverty and becoming rich]], being very outgoing and respectful to her fans, and her numerous charity works. While her numerous WordOfGod statements, such as revealing the character Dumbledore [[WordOfGay to be gay]], received some backlash due to many fans finding them nonsensical, unnecessary, and even contradictory to what was in the books, she was still mostly viewed in a positive light. However, she became [[OvershadowedByControversy engulfed in controversy]] in the late 2010s when she began making particularly controversial statements on Twitter that many decried as transphobic. It certainly didn't help that J.K. Rowling had such a huge LGBTFanbase thanks to the morals and themes of ''Harry Potter'' (accepting others the way that they are) managing to [[RainbowLens deeply resonate with them]], which just made her look like a ''massive'' {{Hypocrite}} when it came to her opinion on trans people, inevitably [[BrokenPedestal pissing a lot of them off]]. As a result, a majority of her fanbase denounced her and her beliefs, with several cast members of the film series publicly disagreeing with and condemning her views. Even ''Harry Potter'' wasn't safe from this, as while the series is still popular and well-liked by many who chose to ignore J.K. Rowling's controversial views, others have stated that they can't even bring themselves to enjoy the series anymore due to the author's political beliefs playing a large role in it, which in turn has started a serious debate over whether or not authors can and should be separated from their works. With all the controversy surrounding her, it's safe to say that J.K. Rowling's legacy has been greatly tarnished and will never fully recover.

* J.K. Rowling was once a highly celebrated and beloved author known for her work on the enormously popular ''Literature/HarryPotter'' book series, which spawned an arguably even more popular [[Film/HarryPotter series of movie adaptations]]. Her popularity got so big to the point where she became one of the most well-known and respected authors around, thanks to her story of [[FromRagsToRiches growing up in poverty and becoming rich]], being very outgoing and respectful to her fans, and her numerous charity works. While her numerous WordOfGod statements, such as revealing the character Dumbledore [[WordOfGay to be gay]], received some backlash due to many fans finding them nonsensical, unnecessary, and even contradictory to what was in the books, she was still mostly viewed in a positive light. However, she became [[OvershadowedByControversy engulfed in controversy]] in the late 2010s when she began making particularly controversial statements on Twitter that many decried as transphobic. It certainly didn't help that J.K. Rowling had such a huge LGBTFanbase thanks to the morals and themes of ''Harry Potter'' (accepting others the way that they are) managing to [[RainbowLens deeply resonate with them]], which just made her look like a ''massive'' {{Hypocrite}} when it came to her opinion on trans people, inevitably [[BrokenPedestal pissing a lot of them off]]. As a result, a majority of her fanbase denounced her and her beliefs, with several cast members of the film series publicly disagreeing with and condemning her views. Even ''Harry Potter'' wasn't safe from this, as while the series is still popular and well-liked by many who chose to ignore J.K. Rowling's controversial views, others have stated that they can't even bring themselves to enjoy the series anymore due to the author's political beliefs playing a large role in it, which in turn has started a serious debate over whether or not authors can and should be separated from their works. With all the controversy surrounding her, it's safe to say that J.K. Rowling's legacy has been greatly tarnished and will never fully recover.

* J.K. Rowling was once a highly celebrated and beloved author known for her work on the enormously popular ''Literature/HarryPotter'' book series, which spawned an arguably even more popular [[Film/HarryPotter series of movie adaptations]]. Her popularity got so big to the point where she became one of the most well-known and respected authors around, thanks to her story of [[FromRagsToRiches growing up in poverty and becoming rich]], being very outgoing and respectful to her fans, and her numerous charity works. However, she became engulfed in controversy in the late 2010s when she began making particularly controversial statements on Twitter that many decried as transphobic. It didn't help that J.K. Rowling had such a huge LGBTFanbase thanks to the morals and themes of ''Harry Potter'' (accepting others the way that they are) managing to [[RainbowLens deeply resonate with them]], which just made her look like a ''massive'' {{Hypocrite}} when it came to her opinion on trans people, inevitably [[BrokenPedestal pissing a lot of people off]]. As a result, a majority of her fanbase turned against her, with even cast members of the film series publicly disagreeing with and condemning her views. While her books are still celebrated in some circles, others outright refuse to support her and her works forever tarnishing her legacy.

* J.K. Rowling was once a celebrated and beloved author known for her work on the ''Literature/HarryPotter'' books. Her story of her growing up and poverty and becoming rich also was admirable. However, around the 2010s when her transphobic views came to light, among other changes she made through WordOfGod, her fanbase turned on her. Even the cast of the movies condemned her actions. While her books are still celebrated in some circles, others outright refuse to support her and her works forever tarnishing her legacy.

* J.K. Rowling was once a celebrated and beloved author known for her work on the Harry Potter books. Her story of her growing up and poverty and becoming rich also was admirable. However around the 2010s when her transphobic views came to light among other changes she made word of god her fanbase turned on her. Even the cast of the movies condemned her actions. While her books are still celebrated in some circles others outright refuse to support her and her works forever tarnishing her legacy.

By the time the Silver Age of Russian poetry rolled around, however, opinion on Nadson has soured considerably. Many poets of the Silver age were no doubt familiar with Nadson's work, given how massive he was, but they viewed him by and large as a literary curiosity whose fame simply got out of hand. Valery Bryusov, for whom Nadson was an early inspiration, described him thusly: "Unfinished and motley language, formulaic epithets, sparse choice of images, sluggish and stretched speech - these are the characteristic features of Nadson's poetry, making it hopelessly outdated." Vladimir Mayakovsky was also notably dismissive of Nadson in a poem dedicated to Pushkin's anniversary, essentially lamenting that Nadson didn't deserve to have his (alphabetic) place between Mayakovsky and Pushkin. It has thus become common for Russian writers to take jabs at Nadson in their work through the whole 20th century and beyond.\\

* In the later 19th century, Semyon Nadson was a superstar of Russian poetry. Ever since his debut as a poet, his publications sold extremely well, and he had a massive fanbase among young people who would gather at public events with Nadson present as a guest reader of his own verse and applaud him without stopping. Nadson's biography was full of [[TheWoobie Woobiedom]] (his father died when Nadson was only two, his mother's second marriage was unhappy, he had to live with his aunt and uncle while not getting along very well with his peers, and later in life Nadson struggled with tuberculosis just like his mother), which influenced his poetry heavily. Nadson was awarded the Pushkin Prize (the most prestigious literary award of Tsarist Russia), and Nadson's funeral was attended by thousands of fans and fellow poets and writers. Literary critic Vladimir Burenin was particularly infamous for going after Nadson towards the end of the latter's life, including claims of Nadson simulating his illness, with many (including Creator/AntonChekhov) viewing Burenin as unnecessarily harsh towards the young poet.\\

* Neil Strauss' ''The Game: Penetrating The Secret Society of Pick-up Artists'' was a massive success when it first came out in 2005, selling over 3 million copies and propelling its central subject, former magician and self-proclaimed "seduction guru" Mystery, to stardom with his own best-selling book and reality show. However, as the subculture of pick-up artists became better understood, the book became subject to increasingly harsh scrutiny for promoting and glorifying an openly misogynistic lifestyle that treated women as robots that could be "won" with the right tactics, and little in the terms of actually caring about them as people. The final death blow was a decade later in 2015, when Strauss published the follow-up ''The Truth: An Uncomfortable Book About Relationships'', where he [[CreatorBacklash openly denounced his original book]] and showed how following it like he did ultimately did nothing but damage his own life and relationships. Today, the book is only remembered for emboldening a dangerous subculture, with Mystery and those like him now viewed as bitter con artists who used the book's success as a means of earning profit.

While his books continued to sell well, historians and critics began to criticize the inaccuracies, misrepresentations and biases present in them. Over time, Irving's claims about the Holocaust became increasingly controversial, culminating in endorsing outright Holocaust denial when he testified at the 1988 trial of German-Canadian Holocaust denier Ernst Zündel. His testimony and subsequent legal battles completely destroyed his reputation outside of Holocaust denier and Neo-Nazi circles, and many of his earlier works were re-evaluated in a more jaundiced light.\\

* In the later 19th century, Semyon Nadson was a superstar of Russian poetry. Ever since his debut as a poet, his publications sold extremely well, and he had a massive fanbase among young people who would gather at public events with Nadson present as a guest reader of his own verse and applaud him without stopping. Nadson's biography was full of [[TheWoobie Woobiedom]] (his father died when Nadson was only two, his mother's second marriage was unhappy, he had to live with his aunt and uncle while not getting along very well with his peers, and later in life Nadson struggled with tuberculosis just like his mother), which influenced his poetry heavily. Nadson was awarded the Pushkin Prize (the most prestigious literary award of Tsarist Russia), and Nadson's funeral was attended by thousands of fans and fellow poets and writers. Literary critic Vladimir Burenin was particularly infamous for going after Nadson towards the end of latter's life, including claims of Nadson simulating his illness, with many (including Creator/AntonChekhov) viewing Burenin as unnecessarily harsh towards the young poet.\\

* Samuel Richardson's ''Pamela; or, Virtue Rewarded'' was a best-seller in 1740. Its psychological analysis was revolutionary for its time and remains important to those studying the history of novels. It was a ''huge'' cult hit in its era, spawning trading cards and seeing [[BabyNameTrendStarter many people name their daughters after the heroine]]. However, its story[[labelnote:In summary...]]Pamela Andrews is a 15-year-old maidservant who repeatedly resists her employer's efforts to seduce or rape her. Said employer repents and eventually marries her, despite their class differences and the whole "AttemptedRape" thing. Pamela then helps reconcile her new husband with his illegitimate daughter from a previous relationship and raises the girl as her own daughter.[[/labelnote]] has not aged well at all, and its once-revolutionary focus on the characters' thoughts and feelings over their actions [[SeinfeldIsUnfunny has since become commonplace]]. Many people nowadays take the side of Richardson's rival, Henry Fielding, who never liked the novel and argued that its [[PuritySue morally perfect main lead]], tale of LoveRedeems, and [[{{Anvilicious}} spouting morals with as much subtlety as a stack of bricks]] made the novel virtually impossible to connect to. Fielding would go on to write a ''vicious'' TakeThat, ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_Apology_for_the_Life_of_Mrs._Shamela_Andrews An Apology for the Life of Mrs. Shamela Andrews]]'', in which, among other things, the focus of ''Pamela'' on the heroine's "virtue" (read: {{virgin|Tension}}ity) is mocked by having characters obsess over Shamela's "vartue". Richardson's other main novel, ''{{Literature/Clarissa}}'', has fared better; it even holds the record for the longest English language novel.

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* Nonfiction author David Irving was once a respected "maverick" historian of UsefulNotes/WorldWarII, widely praised for his knowledge of UsefulNotes/NaziGermany and ability to find historical documents. While some of his claims were disputed by professional historians, critical and popular opinion of him was generally positive, as a self-educated outsider offering a new perspective on the war. However, things started to shift in the late 1970s, when he began promoting historical negationism. In his 1977 book ''Hitler's War'', he claimed that UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler merely used anti-Semitism opportunistically to get elected and had no knowledge of UsefulNotes/TheHolocaust, as well as blaming UsefulNotes/WinstonChurchill for the war's escalation and characterizing the German invasion of the Soviet Union as a preemptive strike intended to prevent an impending Soviet attack. This book's critical reception was resoundingly negative, and marked a turning point for his literary output.\\

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* The 2016 non-fiction book ''But What If We're Wrong?'' by Creator/ChuckKlosterman is an examination of this trope and [[VindicatedByHistory its inverse]]. He argues that future generations might look back on the pop culture, political debates, social structures, and scientific theories of both the present day and the 20th century in ways very differently from how we regard them, much like how we look back on the prevailing ideas and culture of the MiddleAges through the 19th century. The introduction alone recounts how Creator/{{Aristotle}}'s theory of gravity stood for two thousand years as 'conventional wisdom' before being discredited by Sir UsefulNotes/IsaacNewton[[note]]Later in the book, given how many times he wound up going back to Aristotle as an example, Klosterman jokingly suggests that he should have titled the book ''Aristotle: The Genius Who Was Wrong About Fucking Everything''.[[/note]], how Creator/HermanMelville's ''Literature/MobyDick'' was initially a critically-roasted, [[CreatorKiller career-killing]] flop until the post-UsefulNotes/WorldWarI generation rediscovered it as a classic, and all the [[{{Zeerust}} hilariously wrong predictions]] made by futurists in the 20th century.