History Main / LoveItOrHateIt

[[folder: Technology]]
* The UsefulNotes/{{Steam}} Controller. Proponents love its extreme flexibility and configuration options; having a full-blown pointing device comparable to a standard mouse that can be held in hand; and it is able to emulate a keyboard, mouse, or traditional controller, or any combination of the three simultaneously, making it fully functional with any game that Steam recognizes as, well, a game. In some cases it's significantly ''superior'' to both KB/M and other controllers, because it can directly compensate for [[SomeDexterityRequired questionable controls design]]. Detractors find the heavy reliance on the Steam client and Big Picture in particular problematic, the configuration menu overly complicated and overwhelming, the right touchpad can't compensate for lacking a second analog stick in games tailored specifically to such, [[DamnYouMuscleMemory the A/B/X/Y buttons are in the wrong place]], [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and it uses AA batteries]]. The specific case of using the left touchpad as a d-pad is controversial in itself; for some, the ability to adjust its virtual shape freely makes it better than any real d-pad, while for others it isn't usable as such at all.
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[[folder: Tabletop Games ]]
* {{Invoked|Trope}} by the ''TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering'' card [[http://magiccards.info/gp/en/129.html Schismotivate]], which works by inciting strong positive and negative emotions in two target creatures. The happy creature gets powered up; the sad creature gets powered down.

* This is the newest series of ads for Miracle Whip salad dressing -- different folks talking to the camera about how they love it or find it vile.

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* {{Exploited|Trope}} in ads for Marmite. The manufacturers use "You Either Love It or Hate It" as their advertising slogan, giving this trope an alternative name: The Marmite Effect. As DavidMitchell pointed out, this works by creating a FalseDichotomy: If you don't ''hate'' it, you must be one of those people who ''loves'' it, so why haven't you got any in the house?

See also HypeAversion, HypeBacklash, ConfirmationBias and ContestedSequel. Applied to food and drink (and fierce poison), this is usually ForeignQueasine. May form a {{Hatedom}}. Compare BaseBreaker, which is basically this trope when applied to characters. A BanOnPolitics is in effect on many discussion forums to avoid such controversial topics.

[[labelnote:Clarification]]And by that we mean within the trope's OWN page. It can STILL be listed in YMMV pages, unless it's considered FlameBait. That's when it is not permited.[[/labelnote]]

* Discussed and then deconstructed in one of the books of Creaotr/MarcUweKling with regards to Music/{{Nickelback}}

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Many shows have broad appeal, and most people who see them generally have a positive or neutral opinion on their value. Others appeal to a niche market and get positive views from their target audiences, while mainstream viewers are merely indifferent. Others are awful, but a lucky few of those manage to gain fans who like them ''[[SoBadItsGood because]]'' [[SoBadItsGood they're so bad]].

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* The person who started the Forum/EmailDiscussions thread on [[http://www.emaildiscussions.com/showthread.php?t=30412 Worst and Best Christmas Music]] reckoned that [[GenreSavvy many songs would end up on ''both'' lists]]. Which of course is what happened.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/user/WackyModder84 [=WackyModder84=] ]]. Either you'll see him as HotBlooded BigNameFan for the Gundam series who points out the good and bad with certain Gundam shows, or a huge HotBlooded UC elitist [[OccidentalOtaku weeaboo]] who goes full rage mode at several Gundam [=AUs=], most notable ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamSeedDestiny'', even for some of the [[SeriousBusiness pettiest (and debatable) flaws]]..

* [[https://www.youtube.com/user/WackyModder84 [=WackyModder84=] ]]. Either you'll see him as HotBlooded BigNameFan for the Gundam series who points out the good and bad with certain Gundam shows, or a huge HotBlooded UC elitist [[OccidentalOtaku weeaboo]] who goes full rage mode at several Gundam AUs, most notable ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamSeedDestiny'', even for some of the [[SeriousBusiness pettiest (and debatable) flaws]]..

* [[https://www.youtube.com/user/WackyModder84 [=WackyModder84=] ]]. Either you'll see him as HotBlooded BigNameFan for the Gundam series, or huge HotBlooded [[OccidentalOtaku weeaboo]] who goes full Blue Cosmos over the GundamSeed-verse.

* ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}''. While there are more fans than haters, the haters are [[VocalMinority very loud and vitriolic]], so the two have pretty much equal influence. The fact that many haters use the worst parts of the fandom for ammunition doesn't help.

[[folder: Anime and Manga]]
* {{Pokemon Ranger and The Temple of The sea}}. Manaphy is equally loved & hated by Western fans, [[WhatCouldHaveBeen due to the fact that Jackie Walker could have been focused throughout in the movie instead of May.]]
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* ''HomeOnTheStrange'' [[InvokedTrope invokes]] this trope when discussing ''Literature/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows'' in [[http://www.homeonthestrange.com/view.php?ID=236 this strip]].

* VideoGame/{{Mother 3}} has the Peculiar Cheese item. How much HP is restored from it depends on who eats it. Those who love it regain more HP, and those who hate it regain less HP.

* '''''WebOriginal/PewDiePie'''''. That's all I have to say.

* Creator/JKRowling [[WordOfGod claimed in the documentary]] about writing [[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows the seventh]] ''Literature/HarryPotter'' book: "For some to love it, others must loathe it."
* Creator/JRRTolkien wrote a rhyme about how ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'' is this:
--> ''The Lord of the Rings''
--> Is one of those things.
--> If you like it, you do,
--> If you don't, then you boo!

[[folder: Live Action TV ]]
* ''[[RogerEbert Ebert and Roeper]]'' were deeply divided in their opinions of [[Anime/{{Metropolis}} the anime adaptation]] of Osamu Tezuka's ''Metropolis''. You can see their review for yourself [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnIS3DVc1f4 here.]]
* On ''TheMovieShow'', Australia's equivalent of At the Movies with Siskel and Ebert, David Stratton gave ''Film/{{Dancer in the Dark}}'' 0 stars whilst Margaret Pomeranz gave it 5. This is the only time this ever happened on the show.

[[folder: Music]]
* Music/{{Rush}} has often called themselves a "Love it or Hate it" band.

[[folder: Stand-Up Comedy]]
* Creator/MitchHedberg has a quote about this: "I played in a death metal band. People either loved us or they hated us. [[TakeAThirdOption Or they thought]] [[SoOkayItsAverage we were okay.]]"

[[folder: Tabletop Games ]]
* {{Invoked|Trope}} by the ''TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering'' card [[http://magiccards.info/gp/en/129.html Schismotivate]], which works by inciting strong positive and negative emotions in two target creatures. The happy creature gets powered up; the sad creature gets powered down.

[[folder: Video Games]]
* VideoGame/{{Mother 3}} has the Peculiar Cheese item. How much HP is restored from it depends on who eats it. Those who love it regain more HP, and those who hate it regain less HP.
* Played with in ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid3'': the more Snake eats items he doesn't like, the more stamina he regains and the more he starts to enjoy them. However, he loves ALL the items that give you full stamina.

[[folder: Web Comics]]
* ''HomeOnTheStrange'' [[InvokedTrope invokes]] this trope when discussing ''Literature/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows'' in [[http://www.homeonthestrange.com/view.php?ID=236 this strip]].
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[[folder: WebOriginal]]
* Programmers working on the Netflix algorithm to recommend films to customers have [[http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20081123/1212542927.shtml expressed difficulties]] in dealing with quirky films like ''Film/NapoleonDynamite'' or ''Film/IHeartHuckabees''. They explain that viewers tend to have strong, immediate Love or Hate reactions to these films that are difficult to predict.
* [[http://www.cracked.com/funny-684-nickelback/ This]] ''Website/{{Cracked}}'' article jokes that {{Nickelback}} is seen either as immaculate and heavenly or as incomprehensible dreck.
* The yearly [[http://ifcomp.org/ Interactive Fiction Competition]] has a special award for games that fall into this category: the [[http://www.ifwiki.org/index.php/Golden_Banana_of_Discord Golden Banana of Discord]], given to the title with the highest standard deviation.
* The music blog Pitchfork Media reviewed Robert Pollard's ''[[http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/6383-relaxation-of-the-asshole/ Relaxation of the Asshole]]'' and, on a scale of 0 to 10, they rated it a 0 ''and'' a 10.
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[[folder:WesternAnimation]]
* ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' spoofed the critical and popular reception to ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheKingdomOfTheCrystalSkull''. Much of the town seems to hate it - to the point that they consider it [[FelonyMisdemeanor nothing less than a crime against humanity]] - but a small and scattered part of the town, including Butters, really enjoyed it.
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