Line #1 Analysis/FanHater


1	As a work becomes more popular, the probability of such a group appearing approaches one. Today's media landscape seems to encourage this somewhat, because InAWorld where [[ExecutiveMeddling executives and producers]] seem to believe in QualityByPopularVote, and because UsefulNotes/{{Ratings}} are so important in determining what keeps getting made and what gets [[ScrewedByTheNetwork canceled]], it's easy for fans of one thing that might be on the verge of getting canned to resent the people who are making another work so popular (and thus keeping it on the air), as they blame those fans for their own favorite work's misfortune.
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3	But others seem to just want to rail against fans simply because they think it makes them superior. This group is comparable to MoralGuardians, only it's their own subjective tastes they are trying to guard. They really love to make up fake stories about how fans are ComplainingAboutPeopleNotLikingTheShow. These kinds of people are a big reason for some people's mentality of HePannedItNowHeSucks: Fan Haters are always waiting for an opportunity to pounce, and even a single negative critical opinion of something is usually enough to "justify" their "this thing is bad and you should feel bad for liking it" rants. It also contributes to ComplainingAboutPeopleNotLikingTheShow: because there are quite a few {{Fan Hater}}s out there, some fans mistake an honest criticism of a work for Fan Hating and get ''[[DisproportionateRetribution very defensive]]''.
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5	It is a very odd phenomenon, because after all, different people enjoy different things. And maybe they just enjoy it for one reason or another, not because of their sexual orientation, not because of their intelligence, not because they're old or inexperienced, they just happen to like it. But chances are if you like something that's subject to fan haters, expect one of those comments to be thrown at you. It's incredibly rare (at least, [[InternetJerk on the internet]]) to see someone who actually acknowledges that maybe you like different things not because you're mentally ill or homosexual or "haven't seen a 'true' something".
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7	Of course actually being familiar with the works people aren't supposed to like is entirely optional.
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9	Keep in mind that it's also not required to hate the work in order to hate the fans. It's quite possible to hold indifference to or even ''like'' a work, and still resent the fandom. Usually this occurs with fandoms that are known for being [[FanDumb quite rabid]] or [[BrokenBase split down the middle]], which can understandably grate on more [[SilentMajority level headed]] fans or non-fans. In the case of non-fans, frustration with the fans is a common cause for HypeAversion and, when the work in question doesn't live up to the hype it was given, HypeBacklash. More often than not, however, Fan Haters will hate both.
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11	Contrast the inverse, ComplainingAboutPeopleNotLikingTheShow, where fans of a show will lambaste you for ''not'' liking it. This activity has also been known to spawn Fan Haters, though in that case, the hate starts with the fans and spreads to the work. Also, when a fan likes the show, but is a Fan Hater toward a certain character on the show, it's a specific type of FanDumb known as The Hate Monger.

Context Analysis / FanHater