Anti-fan

A hater, anti-fan, detractor or anti{{cite news |last1=Z |first1=Sean |title=Toxic Fandom: When Criticism and Entitlement Go Too Far |url=https://geekdad.com/2018/10/toxic-fandom-when-criticism-and-entitlement-go-too-far/ |access-date=January 4, 2023 |work=GeekDad |date=October 3, 2018 |archive-date=November 15, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231115150248/https://geekdad.com/2018/10/toxic-fandom-when-criticism-and-entitlement-go-too-far/ |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last1=Stitch |title=Think Your Fave Fictional Villain Is the Real Hero? Think Again. |url=https://www.teenvogue.com/story/on-woobification-and-why-infantilizing-villains-can-harm-useful-discourse-fan-service |access-date=January 4, 2023 |work=Teen Vogue |date=November 7, 2022 |archive-date=December 8, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231208020056/https://www.teenvogue.com/story/on-woobification-and-why-infantilizing-villains-can-harm-useful-discourse-fan-service |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last1=Evans |first1=Claire H. |title=The BTS Fandom Needs to Check Its Anti-Blackness |url=https://www.teenvogue.com/story/bts-fandom-needs-to-check-anti-blackness |access-date=January 4, 2023 |work=Teen Vogue |date=June 3, 2020 |archive-date=June 28, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230628063535/https://www.teenvogue.com/story/bts-fandom-needs-to-check-anti-blackness |url-status=live }} is someone who enjoys writing, discussing, or (in some cases) making derivative works about a piece of media, but solely for the purpose of railing against or parodying it. It can also be a person with hatred towards a celebrity or icon.{{Cite web |url=http://reviewsindepth.com/2010/03/twilight-the-anti-fan-and-the-culture-wars/ |title=This modern life: the rise of the anti-fan{{!}}From The Observer{{!}}The Guardian |access-date=April 2, 2010}} Haters often attract other haters to create a negative community. They are at odds with the fans. Someone who opposes a ship (a romantic pairing between two characters) is called an anti-shipper.{{cite journal |last1=Aburime |first1=Samantha |title=The cult structure of the American anti |journal=Transformative Works and Cultures |date=September 14, 2021 |volume=36 |doi=10.3983/twc.2021.2147 |doi-access=free}}

Behaviours

Anti-fandoms appear in many forms from hate-watching to snark.{{cite web|url=https://nyupress.org/9781479851041/anti-fandom/|title=Anti-Fandom: Dislike and Hate in the Digital Age|work=NYU Press|access-date=January 24, 2021|archive-date=July 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230716031637/https://nyupress.org/9781479851041/anti-fandom/|url-status=live}}

It is common for large anti-fandoms to gather in groups, usually on forums and sites, to share their mutual aversion. These are coined anti-fan clubs and some are substantial enough to become anti-fan sites.{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sfTiBAAAQBAJ&dq=%22Anti-fan%22+sites&pg=PA54|title=The Ashgate Research Companion to Fan Cultures|date=28 September 2014|publisher=Ashgate Publishing|isbn=9781409455622|editor1=Dr Stijn Reijnders|editor2=Dr Koos Zwaan|editor3=Dr Linda Duits|via=Google Books|access-date=January 25, 2022}}

Behaviours of some anti-fans include doxing, stalking, spreading rumours, stealing their personal belongings or information, abuse or physical harassment.{{cite web|url=https://www.allkpop.com/article/2015/07/10-chilling-instances-of-anti-fans-attacks|title=10 chilling instances of anti-fans' attacks|work=Allkpop|date=July 7, 2015|access-date=September 21, 2017|archive-date=June 21, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230621003823/https://www.allkpop.com/article/2015/07/10-chilling-instances-of-anti-fans-attacks|url-status=live}}

Criteria

There is a saying that "haters attract haters", which suggests that individuals who express negativity or hostility may draw similar reactions from others. This idea is rooted in the concept of reciprocity, where negative energy or behavior can be mirrored and reciprocated by those who encounter it. These haters are often found in negative communities and thrive off of their own negativity.{{Citation needed|date=October 2024}}

Examples

In 2006, an anti-fan of the K-pop duo TVXQ poisoned member Yunho with a super glue-laced drink.{{cite web|title=TVXQ Member Recovers from Poisoning|url=http://english.kbs.co.kr/entertainment/news/1420136_11858.html|work=KBS Global|access-date=February 16, 2007|date=October 16, 2006|language=ko|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061113171319/http://english.kbs.co.kr/entertainment/news/1420136_11858.html|archive-date=November 13, 2006}}{{cite web|title=U-Know Yunho, Bond drinks case of questions of|url=http://news.media.daum.net/entertain/music/200610/15/mydaily/v14364772.html|work=Daum|access-date=February 16, 2007|date=October 15, 2006|language=ko|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061113171331/http://news.media.daum.net/entertain/music/200610/15/mydaily/v14364772.html|archive-date=November 13, 2006}} Instead of pressing charges against the anti-fan, he chose to forgive her, since the girl was the same age as his younger sister.{{cite web|url=https://seoulsunday.com/details/23241|title=告訴你這7位曾瀕死亡體驗的KPOP IDOL死亡事件經過|lang=en|date=5 March 2015|trans-title=Tell you about the death of these 7 KPOP IDOLs who had near-death experiences|access-date=January 24, 2022|archive-date=July 10, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230710071521/https://seoulsunday.com/details/23241|url-status=live}} Such occurrences have resulted in an increase of security for celebrities in South Korea.{{Cite web|url=http://mengnews.joins.com/view.aspx?aId=2831901|title='Anti-fans' force managers to increase stars' security|website=Korea JoongAng Daily|access-date=2017-06-23|archive-date=August 18, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170818092238/http://mengnews.joins.com/view.aspx?aId=2831901|url-status=live}}

I Hate Christian Laettner is a sports documentary film looking into hatred towards Christian Laettner.

In popular culture

Both the film and TV version of So I Married an Anti-fan were based on the novel of the same name.{{Cite web|url=https://www.soompi.com/article/1315129wpp/sbs-responds-to-reports-about-broadcast-schedule-for-so-i-married-an-anti-fan|title=SBS Responds To Reports About Broadcast Schedule For "So I Married An Anti-Fan"|work=Soompi|access-date=January 6, 2021|archive-date=December 4, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231204061229/https://www.soompi.com/article/1315129wpp/sbs-responds-to-reports-about-broadcast-schedule-for-so-i-married-an-anti-fan|url-status=live}}{{Cite web |url=https://screenrant.com/kdrama-tropes-so-i-married-an-anti-fan/ |title=Every Common K-Drama Trope In 'So I Married An Anti-Fan' - Screen Rant |website=Screen Rant |date=May 21, 2021 |access-date=May 14, 2022 |archive-date=September 18, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230918051233/https://screenrant.com/kdrama-tropes-so-i-married-an-anti-fan/ |url-status=live }}

Studies

Anti-fan studies include a focus on specific communities of practice and their relationship to the media texts and fans actively marginalizing or discrediting other fans solely on basis of identity (sex, race, etc.).{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=f1ZxDwAAQBAJ&dq=%22Anti-fan%22&pg=PA93|title=Fake Geek Girls: Fandom, Gender, and the Convergence Culture Industry|author=Suzanne Scott|date=16 April 2019|publisher=NYU Press|isbn=9781479879571|via=Google Books|access-date=January 25, 2022|archive-date=May 26, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240526000459/https://books.google.com/books?id=f1ZxDwAAQBAJ&dq=%22Anti-fan%22&pg=PA93#v=onepage&q=%22Anti-fan%22&f=false|url-status=live}}