Anti-fan hatred toward micro-celebrities far exceeds their actual offenses
Evidence
The hatred shown toward Allison seems so out of proportion to her actual activities that Gawker, which had spearheaded much of her rise and fall, eventually wrote a series of articles questioning the motives of the individuals behind the Reblogging site. Maureen Henderson, after profiling Allison for Forbes, found the many negative comments on her story similarly inexplicable: “The idea that someone folks are calling a ‘fraud’ and an ‘awful person’ still merits a website focused on bashing her even as readers reiterate that she lacks substance or career success is just so damn weird in a Web 2.0 way.” — Alice E. Marwick, Status Update, 387
Categorization
- QUESTION: Why does anti-fandom intensity for minor internet figures so far exceed their actual behavior? This is a research puzzle worth chasing.
- XREF: connects to: Celebrities who voice complaints about fame are treated as ungrateful — Alice E. Marwick, Status Update: Celebrity, Publicity,…, 375; Anti-fans justify their hatred as moral objection to unearned attention — Alice E. Marwick, Status Update: Celebrity, Publicity,…, 390; Online fame seekers face hatred for not deserving their fame — Alice E. Marwick, Status Update: Celebrity, Publicity,…, 402 (+2 more)
Broader Connections
- Online fame seekers face hatred for not deserving their fame
#expands(0.75) — Alice E. Marwick, Status Update, 402 - Anti-fans hold a shared belief system that deems their own values morally superior
#expands(0.75) — Alice E. Marwick, Status Update, 393 - Hate comments lose their power when the target withholds attention
#complicates(0.72) — Holm Gero Hümmler, Ulrike Schiesser, Fact and Prejudice, 352