Anti-fans justify their hatred as moral objection to unearned attention
Evidence
The primary driver of the anti-fans is a moral and ethical anger against Allison. Their objections seem similar to those found by Gray in his investigation of anti-fans of the Apprentice contestant Omerosa-anti-fans who, in his view, sported a “veneer of moral objection.” Omerosa’s haters disliked the attention that she got, which they saw as unfairly rewarding talentless, unethical, and immoral behavior. Similarly, the rebloggers’ gripes against Allison are summarized by Jacy: You see, everyone, she has simply been completely misunderstood! — Alice E. Marwick, Status Update, 390
Categorization
- XREF: Directly extends Gray’s anti-fan framework from celebrity culture into micro-celebrity; a good connective tissue passage for the reader building media studies background. — connects to: Anti-fans construct their identity in opposition to the target of their hatred — Alice E. Marwick, Status Update: Celebrity, Publicity,…, 393; Anti-fans hold a shared belief system that deems their own values morally superior — Alice E. Marwick, Status Update: Celebrity, Publicity,…, 393; Anti-fan hatred toward micro-celebrities far exceeds their actual offenses — Alice E. Marwick, Status Update: Celebrity, Publicity,…, 387 (+4 more)
Broader Connections
- Anti-fans hold a shared belief system that deems their own values morally superior
#expands(0.90) — Alice E. Marwick, Status Update, 393 - Online fame seekers face hatred for not deserving their fame
#corroborates(0.90) — Alice E. Marwick, Status Update, 402 - Anti-fan hatred toward micro-celebrities far exceeds their actual offenses
#corroborates(0.85) — Alice E. Marwick, Status Update, 387 - Hatred differs from anger in duration, targets groups, and feels morally justified
#expands(0.85) - Anti-fans construct their identity in opposition to the target of their hatred
#expands(0.82) — Alice E. Marwick, Status Update, 393 - Hostility toward rivals is expressed by attributing unrecognisable, repulsive opinions to them
#expands(0.78) — Norman Daniel, Islam and the West, 1493 - Group hatred targets what a person is, not what they do.
#expands(0.72) — Bernard Lewis, From Babel to Dragomans, 1011