"Parasocial relationships" usually implies the person/fan has a positive approach to the famous person
But is there a term for when someone has an antagonistic parasocial relationship
Like, instead of just not liking someone, they project all these negative things on to them
But is there a term for when someone has an antagonistic parasocial relationship
Like, instead of just not liking someone, they project all these negative things on to them
Like with certain set of podcast brothers or youtubers or generally anyone who's been famous,
there's always this weird contingent of people who can't just not like someone, they can't just find someone annoying
They have to vilify them, assume they're secretly evil or whatever
there's always this weird contingent of people who can't just not like someone, they can't just find someone annoying
They have to vilify them, assume they're secretly evil or whatever
It's ESPECIALLY bad when these people don't have this sort of energy towards people who are actually bad
People who are "saying the quiet part loud" bad
People who are "saying the quiet part loud" bad
I have friends and mutuals who are creatives and have a decent-to-large following who constantly have people assume things about them with no evidence beyond "I've been having this argument in my head and I won so that means I'm right"
PARASOCIAL GRUDGES IS THE PERFECT NAME FOR THIS
https://twitter.com/BunchesOfBees/status/1382031035957870592
I've seen a lot of people point out that cancel culture, in what it actually does, doesn't actually target the people who complain about it and more targets POC, LGTBQ+, or even allies who may or may not have made a mistake and have been dogpiled for it
https://twitter.com/JayReichman/status/1382060352616206336
in conclusion, log off or learn to be normal
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