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** Showrunner Torrian Crawford had a moment too: he had left Creator/RoosterTeeth, and when one of his fellow animators who was still there said Twitter was making her sad [[https://twitter.com/AnimatedTorrii/status/1414717441515663361 he lashed out on the fanbase]], culminating in [[DontLikeDontRead "Just stop watching the fuckin show."]] Some fans felt it was a blithe [[CantTakeCriticism attempt to dismiss all criticism]], though everyone agreed that those who didn't like the season had no business in [[InternetJerk delivering personal attacks and harrassment to the crew]].

* In ''WebVideo/TheCriticalDrinker'''s review of ''WesternAnimation/{{Arcane}}'', he tells off people accusing him of sexism and misogyny, pointing out that [[SomeOfMyBestFriendsAreX he likes the series despite having everything he supposedly hates]];

* Creator/UweBoll, a German director notorious for making [[VideoGameMoviesSuck terrible film adaptations of video games]], supplied one of the most violent examples of this trope when, in response to the extremely negative reviews his films received, he decided to challenge his critics to a fight. As in, a [[https://www.wired.com/2006/12/ragingboll/ literal, very real boxing match]] sponsored by [=GoldenPalace.com=]. Five critics actually took up his offer: Richard "Lowtax" Kyanka of Website/SomethingAwful, Jeff "[=MiraJeff=]" Sneider of Ain't It Cool News, Chris Alexander of ''Rue Morgue'' magazine, Carlos Palencia Jimenez-Arguello of the Spanish film website Cinecutre, and blogger Chance Minter. Boll, [[BewareTheSillyOnes who had been an amateur boxer]] before he became a filmmaker, went 5-0, and footage of "Raging Boll" was included as a bonus feature on the DVD for ''Film/Postal2007''. Creator/{{Seanbaby}} said that he was also challenged, but Boll backed out of fighting him upon finding out that he was trained in UsefulNotes/MuayThai and UsefulNotes/BrazilianJiuJitsu.

* Creator/UweBoll, a German director notorious for making [[VideoGameMoviesSuck terrible film adaptations of video games]], supplied one of the most violent examples of this trope when, in response to the extremely negative reviews his films received, he decided to challenge his critics to a fight. As in, a [[https://www.wired.com/2006/12/ragingboll/ literal, very real boxing match]] sponsored by [=GoldenPalace.com=]. Five critics actually took up his offer: Richard "Lowtax" Kyanka of Website/SomethingAwful, Jeff "[=MiraJeff=]" Sneider of Ain't It Cool News, Chris Alexander of ''Rue Morgue'' magazine, Carlos Palencia Jimenez-Arguello of the Spanish film website Cinecutre, and blogger Chance Minter. Boll, who had been an amateur boxer before he became a filmmaker, went 5-0, and footage of "Raging Boll" was included as a bonus feature on the DVD for ''Film/{{Postal}}''. Creator/{{Seanbaby}} said that he was also challenged, but Boll backed out of fighting him upon finding out that he was trained in UsefulNotes/MuayThai and UsefulNotes/BrazilianJiuJitsu.

* 19th-century poet Julia Moore (an American DistaffCounterpart to the famously GiftedlyBad William Topaz [=McGonagall=]), some of whose critics suggested that she was "semi-literate", responded thus: "The Editors that has spoken in a scandalous manner, have went beyond reason."
* Norman Boutin, author of the self-published novel ''Literature/EmpressTheresa'', has a habit of responding to every single piece of negative criticism he can find. He tends to call his critics losers, liars, and trolls.

* In the now-defunct Website/{{IMDb}} boards, Leigh Scott would appear to lash out on those who labeled him as simply a [[TheMockbuster mockbuster]] creator or putting all the blame on the ones he directed for Creator/TheAsylum, saying the studio, which he had departed at some point, had more to do with it, and he was simply [[MoneyDearBoy making a living]]. Scott had to, in particular, say that ''Film/{{Transmorphers}}'' was both an old script of his that was retitled as a cash-in to ''Film/{{Transformers}}'', while owning up to the awful technical aspects, as it was a NoBudget endeavor after all.

* During the show's second season, ''WebAnimation/HelluvaBoss'' creator Creator/VivienneMedrano wrote a Twitter thread addressing the raising criticism of the show's writing, specifically those targeting the character of Millie, as some fans had begun accusing her and the writers of failing to give someone who is stated to be a main character any significant depth [[SatelliteLoveInterest outside being Moxxie's wife]]. Medrano argued that fans were overlooking what characterization had already been given, and that the complaints stem from people wishing that Millie had a DarkAndTroubledPast like the rest of the cast. However, she did concede that the character hadn't gotten too much focus up to that point, and assured fans that she would in future episodes.

* In early 2023, Creator/VivienneMedrano wrote a Twitter thread addressing the rising number of criticisms regarding ''WebAnimation/HelluvaBoss'', specifically those targeting the character of Millie, as many accused her and the writers of failing to give the character any significant depth outside being Moxxie's wife. Medrano argued that fans were overlooking what characterization had already been given, and that the complaints stem from people wishing that Millie had DarkAndTroubledPast like the rest of the cast. However, she did concede that the character hadn't gotten too much focus up to that point, and assured fans that she would in future episodes.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse'': Creator, Dana Terrace has liked Twitter posts accusing the show of promoting witchcraft and demonic worship as well as posts decrying the show for confirming that Luz and [[spoiler:Amity]] have a budding romance going on in order to {{troll}} them, [[https://www.reddit.com/r/TheOwlHouse/comments/ill21i/hooty_hooty_im_dana_terrace_creator_and_ep_of_the/g3svrjn/?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=web2x&context=3 which she readily admits]] in her Website/{{Reddit}} [=AMA=].

* When ''Zero'' was released among mixed genuine criticism and wild harassment, that season's lead Fiona Nova became very defensive, most notably shooting down people who claimed it was just a spinoff, or saying [[https://twitter.com/FionaNova/status/1336146452205215750 "it's not for you"]] regarding those who didn't like the new direction.

* Once ''WebAnimation/RedVsBlue: Zero'' was released among mixed genuine criticism and wild harrassment, that season's lead Fiona Nova became very defensive, most notably shooting down people who claimed it was just a spinoff, or saying [[https://twitter.com/FionaNova/status/1336146452205215750 "it's not for you"]] regarding those who didn't like the new direction.

* [[FanDumb "Most of my readers are nice, understanding people, but..."]]
* [[WhyFandomCantHaveNiceThings "The problem is my readers, not my writing."]]

-->'''StarCat:''' You're forgetting that drug use, and drug addiction are not synonymous. Banning people from anything "for their own good" is paternalistic bullshit.\\
'''Atropos:'' See, that's where you make your mistake. I'm not doing this for "your own good". The illegal hard drug trade is bad for the city, so I'm bringing it to an end. Other than that, I don't give a flying fuck.

* ''Franchise/StarWarsLegends'' author Karen Traviss is a little bit infamous for this in the ''Franchise/StarWars'' fandom, going so far as to call her critics sexists, {{Basement Dweller}}s, and "Talifans". She later backed up and claimed that she was only using those terms to refer to a [[HateDumb particularly belligerent subgroup of critics]] who harassed and threatened her[[note]]One particularly belligerent critic made a couple of machinima videos depicting himself brutally murdering her and her fans in a Columbine-style mass shooting[[/note]]. Bizarrely, the whole thing seems to have come from a single instance of SciFiWritersHaveNoSenseOfScale, when she claimed that there were only 3 million clone troopers in a Republic made up of a million star systems, a number by and large [[{{Misblamed}} already established]] in the ''Film/AttackOfTheClones'' [[AllThereInTheManual movie and junior novelizations]] -- it's just that the fans are so obsessive about this sort of thing that they argued about it for ''months''. One of the mods on the old [=StarWars.com=] forums gave his account of the events [[https://web.archive.org/web/20120411215622/http://blogs.starwars.com/bluemodgroup/42 here]].

* ''Franchise/StarWarsLegends'' author Karen Traviss is a little bit infamous for this in the ''Franchise/StarWars'' fandom, going so far as to call her critics sexists, {{Basement Dweller}}s, and "Talifans". She later backed up and claimed that she was only using those terms to refer to a [[HateDumb particularly belligerent subgroup of critics]] who harassed and threatened her. Bizarrely, the whole thing seems to have come from a single instance of SciFiWritersHaveNoSenseOfScale, when she claimed that there were only 3 million clone troopers in a Republic made up of a million star systems, a number by and large [[{{Misblamed}} already established]] in the ''Film/AttackOfTheClones'' [[AllThereInTheManual movie and junior novenizatios]] -- it's just that the fans are so obsessive about this sort of thing that they argued about it for ''months''. One of the mods on the old [=StarWars.com=] forums gave his account of the events [[https://web.archive.org/web/20120411215622/http://blogs.starwars.com/bluemodgroup/42 here]].

* ''Franchise/StarWarsLegends'' author Karen Traviss is a little bit infamous for this in the ''Franchise/StarWars'' fandom, going so far as to call her critics sexists, {{Basement Dweller}}s, and "Talifans". She later backed up and claimed that she was only using those terms to refer to a [[HateDumb particularly belligerent subgroup of critics]] who harassed and threatened her. Bizarrely, the whole thing seems to have come from a single instance of SciFiWritersHaveNoSenseOfScale, when she claimed that there were only 3 million clone troopers in a Republic made up of a million star systems, a number she claims [[{{Misblamed}} she didn't even come up with]] (and the novelization of ''Film/AttackOfTheClones'' appears to [[AllThereInTheManual back her up on that]]) -- it's just that the fans are so obsessive about this sort of thing that they argued about it for ''months''. One of the mods on the old [=StarWars.com=] forums gave his account of the events [[https://web.archive.org/web/20120411215622/http://blogs.starwars.com/bluemodgroup/42 here]].

* ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'' creator Creator/TiteKubo released [[DontLikeDontRead a couple of these]] on his Website/{{Twitter}} account sometime during early 2010 in response to fan complaints over SeasonalRot. He even went as far as comparing said fans to [[ManChild children]] (which, given that this is a ''{{shonen}}'' manga, may or may not have been intended as an insult). Upon being told by a fan that they could draw something better than ''Bleach'':

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* Haven Paschall, the English voice actress of Serena in ''Anime/PokemonTheSeries'', has stated that while she respects that [[SubbingVersusDubbing some fans prefer the Japanese voices]] and they can't please everyone, it can be irritating when they review the English cast's work with cruel comments while using anonymous screen names and asked that fans consider what they were saying before commenting.

* In the wake of ''[[Series/CowboyBebop2021 Cowboy Bebop]]'''s abrupt end, it became clear that the deluge of negative comments and videos that came ahead of the series' launch and the crowing celebrations over its cancellation wore down many of those involved in the production. Naomi Markman, the series' script coordinator, took to Twitter to criticise such people, saying that their actions led to the sudden unemployment of hundreds of people who were prepared to produce a second season. Creator/SteveBlum, meanwhile voiced his support for the adaptation and said that "haters" should just "make their own" if they think they know better.

* The late Dwayne [=McDuffie=] was known for rather hostile reactions toward any fans who criticized him on his work on ''WesternAnimation/Ben10AlienForce'' and ''WesternAnimation/Ben10UltimateAlien'', the [[ContestedSequel controversial sequels]] to ''WesternAnimation/Ben10'', on his forum. Though to his credit, he never made any personal attacks on these fans and frowned upon any of his supporters who did. The late Derrick Wyatt, the art designer and co-showrunner on ''WesternAnimation/Ben10Omniverse'', was much the same.

* The late Dwayne [=McDuffie=] was known for rather hostile reactions toward any fans who criticized him on his work on ''WesternAnimation/Ben10AlienForce'' and ''WesternAnimation/Ben10UltimateAlien'', the [[ContestedSequel controversial sequels]] to ''WesternAnimation/Ben10'', on his forum. Though to his credit, he never made any personal attacks on these fans and frowned upon any of his supporters who did.

[[YouCantFightFate Unfortunately in most circumstances]], [[SelfFulfillingProphecy this is often what ultimately results in]] CreatorKiller [[MortonsFork taking effect anyway.]] In very rare occasions though, certain creators have a justifiable reason for having to address something. From fans getting too overzealous, haters getting a little too personal in their attacks or criticism and a few other justifications. {{Trolling Creator}}s can also engage in this trope in their own weird ways.

* 2013's ''VideoGame/DmcDevilMayCry'' is infamous for this. Upon its reveal, fans of ''Devil May Cry'' criticised the direction Creator/NinjaTheory was taking the series, fundamentally changing aspects of the series and rebooting it in such a way that it was unrecognisable as a ''Devil May Cry'' game. In response, Ninja Theory lashed out at fans by dismissing their criticism as fans simply being upset that Dante's hair wasn't white, despite that being little more than a footnote compared to the other points, and ignoring the fact that their new interpretation was a vulgar smoker, despite Dante being initially designed as a character that was "too cool" to smoke, drink or swear. Ninja Theory went as far as to create a [=PowerPoint=] outlining what "Dante is", drawing connections with their new interpretation to the likes of ''Film/FightClub'', while classic Dante was compared to ''Film/BatmanAndRobin'' and photoshopped into a scene from ''Film/BrokebackMountain,'' [[HoYay the connotations]] [[UnfortunateImplications being clear]], while also stating that the old Dante "would be laughed out of any bar outside of Tokyo." This even extended to journalists that supported Ninja Theory, calling the old Devil May Cry games outdated and shilling the new game as much as possible while downplaying any criticisms. Needless to say, this didn't go over well, as while it reviewed well when it came out, fans of the series wanted nothing to do with the game and the people that did play it found the story and characters unlikeable and the gameplay a major step down from ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry4'', causing the game to massively underperform, taking 5 years to meet its original goal. In contrast, 2019's ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry5'' managed to match its numbers in a couple of weeks.

* 2013's ''VideoGame/DmCDevilMayCry'' is infamous for this. Upon its reveal, fans of ''Devil May Cry'' criticised the direction Creator/NinjaTheory was taking the series, fundamentally changing aspects of the series and rebooting it in such a way that it was unrecognisable as a ''Devil May Cry'' game. In response, Ninja Theory lashed out at fans by dismissing their criticism as fans simply being upset that Dante's hair wasn't white, despite that being little more than a footnote compared to the other points, and ignoring the fact that their new interpretation was a vulgar smoker, despite Dante being initially designed as a character that was "too cool" to smoke, drink or swear. Ninja Theory went as far as to create a [=PowerPoint=] outlining what "Dante is", drawing connections with their new interpretation to the likes of ''Film/FightClub'', while classic Dante was compared to ''Film/BatmanAndRobin'' and photoshopped into a scene from ''Film/BrokebackMountain,'' [[HoYay the connotations]] [[UnfortunateImplications being clear]], while also stating that the old Dante "would be laughed out of any bar outside of Tokyo." This even extended to journalists that supported Ninja Theory, calling the old Devil May Cry games outdated and shilling the new game as much as possible while downplaying any criticisms. Needless to say, this didn't go over well, as while it reviewed well when it came out, fans of the series wanted nothing to do with the game and the people that did play it found the story and characters unlikeable and the gameplay a major step down from ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry4'', causing the game to massively underperform, taking 5 years to meet its original goal. In contrast, 2019's ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry5'' managed to match its numbers in a couple of weeks.

* Creator/GustavKlimt's ''The Goldfish'' was originally titled ''To My Detractors'', and depicts a nymph mockingly baring her butt to the audience.

* ''Webcomic/{{Rain|2010}}'' has a lot of LGBTQ characters. Whenever one is revealed to be such, readers complain that it is unrealistic to have so many queer/trans characters. The writer, Jocelyn Samara, now writes a statement with every reveal asking readers to keep it to themselves, because it is not true and she does not appreciate it.

* The top fanfic writer for ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKing'', Creator/{{ThatPersonYouMightKnow}}, hates trolls. If they make him snap, they can expect an angry message.