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The "Stop Having Fun" Guys will insist that everyone else is doing it wrong. They not only hate the other fans who enjoy it a specific way, but will also insult ''other haters''. These people are often known for having ''very'' specific single-issue criteria when they pick something new, which causes them to have ridiculously high standards. In the worst cases, they'll join a Hatedom because the work they tried to be a fan of was too...''different'' from what they normally like; instead of trying to adapt, they claim it to be crap and that [[FanHater everyone who likes it doesn't know what true fun is]]. Some of these people will go on tangents explaining ''one'' situation they had with a game and then insisting the entire game is like that. Many times; the hatred of new editions, updates, or sequels consist of these people who complain about how the developers are "punishing skill" amongst other things because they assessed widely exploited glitches and shortcomings. Read the article for some more specific examples.

* '''FanHater''': These cannot dislike a work ''and'' accept that it appeals to other people. [[OpinionMyopia How dare someone have such bad taste?]] They simply aren't content to live and let live. Fan Haters are prone to blindly bashing fans and stereotyping them all into one or two categories of people (example: Celebrity magazines are only bought by gay men, morbidly obese middle aged housewives, and people who need to line their bird cages). Sometimes, they might even say that people are only pretending to like the object of their contempt because they're "sheep" or whatever. These people seem to see themselves as the "Average" demographic, and when someone likes something they don't, they become unable to see ''why''. It doesn't matter whether most of the fandom fits this description or not. Often prone to making up stories about FanDumb ComplainingAboutPeopleNotLikingTheShow. Many times, these people are acting like FanFiction and Fan Art itself somehow affects the actual quality of what the author's writing (Many of which have ''never'' read the fanfiction in the first place) of the show.[[note]]Some who actually ''do'' acknowledge the fanfiction, don't use it to perpetuate a negative image of the {{Fandom}}, but still bicker over it, are more rival fans and Fan dumb.[[/note]] Fan Haters may often judge a show's quality based ''entirely'' off of its fans, whilst ignoring the other FanDumb of their own interests. Mentioning any of the Fandom that's ''not'' fitting this stereotype will often result in something similar to NoTrueScotsman. In the minds of {{Fan Hater}}s, there is no such thing as Fandom. There is only Fan Dumb.
* '''Author Haters''': These people may not hate the fans, ''per se,'' but they certainly hate the author of the work. While it's natural to be annoyed with someone who has brought a bad show into existence, these people take it so far that it seems to be a personal RoaringRampageOfRevenge. In extreme cases, death threats may ensue. RunningTheAsylum can justify some author hate, but [[JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope only to a point.]] Author hate can also be justified to an extent, if said author has an [[SmallNameBigEgo inflated ego]], mistreats the fans of their work, or [[UnderminedByReality behaves in ways that directly contradict their own work's themes]], which usually results in their own fans turning against them on top of already-existing author hate. Of course, [[{{Misblamed}} whether the author is truly responsible]] for the contents of the work or changes in the adaptation, or was even truly the creator of the work, doesn't matter: Author haters will blame the head editor for stuff they couldn't have done, or a creator lower on the food chain for events caused by ExecutiveMeddling.
** '''[[YokoOhNo Love Interest Haters]]''': These people may be big fans of a creator, but they absolutely ''despise'' the creator's love interest. She (it's usually a she) will often be blamed for negatively affecting the quality of his work [[MisBlamed even if she had nothing to do with it]]. She may also be hated for [[ShipSinking sinking]] the hater's favourite [[ActorShipping ship]], "stealing" the creator away from the hater, or disappointing the people who [[GuyOnGuyIsHot really wanted him to be gay]] by making it clear that he's not. Don't be surprised if these haters insist that the creator's relationship is unhappy even if there's plenty of evidence to the contrary. In severe cases, the haters will make more serious and equally baseless accusations against the love interest -- according to them, she may be unfaithful, destructive, [[DomesticAbuse abusive]], and so on. Even if the haters are actually right about a creator's love interest being a bad influence, they ''still'' take their response too far -- as above, death threats may occur. Most of these people aren't full-blown haters of the work; they either actually like it despite their complaints, or they used to like it but now don't because they think it JumpedTheShark (which they'll often blame the love interest for).
* '''[[ComplainingAboutShowsYouDontWatch Complaining about works one didn't take in]]''': These haters have never seen the show in question, but they still know they hate it. They will refuse to watch it at all. There isn't necessarily anything in the show itself that they would dislike, if only they would watch it — HypeAversion, or the [[NeverTrustATrailer trailer for the work]] has made them determined to avoid direct exposure.
** '''The Preemptive Hater''': The Hate Dumb counterpart of the '''Hype Maniac'''. These guys ''really'' hate something, and seem to know almost everything about the object of their hate. The problem is, the work they hate hasn't been released. Often, it hasn't even been ''finished''. These people are basing their hatedom on previews, teasers, and miscellaneous information floating around about the unreleased project; from it, they have constructed a picture of something they loathe intensely. In some cases, the hate may be based on information that was never conveyed in the first place, but is treated as confirmed fact. This is more common in the internet age, since people can get all sorts of false information (and true info, for that matter) from FanDumb and other Hate Dumb; and when release dates are staggered, there can be preemptive haters on the same board as people who do have access to the work. {{Remake}}s of works are frequent targets of this — people anticipate AdaptationDecay. On the bright side, the odds of getting a preemptive hater to see the work when the time comes is better than that for someone complaining about a ''extant'' show they don't watch.
* '''The Obsessed Hater''': They hate the show. They hate every one of the 42 hours per week they spend watching it. They hate every one of the 49 hours per week they spend blogging about it. They hate the crappy merchandise and only buy it all so that they can get a deeper knowledge of the many ways it's bad... It's the opposite of "Complaining about works one didn't take in". Being informed about the work so one isn't blindly complaining [[Administrivia/TropesAreTools is a good thing,]] but this hater takes it overboard by spending more time obsessing over their object of hate than the fans do in liking it. Expect some of these haters to use the InsaneTrollLogic that somehow, ''because'' this show is still on, it affects the quality of the shows that ''they'' like. Corporate creators love this kind of Hate Dumb better than a lukewarm fandom — it's more profitable, and [[NoSuchThingAsBadPublicity gives them free advertisement]]. They spread the show word of mouth, people actually see it to see how bad it really is... and they stick around. Plus, buying all of a show's toys just to destroy them isn't the diss than an Obsessed Hater thinks it is -- the Hater still has to pay money to get those toys, which means he's turning a profit for the object of his ire. Don't, under any circumstances, pull the DontLikeDontRead card on them-- while this is a rare instance where that line actually has merit, saying it to an obsessed hater will probably get you an "[[NoYou Oh, but if you don't like my obsessing over this show I hate, then you can just ignore it]]!". In a nutshell, this is the kind of person who claims to have been lost as a customer, yet they keep buying from you again and again. Sometimes they even bring in ''new'' customers who try out of BileFascination and discover CriticalBacklash instead.

* '''Hipster Hater''': An obsessed hater that insists that their obsession with the object of their hate is "ironic", or insist that any work which becomes mainstream has "sold out" and cannot be TrueArt: [[ItsPopularNowItSucks if it's popular, it sucks.]] They cannot be an acknowledged fan to a popular work, so they are this instead. This tends to overlap with business hatred, too. Many of these guys will buy alternate brand names or other such stuff to "Stick it to the man". Expect many of these people to complain about businesses trying to make a profit, such as saying it is "unforgivable" that businesses *gasp* have terms of service or ask ''money'' for their works. Corporate creators have no problems with this sort of Hate Dumb, either.

* '''Pop Culture Snob''': The opposite of the Hipster Hater, they actively avoid anything outside a narrow range of popular shows. [[WidgetSeries Anything foreign is "too weird."]] [[SciFiGhetto Anything Sci Fi is meaningless and geeky]]. Anything over five years old is "for old people". Anything involving an animal must be childish or {{yiff}}. [[AnimationAgeGhetto Anything animated is for little kids]] (unless it's [[AnimatedShockComedy something like]] ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'', ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'', or ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark''). The inverse of ItsPopularNowItSucks. Their battle cry is '''It's Unpopular, So It Sucks'''. Needless to say, this type of hater is found mostly within the 12-19 year old crowd and is pretty uncommon elsewhere.
* '''The [[FandomRivalry Rival Fan]]''': This hater ''loves'' a work. Just... not this one. They belong to some fandom with a long-standing [[FandomRivalry rivalry]] with the work they don't like. They tend to insist that the object of their hate is a shoddy knockoff of their show, even when it's completely different. They also insist that [[NoTrueScotsman No]] TrueFan of their show [[LogicalFallacies could ever like both their show and the show they hate]]. These guys may often invoke [[TheyCopiedItSoItSucks accusations of other works attempting to ride on their show's popularity or success]]. This overlaps with FanDumb. It can also happen ''[[BrokenBase within]]'' fandoms. Compare the haters who think '''[[ItsTheSameNowItSucks everything is the same]]'''; they could perhaps be called twin Hate Dumb.
** Overlapping very heavily with this is the '''Hypocrite fan'''. This type of fan is from Fandom Rivalry more often than not, but they often hate trait(s) of other shows/genres, but at the same time, ''their'' own work does the exact same thing, too.

* '''The Hate Monger''': A kind of Hate Dumb that exists around specific characters within a work. They may or may not be a fan of that work itself, but they will not tolerate the existence of the specific characters at ''all''. Whenever the character is even put into [[CharacterFocus focus,]] the hater will be the first to cry "SpotlightStealingSquad!" Even if they are right about the character taking too much screentime, their hatred of that character impairs their common sense. [[FanHater They will not allow the character to have fans if they can help it.]] Hate Mongers have also been known to call "{{Wangst}}" (or a synonym thereof) on someone being justifiably sad. They may write fanfiction of the work which exaggerates the traits that the hater hates about them, exaggerates the other characters' dislike of them, and/or [[RevengeFic inflicts misery on them]]. Sometimes, the Hate Monger is a bitter result of DieForOurShip or FandomRivalry around a specific character, hating a character because they want to see more of one they like or because they want their love interest to hook up with a different character from the object of hate. Someone who tends to be made a DracoInLeatherPants is also a frequent target, even if the voice of moderation tries to speak up. TheScrappy is a common target by definition. Newcomers (especially [[CousinOliver kids]]) may be targeted and blamed for the show jumping the shark. The Hate Monger may also be a character-specific Fan Hater and make claims like "All of this character's fans only like [him/her] because they find [him/her] hot!", "These people only like this character because they're glad to be getting representation!" or "Only kids like this character!". Often a subset of The Mad Bride/Groom, as pairings and [=OTPs=] tend to have ''someone'' [[MurderTheHypotenuse lose out]].

* '''Bandwagon Hater''': Opposes this work, but only as long as it's the trendy thing to do. This hater is always on the lookout for AcceptableTargets, not because they truly hate them, but because it's fun to complain and [[LonersAreFreaks no fun to do it alone.]] Sometimes, the Bandwagon Hater will ''like'' the AcceptableTargets but deny having anything but hate towards it. More often than not, these people may have even been ''fans'' of the show, especially in shows where it was trendy to like it, but then it became trendy to ''hate'' it. A very good way of spotting this if any CausticCritic releases a scathing review, or if the majority of a fanbase or popular forum hates it, even if they had previously liked the work, and afterwords, start carbon-copying their opinions, sometimes ''word for word''. In extreme cases, they may have no opinions of their own. The inverse happens in FanDumb, as well. This is what the page quote essentially describes; the person who hates something not because they genuinely dislike it, but because the "cool kids" told them to.

* '''He Panned It Now It Sucks''': Similar to the Bandwagon Hater, except it's done more out of [[CreatorWorship because someone they're a fan of hated it]], than out of a desire to fit in -- which means that this hater [[SeriousBusiness takes it far more seriously than the bandwagon hater does]]. If the Creator in question mentions that they hate something, then this person will immediately and loudly proclaim their hatred of it regardless of how they felt about it before. Never tell this type of fan that you enjoy both the creator's work and the work that the creator hates. If you do, then the worst of these haters will fly off the handle and assert that you can't be [[FandomHeresy a true fan of the creator and still enjoy the other work]]. Common with fanbases of {{Caustic Critic}}s.
* '''The Willfully Blind''': Yes, these exist in Hate Dumb too. Similar to the willfully blind in FanDumb, the Hate Dumb variety will refuse to acknowledge any potential strengths or possibly even anything that was done correctly. The willfully blind may also try and convince everyone else to HandWave the strengths because they ''do not exist''. They are prone to AccentuateTheNegative arguments or reviews. Sometimes, they may have a single issue about the work and hate it solely because of that -- usually because they stopped watching afterwards. Expect even in-depth reviews written by this hater to discuss ''only the parts they know and can't stand''. Even if the production staff ran every decision by them, they would complain about how they "weren't asked enough". No matter what, the willfully blind will fixate on a single flaw or ''any'' weaknesses.
* '''[[PeripheryHatedom The Genre Alien]]''': The Genre Alien is a rather amusing hater, a less focused version of the Obsessed variety. They will make it clear that they utterly hate a genre, or a series. Nevertheless, they seek works in that genre out. They see examples of it and ''then'' complain how much it sucks. Interestingly, they are likely to criticize stuff that makes the genre [[AnthropicPrinciple what it is]]. (For instance, they might complain about kiss scenes in ''romance movies'', blood and swearing in ''Film/DieHard'', soft rock band America not being "heavy enough", or EarnYourHappyEnding in [[AWorldHalfFull dark idealistic stories.]]) They may be constructive, or attempt to be constructive, but when they start complaining about Fundamental Genre tropes as "weaknesses" or suggest rewriting the show in its entirety and changing the story to fit how they would view it as an improvement, (This is not considered constructive criticism in the creative writing field) then it pretty much stops being constructive criticism and starts to veer into "Destructive Criticism" territory. This brings out a subspecies called '''The Mad Editor'''.

* '''[[ItsTheSameNowItSucks Everything is the same]]''': These haters are commonly known for having a minimalistic view of fandoms they don't belong to. Sometimes, entire franchises or genres will attract these types of haters. They will pull the "It's the exact same as this"-card, sometimes without even seeing it. They sometimes have no moderate or casual likes; they view ''everything'' they aren't an outright fan of narrowly. For instance, somebody who does ''not'' like High-School dramas might view every show set in high school as being like ''Series/{{Degrassi}}''. Note that, in such a case, it is possible that they ''like'' ''Degrassi'' and just think all the others are redundant (since they're the same) and thus pointless -- in which case, they're likely a '''Rival Fan'''. Many times, they invoke the "TheyCopiedItSoItSucks" card and accuse ''everything'' of being a ripoff of something they consider quality, even works that came out [[OlderThanTheyThink before the work they like]].
* '''StopHavingFunGuys''': The "Stop Having Fun" Guys will insist that everyone else is doing it wrong. They not only hate the other fans who enjoy it a specific way, but will also insult ''other haters''. These people are often known for having ''very'' specific single-issue criteria when they pick something new, which causes them to have ridiculously high standards. In the worst cases, they'll join a Hatedom because the work they tried to be a fan of was too...''different'' from what they normally like; instead of trying to adapt, they claim it to be crap and that [[FanHater everyone who likes it doesn't know what true fun is]]. Some of these people will go on tangents explaining ''one'' situation they had with a game and then insisting the entire game is like that. Many times; the hatred of new editions, updates, or sequels consist of these people who complain about how the developers are "punishing skill" amongst other things because they assessed widely exploited glitches and shortcomings. Read the article for some more specific examples.
* '''NostalgiaFilter''': The idea that modern works are automatically inferior to the [[OlderIsBetter stuff from the past]]. This is so common that we have a trope for it. These haters will trash on the modern stuff and idealize the stuff they liked when they were younger, because it's skewed through the years that they only remember the ''good'' parts -- not the fact that there was a PeripheryHatedom for something that was marketed to them at age six, and not the fact that even adults were criticising it for the same reasons they criticize the modern stuff. For a more in-depth discussion, check the article, but this is an unfortunate type because it's ''so'' propagated and encouraged in fandom.

* '''Anne (or [[SpearCounterpart Andy]]) Titlement''': Anne Titlement is a type of hater who claims that nobody makes the kinds of work ''they'' enjoy anymore, or that there isn't enough of it. Any examples of that work or related works (by genre or by creator sometimes) have already been enjoyed and Anne Titlement wants more. Well, that's valid, right? Not when it means you begin viciously attacking ''everything'' else. This type of hater is shocked, ''[[Film/{{Casablanca}} shocked]]'' that something was made without ''them'' in mind. And if you are a fan of such a work, then [[FanHater it's your fault that nothing "good" is made anymore]]. Anne Titlement often views things through a sharp NostalgiaFilter. In their mind, hating something is never ''their'' fault.

* '''The Crusader''': Hating something is SeriousBusiness to these people; it is practically their life's mission is to spread the message of {{Hatedom}} around. The Crusader is frequently launching [[FlameWar Holy wars]] against forums, sometimes even organizing spam-raids on forums, or frequently derailing threads to state why ''they'' think it sucks. These types have been the cause of more work pages being locked on this very wiki than a lot of us are proud of.
* '''The Purist''': One of the most wide encompassing forms of Hate Dumb, and arguably, an unholy abomination of ''multiple'' kinds of Haters rolled into one entitled person. Purists have an ideal vision on how a franchise can go, but sometimes, Purists can go ''several'' steps beyond just having an ideal view of a franchise. '''The Purist''' can ''also'' have an idealized view of ''the fandom'' of a particular franchise, and even in worst cases, the ''entire market''. Naturally, many of these guys [[FanHater tend to hate franchises based solely off of the fans themselves]], often citing the fandom as one of the reasons they dislike a franchise, sometimes not even giving it a chance. The Purist also does not stop at just hating fans, but also, they believe that they are the centre (and largest contributer) of the entire market, thus, any and all executive decisions should not be made without consulting them first. Any new demographic being brought into the market, or a simple shift in demographic will not only get the FanDumb crying, but also the haters, because they will ''hate'' these newcomers to the market with almost every passion of their being. Because The Purist has a ''very'' idealised vision of their own fandom; naturally, they are often the type to declare new fans to [[NoTrueScotsman "not be true fans"]] of the series, any new entries to [[FanonDiscontinuity "not be true entries]]". ''VERY'' prone to TheyChangedItNowItSucks-type arguments. There are also versions of the Purist who will simply point out any shift/expansion in demographic to be a reason ''why'' it sucks. Amongst long essays about how new Johnny-Come-Latelys have ruined the market/fandom/show forever, [[ItsPopularNowItSucks as well as how it was better when it wasn't popular]], also expect Slippery Slope type arguments about ''why'' it is bad, and how they expect FollowTheLeader to come against them. (Once more, mentioning a ''similar'' argument about any FollowTheLeader type stuff against ''your'' interests will not be responded to, at best, or countered with an essay on how wrong you are and how you have no taste, if not a HandWave.)
* '''Undercover Fans''': These are not truly haters, but rather fans, who appeal to the large Hatedom of their object of obsession in order to spread the word. They will derail every thread, come up with the lamest of jokes and in general, will do anything to put the alleged object of their hate into the center of attention. {{Fan Hater}}s will generally take the bait, and what was before a previously completely unrelated topic will now be derailed into a discussion over how horrible that certain thing is. Not only does the corporate world love these guys, some of them are actually [[AstroTurf corporate agents themselves]], actively involved in viral marketing.
* '''The Science Snob/Armchair Historian:''' People with a WillingSuspensionOfDisbelief thinner than a razor. One "inaccuracy" or dramatization for the sake of pacing or story will cause them to declare the show a pile of unwatchable dreck and "not properly researched", regardless of whether or not they [[DanBrowned did the research themselves and watched the damn media in question]]. Very commonly blind to AcceptableBreaksFromReality, and may often be found complaining about "unrealistic" aspects of a media... despite the media having things like [[BatmanCanBreatheInSpace flying in space without a pressurized suit]], involving alien ghosts controlled by a reality-warping AI fighting physics-defying transforming monsters, or {{telekinesis}}[=/=]magic and dragons flying around.
* '''The PC Crusader''': Wanting more well made female and minority characters in the media is generally a good thing. In the very least it isn't a ''bad'' thing (mostly). The issue with The PC Crusader is that they are [[UnpleasableFanbase almost never satisfied.]] Any depiction of a woman or minority that doesn't meet their impossibly high standards will inevitably lead them to criticize the work as sexist or bigoted, usually [[ComplainingAboutShowsYouDontWatch without even taking the time to look into the work and see their full characterization]]. If the character is portrayed as [[HateSink unlikable]] or [[MoralEventHorizon explicitly evil and unsympathetic]], expect people like this to jump to wild conclusions about the supposed UnfortunateImplications that often don't exist, and condemn the creator of the work themselves while citing their perceptions as proof said creator is bigoted. As an unintended consequence of this behavior, the PC Crusader is partially responsible for the existence of the FlawlessToken trope; creators wary of these folks may resort to writing women/minorities as flat, boring characters with no flaws whatsoever (or at least none that might make them be perceived in any negative way), as it is the type of portrayal least likely to anger PC Crusaders. At the most extreme, the creator may not bother to include any minorities ''at all'' just to play it safe. On the rare occasion one of these people finds a character which meets their standards, they will protect that character like their only child. Any criticism of said character will lead to the critic being dismissed as a bigot, even if their criticisms had nothing to do with the character's minority status. Their existence gave rise to The Un-PC Crusader, an equally obnoxious group who believe that pretty much any work with a female/minority character is an attempt at pandering to this crowd.

* More often than not, the above two members of Hate Dumb will fight, for obvious reasons, and cause a vicious cycle of blaming the other for taking drastic action (i.e.: FanWank). And more often than not, the PC Crusader will fight with other Crusaders over what minority is more oppressed, if a minority should be treated as a sacred cow or like anyone else, etc. In any case, it's [[PassThePopcorn great fun to watch from the sidelines]], though such debates can descend into extremely ugly or even outright dangerous territory depending on the people involved, as both parties tend to be inordinately fond of dragging it into real life and making it personal. Doxing incidents are common, as are campaigns of orchestrated harassment and attempts to get people fired from their jobs or cost them clients or professional contacts (if they are self-employed), and it can and sometimes does escalate into full-fledged attempts to cause physical harm.
* '''The Anti-Romantic''': The bizarro version of [[FanDumb The Mad Bride/Groom]]; any hint of shipping or romance in the fandom will send them into a frothing rage instead of a squee of fangirl glee. You can see these species endlessly lambasting a fandom upon learning about a fan-made pairings, blaming tween girls and other scapegoats for their departure from fandom/why they refuse to associate with fans. Often just as stupid as rabid shippers themselves. They infest all works, regardless of whether or not the actual work itself has romance or otherwise. If it does, they are prone to turning at least one half of the romance into RonTheDeathEater, or [[FanWank rationalizing]] why the romance doesn't exist.

* '''[[{{Demonization}} The Demonizer]]''': This is the Hate Dumb version of the [[FanDumb Fandom Moral Guardian]]. He will find anything violent/sexual/other in this work and say that it will cause anyone who watches it to do something horrible. If something bad happens (and especially if the work is involved), expect to hear this guy say that it was responsible and needs to be banned. Related to the '''PC Crusader''', this is an early stage in becoming a MoralGuardian. Can also overlap with Genre Alien if they criticize a work for adults for having adult content. Can overlap with EveryoneIsSatanInHell if they read negative symbolism into a work that doesn't actually have it. They also tend to get into arguments over whether or not a work is OK for kids to take in.

* '''The Downvoter''': In a review site, giving a certain media an unfavorable score isn't inherently a bad thing as long as the reasoning is legitimate. Unfortunately, some of them can best be described as a cross between that of a rival fan and somebody complaining about shows they don't watch or like. As the name implies their main form of interest is to go on a review site and give any work on the same 'best' list that somehow got a higher score than the work they are a fan of a score of 0 or 1 out of 10. It does not matter to them whether or not the work is good, or even if they have seen it, the sheer fact that it scores higher on the same list is for them enough justification to give it a score that is that low. These type of haters (together with the FanDumb they may outbalance) can reduce the quality of a review site a lot and lots of review sites have taken measures to prevent this hatedom from doing what it does. (Lemon64 for instance, publishes below its own top 100 games list a list with the most controversial voters, which are people that gave a 1 or 2 out of 10 on the best list or 9 or 10 out of 10 on the 'worst list' in order to make it easier to see to who you should listen and to who not).

* '''The Copycat Accuser''': These haters will complain, or worse - cry plagiarism, at the slightest sign of similarity with another work. In other words, they live and breathe "TheyCopiedItSoItSucks" It doesn't occur that nearly every work throughout history draws inspiration from those that came before it - if it's not a [[JustForFun/TheTropelessTale tropeless tale]], it's a clone of another work. This almost always overlaps with another variation of Hate Dumb, and is used to enhance excuses rather than establish them, because otherwise, this would apply to literally every work in existence. Most commonly, this will overlap with '''Author Hater''' (hating on the work because of its author), '''The Rival Fan''' (accusing the work of copying the work the hater ''does'' like) or '''Bandwagon Hater''' (accusing the work of being a copycat because others have)
* '''The Installment Hater''': These people don't usually hate a serial work itself (although they might stop liking it if they take their hate far enough) but they do hate an installment of it, for instance a book in a series, an episode of a TV show, or a sequel (common because [[{{Sequelitis}} sequels have a bad reputation]]). While it's obviously fine to dislike an installment while liking the work as a whole, these people go next-level on it. They may spend more time complaining about this installment than they spend liking the rest of the work, even if it's the kind of work they can easily re-experience while skipping their hated installment (especially if it was later [[CanonDiscontinuity rendered non-canon]] because it sucked so much). They often make exaggerated claims that the installment "ruined" the work or a character. For instance, if a character [[OutOfCharacterMoment behaves out-of-character]], they might make [[EpilepticTrees theories]] about how their out-of-character personality is their real one and their normal personality is a lie, and if the out-of-character behaviour involves [[TheWorfEffect being defeated too easily]], they'll often cry BadassDecay. If the installment started an AudienceAlienatingEra or even [[FranchiseKiller killed the franchise]], that can justify hate -- but only to some degree. These haters may go on and on and on about how bad the Dork Age was long after it's over and it's clear that the creators have learned from their mistakes, or they may insist that the questionable quality of the last installment is solely responsible for the death of the franchise even when there were other factors at play. Like the Review Troll, this type often overlaps with the Un-PC Crusader because they see even token attempts to reflect changing societal attitudes as pandering to [=SJWs=], [[NostalgiaFilter even if the progressive values they're whining about date back to the "real" installments]].
** Closely related to the '''Entry Hater''', who hates a certain entry in a franchise. A common example is the hater who hates a spin-off for being a spin-off, even if it has absolutely no effect on the rest of the franchise. They're often prone to saying, "TheyChangedItNowItSucks"
* '''The Negative Nelly''': These people are similar to the Edgelords on FanDumb, but they don't like the show. They're the ones who claim that the work is bad because it's too positive, often claiming it's [[TastesLikeDiabetes too saccharine]] and/or "[[SillyRabbitIdealismIsForKids for babies]]". They might demand that the writers make it darker so that it's more "realistic", even though their ideas for "improving" it may amount to something like "make it oversexualized, add gratuitous violence and give it a blindly nihilistic tone". Can overlap with Genre Alien if they actively seek out idealistic works to complain about their lack of "maturity". They can also be Art Critics if they think a comedy is "mindless entertainment". If one character is very positive, they'll often be Hate Mongers, claiming that the character is "useless comic relief" and/or "overly happy". They might also claim the show is "cruel" because of {{Slapstick}}.

** '''The [[StrawCritic Art Critic]]''': Holy crap, look at this [insert media here]! It's got action and no drama and no symbolism! It's trash appealing to the LowestCommonDenominator and the reason (insert culture here) is turning into morons! There's no art in it! Some decry video games for "instant gratification" or music for shallow lyrics, but regardless, they'll sound like stereotypes of snobby art-house types. Sometimes, these guys are even ''more'' harsh on works that are [[LookingAGiftHorseInTheMouth distributed for free]] or something they pirated like video games or movies.

** '''I Can Do Better''': This Obsessed Hater variety usually belongs to the 20s-30s age group and loves to tell you how the show sucks, its writers are idiots, and how ''they'' can write it well or [[StartMyOwn create something else that's better]]. To illustrate their hate they like to constantly point at the perceived flaws of the show and overtly compare them to other works (even when they're completely different genres, styles or media), while they'll flaunt the [[SturgeonsLaw fanfic they've posted]] (or in some rare cases, [[VanityPublishing their self-published book]]) or the writing lessons they took or, heck, even their ''desire'' to become writers as "proof" of their writing competence. Expect them to linger on the show's fan message boards every time new installment is released, constantly talking down to the creators of the show [[SmallNameBigEgo as if they're on the same level of success and prestige]].

** '''The Preemptive Hater''': These guys ''really'' hate something. They seem to know almost everything about the object of their hate. The problem is, the work they hate hasn't been released. Often, it hasn't even been finished. These people are basing their hatedom on previews, teasers, and miscellaneous information floating around about the unreleased project; from it, they have constructed a picture of something they loathe intensely. In some cases, the hate may be based on information that was never conveyed in the first place, but is treated as confirmed fact. This is more common in the internet age, since people can get all sorts of false information (and true info, for that matter) from FanDumb and other Hate Dumb; and when release dates are staggered, there can be preemptive haters on the same board as people who do have access to the work. {{Remake}}s of works are frequent targets of this — people anticipate AdaptationDecay. On the bright side, the odds of getting a preemptive hater to see the work when the time comes is better than that for someone complaining about a ''extant'' show they don't watch.

* '''The Obsessed Hater''': They hate the show. They hate every one of the 42 hours per week they spend watching it. They hate every one of the 49 hours per week they spend blogging about it. They hate the crappy merchandise and only buy it all so that they can get a deeper knowledge of the many ways it's bad... It's the opposite of "Complaining about works one didn't take in". Being informed about the work so one isn't blindly complaining [[Administrivia/TropesAreTools is a good thing,]] but this hater takes it overboard by spending more time obsessing over their object of hate than the fans do in liking it. Expect some of these haters to use the InsaneTrollLogic that somehow, ''because'' this show is still on, it affects the quality of the shows that ''they'' like. Corporate creators love this kind of Hate Dumb better than a lukewarm fandom — it's more profitable, and [[NoSuchThingAsBadPublicity gives them free advertisement]]. They spread the show word of mouth, people actually see it to see how bad it really is... and they stick around. Plus, buying all of a show's toys just to destroy them isn't the diss than an Obsessed Hater thinks it is -- the Hater still has to pay money to get those toys, which means he's turning a profit for the object of his ire. Don't, under any circumstances, pull the DontLikeDontRead card on them-- while this is a rare instance where that line actually has merit, saying it to an obsessed hater will probably get you an "[[CopycatMockery Oh, but if you don't like my obsessing over this show I hate, then you can just ignore it]]!". In a nutshell, this is the kind of person who claims to have been lost as a customer; yet they keep buying from you again and again. Sometimes they even bring in ''new'' customers who try out of BileFascination and discover CriticalBacklash instead.

* '''The Obsessed Hater''': They hate the show. They hate every one of the 42 hours per week they spend watching it. They hate every one of the 49 hours per week they spend blogging about it. They hate the crappy merchandise and only buy it all so that they can get a deeper knowledge of the many ways it's bad... It's the opposite of "Complaining about works one didn't take in". Being informed about the work so one isn't blindly complaining [[Administrivia/TropesAreTools is a good thing,]] but this hater takes it overboard by spending more time obsessing over their object of hate than the fans do in liking it. Expect some of these haters to use the InsaneTrollLogic that somehow, ''because'' this show is still on, it affects the quality of the shows that ''they'' like. Corporate creators love this kind of Hate Dumb better than a lukewarm fandom — it's more profitable, and [[NoSuchThingAsBadPublicity gives them free advertisement]]. They spread the show word of mouth, people actually see it to see how bad it really is... and they stick around. Plus, buying all of a show's toys isn't the diss than an Obsessed Hater thinks it is -- the Hater still has to pay money to get those toys, which means he's turning a profit for the object of his ire. Don't, under any circumstances, pull the DontLikeDontRead card on them-- while this is a rare instance where that line actually has merit, saying it to an obsessed hater will probably get you an "[[CopycatMockery Oh, but if you don't like my obsessing over this show I hate, then you can just ignore it]]!". In a nutshell, this is the kind of person who claims to have been lost as a customer; yet they keep buying from you again and again. Sometimes they even bring in ''new'' customers who try out of BileFascination and discover CriticalBacklash instead.

* '''The Obsessed Hater''': They hate the show. They hate every one of the 42 hours per week they spend watching it. They hate every one of the 49 hours per week they spend blogging about it. They hate the crappy merchandise and only buy it all so that they can get a deeper knowledge of the many ways it's bad... It's the opposite of "Complaining about works one didn't take in". Being informed about the work so one isn't blindly complaining [[Administrivia/TropesAreTools is a good thing,]] but this hater takes it overboard by spending more time obsessing over their object of hate than the fans do in liking it. Expect some of these haters to use the InsaneTrollLogic that somehow, ''because'' this show is still on, it affects the quality of the shows that ''they'' like. Corporate creators love this kind of Hate Dumb better than a lukewarm fandom — it's more profitable, and [[NoSuchThingAsBadPublicity gives them free advertisement]]. (They spread the show word of mouth, people actually see it to see how bad it really is... you get the picture. See the PeripheryDemographic of ''[[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic]]'' for how effective advertisers these anti-fans can be.) Don't, under any circumstances, pull the DontLikeDontRead card on them-- while this is a rare instance where that line actually has merit, saying it to an obsessed hater will probably get you an "[[CopycatMockery Oh, but if you don't like my obsessing over this show I hate, then you can just ignore it]]!". In a nutshell, this is the kind of person who claims to have been lost as a customer; yet they keep buying from you again and again. Sometimes they even bring in ''new'' customers who try out of BileFascination and discover CriticalBacklash instead.

Hate dumb is the polar opposite of {{fan dumb}}. It always exists — where there is fan dumb, there is hate dumb.

The bottom line is this: it's okay to dislike a show/movie/game/book/character/whatever. But there are civil, socially acceptable ways of expressing that dislike, just like with expressing love for a character or medium. It's going too far in disliking something that dislike becomes hate dumb.

* '''FanHater''': These cannot dislike a work ''and'' accept that it appeals to other people. [[OpinionMyopia How dare someone have such bad taste?]] They simply aren't content to live and let live. Fan Haters are prone to blindly bashing fans and stereotyping them all into one or two categories of people (example: Celebrity magazines are only bought by gay men, morbidly obese middle aged housewives, and people who need to line their bird cages!). Sometimes, they might even say that people are "only pretending to like the object of their contempt" (because they're "sheep" or whatever). These people seem to see themselves as the "Average" demographic, and when someone likes something they don't, they become unable to see ''why''. (The [[ComplainingAboutPeopleNotLikingTheShow inverse]] happens, too.) It doesn't matter whether most of the fandom fits this description or not. Often prone to making up stories about FanDumb ComplainingAboutPeopleNotLikingTheShow. Many times, these people are acting like FanFiction and Fan Art itself somehow affects the actual quality of what the author's writing (Many of which have ''never'' read the fanfiction in the first place) of the show.[[note]]Some who actually ''do'' acknowledge the fanfiction, don't use it to perpetuate a negative image of the {{Fandom}}, but still bicker over it, are more rival fans and Fan dumb.[[/note]] Fan Haters may often judge a show's quality based ''entirely'' off of its fans, whilst ignoring the other FanDumb of their own interests. Mentioning any of the Fandom that's ''not'' fitting this stereotype will often result in something similar to NoTrueScotsman. In the minds of {{Fan Hater}}s, there is no such thing as Fandom. There is only Fan Dumb.

* '''The Installment Hater''': These people don't usually hate a serial work itself (although they might stop liking it if they take their hate far enough) but they do hate an installment of it, for instance a book in a series, an episode of a TV show, or a sequel (common because [[{{Sequelitis}} sequels have a bad reputation]]). While it's fine to dislike an installment while liking the work as a whole, these people go next-level on it. They may spend more time complaining about this installment than they spend liking the rest of the work, even if it's the kind of work they can easily re-experience while skipping their hated installment (especially if it was later [[CanonDiscontinuity rendered non-canon]] because it sucked so much). They often make exaggerated claims that the installment "ruined" the work or a character. For instance, if a character [[OutOfCharacterMoment behaves out-of-character]], they might make [[EpilepticTrees theories]] about how their out-of-character personality is their real one and their normal personality is a lie, and if the out-of-character behaviour involves [[TheWorfEffect being defeated too easily]], they'll often cry BadassDecay. If the installment started a DorkAge or even [[FranchiseKiller killed the franchise]], that can justify hate -- but only to some degree. These haters may go on and on and on about how bad the Dork Age was long after it's over and it's clear that the creators have learned from their mistakes, or they may insist that the questionable quality of the last installment is solely responsible for the death of the franchise even when there were other factors at play. Like the Review Troll, this type often overlaps with the Un-PC Crusader because they see even token attempts to reflect changing societal attitudes as pandering to [=SJWs=], [[NostalgiaFilter even if the progressive values they're whining about date back to the "real" installments]].

** '''The Mad Homophobe''': A type of Hate Monger who frequently throws around accusations of homosexuality, mostly [[YouKeepUsingThatWord Gay]]. Typically, this is the first thing they say about a character, that they are gay with little justification. Someone is best friends with a member of the same sex? They're gay lovers. Someone isn't interested in romance? They're gay. Someone is [[{{Asexuality}} asexual]]? They're gay. Someone is masculine? They're gay. Guy is {{Bishounen}}? He's gay. Anyone was portrayed as gay by fans? They're canonically gay. Often bizarre versions of Love Makes You Hateful — they'll be fine with any romance ''as long as it's not gay''. If it is — oops, not for kids, or HOLY FUCK NOT CANON!!

* '''The PC Crusader:''': Wanting more well made female and minority characters in the media is generally a good thing. In the very least it isn't a ''bad'' thing (mostly). The issue with The PC Crusader is that they are [[UnpleasableFanbase almost never satisfied.]] Any depiction of a woman or minority that doesn't meet their impossibly high standards will inevitably lead them to criticize the work as sexist or bigoted, usually [[ComplainingAboutShowsYouDontWatch without even taking the time to look into the work and see their full characterization]]. If the character is portrayed as [[HateSink unlikable]] or [[MoralEventHorizon explicitly evil and unsympathetic]], expect people like this to jump to wild conclusions about the supposed UnfortunateImplications that often don't exist, and condemn the creator of the work themselves while citing their perceptions as proof said creator is bigoted. As an unintended consequence of this behavior, the PC Crusader is partially responsible for the existence of the FlawlessToken trope; creators wary of these folks may resort to writing women/minorities as flat, boring characters with no flaws whatsoever (or at least none that might make them be perceived in any negative way), as it is the type of portrayal least likely to anger PC Crusaders. At the most extreme, the creator may not bother to include any minorities ''at all'' just to play it safe. On the rare occasion one of these people finds a character which meets their standards, they will protect that character like their only child. Any criticism of said character will lead to the critic being dismissed as a bigot, even if their criticisms had nothing to do with the character's minority status. Their existence gave rise to The Un-PC Crusader, an equally obnoxious group who believe that pretty much any work with a female/minority character is an attempt at pandering to this crowd.

* '''The Hate Monger''': A kind of Hate Dumb that exists around specific characters within a work. They may or may not be a fan of that work itself, but they will not tolerate the existence of the specific characters at ''all''. Whenever the character is even put into [[CharacterFocus focus,]] the hater will be the first to cry "SpotlightStealingSquad!" They also use the "MarySue" label as a weapon and declare the character they do not like a Mary Sue. It does not matter if the character is interesting; nor does it matter if the hate monger has [[YouKeepUsingThatWord any idea what a Mary Sue is supposed to be]] — these people have devalued the term. Even if they are right about the character taking too much screentime, their hatred of that character impairs their common sense. [[FanHater They will not allow the character to have fans if they can help it.]] Hate Mongers have also been known to call "{{Wangst}}" (or a synonym thereof) on someone being justifiably sad. They may write fanfiction of the work which exaggerates the traits that the hater hates about them, exaggerates the other characters' dislike of them, and/or [[RevengeFic inflicts misery on them]]. Sometimes, the Hate Monger is a bitter result of DieForOurShip or FandomRivalry around a specific character, hating a character because they want to see more of one they like or because they want their love interest to hook up with a different character from the object of hate. Someone who tends to be made a DracoInLeatherPants is also a frequent target, even if the voice of moderation tries to speak up. TheScrappy is a common target by definition. Newcomers (especially [[CousinOliver kids]]) may be targeted and blamed for the show jumping the shark. The Hate Monger may also be a character-specific Fan Hater and make claims like "All of this character's fans only like [him/her] because they find [him/her] hot!", "These people only like this character because they're glad to be getting representation!" or "Only kids like this character!". Often a subset of The Mad Bride/Groom, as pairings and [=OTPs=] tend to have ''someone'' [[MurderTheHypotenuse lose out]].

* '''The PC Crusader:''': Wanting more well made female and minority characters in the media is generally a good thing. In the very least it isn't a ''bad'' thing (mostly). The issue with The PC Crusader is that they are [[UnpleasableFanbase almost never satisfied.]] Any depiction of a woman or minority that doesn't meet their impossibly high standards will inevitably lead them to criticize the work as sexist or bigoted, usually [[ComplainingAboutShowsYouDontWatch without even taking the time to look into the work and see their full characterization]]. If the character is portrayed as [[HateSink unlikable]] or [[MoralEventHorizon explicitly evil and unsympathetic]], expect people like this to jump to wild conclusions about the supposed UnfortunateImplications that often don't exist, and condemn the creator of the work themselves while citing their perceptions as proof said creator is bigoted. As an unintended consequence of this behavior, the PC Crusader is partially responsible for the existence of the FlawlessToken trope; creators wary of these folks may resort to writing women/minorities as flat, boring, {{Mary Sue}}-ish characters with no flaws whatsoever (or at least none that might make them be perceived in any negative way), as it is the type of portrayal least likely to anger PC Crusaders. At the most extreme, the creator may not bother to include any minorities ''at all'' just to play it safe. On the rare occasion one of these people finds a character which meets their standards, they will protect that character like their only child. Any criticism of said character will lead to the critic being dismissed as a bigot, even if their criticisms had nothing to do with the character's minority status. Their existence gave rise to The Un-PC Crusader, an equally obnoxious group who believe that pretty much any work with a female/minority character is an attempt at pandering to this crowd.
** '''The Un-PC Crusader''': Much like the PC Crusader, the Un-PC Crusader might not always be ''wrong'' in their criticisms; minority characters and works made solely for pandering do exist (and there are a lot of instances of this surprisingly), and a legitimate MarySue or FlawlessToken is something that should be called out. Many of these critics are minorities themselves, who legitimately want more complex and varied characters representing them. The issue lies, again like the PC Crusader, in ''taking it too far''. Whether or not a character is written just to be a token, or a work is legitimately pandering to make up for its lack of depth, they will still tear it down (along with [[FanHater anyone who enjoys it]]). Even when a work can legitimately be criticized for pandering, [[RightForTheWrongReasons they'll usually direct their criticisms at the apparent fact that the work decided to include a minority character at all]]. The most extreme of these types will even direct their hatred at the creator in a similar vein as the PC Crusader. They may be actual bigots dressing up their bigotry in weasel wording and flimsy excuses, or simply people who got tired of being accused of such for their legitimate criticisms and as a result act in a reactionary manner to what they perceive as pandering or tokenism. If you confront one of them in the wild, expect to be lumped in with the PC Crusader or have the word [=SJW=] thrown at you more than once. Often overlaps with "Complaining about works you didn't take in" as they will often refuse to touch a work with anything they perceive as "pandering", let alone examine it critically and figure out if their perception is true. Their existence often galvanizes The PC Crusader, who will [[AccentuateTheNegative exaggerate their presence and impact as if it's what the broader public believes.]]

* '''The Hate Monger''': A kind of Hate Dumb that exists around specific characters within a work. They may or may not be a fan of that work itself, but they will not tolerate the existence of the specific characters at ''all''. Whenever the character is even put into [[CharacterFocus focus,]] the hater will be the first to cry "SpotlightStealingSquad!" They also use the "MarySue" label as a weapon and declare the character they do not like a Mary Sue. It does not matter if the character really is a Mary Sue; nor does it matter if the hate monger has [[YouKeepUsingThatWord any idea what a Mary Sue is supposed to be]] — these people have devalued the term. Even if they are right about the character taking too much screentime, their hatred of that character impairs their common sense. [[FanHater They will not allow the character to have fans if they can help it.]] Hate Mongers have also been known to call "{{Wangst}}" (or a synonym thereof) on someone being justifiably sad. They may write fanfiction of the work which exaggerates the traits that the hater hates about them, exaggerates the other characters' dislike of them, and/or [[RevengeFic inflicts misery on them]]. Sometimes, the Hate Monger is a bitter result of DieForOurShip or FandomRivalry around a specific character, hating a character because they want to see more of one they like or because they want their love interest to hook up with a different character from the object of hate. Someone who tends to be made a DracoInLeatherPants is also a frequent target, even if the voice of moderation tries to speak up. TheScrappy is a common target by definition. Newcomers (especially [[CousinOliver kids]]) may be targeted and blamed for the show jumping the shark. The Hate Monger may also be a character-specific Fan Hater and make claims like "All of this character's fans only like [him/her] because they find [him/her] hot!", "These people only like this character because they're glad to be getting representation!" or "Only kids like this character!". Often a subset of The Mad Bride/Groom, as pairings and [=OTPs=] tend to have ''someone'' [[MurderTheHypotenuse lose out]].

** '''The Preemptive Hater''': These guys ''really'' hate something. They seem to know almost everything about the object of their hate. The problem is, the work they hate hasn't been released. Often, it hasn't even been finished. These people are basing their hatedom on previews, teasers, and miscellaneous information floating around about the unreleased project; from it, they have constructed a picture of something they loathe intensely. In some cases, the hate may be based on information that was [[StrawmanFallacy never conveyed in the first place]], but is treated as confirmed fact. This is more common in the internet age, since people can get all sorts of false information (and true info, for that matter) from FanDumb and other Hate Dumb; and when release dates are staggered, there can be preemptive haters on the same board as people who do have access to the work. {{Remake}}s of works are frequent targets of this — people anticipate AdaptationDecay. On the bright side, the odds of getting a preemptive hater to see the work when the time comes is better than that for someone complaining about a ''extant'' show they don't watch.

** '''The Mad Heterophobe''': Like the Mad Homophobe, they're convinced that EveryoneIsGay. Unlike them, they consider this to be a good thing. They tend to take a HetIsEw stance; any heterosexual pairing that becomes canon carries with it accusations of queer-baiting, even if the [[HoYay subtext]] for their preferred pairing existed [[ShippingGoggles mostly in their heads]].

* '''Downvoters''': In a review site, giving a certain media an unfavorable score isn't inherently a bad thing as long as the reasoning is legitimate. Unfortunately, some of them can best be described as a cross between that of a rival fan and somebody complaining about shows they don't watch or like. As the name implies their main form of interest is to go on a review site and give any work on the same 'best' list that somehow got a higher score than the work they are a fan of a score of 0 or 1 out of 10. It does not matter to them whether or not the work is good, or even if they have seen it, the sheer fact that it scores higher on the same list is for them enough justification to give it a score that is that low. These type of haters (together with the FanDumb they may outbalance) can reduce the quality of a review site a lot and lots of review sites have taken measures to prevent this hatedom from doing what it does. (Lemon64 for instance, publishes below its own top 100 games list a list with the most controversial voters, which are people that gave a 1 or 2 out of 10 on the best list or 9 or 10 out of 10 on the 'worst list' in order to make it easier to see to who you should listen and to who not).
** '''Review Trolls'''. These are people who actively go on user review sites such as Amazon.com or Metacritic and post 1 star reviews for pretty much anything within their respective hatedom - an action known as "review bombing". They might have never even seen/heard/played the work in question. They'll usually just post a one to three sentence "review", [[Administrivia/ComplainingAboutShowsYouDontLike saying that the work sucks without really describing why.]] In some cases, they might even create multiple accounts posting one star reviews for the work (or works) in question just to bring down the average review score. Alternatively, on sites that allow users to rate reviews as "Helpful" or "Not Helpful," they might hit "Not Helpful" for any positive (or even average) review of the work in question, regardless of how well written or informative the review is, while hitting "Helpful" for any one star reviews they come across (even the most poorly constructed ones). They might even create one or more alternate accounts specifically to write multiple one star reviews for the same work, hit "Helpful" for one of their very own reviews or for somebody else's (usually a fellow Review Troll's) one star review. Or to hit "Not Helpful" for somebody else's five star review. Needless to say, such people can seriously bring down the quality of a review page and irritate prospective buyers or actual fans of the work. These people crop up in FanDumb as well. While PC Crusaders are no strangers to this, Un-PC Crusaders have become particularly known for this in recent years, presumably hoping to manufacture evidence of a backlash against a work they see as SJW propaganda; this got so bad that Website/RottenTomatoes [[https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/article/making-some-changes/ was forced to disable pre-release user comments and make the "Want To See" metric absolute rather than a percentage]].

* '''The PC Crusader:''': Wanting more well made female and minority characters in the media is generally a good thing. In the very least it isn't a ''bad'' thing. The issue with The PC Crusader is that they are [[UnpleasableFanbase almost never satisfied.]] Any depiction of a woman or minority that doesn't meet their impossibly high standards will inevitably lead them to criticize the work as sexist or bigoted, usually [[ComplainingAboutShowsYouDontWatch without even taking the time to look into the work and see their full characterization]]. If the character is portrayed as [[HateSink unlikable]] or [[MoralEventHorizon explicitly evil and unsympathetic]], expect people like this to jump to wild conclusions about the supposed UnfortunateImplications that often don't exist, and condemn the creator of the work themselves while citing their perceptions as proof said creator is bigoted. As an unintended consequence of this behavior, the PC Crusader is partially responsible for the existence of the FlawlessToken trope; creators wary of these folks may resort to writing women/minorities as flat, boring, {{Mary Sue}}-ish characters with no flaws whatsoever (or at least none that might make them be perceived in any negative way), as it is the type of portrayal least likely to anger PC Crusaders. At the most extreme, the creator may not bother to include any minorities ''at all'' just to play it safe. On the rare occasion one of these people finds a character which meets their standards, they will protect that character like their only child. Any criticism of said character will lead to the critic being dismissed as a bigot, even if their criticisms had nothing to do with the character's minority status. Their existence gave rise to The Un-PC Crusader, an equally obnoxious group who believe that pretty much any work with a female/minority character is an attempt at pandering to this crowd.

** '''The Un-PC Crusader''': Much like the PC Crusader, the Un-PC Crusader might not always be ''wrong'' in their criticisms; minority characters and works made solely for pandering do exist, and a legitimate MarySue or FlawlessToken is something that should be called out. Many of these critics are minorities themselves, who legitimately want more complex and varied characters representing them. The issue lies, again like the PC Crusader, in ''taking it too far''. Whether or not a character is written just to be a token, or a work is legitimately pandering to make up for its lack of depth, they will still tear it down (along with [[FanHater anyone who enjoys it]]). Even when a work can legitimately be criticized for pandering, [[RightForTheWrongReasons they'll usually direct their criticisms at the apparent fact that the work decided to include a minority character at all]]. The most extreme of these types will even direct their hatred at the creator in a similar vein as the PC Crusader. They may be actual bigots dressing up their bigotry in weasel wording and flimsy excuses, or simply people who got tired of being accused of such for their legitimate criticisms and as a result act in a reactionary manner to what they perceive as pandering or tokenism. If you confront one of them in the wild, expect to be lumped in with the PC Crusader or have the word [=SJW=] thrown at you more than once. Often overlaps with "Complaining about works you didn't take in" as they will often refuse to touch a work with anything they perceive as "pandering", let alone examine it critically and figure out if their perception is true. Their existence often galvanizes The PC Crusader, who will [[AccentuateTheNegative exaggerate their presence and impact as if it's what the broader public believes.]]

* '''Downvoters''': Their behaviour can best be described as a cross between that of a rival fan and somebody complaining about shows they don't watch. As the name implies their main form of interest is to go on a review site and give any work on the same 'best' list that somehow got a higher score than the work they are a fan of a score of 0 or 1 out of 10. It does not matter to them whether or not the work is good, or even if they have seen it, the sheer fact that it scores higher on the same list is for them enough justification to give it a score that is that low. These type of haters (together with the FanDumb they may outbalance) can reduce the quality of a review site a lot and lots of review sites have taken measures to prevent this hatedom from doing what it does. (Lemon64 for instance, publishes below its own top 100 games list a list with the most controversial voters, which are people that gave a 1 or 2 out of 10 on the best list or 9 or 10 out of 10 on the 'worst list' in order to make it easier to see to who you should listen and to who not).
** '''Review Trolls'''. These are people who actively go on user review sites such as Amazon.com or Metacritic and post 1 star reviews for pretty much anything within their respective hatedom - an action known as "review bombing". They might have never even seen/heard/played the work in question. They'll just post a one to three sentence "review", [[Administrivia/ComplainingAboutShowsYouDontLike saying that the work sucks without really describing why.]] In some cases, they might even create multiple accounts posting one star reviews for the work (or works) in question just to bring down the average review score. Alternatively, on sites that allow users to rate reviews as "Helpful" or "Not Helpful," they might hit "Not Helpful" for any positive (or even average) review of the work in question, regardless of how well written or informative the review is, while hitting "Helpful" for any one star reviews they come across (even the most poorly constructed ones). They might even create one or more alternate accounts specifically to write multiple one star reviews for the same work, hit "Helpful" for one of their very own reviews or for somebody else's (usually a fellow Review Troll's) one star review. Or to hit "Not Helpful" for somebody else's five star review. Needless to say, such people can seriously bring down the quality of a review page and irritate prospective buyers or actual fans of the work. These people crop up in FanDumb as well. Un-PC Crusaders have become particularly known for this in recent years, presumably hoping to manufacture evidence of a backlash against a work they see as SJW propaganda; this got so bad that Website/RottenTomatoes [[https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/article/making-some-changes/ was forced to disable pre-release user comments and make the "Want To See" metric absolute rather than a percentage]].

** '''Made The Wrong Turn''': Similar to the Genre Alien, these are haters who are fans of a work that somehow directly offends their worldview or beliefs or something similar. Political conservatives who are fans of ''Franchise/StarTrek''[ or Creator/StephenColbert, for example, or homophobes that find themselves fans of Music/{{Queen}} or Music/XJapan, or fundamentalist Christians who somehow like ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'' or ''Literature/HarryPotter''. Often overlaps with the Mad Editor (in that they will deny or change elements of the work that upset their personal morals, ''even if that's the point of the work''), the PC Crusader or the Un-PC Crusader (in that they will rail at whatever is offending them and the fans that are okay with it), the Demonizer, and/or the Mad Homophobe.

** '''The Chronic Flouncer''': S/he is so done with the show, and s/he will tell you so with an epic post detailing just how much s/he hates it now and how much better the first season was, capping his/her post with a seemingly final goodbye to everyone because have we mentioned that s/he is completely and utterly done with this terrible show? S/he's dunzo. Finished. Over it. Until next week, at least, when s/he's back to complain yet again about the next episode, which s/he took the time to watch, then complain bitterly about its terrible quality. Afterwards, s/he announces yet again that s/he is done ''for really, really, real this time!'' Don't get too comfortable with his/her absence, because s/he'll be back not only for next week's episode but for the next season as well, which s/he will, of course, vow in his/her weekly farewell address to not watch even at gunpoint.

* '''The Installment Hater''': These people don't usually hate a serial work itself (although they might stop liking it if they take their hate far enough) but they do hate an installment of it, for instance a book in a series, an episode of a TV show, or a sequel (common because [[{{Sequelitis}} sequels have a bad reputation]]). While it's fine to dislike an installment while liking the work as a whole, these people go next-level on it. They may spend more time complaining about this installment than they spend liking the rest of the work, even if it's the kind of work they can easily re-experience while skipping their hated installment. They often make exaggerated claims that the installment "ruined" the work or a character. For instance, if a character [[OutOfCharacterMoment behaves out-of-character]], they might make [[EpilepticTrees theories]] about how their out-of-character personality is their real one and their normal personality is a lie, and if the out-of-character behaviour involves [[TheWorfEffect being defeated too easily]], they'll often cry BadassDecay. If the installment started a DorkAge or even [[FranchiseKiller killed the franchise]], that can justify hate -- but only to some degree. These haters may go on and on and on about how bad the Dork Age was long after it's over and it's clear that the creators have learned from their mistakes, or they may insist that the questionable quality of the last installment is solely responsible for the death of the franchise even when there were other factors at play. Like the Review Troll, this type often overlaps with the Un-PC Crusader because they see even token attempts to reflect changing societal attitudes as pandering to [=SJWs=], [[NostalgiaFilter even if the progressive values they're whining about date back to the "real" installments]].

** '''Made The Wrong Turn''': Similar to the Genre Alien, these are haters who are fans of a work that somehow directly offends their worldview or beliefs or something similar. Political conservatives who are fans of ''Franchise/StarTrek'' or Creator/StephenColbert, for example, or homophobes that find themselves fans of Music/{{Queen}} or Music/XJapan, or fundamentalist Christians who somehow like ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'' or ''Literature/HarryPotter''. Often overlaps with the Mad Editor (in that they will deny or change elements of the work that upset their personal morals, ''even if that's the point of the work''), the PC Crusader or the Un-PC Crusader (in that they will rail at whatever is offending them and the fans that are okay with it), the Demonizer, and/or the Mad Homophobe.

* '''The Installment Hater''': These people don't usually hate a serial work itself (although they might stop liking it if they take their hate far enough) but they do hate an installment of it, for instance a book in a series, an episode of a TV show, or a sequel (common because [[{{Sequelitis}} sequels have a bad reputation]]). While it's fine to dislike an installment while liking the work as a whole, these people go next-level on it. They may spend more time complaining about this installment than they spend liking the rest of the work, even if it's the kind of work they can easily re-experience while skipping their hated installment. They often make exaggerated claims that the installment "ruined" the work or a character. For instance, if a character [[OutOfCharacterMoment behaves out-of-character]], they might make [[EpilepticTrees theories]] about how their out-of-character personality is their real one and their normal personality is a lie, and if the out-of-character behaviour involves [[TheWorfEffect being defeated too easily]], they'll often cry BadassDecay. If the installment started a DorkAge or even [[FranchiseKiller killed the franchise]], that can justify hate -- but only to some degree. These haters may go on and on and on about how bad the Dork Age was long after it's over and it's clear that the creators have learned from their mistakes, or they may insist that the questionable quality of the last installment is solely responsible for the death of the franchise even when there were other factors at play. Like the Review Troll, this type often overlaps with the Un-PC Crusader because they see even token attempts to reflect changing societal attitudes as pandering to [=SJWs=], even if the progressive values they're whining about date back to the [[NostalgiaFilter "real" installments]].

* '''The Installment Hater''': These people don't usually hate a serial work itself (although they might stop liking it if they take their hate far enough) but they do hate an installment of it, for instance a book in a series, an episode of a TV show, or a sequel (common because [[{{Sequelitis}} sequels have a bad reputation]]). While it's fine to dislike an installment while liking the work as a whole, these people go next-level on it. They may spend more time complaining about this installment than they spend liking the rest of the work, even if it's the kind of work they can easily re-experience while skipping their hated installment. They often make exaggerated claims that the installment "ruined" the work or a character. For instance, if a character [[OutOfCharacterMoment behaves out-of-character]], they might make [[EpilepticTrees theories]] about how their out-of-character personality is their real one and their normal personality is a lie, and if the out-of-character behaviour involves [[TheWorfEffect being defeated too easily]], they'll often cry BadassDecay. If the installment started a DorkAge or even [[FranchiseKiller killed the franchise]], that can justify hate -- but only to some degree. These haters may go on and on and on about how bad the Dork Age was long after it's over and it's clear that the creators have learned from their mistakes, or they may insist that the questionable quality of the last installment is solely responsible for the death of the franchise even when there were other factors at play. Like the Review Troll, this type often overlaps with the Un-PC Crusader because they see even token attempts to reflect changing societal attitudes as pandering to [=SJWs=], even if the progressive values date back to the [[NostalgiaFilter "real" installments]].

* '''The Installment Hater''': These people don't usually hate a serial work itself (although they might stop liking it if they take their hate far enough) but they do hate an installment of it, for instance a book in a series, an episode of a TV show, or a sequel (common because [[{{Sequelitis}} sequels have a bad reputation]]). While it's fine to dislike an installment while liking the work as a whole, these people go next-level on it. They may spend more time complaining about this installment than they spend liking the rest of the work, even if it's the kind of work they can easily re-experience while skipping their hated installment. They often make exaggerated claims that the installment "ruined" the work or a character. For instance, if a character [[OutOfCharacterMoment behaves out-of-character]], they might make [[EpilepticTrees theories]] about how their out-of-character personality is their real one and their normal personality is a lie, and if the out-of-character behaviour involves [[TheWorfEffect being defeated too easily]], they'll often cry BadassDecay. If the installment started a DorkAge or even [[FranchiseKiller killed the franchise]], that can justify hate -- but only to some degree. These haters may go on and on and on about how bad the Dork Age was long after it's over and it's clear that the creators have learned from their mistakes, or they may insist that the questionable quality of the last installment is solely responsible for the death of the franchise even when there were other factors at play.

** '''The Wannabe CausticCritic''': Runs about nitpicking things -- a misplaced pixel? This game is trash. An artistic choice that I don't like? The fans are morons. They will savage everything and anything about a media... without the wit, grace, and, worst of all, humor of the people they attempt to emulate. Everything in this work is incredibly, irredeemably shitty to them, and expect far more personal attacks than anything approaching criticism. Warning: don't compare them to popular {{Caustic Critic}}s. Actually, [[{{Troll}} please do, and watch the extreme anger]].