Internet “hate fads” that got old fast - Too much of a bad thing

[Pissmaster]

I really don’t get all the hate Bill Cosby’s been getting in the past few years. I mean he’s just some old black dude that makes funny voices? Tf could he do to warrant all this? I don’t get it.

I think it's because he was the spokesperson for Subway and I guess people just really hate Subway for some reason

 

[AnOminous]

I really don’t get all the hate Bill Cosby’s been getting in the past few years.

It probably had to do with all the rapes he committed that he's in prison for.

 

[Count groudon]

It probably had to do with all the rapes he committed that he's in prison for.

Huh, really? Well that sucks, at least we still have Jared from Subway, right?

 

[ProgKing of the North]

Huh, really? Well that sucks, at least we still have Jared from Subway, right?

Turns out he really was giving kids AIDs

 

[SpergPatrol]

I would say the dumb hate fads over kids cartoons
It is funny at first because these are always started by grown adults that are upset over something dumb like "teen titans go isn't the same as the original," and them just flip out over it.

But after a while dear god it always gets so out of control and becomes very annoying.
They seriously end up becoming so rabid and dumb I have seen posts of these tards online wanting to beat up children wearing the merchandise from those shows.

Then they spam this shit endlessly, seriously are no different then the rabid fans of these dumb shows, they act the exact same way just the other side of that unbearably stupid coin.

 

[Varg Did Nothing Wrong]

The ultra-douchey video for Butterfly by the one-hit wonder Crazy Town, a band who made their entire career out of a sample of a B-side song by Red Hot Chili Peppers
(seriously, rewatch this, this video is funnier than you remember)

Not gonna lie, I have a real soft spot for this garbage song.

 

[Spunt]

Yeah me too, but I think it's because it reminds me of a certain time and place in a nostalgic way. Though it's by far and away the best thing they ever did, and the fact that they didn't write the music for it speaks as to their talent. If you hate yourself, do a deep dive into the it discography. It's terrible on a whole new level.

That said though, I think the whole Nu-Metal hate thing is overplayed. Yes there was some dross, but bands like Korn, Slipknot and Disturbed stood the test of time. And fuck, even the first two Limp Bizkit albums are big dumb fun.

 

[Dom Cruise]

That said though, I think the whole Nu-Metal hate thing is overplayed. Yes there was some dross, but bands like Korn, Slipknot and Disturbed stood the test of time. And fuck, even the first two Limp Bizkit albums are big dumb fun.

I dig Nu-Metal, it's at least unapologetically macho music unlike almost the entirety of modern popular music and while it may not be as good as classic rock of the 1970s and 1980s at least it was new rock being produced, where the hell did rock go as a genre?

I also fucking love pop punk of the 90s and 2000s, like this for example, tell me this isn't cool.

2000s music got so much hate at the time but it's aged very well, because a lot of it is at least as I said male oriented, around the time of your Lady Gagas and Katy Perrys popular music became almost entirety female dominated, music today is made strictly for a teenage female audience, whatever happened to "guy" music?

The test of time really is the ultimate test of anything and like you said, that music has stood the test of time.

 

[Varg Did Nothing Wrong]

2000s music got so much hate at the time but it's aged very well, because a lot of it is at least as I said male oriented, around the time of your Lady Gagas and Katy Perrys popular music became almost entirety female dominated, music today is made strictly for a teenage female audience, whatever happened to "guy" music?

You keep forgetting to add the word "pop" in front of "music" for this argument. The real thing that's changed from 2001 to now is the decentralized nature of media. Back then, MTV was the prime driver of a band's major success. Now bands can be extremely successful within their niche and never show up on MTV or whatever else.

Guy music absolutely still exists and there's a ton of it. It's just not being played in the mall while you're shopping for clothes (unless it's in Hot Topic or some skate shop), and who even watches TV anymore?

 

[Dom Cruise]

You keep forgetting to add the word "pop" in front of "music" for this argument. The real thing that's changed from 2001 to now is the decentralized nature of media. Back then, MTV was the prime driver of a band's major success. Now bands can be extremely successful within their niche and never show up on MTV or whatever else.

Guy music absolutely still exists and there's a ton of it. It's just not being played in the mall while you're shopping for clothes (unless it's in Hot Topic or some skate shop), and who even watches TV anymore?

That's true, but you really gotta go digging for that stuff, if you're a casual music fan like me it's harder to discover stuff since it doesn't hang around wider pop culture like it used to.

 

[MerriedxReldnahc]

Eh, I never got the large hate for preschool shows. Come on, they are for little kids! That’s why they’re so low quality, so kids can eat them up every morning.

I always find it funny that there's a genuine hatedom for Caliou (or however it's spelled?) . Like bruh, isn't that show for kids at the "learning to not soil themselves" phase of life? What are you wachin' that for?

 

[Jason Wynn]

I always find it funny that there's a genuine hatedom for Caliou (or however it's spelled?) . Like bruh, isn't that show for kids at the "learning to not soil themselves" phase of life? What are you wachin' that for?

This one I can understand. I think it's mostly the parents or grandparents or other family members watching it with the kids. From what I've seen, the kid is written as a spoiled fucking brat who screams and throws tantrums constantly while his parents enable it. Who would want their kid watching that garbage, much less taking cues from it?

 

[Duncan Hills Coffee]

I always find it funny that there's a genuine hatedom for Caliou (or however it's spelled?) . Like bruh, isn't that show for kids at the "learning to not soil themselves" phase of life? What are you wachin' that for?

I still think this is the funniest goddamn thing I ever read because it's supposed to be a sports news website and the article is about Arian Foster admitting he hates the show, but the article quickly devolves into a rant about the show.

Arian Foster is right: Caillou is awful

Caillou -- one of the worst creations spawned by man -- has made a mortal enemy in Arian Foster. Now, the Texans running back is looking to rally against this despicable, hairless child.

www.sbnation.com

I don't know how much of this is genuine or if it's parody, but I'd be lying if I said I didn't find it hilarious.

 

[FluffyTehFennekin]

I always find it funny that there's a genuine hatedom for Caliou (or however it's spelled?) . Like bruh, isn't that show for kids at the "learning to not soil themselves" phase of life? What are you wachin' that for?

Kay-loo you’re GROUNDED!!!

 

[A Logging Company]

whatever happened to "guy" music?

They went to obscure bandcamp pages, and still play at seedy bars on a Tuesday night.

Hate fads are largely just a way for people to jack themselves off. "Ha! You like x? You're an x-er? Don't you know x is stupid and dumb? x is the the death of y! y was so much better before x came along, and ruined it. x is just the woooorst. My taste/opinions are soooo much better than you and x-ers. Stupid dumb x-ers, amirtie?" Hate fads are just a socially acceptable normie forms of alogging when you think about.

 

[Dom Cruise]

They went to obscure bandcamp pages, and still play at seedy bars on a Tuesday night.

Hate fads are largely just a way for people to jack themselves off. "Ha! You like x? You're an x-er? Don't you know x is stupid and dumb? x is the the death of y! y was so much better before x came along, and ruined it. x is just the woooorst. My taste/opinions are soooo much better than you and x-ers. Stupid dumb x-ers, amirtie?" Hate fads are just a socially acceptable normie forms of alogging when you think about.

Sometimes things just plain suck, but there's nothing to be gained from having such a blanket cynicism about everything.

I remember there was a lot of that done deep, just incredibly bitter cynicism in the 2000s and it's one of the thing I don't miss about the decade, it's especially so dated now because if people were cynical about the 2000s they hadn't seen nothing yet.

 

[A Logging Company]

Sometimes things just plain suck, but there's nothing to be gained from having such a blanket cynicism about everything.

I remember there was a lot of that done deep, just incredibly bitter cynicism in the 2000s and it's one of the thing I don't miss about the decade, it's especially so dated now because if people were cynical about the 2000s they hadn't seen nothing yet.

Well this is the decade where the Dot Com crash, 9/11, The Iraq War, and the '08 Financial Crisis happened. I prefer the cynicism of that time to whatever we had this decade, with this deep engraned "Us vs Them" mentality that amounts to nothing but another aveneue for people to jack themselves off.

 

[Dom Cruise]

Well this is the decade where the Dot Com crash, 9/11, The Iraq War, and the '08 Financial Crisis happened. I prefer the cynicism of that time to whatever we had this decade, with this deep engraned "Us vs Them" mentality that amounts to nothing but another aveneue for people to jack themselves off.

Well to be clear I'm talking about cynicism over pop culture.

The 2000s was not the best time for pop culture but nor was it as bad as some people seemed to think at the time.

 

[Syaoran Li]

Well to be clear I'm talking about cynicism over pop culture.

The 2000s was not the best time for pop culture but nor was it as bad as some people seemed to think at the time.

Agreed.

The early and mid-2000's were actually pretty decent in terms of pop culture compared to the late 2000's and 2010's.

The Great Recession and the rise of smartphones seemed to be the turning point for when pop culture started to truly crash and burn, and then the rise of "Current Year" identity politics in 2013-2014 really poured a fuckton of gasoline onto that fire.

Hopefully things will mellow out and improve in the 2020's. I'm unsure if they will, but I'm cautiously optimistic.

 

[Detrogen]

I’ve mentioned this before in one of the music threads, but since the topic has shifted to the early 2000’s pop culture, I have to mention Creed. To this day, if you bring up Creed in any discussion about music people will shit all over them as if they’re the second coming of Hitler. I got into them about 2 years ago, and I really don’t understand it.

You could echo pretty much the same sentiments for Nickelback. I’m not really into them but apart from the funny photograph meme what has ruthlessly shitting on everything Nickelback has done accomplished besides probably making Chad Kroeger want to kill himself?