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In this week’s episode, we dive into the world of anti-fans, gossip forums & snark Reddit. If you’ve listened to our podcast for a while, you’ll know we’ve covered fandom culture from a few different angles, so this week we’re bringing you the flip side of this conversation– exploring the anti-fans and snarkers who spend their time criticising, dissecting, and sometimes bullying influencers and celebrities in online forums. We first cover what a gossip forum & snark Reddit is, how it relates to the more commonly-known hate-watching or hate-following, the psychology behind these behaviours, and then look at some examples of when they’ve had a positive impact but also times these forums have gone too far.

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Timestamps:

02:18 Why we chose this topic

03:43 What is a gossip forum/snark Reddit?

11:35 What is hate-watching/hate-following?

15:16 The psychology behind hate following and snarking

23:43 Markers of snarkers

35:00 What leads people to become anti-fans?

45:11 Why do people snark vs. stan?

55:52 Examples of Snark communities going too far

1:00:12 Examples of times Snark communities have had a positive impact

1:02:25 Should snark Reddit & gossip forums exist?

Resources:

https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.reddit.com/r/tiktokgossip/comments/101twtm/list_of_all_snark_subs/&sa=D&source=docs&ust=1695123310850416&usg=AOvVaw1zpCK6VhiGXJkS12ARi995

https://time.com/6284907/duggar-shiny-happy-people-snark-subreddits/ 

https://every.to/cybernaut/the-anti-fan-phenomenon 

https://www.stylist.co.uk/health/mental-health/hate-following-social-media/490098 

https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/the-psychology-behind-why-we-hatefollow-people-on-social-media-b1837751.html

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/the-psychology-behind-why-we-hate-watch_l_61bcecede4b04b42ab5fa761 

https://www.vice.com/en/article/93akvp/why-hate-watching-tv-movie-social-media-explained-psychology 

https://www.vox.com/culture/23733213/fandom-purity-culture-what-is-proship-antiship-antifandom 

https://www.theguardian.com/theobserver/2007/apr/22/features.magazine47

https://open.spotify.com/episode/0YP7rsP0fTM4M2MM48BbGz?si=a95e7cec8f5c40d9

https://centennialworld.com/trisha-patyas-snark-subreddit-trishyland-permanently-banned/

https://centennialworld.com/why-do-we-hate-watch-influencers/ 

https://www.insider.com/blogsnark-subreddit-influencers-criticism-members-2022-4 

https://www.reddit.com/r/Fauxmoi/comments/13oraj7/what_is_the_psychology_behind_singlecelebrity/