Eli5 what does the phrase “love to hate” mean. I’ve only heard it regarding characters in tv/movies/books/etc. How can you enjoy hating something?
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Some people get a kick out of dumping on something. Like The Bachelor for instance. A lot of people don’t like the show on merit, but they like watching the show and going, “Ah gaddamnit Kathy! My god! Listen to this shithead talk!! [gestures at television] Yer fackin’ stupid!”
Hopefully that makes sense
Not trying to rile anything up but: Biden/Trump… Most any prominent U.S. politician.
There are people who will go on rants on that person when a topic gets anywhere near politics. Or nowhere near politics. They enjoy venting their hate of the person.
Just the easiest example I can think of because most people either are that person or know at least one person that can rant of the evils of their favorite target for hours.
They literally love to hate that person.
P.S. – please don’t respond saying how your preferred politician is nothing like ‘X’. Or ‘X’ deserves your hate because ‘reason’. I don’t care.
In many cases, you can find the villain of a storyline enjoyable, even if you are rooting for their eventual defeat. You can think that the villain is awesome, even if you know that they’re bad and have to lose at the end.
Some people get a kick out of dumping on something. Like The Bachelor for instance. A lot of people don’t like the show on merit, but they like watching the show and going, “Ah gaddamnit Kathy! My god! Listen to this shithead talk!! [gestures at television] Yer fackin’ stupid!”
Hopefully that makes sense
Some people get a kick out of dumping on something. Like The Bachelor for instance. A lot of people don’t like the show on merit, but they like watching the show and going, “Ah gaddamnit Kathy! My god! Listen to this shithead talk!! [gestures at television] Yer fackin’ stupid!”
Hopefully that makes sense
Not trying to rile anything up but: Biden/Trump… Most any prominent U.S. politician.
There are people who will go on rants on that person when a topic gets anywhere near politics. Or nowhere near politics. They enjoy venting their hate of the person.
Just the easiest example I can think of because most people either are that person or know at least one person that can rant of the evils of their favorite target for hours.
They literally love to hate that person.
P.S. – please don’t respond saying how your preferred politician is nothing like ‘X’. Or ‘X’ deserves your hate because ‘reason’. I don’t care.
Not trying to rile anything up but: Biden/Trump… Most any prominent U.S. politician.
There are people who will go on rants on that person when a topic gets anywhere near politics. Or nowhere near politics. They enjoy venting their hate of the person.
Just the easiest example I can think of because most people either are that person or know at least one person that can rant of the evils of their favorite target for hours.
They literally love to hate that person.
P.S. – please don’t respond saying how your preferred politician is nothing like ‘X’. Or ‘X’ deserves your hate because ‘reason’. I don’t care.
In many cases, you can find the villain of a storyline enjoyable, even if you are rooting for their eventual defeat. You can think that the villain is awesome, even if you know that they’re bad and have to lose at the end.
In many cases, you can find the villain of a storyline enjoyable, even if you are rooting for their eventual defeat. You can think that the villain is awesome, even if you know that they’re bad and have to lose at the end.
Someone that’s fun to hate. That makes a good “villain” sometimes.
It can be a normal, non-negative thing sometimes. Think of the “heel” character in professional wrestling. The “bad guy” wrestler that comes in and cheats in the ring, and says mean things, and provides someone for the fans to have fun booing and hissing at, just waiting for the happy ending when the heel finally loses.
Or it can be more actually negative. Someone that is still a “bad person” but not as part of staged entertainment. Just someone that people find entertainment in watching the scandal of. The Kardashians. Kanye. Justin Beiber. People that the public doesn’t like or approve of their actions, but people find it highly entertaining to watch their scandals, and gossip about their latest misdeed. You don’t “like” the bad things they do. But you can’t wait for the next piece of news about “ohhhh did you hear what they did Now? The scandal!”
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