Understanding The Anti-Fan

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Interesting article. Thanks.

"Still, the TV/Film/Novel anti-fan has been well covered by the U.S. media. Here are some anti-fan ploys that transcend the arts and are prevalent in the sports realm too:

Accentuate the Negative- Assigning negative values on everyone who likes the team.
Broken Base- Hating loyal fans who won’t give up on the team.
Complain, Didn’t Watch- Express opinions on things they didn’t watch.
Internet Backdraft- Negative piling on for bringing up positive aspect to the team.
Nostalgia Filter- Immediately hating something because it is new.

The key here is that it’s just as much, if not more, about the fans than it is the team/program itself. This is an important distinction that is crystallized in the Observer ads from several months ago. They were done knowing it’s a futile attempt for change but more to gain the moral high ground over other fans..."

What’s interesting is the relationship between the anti-fan and homer. In many ways, the former’s identity is forged by the latter’s presence. The anti-fan takes this incredibly small portion of a fan base and builds an entire culture in opposition. Further, the anti-fan constantly assigns homerism to seemingly regular fan activities–like simply attending a game–and uses that to build consensus against the homers. Look at how many people are going to the games, after all!

This is ultimately why the anti-fan is lost, and essentially transcending sports and into something that is controlled by message board tribalism. When you stop being a fan things become less and less about winning and losing. When you start actively disliking your own team you start paying attention more and more to the people who don’t share your hatred...
 



Iceland12 said:
THE BLIND HOMER:

Ignore the Realities- Overlook or avoid obvious deficiencies in the team because it doesn't make you happy
Broken Base- Hating fans who take a more tempered outlook, even if they are founded on legitimate concerns
"Ugly Girlfriend" Syndrome- Base their opinions on "the eye test" and dismissing statistical performance
REAL Fandom- Being piled on as "not a REAL fan" because you point out a flaw in the team
Future forward blinders- Purposefully ignoring the historic reasons your team has underachieved that are likely to continue.
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Easy to flip around.
 





Where's the "Sane Rational Accurate Fan?"

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Where does the "secretly want your favorite team to fail" fan fit?


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Reusse is definitely part of the Antifa (I assume that isn't already taken).
 

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