I remember a time, when if you liked something and someone didn't, you could simply agree to disagree. People wouldn't hold a grudge and the two groups would go their separate ways.
If you liked a show like Family Guy and someone liked South Park, you wouldn't need to compete over which show was better. You could simply go, well let's just like what we like.
People wouldn't try to tell you what to like.
But lately, I've found the internet has been a festering ground for people to tear down and even destroy things that they deem unworthy of being on in the cinemas or TV.
For instance. Twilight, pre internet. Girls would read it and love it. They would see the movies and be fans. But then, oh wait. People who didn't like it would start screaming and ranting about how it shouldn't even exist and how bad the stories were. Ignoring the fact that the stories were just entertainment and many loved them, they would at any attempt try to sway people from reading them- even if that person might find they would've really enjoyed the book.
Luckily Twilight survived the hate.
But go forward five years and now the demanding subset of people are trying to control everything people should enjoy and not enjoy.
For instance. Teen Titans Go. It was a reboot of the original Teen Titans and has proved quite successful with ratings. But so many people despise it and would love to tear it down. Why? I've watched some episodes and it's hilarious. People like to make the claim that children watching it will get dumber or will misbehave more- but I watched South park as a kid (along with my siblings) and we never did anything the characters did on the show. And talking about how the show is a bad influence- have these people never seen Sponge Bob or Ed, Edd and Eddy? Two other popular shows that went way over the top with bad morals. Kids aren't stupid. But these people will go to the videos and pile on hate in the comment sections, calling anyone who enjoys something they don't deem acceptable as idiots and "autistic retards".
What ever happened to having your own likes and dislikes. If I don't like a show, I usually steer clear of it and let others enjoy it. But so many people feel they have to be public avengers, and they tend to miss the actually joy these types of shows bring to people.
It was the same thing that happened to Batman Vs Superman movie. Most people liked it or thought it was okay, but the twenty percent that hated it, went way over the top and started abusing the people who liked it in the comment sections. They would make hate videos saying how bad a movie it was, they would try to dissuade a person from seeing it at all costs. Their hate was unprecedented, and you know what. If someone uses hateful speeches and bullying to tell me not to see something, I probably would think they are self righteous prick. But that's just me, I listen to myself. But so many people, who would've liked the movie, suddenly avoid it because they are being harassed and told they are an idiot if they even step foot into the cinema. Most people don't want to sit through something which they think will be unenjoyable, so don't even give it a chance. Even if it is a mob mentality and the only thing the haters want to see is blood shed for something they dislike.
It's just shocking how prevalent this has become with online society that it is even spreading out to the wider world. I met a girl at a group meeting one time, and she told me that if I liked a certain band she would have to get up and not talk to me ever again. I found this ridiculous. And she was being serious. Since when does a person have to like all the same things as another person? Since when was it acceptable to make everyone a clone and only enjoy what is deemed likeable by the minority of very aggressive viewers who can't just let people like what they like?
It's a shame but it's a sad truth of this world.
And it is only getting worse I am afraid.
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