Forum Settings
Forums
New
Jul 4, 2014 4:34 PM
#1

Offline
Dec 2013
6607
So,if ur a Mal user,most likely u heard or been called a hater.Now, what exactly that means? In the internet, if u disagree with someone, u're a hater. If u tries to make a point, u're a hater. If u slightly dislike or point ou negative points about someone's favorite anime, u're a hater.
Everybody at least once, used the word "hater", Even myself,that believe everybody is entitled to their own opinion, used that word countless times, be it to end a discussion,or to hurt someone, without even bothering to try and understand other's point of view.
So i want to now, What defines a hater to you? Is it the guy that is always harshly replying to ur posts? Is it the fanboy that puts down other series to make himself feel good? Is it that guy that is soo passionate with his replies, that he wrotes a wall of text,filled with ur favorites' flaws,plotholes, etc? Is it the wannabe elitist, that rates everything with a 5? Now, discuss, people! cuz i'd already exhausted my brain cells writting this
P.S: Sorry for my bad English, i hope everything still is understandable

PriestSlayerJul 4, 2014 4:38 PM
FragOutFire said:

Why am I a Berserk fan? All I ever experience is pain.

We are in the eclipse and Miura has sacrificed us
Jul 4, 2014 4:36 PM
#2

Offline
Sep 2012
19234
I hate your horrible paragraph. It hurts my eyes to look at and I didn't feel like reading it.
Jul 4, 2014 4:38 PM
#3
Offline
Aug 2012
5879
I hate people who frequently use the word hater.

And if that exhausted your brain cells then I feel bad for you.
Jul 4, 2014 4:38 PM
#4

Offline
Nov 2013
3077
I have actually never used that word before in my life OP.
I suppose it's one who hates many things and preaches that opinion.

I can see you


Jul 4, 2014 4:41 PM
#5

Offline
Dec 2013
6607
Red_Keys said:
I hate your horrible paragraph. It hurts my eyes to look at and I didn't feel like reading it.
[s]That's the side efect of overrusing my brain, but thanks for posting[s]
FragOutFire said:

Why am I a Berserk fan? All I ever experience is pain.

We are in the eclipse and Miura has sacrificed us
Jul 4, 2014 4:43 PM
#6

Offline
Mar 2013
10458
people who hate for no other reason than wanting to hate
Jul 4, 2014 4:45 PM
#7

Offline
Dec 2012
24355
The way I see it, if we are talking about anime here. A hater is someone, who doesn't like or dislike an anime, but keep watching for the sake of bashing it, and nothing else, this is especially apparent in long running anime, most popular examples being ''battle shounens''. So he doesn't like this anime from early on, but keeps watching hundreds of episodes, just to bash it, and because it's popular.

Or.

Someone who knows what kind of anime he dislikes, but keeps watching them, to be able, to feel superior to those who do like them.

Plenty of examples for these two types of people in MAL.
Jul 4, 2014 4:51 PM
#8

Offline
Mar 2014
2244
To me, it's not someone who is just against something, it's just them...well, hating on it. Usually they don't even know what they're talking about and are just riding the bandwagon.

For example,

Naruto

real life traps

America
Jul 4, 2014 5:00 PM
#9

Offline
Jul 2011
871
In the past I used to be irked when people would say 'Haters gonna hate', to me it was a poor substitute for an actual reply or retort against a criticism. I tend to view the term hater as a response to a person who is expressing a strong dislike towards some entity for no discernible reason. This is not synonymous with the term critical.

Nowadays I don't think too much of it, and from what I've seen the usage of the word has decreased from 4-5 years ago. Though maybe I'm not looking at the right places.
Jul 4, 2014 5:06 PM

Offline
May 2013
1688
Someone who hates
Jul 4, 2014 5:06 PM

Offline
Dec 2012
16221
People who haven't discovered inner peace.
Jul 4, 2014 5:17 PM
Offline
May 2013
622
I try to avoid using the term, even if the concept is still sound, because it began to often be used in this way:

Measure said:
to me it was a poor substitute for an actual reply or retort against a criticism.

So now it's associated with having no real reply to someone being a, well... hater (I really hate that word lol). You'd get laughed at or dismissed for using the word "hater" just because of its connotation.

To me, a hater is like the flip side of a fanboy. Someone who is eager to hate something and loudly proclaim it. Make fun of others for liking the thing... Stuff like that. They tend to be shallow in their assessments, though not always. Fanboys are slightly annoying, though generally harmless; Hater types far more obnoxious.

I'm wary of anyone who speaks negatively about things far more than they speak positively. It seems like they're either being petty or shielding their own taste from criticism.
Jul 4, 2014 5:22 PM

Offline
Dec 2013
580
Someone who can't stand something and would do anything to make it dissapear or look bad just to feel more at ease with himself.
Jul 4, 2014 5:24 PM

Offline
Nov 2011
1181
The way I see it, those calling another a "Hater" would be for a variety of reasons. I would call a person a "Hater" if he acts very negative against a certain thing that I like. Yes, I respect their opinion but, of course, I would be bothered if that person keeps acting harshly against it.
Jul 4, 2014 5:29 PM

Offline
Jan 2011
4473
FlareStar101 said:
cuz i'd already exhausted my brain cells writting this

...
Jul 4, 2014 5:43 PM

Offline
Aug 2013
7428
They're just hoodlums. There's not much more to it.
Jul 4, 2014 5:44 PM
Offline
Jan 2014
1928
Hater: A term used by others, usually being suburban "gangsters", whose lives are absolutely and undeniably defined by what others think. These people "rumble" often and think of themselves as original and/or indestructable. People that use the term "haters" are the lowest stage of the evolutionary scale. They bleed the fastest and have thought processes similar to that of a mentally underdeveloped cat.

Or if this above was offensive to someone..


A person that develops a strong dislike for another, solely basing their own opinion on personal judgment rather than objective merit. The formation of a hater's contempt commonly arises from jealously and/or resentment. Individuals that make fun of, or "hate," others for justified reasons cannot be legitimately classified as "haters;" although many faggots attempt to rationalize their own situations by doing so. Additionally, the word "hater" is frequently overused, mainly by members of the rap and hip-hop communities.
Jul 4, 2014 9:05 PM
Offline
Jan 2014
3670
People that hate for the sake of hating alone, or for the sake of pissing other people off.
Jul 4, 2014 9:17 PM
Offline
Jul 2018
561791
My boy Bangs is more erudite on the subject so I'll let him explain it in the video below

Jul 4, 2014 9:41 PM
Offline
Jul 2018
561791
Haters are people who will always find faults with whatever you do, and rub it to your face in a very harsh way for no reason at all.
Jul 4, 2014 9:44 PM

Offline
May 2012
1550
Why is rating everything with a 5 bad? 5 is average. Average can describe a lot of anime.
Jul 4, 2014 10:48 PM

Offline
Aug 2013
127
Starchaser187 said:
My boy Bangs is more erudite on the subject so I'll let him explain it in the video below



Yuh kno whut I mean
[b][size=240]GROOSE[/b][/size]

Jul 5, 2014 1:33 AM

Offline
Apr 2013
11991
I try not to use vague words, like overrated, pretentious, pandering, etc. The brilliant community of MAL seems to love them though.
Jul 5, 2014 1:47 AM

Offline
Jul 2013
4644
Someone who has shit taste.
Jul 5, 2014 2:00 AM

Offline
Mar 2012
2403
someone who wouldn't say cute things to me
Jul 5, 2014 2:02 AM

Offline
May 2012
10357
Damn so many people use the word so seriously. I just use it in a joke-like manner.
Jul 5, 2014 2:18 AM

Offline
Dec 2012
2328
Anyone who seriously uses the word "hater" deserves to be waterboarded in acid.
I am important. I have a girlfriend. Check out my podcast
Jul 5, 2014 3:08 AM

Offline
May 2012
10357
Yakub said:
Anyone who seriously uses the word "hater" deserves to be waterboarded in acid.
Hater.
Jul 5, 2014 8:07 AM

Offline
Dec 2013
64
For me, the definition for "hater" is someone who hates everything that you say and do. Someone that likes the things that you hate and hates the things that you like. The previous replies above are agreeable too. :)
#Shinigami Desu!#
Jul 5, 2014 9:15 AM

Offline
May 2014
8797
Haters.....................hate

I hate the word.....irony
I've been here way too long...
Jul 5, 2014 9:17 AM
Offline
Sep 2013
827
JillianHallz said:
For me, the definition for "hater" is someone who hates everything that you say and do. Someone that likes the things that you hate and hates the things that you like. The previous replies above are agreeable too. :)

so they're a hater because they disagree with you?
that's quite a self centered definition.
The end is nigh

Jul 5, 2014 9:27 AM
Offline
Jun 2014
4808
Forgot about Bangs. To me, a hater is someone who hates something for no reason a stupid reason.
'The way of the wang is long...and hard'
Jul 5, 2014 9:34 AM

Offline
Apr 2008
1045
someone hating on someone whos doing their thing and isnt hurting nobody.
Jul 5, 2014 9:36 AM

Offline
Oct 2012
2533
All tsun no dere.
Jul 5, 2014 9:39 AM

Offline
Jan 2014
17169
Someone who hates for no reason or who engages in activities they know they don't like simply to hate on them.

They are naturally among the vile scum of the Interwebs, like people who spoil series or prey on the vulnerable.
"Let Justice Be Done!"

My Theme
Fight again, fight again for justice!
Jul 5, 2014 9:43 AM

Offline
Mar 2014
2502
Somebody who dislikes something for valid or invalid reasons.

It could also be a comfort mechanism one uses after discovering that people do not like what theylike.
"Fuck this shit, fun things are fun!"
Jul 5, 2014 10:36 AM
Offline
Jul 2018
561791
Someone who will always point the bad out in something and never see anything good about it but at the same time will not give it a chance to see if the actually do like it...

More topics from this board

» Do girls compare their breast size like in anime?

Gfralp - 2 hours ago

4 by MissHeed »»
2 minutes ago

» To all the cat lovers who don't own a cat, what's stopping you? (and cat haters who own a cat, what's wrong with you?)

fleurbleue - 1 hour ago

4 by Zarutaku »»
24 minutes ago

» hey are there any japanese user in this forum?

Ymir_The_Viking - 6 hours ago

2 by RainyEvenings »»
36 minutes ago

» make up a japanese light novel title

XMGA030 - 9 hours ago

6 by RainyEvenings »»
40 minutes ago

» NEET's and Hikikomori

AllAlone8 - 9 hours ago

5 by Little_Sheepling »»
42 minutes ago
It’s time to ditch the text file.
Keep track of your anime easily by creating your own list.
Sign Up Login