User:GizelCenizal/Hate-watching

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Hate-watching refers to the activity of watching a television show (or film) with the intention of acquiring amusement from the mockery of its content or subject. Closely related to anti-fan behaviours, viewers who partake in hate-watching derive pleasure and entertainment from a show's absurdities or failures.

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In a study conducted in 2005 on Television Without Pity (TWoP), a since-defunct website that hosted discussions about television shows, Gray points out the patterns of anti-fan behaviours exhibited by its users. Unlike individuals who participate in fandom culture out of love for a particular text, anti-fans engage with a text out of dislike for it. The forums hosted on Television Without Pity expressed these anti-fan sentiments where users would watch a Television show, often critiquing and pointing out its perceived shortcomings.