User:Johnfreez/Hate Man

Hate Man (born, in 1936, Mark Hawthorne) is an American philosopher. His advocates the acknowledgement and expression of negative feelings. He is locally famous in Berkeley, California, where he has lived since 1973.

Career
Hawthorne was an officer in the US Air Force and a Peace Corps volunteer. He started at The New York Times as a copy boy and worked as a reporter in the Metro section from 1961 to 1970 before he left, divorced his wife, and "started being downward mobile."

Philosophy (revised)
Oppositionalism is a method by which to acknowledge and express negative feelings in an honest, responsive, and personal manner. Hate Man feels that, generally, people tend to avoid negative, or oppositional feelings that arise interpersonally. Instead of dismissing, giving up on, and disassociating from a person, or bottling up negative feelings, oppositionalism advocates for a person to express their negative feelings (e.g., "fuck you", "I hate you," and "I'm pissed") in order to dissipate them as they arise.. This enables the airing feelings of strong dislike, even hatred, while maintaining a sense of safety in a honest, responsive, and caring manner.

Philosophy (original)
Hawthorne created a philosophy he calls oppositionality which is centered around treating people kindly even though you are in a bad mood. He has created his own following, who refer to themselves as 'hate campers'. He has influenced people to live on the streets. He initiated a nightly 'Hate Camp' on Sproul Plaza where local people released their animosity. On some nights, Hate Campers brought large amounts of random objects (including pie pans, buckets and sticks) to Hate Camp, these objects were then turned into crude drums.

Personal life
Hawthorne was married but is divorced. He lives outdoors.