Fantagonism

Quick meaning: Fantagonism is a noun meaning Anger or hostility expressed by fans, especially towards creators.

Meaning

Anger or hostility expressed by fans, especially towards creators.

Example Sentences

The mercenary tactics of some fans no doubt fuel this fantagonism.

This wave of claims about fan entitlement and consumer attempts to reshape the decisions of creators and studios demands a revisiting of the "fantagonism" concept.

For viewers who responded within the rejection discourse, the show's final episodes confirmed their sense of 'fantagonism' and narrative anxiety and they often linked their sense of disappointment to discussions around professionalism (or lack of) on the part of the writers and to the perceived failure of the narrative.

Word Forms

• fan-tagonism

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include anti, hatedom, anti-fandom, anti-fan, fanboyism, anger.

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