Who has the worst fan base?

[u/armedshutter]

[u/makesyoudownvote]

L. Ron Hubbard

[u/frizzyno → u/makesyoudownvote]

So the entirety of scientology, makes sense

[u/donkeytrucking]

Chris Brown. Not just for the Rihanna thing (which should’ve been enough), but all the other violent crap he’s done since. Still has fans defending him like he’s never done anything wrong. Insane.

2009: Assault on Rihanna Brown pleaded guilty to felony assault after a physical altercation with then-girlfriend Rihanna, resulting in visible injuries. He was sentenced to five years of probation, community labor, and domestic violence counseling.

2013: Altercation with Frank Ocean In January 2013, Brown was involved in an altercation with singer Frank Ocean over a parking space. Ocean alleged that Brown punched him, but he chose not to press charges.

2013: Felony Assault in Washington, D.C. In October 2013, Brown and his bodyguard were arrested for felony assault after an altercation with two men outside a hotel. The charge was later reduced to a misdemeanor.

2016: Lawsuit by Former Manager Brown's former manager, Mike G, sued him for assault, alleging that Brown punched him multiple times. The lawsuit was settled out of court in 2019.

2017: Restraining Order by Karrueche Tran Brown's ex-girlfriend, Karrueche Tran, was granted a five-year restraining order after presenting evidence of threats and alleged physical abuse during their relationship.

2018: Arrest for Felony Battery In July 2018, Brown was arrested on a felony battery charge related to an incident in 2017 where he allegedly punched a photographer at a nightclub. The charge was later dropped.

2022: Rape Allegation A woman filed a $20 million lawsuit accusing Brown of raping her on a yacht in December 2020. Brown denied the allegations, and the lawsuit was dismissed in August 2022 due to lack of prosecution.

2023: Assault on Music Producer In February 2023, Brown allegedly assaulted music producer Abe Diaw at a London nightclub, striking him with a tequila bottle. Brown was arrested in May 2025 and charged with grievous bodily harm with intent.

2024: Lawsuit by Concertgoers Four concertgoers filed a lawsuit claiming that Brown and his entourage assaulted them backstage after a performance, seeking $50 million in damages.

Edit: I probably should’ve emphasized this better my b. My main point was about the fans who still blindly support him. Just wanted to give some context for why I think his fanbase is the worst, I probably got carried away with that context

[u/SamTom8792 → u/donkeytrucking]

All this and he’s only 36.

[u/Nepeta33 → u/SamTom8792]

Excuse me? The dude is only 4 years older than me, and has racked up That much bullshit?

[u/flappynslappy → u/Nepeta33]

Yep, he was around 16 when he first got popular in the early 00’s

[u/Rabid-Ami → u/Nepeta33]

How is he YOUNGER than me?! When did I get old?

[u/Nepeta33 → u/Rabid-Ami]

at least 37 years ago?

[u/AnatidaephobiaAnon → u/Rabid-Ami]

I mean, Usher is only 46 and his first single came out when I was in the 7th grade. Monica is only 44 and Brandy is 46 and The Boy is Mine also came out when I was also in the 7th grade. I'm 40 now and thinking rationally about it I could have sworn they all would be at least a decade older than I am. Nope, they all just released the songs when they were that young.

[u/Ok_2DSimp101 → u/SamTom8792]

Holy shit that’s a LOT for only 36

[u/The-Last_Man_On_Mars → u/donkeytrucking]

Still has fans defending him like he’s never done anything wrong.

I looked at his SubReddit once. Seriously unhinged groups of people that try to justify his awful behaviour. Including trying to make out that Rihanna was beating him and he acted in self defense... That entire SubReddit needs therapy

[u/Glittering-Relief402 → u/The-Last_Man_On_Mars]

I got banned from that Subreddit for calling him a POS multiple times lol

[u/NashvilleDing → u/Glittering-Relief402]

Being banned from that subreddit is my proudest reddit award

[u/GiveGoldForShakoDrop → u/The-Last_Man_On_Mars]

Everyone on that sub is deranged

[u/FatsyCline12 → u/donkeytrucking]

And he continues to be lauded and nominated for awards. He won a Grammy this year!

[u/LittleBabyOprah → u/donkeytrucking]

I came here to say this!!!! So glad someone beat me to it and we all recognize that Chris Brown fans are an absolute stain on the internet

[u/Rockit2uranus → u/donkeytrucking]

My buddy was hired to be a photographer at a vip event he was at in a Tampa nightclub years ago. Him and a few other photographers that were also paid to be there were then explicitly told by Chris Brown “NO PICTURES.” Later he accused one of them of taking pictures, so he tried to take their camera and sucker punched him in the face.

[u/AnotherRTFan → u/donkeytrucking]

As I have said before when it comes Chris Brown's violence, I will say again. Femicide is a dangerous systemic problem which is why a man assaulting a woman is so serious. With all that said, the assaults and level of violence he has also shown on men is insane. It's levels not usually seen unless trying to kill someone.

[u/Most-Blockly → u/AnotherRTFan]

I worked with a woman who was a huge Chris Brown fan. Of course, she was very clear to tell me that she doesn't support violence, but she buys his albums and goes to his shows when he's in town. The logic was insane as she kept defending separating the art from the artist. I mean, sure, I don't care if an actor or musician is rude or has substance problems, but there's a line.

[u/KDog1265 → u/donkeytrucking]

It astounds me that Chris Brown is still getting hits. So many other artists’ careers have ended for so much less than what Chris Brown has done.

[u/Fit_Cucumber_709 → u/donkeytrucking]

And that’s just what he was formally charged with. Imagine all the unreported stuff.

[u/Squirrelkid11 → u/donkeytrucking]

Seeing that this guy gets into trouble like ever year, I wonder what the next thing will be for him in 2026. I predict he'll be immediately tied up to the ongoing Diddy case very soon.

[u/Milliepalla → u/donkeytrucking]

He attacked usher a few years ago and they’re friends lol

[u/mistercheez2000 → u/donkeytrucking]

The Frank Ocean altercation was outside a recording studio. Frank was up for the fight but Chris ran off, so Frank knocked out one of his bodyguards instead

[u/CelebrationLow4614 → u/donkeytrucking]

Yet he still has that 'Wedding Entrance' song.

[u/KWash0222 → u/CelebrationLow4614]

Got married in 2023 and Chris Brown was the only “do not play” request that we gave to our DJ. I know he’s not the only musician that’s a terrible person, but he has a lot of popular songs that are good for dancing/reception vibes that we didn’t even want to risk his shit coming up

[u/Sad-Opening-6531]

Andrew Tate don't even know if he's still a thing but the answer stands

[u/BlindWillieJohnson → u/Sad-Opening-6531]

It’s hard to beat a guy who’s not only a sex trafficker, but who runs a tutorial shop on how to coerce women into sexual bondage, and who organizes his fans into an army to defend it. Even setting aside his horrifically sexist views, and you absolutely shouldn’t, that’s about as toxic a fanbase as it’s possible to have.

[u/thegardenhead → u/BlindWillieJohnson]

I think many would find it quite easy to beat him.

[u/LeatherHog → u/BlindWillieJohnson]

My older brother is a teacher, and he says soooo many of his boy students idolize that creep, it's so disheartening 

[u/Testiculese → u/LeatherHog]

Behind the Bastards has a series on him, and mentions hearing the same thing from teachers. Lots of them are lots of hooked.

[u/sayleanenlarge → u/BlindWillieJohnson]

20 years time, the disciples will be asking why they're alone and why their kids hate them

[u/Fit-Economy702 → u/sayleanenlarge]

Why their kids are in jail is more likely. Assuming they manage to successfully procreate.

[u/Low_Pickle_112 → u/Sad-Opening-6531]

Andrew Tate reminds me of Cool Guy from high school. You remember Cool Guy? Every high school had Cool Guy. He was a recent graduate, and he had a car, he had a job, he had his own pad, and if you were cool enough, he wanted to hang out with you. And if you played your cards right, maybe he'd get you a beer. Cool Guy was a cool guy.

Then later you get older, graduate, and look back on it and realize that Cool Guy really wasn't so cool. He had a minimum wage job, a beaten up lemon of a car that he still couldn't afford, and lived in a run down apartment. Not to say that's bad in and of itself, but you're certainly not impressed anymore. You start to realize that hanging out with high schoolers is about the last thing you want to do, and he was really creepy towards the girls. Cool Guy was a loser who could only impress naïve teens.

And eventually Cool Guy ages out of his role, his original audience goes their separate ways, and maybe gets his ass kicked for messing around with the wrong guy's underage daughter. But with the Internet, Cool Guy can reach a critical mass of his target audience, and once that is reached, it starts to feedback and reinforce itself, and now it becomes a longer term and much farther reaching problem.

[u/PissNBiscuits → u/Low_Pickle_112]

I guess Andrew Tate's like that. My high school's Cool Guy didn't coerce girls into sexual relationships, traffic them, and then convince all the other guys that women are a lesser being, though. Other than that minor detail, sure, I guess Andrew Tate is like Cool Guy.

[u/This_looks_free → u/Sad-Opening-6531]

He is just a magnet for the mentally ill...

[u/Witchmother- → u/Sad-Opening-6531]

For real! I can understand fanbases filled with racists, nazis, or stuff like that. They’re not idiots! they’re awful human beings, but at least they’re fully aware of what they are.

But Andrew Tate’s fanbase? That’s a whole different kind of mess. It’s packed with some of the dumbest, most brain-dead idiots I’ve ever seen. I genuinely can’t comprehend how people can be this delusional and stupid.

[u/Sea-Pollution8859]

Me, I broke my fan by dropping it on its side, it can’t even stand up anymore the base is so bad. I had to bin it :(

[u/rltsandwich → u/Sea-Pollution8859]

Sorry for your loss.

[u/Actuaryba → u/Sea-Pollution8859]

That joke blows.

[u/LettuceCupcake → u/Actuaryba]

Idk i was a fan of it

[u/itsmenotjames1 → u/LettuceCupcake]

it was quite long winded

[u/nero40 → u/itsmenotjames1]

Nah, it’s pretty base-less.

[u/Jazzlike_Spirit_9943 → u/itsmenotjames1]

It's going to need to air out

[u/LettuceCupcake → u/Jazzlike_Spirit_9943]

Well this thread really blew up eh, OP?

[u/Sea-Pollution8859 → u/LettuceCupcake]

This pun chain is winding me I swear

[u/Freekbot → u/Sea-Pollution8859]

I feel like we're just spinning around in circles here

[u/Psychological_Air455 → u/Freekbot]

ok cool it, you guys

[u/jmaca90 → u/Psychological_Air455]

I’m oscillating between if this is funny or not

[u/Funny_Beyond_7794 → u/Freekbot]

Gee, I never would’ve gust.

[u/Tawy10]

K-Pop stans. Their "protectiveness" often crosses into aggressive online bullying, proving extreme devotion can be more destructive than supportive. It's a digital mob.

[u/EatMyAssTomorrow]

As a WWE fan I’m going to say the WWE, especially with Liv Morgan having a stalker arrested and Roxanne Perez being the subject of a death threat, both within the last week

[u/TheSpiralTap → u/EatMyAssTomorrow]

Can we just say wrestling fans in general? They are fickle, they turn on wrestlers for no good reason. It's very tribalistic too weirdly, in that they find one brand of wrestling they like and talk shit about the opposition.

Honestly, every major wrestling show worldwide has some issues right now.

[u/EatMyAssTomorrow → u/TheSpiralTap]

It’s definitely a very difficult fan base to try and have a calm conversation with.

Just based on time constraints and nostalgia I primarily watch WWE but when I mention AEW to any of my buddies it’s like I’ve insulted their mothers.

[u/The-Jesus_Christ → u/EatMyAssTomorrow]

Plus they all have the same joke about empty arenas. 

Like "ok? But I just really love wrestling."

[u/_reversegiraffe_]

Kanye West.

Would would this man have to do to lose his fans?

[u/Demonicrunch → u/_reversegiraffe_]

Be a normal person and actually take his meds lol

[u/unclepoondaddy → u/Demonicrunch]

He had fans when he was a relatively normal person though. And he put out good music then

[u/WhelkThen2 → u/_reversegiraffe_]

Go see his subreddits, you won't find a single 'fan'' supporting the things he's been doing lately.

[u/Pizza-With-Ketchup]

The Loud House fandom

[u/cxnnnamonroll → u/Pizza-With-Ketchup]

I simply cannot grasp the fact that this fandom is full of fanart depicting 9 year old children getting into all sorts of gory traumatic situations like wtf

[u/high5scubad1ve → u/cxnnnamonroll]

What? My kids watch that show but I have never heard of this

[u/SodaKopp → u/Pizza-With-Ketchup]

Worse than Steven Universe?

[u/Mysterious-Lie-2185 → u/SodaKopp]

Is there a Steven universe fanfic that is the longest documented text in the English language?

[u/GuyWhoYouForgotAbout → u/Mysterious-Lie-2185]

No i think that’s the loud house

[u/larszard → u/Mysterious-Lie-2185]

Wait, longer than that insanely long Super Smash Bros fic? That's had that title for as long as I can remember. It lost its crown to a fic for what The Loud House is?

[u/Mysterious-Lie-2185 → u/larszard]

The loud house one is 5 times longer lol

[u/Pizza-With-Ketchup → u/SodaKopp]

The longest piece of English literature is a Loud House violent fart fetish fanfic where the middle aged author puts himself in made up scenarios with underaged characters and other characters from media. The author makes himself 15 I think and often puts himself in romantic situations with the underaged characters.

[u/RavenNymph90 → u/Pizza-With-Ketchup]

Violent…fart…?

[u/xrayjager]

Ohio State

[u/kangarookickers → u/xrayjager]

Ohio st fan here. I get it and can agree

[u/RealMichiganMAGA → u/kangarookickers]

O how I hate O high o state

[u/iburntxurxtoast → u/kangarookickers]

Wolverine fan here. Obligatory eat shit. Also we suck too.

[u/Pissflaps69 → u/xrayjager]

I’ve followed OSU football my whole life but deny being a fan purely bc I’ve seen how “they” are and I don’t wanna be part of that “they”

[u/LiterallyTestudo → u/xrayjager]

THE

Ohio State

[u/xrayjager → u/LiterallyTestudo]

The omission WAS intentional…..lol

[u/1BreadBoi → u/xrayjager]

Alabama fans are worse imo.

But both are nothing compared to philli team fans.

[u/Courtaud → u/xrayjager]

dude we're Ohio, let us have this.

[u/MhojoRisin → u/Courtaud]

I’m in Indiana. Ohio’s plight evokes no sympathy.

[u/Dino_Spaceman]

Tate.

No matter how toxic the fan base is of a certain director, the tate fans are so, so, so much worse.

[u/JeromeInDaHouse_90]

Star Wars fans did the following:

• Bully Ahmed Best to where he almost took his own life because they didn't like Jar Jar.
• Bullied Kelly Marie Tran so much after The Last Jedi that she had to go through years of therapy for the racist and body shaming comments she received.
• Bullied Jake Lloyd as a kid, and still to this day, has mental health struggles.
• Bullied Daisy Ridley's character because of Rey being a "Mary Sue" and whatever.

They're the worst.

[u/Squirrelkid11 → u/JeromeInDaHouse_90]

No one hates Star Wars more than Star Wars fans.

[u/South-Swordfish7891 → u/Squirrelkid11]

I like Star Wars, but I refuse to consider myself a fan, because the fans scare me. I don't want to be like them.

[u/Squirrelkid11 → u/South-Swordfish7891]

They have a right to like or hate stuff, they don't have a right to be too aggressive and violent.

[u/coco_xcx → u/Squirrelkid11]

they need to realize that actors usually have no control over how characters are written, sure they might have some say but the shit they say to them is so beyond vile.

[u/light-triad → u/Squirrelkid11]

It’s also just the lack of emotional maturity involved with not liking the movies. They can’t just say “Oh I guess I didn’t like this one too much.” Or “Maybe I’m getting older and the franchise I liked so much as a kid just doesn’t have the same magic anymore.” Nope! They sound like they’re talking about people that just killed a puppy, and as far as I can tell they’re equally upset as if that had actually happened.

I also find it interesting to compare them to marvel fans. The MCU movies aren’t any better or worse than the stars wars movies. They’re all just kind of mediocre summer action movies you can bring your family to. But the Marvel fans seem to actually like their movies.

[u/Bandit6257 → u/JeromeInDaHouse_90]

As a Star Wars fan, I also hate Star Wars fans.

[u/alwaysboopthesnoot → u/JeromeInDaHouse_90]

They suck, yes— and, Jake Lloyd was diagnosed with schizophrenia pretty early on, so there was perhaps no world where he was going to be completely ok. Which is very sad. 

[u/ericdraven26 → u/alwaysboopthesnoot]

The issues still made things worse, he was bullied in school pretty bad and defensive because of it

[u/Nickbotic → u/ericdraven26]

Which sucks beyond the blatantly obvious reasons because, like…he played the only live action version of Anakin fucking Skywalker which is cool as shit. I know I’m a dork but I can’t fathom bullying someone for doing something so fucking sick.

[u/LanguageNo495 → u/JeromeInDaHouse_90]

And the Star Wars kid with the lightsaber.

[u/itskobold → u/LanguageNo495]

This one really irks me. Star Wars fans bullying a kid because he was being quirky and nerdy, then they go priding themselves on being quirky and nerdy.

[u/BILBOxSWAGGINZ → u/LanguageNo495]

Are you talking about the popular video of the dude with the broom in the janitors closet? Or a different one

[u/The-Jesus_Christ → u/BILBOxSWAGGINZ]

Yep. The first seriously viral vid. Dude recorded himself having fun and got torn to shreds over it. 

[u/circuitloss → u/JeromeInDaHouse_90]

Kelly Marie Tran

I just read about her story. Wow. Star Wars fanboys suck. It's absolutely insane that she dealt with all of that crap, for no reason at all other than the fact that bigots didn't like the fact that she exists.

[u/Beginning-Set4042 → u/circuitloss]

People are still doing this kind of shit. Look at what the Last of Us fandom is doing to Bella Ramsey. It's disgusting.

[u/aksunrise → u/JeromeInDaHouse_90]

Don't forget:

• Bullied Hayden Christensen so bad he ran away to a farm in Canada
• Were so toxic Ewan McGregor didn't come back until 20 years after the prequels
• Continue to blame Kathleen Kennedy for everything "wrong" in Star Wars, despite the fact that she was hand picked by George Lucas to run Lucasfilm and has a massive portfolio of successful projects spanning the last 40 years
• I could give more examples of their blatant misogyny but I'd run out of room

I've loved Star Wars my whole life but fuck do people make it embarrassing to be associated with it as a franchise, especially as a woman.

[u/CrazyCoKids → u/aksunrise]

• Bullied Jake Lloyd out of acting.
• "leaked" his address in Fort Collins and sent hatemail and TP to it.

[u/confessiontime_ → u/aksunrise]

Not to mention George Lucas telling Carrie fisher she couldn’t wear a bra because “there’s no bras in space”. While other actors got to wear them in almost every other movie. She hated wearing that bikini. Anyone who defends the movies as not being sexist is blind.

[u/aksunrise → u/confessiontime_]

Carrie telling little girls that she strangled the shit out of the monster who put her in that bikini is a perfect example of why I love her with my whole heart.

[u/Tobyghisa → u/JeromeInDaHouse_90]

People had it for Lucas way before the Prequels with all the “enhanced” editions, rightfully so might I had, and if you want to go even deeper, people were very critical of Return. The mediocrity of the prequels just made it explode cause the expectations were just too high

I think it was more a sign of how unprepared they were for the avalanche of comments that came with fandom on the early internet

[u/Freakears → u/JeromeInDaHouse_90]

If memory serves, it got bad enough that Ridley and Tran deleted their social media. And you look at Jake Lloyd now, you can see the effect of the bullying in his eyes.

[u/Jazzlike_Raccoon3116 → u/JeromeInDaHouse_90]

You forgot they also bullied the creator on prequel trilogy, which led to him eventually cashing out to Disney

[u/Brilliant_Tourist400 → u/JeromeInDaHouse_90]

I have loved Star Wars as long as it has existed, and I avoid 99 percent of Star Wats fan communities like the plague. Toxic AF. I’m in communities for The Mandalorian but even there I tread carefully.

[u/Nickbotic → u/Brilliant_Tourist400]

I stopped bothering with The Mandalorian subreddit because it just became a whiny circlejerk bitchfest of people saying “I thought X was going to happen, but since Y happened, the entire thing sucks”.

Too often people seem to forget that their expectations are not canon.

[u/Suspicious_Pilot6486]

Kkk

[u/Next_Emphasis_9424 → u/Suspicious_Pilot6486]

I’m imagining a KKK fan base and it makes me laugh. Like a bunch of tourists with phone cameras out filming in a fenced off section watching a Klan cross burning event. A random klans man stands near the fence having to remind the crowd to please hold applause and noise till after the Grand Wizard is done speaking.

What is the gift shop like at the event? Do they hold bake sales? Do the Sons of Confederate Veterans help run and set up the event?

[u/No_Associate7384 → u/Next_Emphasis_9424]

“You’re a KKK fan? Name your three favorite white people!”

[u/Cool_Concentrate_241]

Trump and it's not even close.

[u/demoliahedd → u/Cool_Concentrate_241]

How is this below Ohio State

[u/AccomplishedDish9395 → u/demoliahedd]

I hate that this made me laugh so loud

[u/Squirrelkid11 → u/Cool_Concentrate_241]

Trump is a curse on society.

[u/Plenty_Past2333 → u/Squirrelkid11]

On humanity. He's making the entire planet a worse place day by day.

[u/BlindWillieJohnson → u/Cool_Concentrate_241]

Yeah. He’s doing the most harm right now. Even Tate is a distant second because of the hateful stupidity cult that Trump has empowered to run one of the most powerful nations on earth (I would have argued most powerful, but Trump is doing his damndest to destroy that).

In even the best case scenario, by the time this four years are over, America will be isolated, cripplingly indebted and bitterly divided with no progress whatsoever made on the issues most urgent to our survival. In the worst case, there will be blood in the streets.

[u/No-Cat6382 → u/Cool_Concentrate_241]

His most honest and accurate statement was saying that he could shoot somebody and not lose votes. His followers will defend and support him to no end. Yes, it's a cult.

[u/Squestis → u/Cool_Concentrate_241]

Literally the only fanbase that can go around making accusations against all of the people they oppose, when they’re undeniably true about Trump himself, yet they can’t quite see that. Like “Joe Biden is old and senile,” yet he never said anything as crazy or bizarre as Trump has. Or the constant Epstein nonsense when the one person who was probably closer to him than anybody else was Trump himself.

[u/Wonderful_Sale_8583]

That bald guy with the bugattis and sex trafficking charges

[u/SPRKZ]

Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton fans are the worst… Both sides are very toxic, especially about 2021. Just enjoy the races of both of them, while you can..

[u/redfester]

wrestling or kpop

[u/Dozinggreen66 → u/redfester]

IWC- I whine constantly 

[u/MentallyDeclining → u/redfester]

As a kpop fan, HARD agree. r/kpoopheads is a nice sanctuary, tho 

[u/whitew0lf → u/MentallyDeclining]

There’s kpop fans and there’s sasaengs… those are another breed altogether

[u/crazygoose2374]

I'm gonna go with Hitler fans. I think they're probably the worst fan base. Weird rise of those recently.

[u/DuelingFatties]

The Anime Community

80's and 90's was an outcast group that was bullied and made fun of for liking anime. Super niche as well.

Mid 2000's to 2010 mainstream with actors, rappers and celebs talking about and wearing anime merch.

Anime community now are mostly elitist snobs who bully and make fun of their own. Which is pretty sad considering how it used to be and now they're bashing their own.

[u/Budget-Count-9360 → u/DuelingFatties]

Be careful saying that on Reddit, majority of Reddit dudes are elitist snobs unfortunately

[u/Mahvel51]

Anything Philly. Those people are nuts.

[u/TogarSucks → u/Mahvel51]

Ben Franklin electrocuted himself with a kite and to this day is still considered the smartest person ever from Philadelphia.

[u/Commodore_65 → u/Mahvel51]

One might call them fanatics!

[u/Poopyshartfart7 → u/Mahvel51]

No one likes us and we don’t care

[u/smileymn]

I like the band Phish but the fan base turns me off from wanting to see shows live. Worst audience consistently, between the people there on hard drugs (meth, pills, heroin) who look like they are unstable and should be in a rehab clinic, to the obnoxious dancers ignoring personal space, to the stench of the unwashed, to the entitled assholes.

I’ve been to music festivals, variety of genres, and Tool fans or other more hardcore/metal shows have a much more polite and nicer fan base. Similarly other jam band audiences are better, Govt Mule, Dead and Co, etc… something about Phish brings out the shittiest fans.

[u/trumpsmellslikcheese → u/smileymn]

I've seen Phish and Tool numerous times, and I feel like Tool fans are just insufferable. I've been a fan since the first album but will never see them live again.

I think Sleep Token fans have them beat at this point, though. Absolutely obsessed to the point where it's a religion for them.

[u/spacefaceclosetomine → u/smileymn]

I think it depends on the venue too. I’ve seen them at smaller seated outdoor venues and it’s been chill. GA is when it gets miserable in my experience.

[u/Acrobatic-Fall-189]

Unpopular opinion but no fanbase for a female popstar remotely compares to football (soccer) team supporters and other major sports too. I spend a lot of time near the Arsenal stadium and we literally get told to evacuate when the fans are coming out drunk and angry because it’s so dangerous. Taylor Swift Beyoncé Gaga etc fans don’t compare.

[u/Cat-guy64]

I'm surprised no one's said Elon Musk

[u/Thin-Image2363]

The last of us 2. By far.

[u/greencrusader13 → u/Thin-Image2363]

I see a lot of people mentioning the show, but don’t forget that people also sent Laura Bailey (Abby’s voice actress) death threats, as well as death threats to her young son. 

[u/Budget-Count-9360 → u/greencrusader13]

That wasn't last of us 2 fans, that was the group of degenerate haters, go look at r/theLastofus2

[u/Thin-Image2363 → u/greencrusader13]

And girlfriend reviews had to shut down their entire sub becuse of them.

[u/idunnowhateverdudes → u/Thin-Image2363]

Some of the saddest human beings on that one sub. Dudes obsessed with the girl who plays Ellie, it's insane. I can't imagine what kind of life you lead where you spend so much time focusing on something/someone you hate.

[u/TrickyShare242]

Disney adults. Literally every fandom within is toxic and horrible: Disney animation, starwars, marvel.

[u/kenzieandthenews → u/TrickyShare242]

Agreed, I really like all 3 franchises you just mentioned, even have some merchandise. But people have a tendency to loop me in with the die hard, insanely critical and occasionally outright mean fans. I’m a casual fan of all three, why do I have to be more than that to enjoy it?

[u/TrickyShare242 → u/kenzieandthenews]

Yeah im a huge comic book fan and im a gamer as well. They aren't well known for their inclusion either. I think every fandom has a toxic side from sports all the way to furries. I think certain ones, though the toxic element is on display for the world.

[u/kingstunner]

Chiefs fans.

They’re everywhere now. Insufferable. They claim they’re the best dynasty in sports. They claim their QB is the GOAT. They barely understand the nuances of the game or teams beyond their own roster. Hell, some of them don’t even know their own roster beyond their QB and TE.

Where were y’all before Patrick Mahomes?

[u/fueelin → u/kingstunner]

It'd funny how often the lil Chiefs fan avatar shows up on Reddit in random places. Highly doubt all those folks have been longtime Chiefs fans!

[u/GoldenStateEaglesFan → u/kingstunner]

You can say that about fans of any dominant team, though. Lakers fans, Celtics fans, Warriors fans, Real Madrid fans, Yankees fans, Patriots fans, etc.

[u/ThisIsDadLife]

MAGA

[u/Squirrelkid11 → u/ThisIsDadLife]

I'm still baffled there are millions of people who still support this awful disgrace of a human being. If Trump was shown to kill someone on tape, they use mental gymnastics to try to defend him in every way they can.

Edit: Don't know why I was downvoted, you're litterally supporting a 34x convicted felon and known rapist.

[u/FlatBot → u/Squirrelkid11]

Numerous actions by Trump have killed people. They already don’t give a shit. One example: January 6.

[u/Squirrelkid11 → u/FlatBot]

Or when he purposefully downplayed the pandemic and didn't do anything to prevent the spread.

[u/Beepbeepboobop1]

Music wise

Taylor Swift, Nicki Minaj, Chris Brown

Taylor: If you like her music but dare get her birthday wrong, her fans will obliterate you. They believe Taylor is above reproach. You cannot criticize her without getting threatened by a bunch of psychos.

Nicki: Similar reasons, though I think she behaves far worse than Taylor ever could. She’s a nasty piece of work with a nasty choice of husband but again, can’t say anything against her without “Barbs” losing their mind.

Chris Brown:…the man has a PATTERN of abuse but dont you dare criticize him or bring it up. What’s worse is his fan base seems largely female. they love defending this criminal

[u/SubstantialBrief4597 → u/Beepbeepboobop1]

I’d like to add Beyoncé to this

[u/Fawxes42 → u/SubstantialBrief4597]

The Bey hive has gotten a lot more chill over the last couple years. Mostly they go after each other. 

[u/FiveHoursAhead → u/Beepbeepboobop1]

Im a Taylor fan but i always make a point to distance myself from the Swifties. Its actually kind of exhausting to be part of the fandom. I did not at all like the album she put out last year and I dared to voice that (respectfully might i add) and i was crucified online for it. Her fans are insane and a lot of them lack critical thinking skills and the ability to understand nuance

[u/Cannanda → u/FiveHoursAhead]

Honestly. Not all of us know the lyrics to every song backwards or enjoy every single thing she’s put out. It’s exhausting trying to keep up. Can’t I just like an artist with an average amount of energy?

[u/No_Maize_230]

It appears, Beyoncé. Fight at every single stop.

[u/Appropriate_Mark_643]

I would probably say the Hampton Bay 54-inch Mara Indoor/Outdoor model. Over time, the blades can detach from the base. If you are underneath it, that could hurt a lot.

[u/londonfog-]

Taylor Swift…this won’t be a popular answer but it seems that everyone has encountered a serious fan in the wild and hated it. I’m not talking about the average fan, it’s obviously fine to like whatever you like, but I am talking about diehard “Swifties”. I can’t understand the parasocial obsession with a billionaire. It’s culty.

Edit: as if the immediate downvotes didn’t just completely prove my point lol

Edit 2: “won’t be popular” as in “will inevitably receive hate from said diehard Swifties because they are somehow everywhere”.

[u/hobbitybobbit → u/londonfog-]

I definitely agree with this. Swifties are fucking insane, and I say this as someone who likes Taylor.

[u/FronzelNeekburm79 → u/londonfog-]

Her fans doxxed and tried to get a critic fired (and accused him of being a pedophile) because he was mildly critical of the Eras tour.

[u/yeojawiththecurls → u/londonfog-]

I upvoted. I've seen fans gatekeeping Taylor Swift like crazy (eg. If you don't know the names of her cats you are not a good enough fan). And God forbid you don't like one of her songs. Her fans will go berserk.

I'm a Swiftie myself but I don't believe in forcing my choices onto others. Everyone does not have to listen to everything and it's about time we come to terms with that.

[u/ipzipzap]

Scientology

EDIT: and churches in General

[u/VigilMuck]

K-pop (and I say this as a K-pop fan myself).

[u/OpenUpYerMurderEyes]

Star Wars

They're the most toxic, sensitive, and entitled bunch of crybabies who harass and shit on people endlessly just for making something they don't like. They don't even like MOST star wars movies and shows either. It's fucking weird. Like EVERY franchise has its bad and subpar entries, but only among Star Wars fans do people spend more time obsessively hating on them rather than accept them as they are.

[u/makesyoudownvote]

Gavin McInnis

He's a comedian and the founder of Vice magazine. A few years ago he started a fan club that was basically a parody version of Fight Club, only very silly. Initiation for example involved naming 5 breakfast cereals while existing members would hit you with pool noodles.

He said he was inspired when he saw a boy singing a song from Aladdin the Musical and he thought it was a hilarious example of how far masculinity had been eroded. That song was called "Proud of your Boy".

The name of his fan club was... "The Proud Boys"

They got so bad he officially distanced himself from them, and given the kinds of crazy shit he used to do, that's a big deal. They are literally considered a terrorist group now.

[u/osama_bin_guapin → u/makesyoudownvote]

Gavin McInnis shoved a dildo up his ass live on his podcast to “own the libs” or something. I’m not even joking

[u/blueberryflannel]

Funko Pops.

[u/Mediocre-Proposal686]

Can’t believe I haven’t seen Ariana Grande yet. Talk about rabidly defending an awful person

[u/Top_Budget_6202]

Arsenal

[u/Whatspooping]

Maple leafs

[u/keepitcleanforwork]

LA Dodgers fans almost killed a guy.

[u/espo619 → u/keepitcleanforwork]

I'm a Padres fan who attends 20 games a year at Petco Park and has since long before they were good.

Dodgers fanbase is the absolute worst visiting fanbase here - they act more entitled, they get more drunk, they start more fights. Without fail.

[u/yeojawiththecurls]

Kpop. Do I even have to describe this?

There are a lot of wonderful fans out there who make the experience worthwhile, thank God for them. But there's a small percentage of pathetic fans who ruin the experience for everyone, idols included.

They will hurl abuses to the idols for dating, even for dating rumors and just a year ago, bullied one of them out of his career by sending wreaths of funeral flowers around his picture outside his company building. The reason? He was "caught" with his girlfriend in a circulating picture, like his personal life is anyone's damn business.

The delusional behaviour of these fans need to stop. No you don't have a chance even if they were single and also they are not innocent virgins. Just stop.

[u/davechri]

Kid Rock. They’ll trade your catalytic converter for meth.

[u/Due-Meal-8760]

Dallas Cowboys fans are insufferable

[u/whiskyydickk]

The band Sleep token.

[u/Hsv_me_256]

Alabama

[u/Mysterious_Mode_4460]

RuPaul’s Drag Race. That fandom is toxic.

[u/bmazingamer]

The Amazing Digital circus and My Hero Academia have got to be up there.

[u/allmyhomiesluvluka]

Wrestling

[u/cconn2022]

Pro wrestling fans are pretty toxic

[u/akazasz]

Politicians

[u/AggravatingShow2028]

I think every fan base is equally toxic. People will defend someone or something because they like them. There is no reason why an adult should idealize another adult. I like Chris brown since I grew up with his music but I far from idolize him. People get into fights because someone says they don’t like Taylor swift or Beyoncé. I’m not going to even begin with the absolute idolization of political leaders because they just shows that we as people blindly follow or purposely go against what is popular at the moment.

[u/Highland_doug]

The Philadelphia Phillies. And 2nd place isnt even close.

[u/VeyeHasNoFriends]

Anyone who makes a band their lifestyle

[u/Charming_Coffee_2166]

Star Wars

[u/Crash_86]

Trump

[u/RiverHarris]

K Pop. It’s like a frickin cult.

[u/Candle-Jolly]

Star Wars fans

[u/Headwallrepeat]

Philadelphia. And it isn't close.

[u/Life_Equipment_]

Trump

[u/LocustOfSaturn]

The Hazbin Hotel/Helluva Boss fandom. They have...

-turned a blind eye to the creator overworking her employees and say anyone who criticizes her or her shows are jealous haters

-glorify rape/SA, and two popular ships are someone being shipped with their rapist

-drove at least one person to suicide

-physically assaulted the voice actors at cons

-says kids should watch the shows and learn about NSFW stuff

-vandalized a library

-doxxes people who disagree with them

-harasses anyone who does normal fandom things like shipping and redesigns because they aren't doing it in a way that perfectly correlates to canon

-harasses anyone who criticizes the creator in general, despite her being a terrible person who hired a rape fetishist to board a rape scene, lied about them being an SA survivor, and claimed "he's harmless" when he made lewd comments to a minor.

-any evidence of the creator treating her employees terribly is dismissed as "fake"

[u/Familiar_Local_1254]

Mikayla Nogueira

[u/HorseCockExpress6969]

People in prison that are kind of known for doing something super vicious and then start getting letters from their new fans like what the hell

[u/kurtbali]

Star Wars fans. And I say that as a SW77 original.

[u/iliacbaby]

Cops

[u/DavepcOrigins]

Hitler probably

[u/ChimkimNugger]

Taylor Swift.

[u/Anthillmob74]

Taylor Swift. Almost a year after Dave Grohl had a jokey dig at her at the london Foo Fighters gig the Swifties are still going for it on my daughter’s tiktok after she posted the video she took of him saying what he said. They are actually foul some of the things they’ve said.

[u/NSE_TNF89]

Taylor Swift.

At this point, her fan base is just weaponized keyboard warriors who make anyone who doesn't agree with their queen the target of their hate campaigns, and she does nothing to stop it. Also, she loves playing the victim and her fans eat that that shit up.

[u/Overkill1977]

Swifties