fantagonism

English

Alternative forms

• fan-tagonism

Etymology

Blend of fan +‎ antagonism.

Noun

fantagonism (uncountable)

1. Anger or hostility expressed by fans, especially towards creators.
   • 2015, Liam Burke, The Comic Book Film Adaptation: Exploring Modern Hollywood's Leading Genre, unnumbered page:

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

   • 2015, Rebecca WIlliams, Post-Object Fandom: Television, Identity and Self-narrative, page 115:

     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.

   • 2017, Derek Johnson, “Fantagonism, Franchising, and Industry Management of Fan Privilege”, in Melissa A. Click, Suzanne Scott, editors, The Routledge Companion to Media Fandom, page 396:

     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.