The whole phenomenon of Internet dipshits rubbernecking at Chris-Chan's life is one of the most depressing things in the history of online culture. There are probably kids into this pointless spectacle today who were born after the "saga" (fuck off) started.
Yeah, she wasn't out for the majority of her "popularity".
Internet dwellers have a long history of hating anyone who deviates from whatever they deem to be normal, see furries for the ur-example
It's basically the same social dynamic as schoolyard bullying.
Except instead of one or two shitheads who could be punished by the administration, or who you can get away from - it’s one million internet stalkers who will follow you for the rest of your life
One million people who are also far too old to be schoolyard bullies
I just called out an old friend yesterday for his hatred of the furry community. Luckily he is reasonable, and when I said "it sounds like you're misunderstanding the community at large" they acquiesced and admitted that they most likely are.
It's just such a pointless thing to get mad about, like hating Justin Bieber or something.
There's like a million gory flash animations on Youtube that are essentially just "what if the heckin' Space Marines did an Exterminatus on the furries"
Real 13-year-old mindset
His reasoning was "its gross to be sexually attracted to animals" and im just like "my brother in christ that is really not what its about here"