Why do people love to hate Addison Rae? Instagram: addisonraeeFrom being accused of \u201ctaking jobs\u201d with her UFC reporter role, to being shredded for her pronunciation of \u2018Versace,\u2019 TikTok sensation Addison Rae is no stranger to her every move being picked apart online. But what is it about her that keeps the hate rolling in? If you ask someone to name a TikTok star, the chances are that one of the first names out of their mouths is going to be Addison Rae. The 20-year-old started on TikTok back in 2019, and thanks to her popular dance videos, within only a few months she garnered millions of followers on the platform. This even led to her dropping out of her broadcast journalism degree to move to LA and pursue this new career. She now has over 85 million followers\u2014but it\u2019s clear she doesn\u2019t want to stick exclusively to social media, launching both singing and acting careers within the past year. But despite her immense popularity, there are still legions of people out there waiting to criticize her for her every move. In the past year alone, she\u2019s been slammed for: watching anime, playing Among Us with Dream, being \u201cboring\u201d in a Jimmy Kimmel interview, being \u201cawkward\u201d when presenting at the BBMAs, allegedly smoking a cigarette, pronouncing Versace wrong\u2026the list goes on. So, what is it about the influencer that fuels this perpetual undercurrent of hate? To say Addison is the epitome of TikTok virality would be an understatement. Addison had her popularity and fame literally fall at her feet\u2014as is the case for many TikTok stars. Without even intending to, she managed to become a celebrity practically overnight. As a direct result, she has received countless career opportunities in a number of different industries. Of course, for many, the idea alone is a frustrating one. TikTok has become intrinsically linked with the notion of \u201ctalentless\u201d but conventionally attractive people being handed a world of opportunity\u2014and Rae has unwittingly become the poster child of that. However, it\u2019s easier to hate people than ideas, so the star has become a punching bag for those who resent the phenomenon of TikTok fame as a whole. Because people feel her fame isn\u2019t \u2018deserved\u2019 in the first place, they also feel justified in tearing her apart. People aren\u2019t just waiting for her to slip up, they\u2019re actively looking for holes to pick. And in some ways, criticizing Addison has become a \u2018meme\u2019 in and of itself. Read More: Which TikTokers have launched music careers? – Rae, more than anyone, is aware of the effect she has on some people. In an interview with Mane Addicts, she said: \u201cI receive a lot of hate and for the craziest things. People seem to hate me for being too nice\u2026 they just hate it. People are actually so upset about me smiling all the time. They\u2019re like, what the [expletive] is this [expletive] happy about?\u201d Rather than lash out at hate, Addison tends to take a more lighthearted approach in her response, more inclined to react to the backlash with a joke, even if it\u2019s at her own expense. Unfortunately, this often spurs trolls on even more. Addison believes the negativity stems from a need to project, and an assumption that their words won\u2019t have an effect on the recipient. \u201cWhen you see someone on the internet who\u2019s getting a lot of likes or followers, you don\u2019t necessarily think they\u2019ll see [negative comments], so you just want to project that onto them,\u201d she said. It\u2019s not uncommon for entire videos and comment sections to be dedicated to hating on Addison, with the culture of negativity on TikTok progressively becoming more accepted\u2014but stars like Charli & Dixie D\u2019Amelio have proven that this culture is not without consequence.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Why do people love to hate Addison Rae? Instagram: addisonraeeFrom being accused of \u201ctaking jobs\u201d with her UFC reporter role, to being shredded for her pronunciation of \u2018Versace,\u2019 TikTok sensation Addison Rae is no stranger to her every move being picked apart online. But what is it about her that keeps the hate rolling in? […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-64554","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64554","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=64554"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64554\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=64554"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=64554"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=64554"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}