At the risk of receiving many waves of hate, why do people hate “Disney Adults” so much?
Technically I’m a Disney Adult, although I’m more of a fan of the animated films than of the parks. Never was able to afford going to the parks before, and I think I’ll never be able now.
I see Disney Adults being singled out as creepy and annoying, which I think it’s a little weird. People seem to hate them for just existing and having a sizable presence online, and the hate seems completely overboard considering the offense.
Most Disney fans I know are more into the parks and the films than the media conglomerate itself, and they’re super critical of the way Disney, as a corporation, handles their favorites.
In many aspects, they are greatest haters of the Walt Disney Company out there.
In the Disney Parks fandom, which I follow because it’s the closest I’ll ever get to the parks, they used to have the term Pixie Dusters— people who mindlessly defend every Disney decision—and I think that’s more fair than painting all adult Disney fans as a monolith of crazy cultists.
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I think it’s not that they dislike adults who like Disney movies.
It’s more adults obsessed with Disney and only Disney, almost a refusal to grow up
Hate’s a strong word. I think the Disney Adult that people find weird are those where their entire personality is Disney, they talk about nothing else, everything in their life is Disney etc
I don’t think anyone has a problem with those who are just fans and enjoy it. To me, at least, what I’d call Disney Adults are a whole other level.
I think when people say they don’t like Disney Adults, they have a specific stereotype in their head of someone who is alarmingly (and maybe annoyingly) obsessed with Disney so much, it seems concerning. The type of people who make it their entire identity. Now to me, I couldn’t care less what people like or not, it’s their life not mine.
But I think it comes down to an image of an obsession so intense, they’d find it concerning no matter if it was for Disney, video games, cars or anything else really.
I think the problem is “your entire personality is Disney” which at some point is just obnoxiously annoying. But that goes for every hobby/thing that becomes your entire personality.
The biggest problem though imo is that they seem to be a very vocal group/minority. Which doesn’t help their case.
If you just enjoy the Disney movies or collect something from the Disney-franchises, I doubt anyone truly cares. Just don’t be annoying – which goes for every hobby though.
It’s not hate, more like dislike or a weird vibe. It’s essentially the Disney version of weeaboos. For example; most people don’t find the regular Joe anime fans weird, but the obsessive weebs creep people out because they’re often obsessive and don’t seem to notice when they’re making others uncomfortable.
Because they’re annoyingly open and obsessive and consumerist about it.
Plus they’re probably only that way because we (including me) basically got groomed into bootlicking Disney’s largely milquetoast (and historically sexist and or exploitative) content by being exposed to the brand and characters from birth.
People who are OBSESSIVE about something and make it their entire personality tend to come across as annoying.
The following are common examples thst people complain about, I’m not saying I agree or personally find them annoying:
Disney adults.
Anime lovers and cosplayers.
Weed smokers.
Gym Bros.
Etc etc etc etc
They get hate in society because they stand out against the norm, they have something they’re passionate about to a more obvious degree. Makes them the perfect target for hate, bullying, etc.
I think its a slightly lighter version of Bronys and why they got made fun of. Its adults that are super into something that is normally a child’s thing. Adults will have obsessions over stuff, like sports or hobbies or in my case Warhammer, but a lot of those are things that are acceptable adult things.
The Disney Adults I know are married to each other, dont have kids, dont want them, but still obsessed with disney stuff, and its like they are trying to mentally keep themselves in their safe past. Another two friends I have are married and obsessed with Pokemon, they have plushie collections, they obsess over the games they collect the cards, again though, no kids, no need for kids.
Some people, especially those only familiar with these thing in the context of their intended audience, children, will find this kind of obsession as weird, nothing wrong, but weird. Its a shame because both of those couples are genuinely happy and share a passion together, so more power to them, but I do get why they might get a side eye sometimes.
I don’t like to be around anyone who makes ONE THING their whole personality. I find it annoying and immature. Like having to deal with a toddler who’s suddenly obsessed with dinosaurs and doesn’t want to do anything that isn’t about dinosaurs.
When people say Disney Adults they usually mean these obsessive fans whole lives are totally built around Disney. Being obsessed with a corporation and building your life and identity around consuming and celebrating their products is weird and dystopian. It’s okay to like something or be a fan but when everything you do revolves around a certain IP or company that’s when people think it’s creepy.