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  • In November, a coalition of consumers groups and a cable-funded advocacy group asked the agency to jettison the rules, calling them the result of "anti-fan, anti-consumer behavior by professional sports leagues."

    FCC to Review Sports Blackout Rules Amy Schatz 2012

  • Now I'm an anti-fan. link2 comments | post comment navigation viewing

    Commercials That Make Me Never Want to Use the Product Again julieandrews 2009

  • But if we chew off the fat of points three and four, maybe we are still left with a Last Man of sorts, defined by the first two points — the anti-fan, scorning the emotional investment of the devout, allowing that scorn to cloud their judgement.

    Critique From HereNow Hal Duncan 2009

  • I just became an anti-fan of your website for your irresponsible journalism.

    Wonk Room » Holocaust Museum Shooter Raises Concerns About ‘Crazed Conspiracies’ From Hate Groups 2009

  • But if we chew off the fat of points three and four, maybe we are still left with a Last Man of sorts, defined by the first two points — the anti-fan, scorning the emotional investment of the devout, allowing that scorn to cloud their judgement.

    Archive 2009-06-01 Hal Duncan 2009

  • An argument that the anti-fan stance is wrong does not translate into an argument that the fan stance is right, not if we allow for a non-fan stance.

    Critique From HereNow Hal Duncan 2009

  • An argument that the anti-fan stance is wrong does not translate into an argument that the fan stance is right, not if we allow for a non-fan stance.

    Archive 2009-06-01 Hal Duncan 2009

  • I can understand how you might decide it's anti-fan, but I'm not so sure.

    Tim Kring Blames Audience for the Suckage That is Heroes 2008

  • “Marcus here is the president of the anti-fan club.”

    At First Sight CATHERINE HAPKA 2010

  • “Marcus here is the president of the anti-fan club.”

    At First Sight CATHERINE HAPKA 2010

  • Compared to the more casual “hater,” the anti-fan is distinguished by a deep knowledge of — and profound investment in — the objects of their disaffection.

    Influencers and Anti-Fans — Real Life Brooke Erin Duffy and Kate M. Miltner 2023

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