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* The ''[[School Days]]'' anime. The nature of the [[OVA|OVAs]] imply that the creators have either gleefully embraced this, or [[Xanatos Gambit|had planned it all along]].

* ''[[Apocalypse Zero]]'', ''[[MD Geist]]'', ''[[Genocyber]]'' (to a certain degree), the ''[[Fist of the North Star]]'' movie, ''[[Cybernetics Guardian]]'', ''[[Cyber City Oedo 808]]''... old anime in general has this going on.

* ''[[Guilty Crown]]'' seems to be, surprisingly enough, developing a proportionally greater "trainwreck" following than ''[[Code Geass]]'' despite not being quite as popular overall, as a result of the show having dull or unsympathetic characters, similarly bad twists, an obsession with rape or even more bizarre fetishes and perhaps equal or greater [[Narm]] fodder. There's not even a [[Broken Base]] this time around.

* ''[[Bleach]]'' is considered to have [[Jumped the Shark]] and has become Snark Bait even among the fandom. Kubo is considered a [[Troll]] so much that "[[Tite Kubo]] trolled my fandom" has sadly become a meme among bleach fans.

** And the shipping fandoms for both of the above. The [[Ship-to-Ship Combat]] and the fans involved have become pure jokes to those not involved.

* In ''[[xxxHolic]]'' Watanuki is an in-universe example due to his [[Keet]] behavior.

 

 

* ''[[Celebrian]]'', a ''[[Lord of the Rings]]'' fanfic consisting of lots of [[Gorn|torture porn]] and little else, continues to get circulated in spite of being both [[Squick|squicky]] and dull because of the hilarity many people find in both it and the reactions it generates. It's sort of similar to ''[[The Eye of Argon]]'' in that regard.

* ''[[My Immortal]]'' is probably the single most widely circulated fanfic ever created specifically ''because'' of this trope. It's probably more [[Bile Fascination]] and [[So Bad It's Good]] than [[Snark Bait]], but both still apply.

* ''[[My Inner Life]]''.

* ''[[Starkits Prophecy]]''. [[So Bad It's Good]], with lots and lots of [[Rouge Angles of Satin]], not to mention a [[Mary Sue]] as [[The Hero]], it makes for a good platform for a snarky review.

* ''[[7th Heaven]]''

* ''[[The Secret Life of the American Teenager]]''

* ''[[The Oprah Winfrey Show]]'' has this, with people claiming Oprah will or already has her own religion.

* ''[[Jersey Shore]].''

* ''[[Glee]]''

* ''[[British Newspapers|The Guardian]]'' did a hilarious [http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2006/aug/11/popandrock.shopping8 review] of Paris Hilton's [[Self-Titled Album]].

{{quote|Lest one carp, Hilton has been quick to point out that singing is a vocation for which she is eminently skilled. "I know music," she reassured the Sunday Times children's section. "I hear it every single day." [...] While this obviously gives Hilton a massive advantage over those who have never heard any music and thus believe it to be a variety of cheese, there remains the nagging suspicion that this might not represent sufficient qualification for a career as a singer, in much the same way as knowing what a child is does not fully equip you for a career as a consultant paediatrician.}}

* R. Kelly's [[Trapped in the Closet]]. It was so over the top [[Narm|Narmy]] that it became the source of so much parody and a result more and more people watched it so they could join in on the mocking.

* Rebecca Black's [[Friday (song)|Friday.]]

** Not to mention, [[Rebecca Black]] in general.

* [[Justin Bieber]] is major Snark Bait for his [[Periphery Hatedom]]. It isn't possible to go onto any metal video on Youtube without comments saying that the only people who dislike the video are Bieber fans.

* And of course, even [[Jesus]] hates [[Creed]].

* Most Disney acts like [[Miley Cyrus]] and the [[Jonas Brothers]] are also common victims.

* Armond White's movie reviews, as can be found on [http://www.nypress.com/flex-10-armond-white.html The New York Press Website] and [http://www.rottentomatoes.com/author/author-2725/ Rotten Tomatoes], constantly bring vitriol upon those who read them. Seriously, just look at the individual moviepages at [[Rotten Tomatoes]] - his will, almost without fail, rack up the most comments. He's gained a reputation for being a completely predictable [[Commander Contrarian|contrarian]], and many suspect he's only looking to gain controversy and thus [[No Such Thing as Bad Publicity|gain attention for himself]] ([[Roger Ebert]] even called him a [[Troll]]). Ironically, his reviews have actually become arguably the most reliable prediction of how good or bad a movie is; if he slams it, it's a good movie, and if he kisses up to it, it's a bad movie.

** Remember that [[Roger Ebert]] initially defended White, pointing out that not only is there nothing wrong with challenging consensus position, but White even agrees with the Tomatometer 50% of the time which he considered to be ideal. The biggest problem most people have with White is that the reasons he gives often go above and beyond [[Epic Fail]] - to the point that people question whether or not he actually saw the movies he reviewed. For example, [http://www.nypress.com/article-21903-twisted-tale.html he complained about the length of Rapunzel's hair] in ''[[Tangled]]'' and comments that her hair never becomes a problem for her, which is flat out ''wrong'' (in the ''opening song,'' for example, she laments the length of time she has to spend brushing it).

* Modern art ''as a whole'', particularly due to [[True Art Is Incomprehensible]].

 

* ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 2006 (video game)|Sonic the Hedgehog 2006]]''. [[Let's Play|Video commentaries]] of this game are for this reason and this reason only.

* ''[[Big Rigs Over the Road Racing]]'', which gained infamy when gamers discovered just how [[So Bad It's Good|hilarious broken it is.]]