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== Literature ==
* This happened to ''[[Harry Potter (novel)|Harry Potter]]'' with the massive turnout for ''[[Harry Potter
** Happened to a lesser extent with the influx of new fans [[Harry Potter (film)|the film]] brought, but the fact that most of them read the books anyway reassured the original fanbase somewhat.
* A lot of long-time book fans of ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' were unhappy with the caliber of fans introduced to ''LotR'' by the movie trilogy. Many "old-school" fans consider the movie lovers shallow and frivolous, ''especially'' if said movie lovers were subsequently turned on to the books by the movies.
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== Other ==
* The [[TV Tropes
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** The hate seems to stem from our terms popping up in other places more frequently. But hey! We seem to be taking over the internet! Aren't you ''happy?''
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** And, to top it off, Ugandans think that the video is tasteless and would only invite foreign aggression empowered by foreign interests. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rU_1jnrj5VI There were even riots during a screening of the movie in a Northern Ugandan town.]
** [http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/mar/16/kony-2012-campaigner-detained Jason Russell's recent bizarre arrest doesn't help things for Invisible children either.]
* Every widely known social networking site ([[Facebook]], [[
* One of the recurring mottoes of The Dreaded 4chan, for a surprisingly (or not so surprisingly) long time. You can imagine their reaction when the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade incorporated a [[Rickroll]].
** Also, mentioning anything related to Project Chanology (the Scientology protests) on most chan boards will now get you flamed, banned, and, possibly, your IP address posted.
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