Also, i'm not sure if this is the right place, but has anyone made the casual connection to how most male NH fans started that way simply because they want to kitten Hinata, and have some serious sexist tendencies when they discuss Sakura?
Oh, where do I even begin?
NH fans wanted to vicariously kitten Hinata- That's basically the gist of it, if they were not of the other camp, the one that hated Sakura for not returning Naruto's feelings instantly because she is the love interest and Naruto was the poor emotionally and socially abused orphan. The desire to see Naruto get together with Hinata stems from the fantasy that Hinata is a rich heiress, despite being disowned practically, is demure and submissive and won't say no to Naruto so everyone that over sympathizes with his circumstances either want that for him or see themselves getting married to a rich lady that will spread her legs for them on command. All of the "she always loved Naruto" arguments are the pinnacle of that mentality. The hate comments you see against Sakura are that "she never loved Naruto and doesn't deserve him", so that is self explanatory. They want Naruto to get together with Hinata so he (or rather they) could rub it in Sakura's face later, nothing more nothing less, and watch Sakura cry as Naruto would not take her and instead show he's happy with his "true love"
Sexist tendencies when discussing Sakura- Boooy, I wish it was that simple. It is not only sexist views on Sakura that you see, she is EXEMPT from anything positive with the series from her most rabid haters, for daring not to return the poor neglected orphan's love from their childhood days. It doesn't even matter if she was changing her mind about him, or showed signs of falling in love with the real him, she will always be the she-devil that broke Naruto's heart. This also extends the her development as a character and as a ninja, none of it will ever be acknowledged by her haters and detractors when they go gaga over how everyone else has grown as characters, Sakura will still remain the useless heart breaker she was in chapter/episode 3. I wish I was exaggerating, but evidence points to the contrary.
In short NH fanatics and Sakura haters have a single minded focus on their opinions, but those opinions are shaped by various factors that they won't let go of, and do not want to admit have changed ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Edited by Phantom_999, 28 December 2021 - 11:49 AM.