How do you deal with simon laurent hate how to let it not affect you.. its fine if u not answer have a great day
Well I don't know if there's an easy way to answer this, but truthfully the hate does affect me. I'm only human after all! But there are several ways to deal with it. I would also say that my advice can apply to other villains or unpopular characters in other fandoms too.
Recognize that fictional villains are fictional and so are their crimes. It's kind of weird to have to reiterate that liking a villain in media doesn't mean you endorse all of their completely fictional actions, but here we are.
It's just a matter of taste, or "that's just your opinion man!" Think of it this way, how "bad" a character is is like how "spicy" some foods are. There is a scale of spiciness and some people don't want any spice in their food at all, while others can pop ghost peppers or those little Thai chilis in their mouths no problem. Likewise, people who hate Simon just think his character is too "spicy" for them, but he's not too spicy for us. I have a friend who unapologetically likes Kilgrave from Jessica Jones and that's a character that is too spicy for me!
If you like or even relate to a villain it just means that you are a normal human being and your empathy was activated when you engaged with a story. This also means the writers did a good job writing the character, doubly so for a tragic villain like Simon.
Engage less with the online fandom, and more with your friends. Usually, discussing TV shows with your friends mean you get better and more nuanced opinions than with random strangers on the internet. Blocking somebody is also allowed and what the feature is for! Blocking certain tags on Tumblr can also help!
Engage with other media. This includes other TV shows, books, video games, etc. In fact, if you read more books or watch more "cinematic" movies, you'll see that a lot of them actually have morally ambiguous, offputting, or downright villainous main/supporting characters. Getting away from the mindset that you are "not allowed" to have strong empathetic feelings for "bad people" actually opens your mind to being able to enjoy more types of art and storytelling.
Anyway, there's really not a "one weird trick" to not letting character hate get to you. You just have to tell yourself that at the end of the day it's not real, and it's all for fun. Hope you have a nice day too!















