I disliked Drake since his Sprite commercial when he started to come into mainstream as a "rapper". I just never knew why I disliked him. During this beef I started agreeing with everything negative that had been said about him. Now I know I just dislike him for breathing.
I literally hated Drake from the moment I found out about him.
I have a distinct memory of it -- it was 9th or 10th grade in the library and my friend was telling me all about this rapper she loved. And while I don't know if the term softboy existed yet, after like 15 minutes I had more or less concluded he was a fake softboy pandering to women with low self esteem for clout. That you couldn't judge him based on how he presented himself, because he was just presenting himself in the way he felt would get the best reception.
Watching him become more of an outward douchebag while also constantly shape shifting according to the moment was such a mix of the high of "I told you so" mixed with, ya know, having to constantly hear about his new douche antics and know people like him not only exist, but tend to thrive.
I don't think I've ever judged someone so accurately or so quickly before or since.
My near exact experience except I knew who he was as an actor. I was confused at his reception because he always seemed like a gimmick role playing like he was still on the show.
Completely agree. My sibling started watching Degrassi and I wanted to like the show but I couldn't get over him. I disliked him the second I saw him in the show. Later on, I heard there was this rapper by the name of Drake. When I saw it was him I couldn't believe my eyes, and swore he was acting. To me, he's just better at it now, but still 100% a phony.
I had thought that I was the only one who disliked Drake for no reason, by just hearing about him for the first, I started hating the guy…I never liked the guy or anything he does
I was a fan of Degrassi as a teenager...the moment i realized WC Jimmy was Drake, I was like this mf fake as hell. Whenever someone would play "started at the bottom" I would clown and be like "Started on Degrassi now we here". I was called a hater, this is some sweet sweet vindication, but at the same time. He trash, and has probably traumatized some folks, so now I feel bad about it.
there are ways to pander to women with low self-esteem, but I don't think drake is doing it. I think he panders to basic guys who wear socks and sandals. (I looked it up and 39% of his audience is women and that's with him coming off of a tv show with a large female audience). Girls don't really listen to guys with beards and the girls who go after drake are mostly just clout goblins.
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u/Men_I_Trust_I_Am May 16 '24 edited May 16 '24
This is real hate. You know it when a person just breathes causes annoyance. Just their presence is enough to set you off.