>>49398598it's part unova victim complex, part unpopular starter chipped shoulders (see also: venusaurfags, rillafags), part furry bogeyman even though standing on two legs doesn't always mean furry, part blatant denial over a half-assed design beacause they grew up with it, etc. A lot of the worst roots of certain vocal groups rolled into one pokemon. Plus many of them, having started with gen 5, are pretty young/underage.