haters gonna hate

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Proverb

haters gonna hate

1. (slang) The opinions of critics ultimately have no effect and are unlikely to change, so it is best to ignore them.
   • 2000, 3LW, “Playas Gon' Play”, in 3LW:

     Playas gonna play / Haters gonna hate / That's the way it is / That's just how it's been

   • 2012, Eric Grzymkowski, A Year of Living Sinfully: A Self-Serving Guide to Doing Whatever the Hell You Want‎^[1], Adams Media, published 2012, →ISBN:

     If anyone asks why you're wearing a bathrobe in public, just roll your eyes and keep on strutting. Haters gonna hate.

   • 2012, Vanessa Wieland, “Amanda Palmer: On the Art of Songwriting, Staying Busy, & Being Honest”, in Adria Haley, editor, 2012 Songwriter's Market, Writer's Digest Books, →ISBN, page 85:

     [Amanda Palmer:] I think the key is to NOT defend yourself too much. Haters gonna hate, especially in the age of the Internet, where everyone can hide behind their walls and masks while spewing venom, truisms, and righteousness.

   • 2014, “Shake It Off”, in 1989, performed by Taylor Swift:

     Cause the players gonna play, play, play, play, play
     And the haters gonna hate, hate, hate, hate, hate
     Baby, I'm just gonna shake, shake, shake, shake, shake
     I shake it off, I shake it off

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:haters gonna hate.

Translations

haters gonna hate

• Czech: psi štěkají a karavana jde dál
• Danish: please add this translation if you can
• Hindi: नफ़रत करने वाले नफ़रत ही करेंगे (nafrat karne vāle nafrat hī kareṅge)
• Portuguese: odiadores vão odiar m pl, odiadoras vão odiar f pl
• Romanian: câinii latră, ursul merge, nu mor caii când vor câinii
• Spanish: los odiadores van a odiar m pl, las odiadoras van a odiar f pl