Why do you see so much stupidity written about British accents on social media?

Last week I posted a topic about apparently the British accent being fake (an American claimed on social media). I found this hostile post.

It seems common this type of nonsense, why?

u/Exact_Team_Galaxy — 4 days ago

Brits pronouncing things differently is contrarian.

An American thinks the way British pronounce things is contrarian. (implying that American pronunciation is the default and normal)

u/Exact_Team_Galaxy — 7 days ago
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Is the British accent fake?

Is the British accent really fake and manufactured and its American accents that are genuine?

u/Exact_Team_Galaxy — 8 days ago