I don't know why Christina gets so much hate, but it may have something to do with her extremely bitchy rude ways back in the "Stripped" era... When people saw the opportunity to jump on her - after failed career steps - they just went ALL in.
Do we forget that Madonna isn't exactly the Good Witch of the North, either? Whatever had been said about Christina, far worse has been said about Madonna, and she has a career that pretty much every artist would kill to have (whether they want to admit it or not). So it can't be because of her attitude, it's because of poor career choices. The sound and timing of "Bionic" is what did her in. People only piled on with every wrong she did after that, and blamed her failure on those.
Do we forget that Madonna isn't exactly the Good Witch of the North, either? Whatever had been said about Christina, far worse has been said about Madonna, and she has a career that pretty much every artist would kill to have (whether they want to admit it or not). So it can't be because of her attitude, it's because of poor career choices. The sound and timing of "Bionic" is what did her in. People only piled on with every wrong she did after that, and blamed her failure on those.
The comment about the Me Against The Music video
You can't say she's just a "strong woman who's not afraid to be who she is", that was pure 'bitchiness'...