@DashEquals@linuxrocks.online i've seen mobs also form for something as simple as shipping. not even spicy shipping, but "two legal adults of the same age range who met in adulthood and have an uncomplicated egalitarian relationship" shipping.
something as simple as "like to see these characters smooch" can, and will, make some people get the pitchforks and torches, pass around names, mock people, etc. etc. etc.
it... definitely happens.