The rise of the “public hate figure” is driven by TV media for ratings and advertising dollars. TV media is most interested in the intellectually-unsophisticated, emotionally-driven viewers that make most of the family purchasing decisions: low-T estrogen-active couch potatoes. The ideal “public hate figure” is 1) rich, 2) a sex addict.
You might add: 3: white, and 4: A man.