I didn’t know that the verb ‘to hate’ can be followed by the preposition ‘on’ plus an object as in the following sentence. Does this usage sound natural to you?
Climate denial is not about science, nor even climate. It’s tribal affirmation, like hating on immigrants or disputing the election.
It’s used that way sometimes. I’d say it’s common enough that it does sound natural. I’ve heard both “hate on” and “hating on” used.
This reminds me of the Heart song Crazy on You.
Maybe, displaying hate on others!
I think of it as pouring hate over someone.
So, what is the difference between ‘hate’ and ‘hatred’ in this context?
I think that “hate” would be the more common word, certainly for me.
Hate is more common. Hatred can be more intense, but not necessarily. The usage tends to be different.
I hate peanuts.
I have a hatred for peanuts.
You would not say:
I hatred peanuts.
I have a hate for peanuts.
There is probably a grammatical term for the different structures, but I don’t know what it is.
Well, from a grammatical point of view, the difference between both words is that ‘hatred’ is a noun while ‘hate’ can be both noun as well as verb.