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I think what you are describing is more a lack of tolerance than anything. I have a high tolerance for almost any kind of art no matter how annoying it may seem to be on a superficial level.
Your first point about lack of respect for "The Band" is true to a point ... respect, in my opinion, is something that is earned. If a band has indeed put in a lot of time and effort to master their craft then I have utmost respect for them regardless of whether I enjoy the music.
Second, people are opinionated and will express their opinion whether or not they can back that opinion up with facts or experience. A lot of people are also "followers" meaning that if a given band or genre falls outside their realm of experience then it is "crap."
Third, and this one is particularly true of people who grew up in the 70's and 80's, is that we have grown up to be mainly deconstructionist and derivative. This shows up in critiques of music as well as the music itself. I myself have described my band as Pixies meets Velvet Underground meets Talking Heads meets Supertramp. Does this mean that we sound like any of those bands? Maybe. We certainly don't set out to "sound like" anything in particular. But people have some kind of need for categories.
When I say that I don't enjoy a particular band I usually have hard-facts and experience to back it up. For instance, I don't like contrived whiny, nasally singing--why? I find it annoying. I like John Prine though ... but then his voice is not contrived; that's the way he talks. I don't like Autotune to the point that it makes me almost angry. I can hear an Autotuned song almost as soon as a singer starts singing. Of course, the technology is getting better.
Anyway, you get the point.
To answer your question: I don't feel anything about Haters specifically and of course, respect has a place in everything and should never be bypassed.
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