Have you been bullied for a special interest?

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Like I said in many topics, I have been bullied for liking Looney Tunes because it is for a younger audience. Recently someone accused me of liking ageplay because my favourite Short is The Stupid Cupid. To the point where I'm worried about getting the doll. Well, I'm not one. It was the first Short I watched without a third party character and I just think it's amazing and find it interesting how it's technically Lost Media!

I've been bullied for a special interest twice here on WP and once at work, 13 years ago.

I get a fair amount of crazy cat lady nonsense, which is annoying.
I've met some crazy cat men and women, and trust me ... I ain't one of them.
They're seriously crazed.
It's unbelievable how militant some can be.

I have certainly met with social disapproval when expressing my interests. I'm not sure what the current definition of bullying is, but when you are excited to share something that gives you pleasure (I'm not even getting to kink here; I'm talking poetry, history, literature, interesting facts, etc.) and you hit solid rebuff, rejection, and/or sarcasm, it can be pretty disheartening.

I hit those walls a lot as a child and young adult. Then I learned to mostly keep my enthusiasms to myself.

I am fortunate that one of my grown sons shares a nice cross section of these interests, and we enjoy very long and varied discussions with each other. (I guess I had to make my own friend! ) The rest I still keep to myself.

Still hoping to make friends that share some more cross-sections one day....... coming up on 67 years and counting.

If there is any way you can get away from your bullies, exclude them from your life! Be careful to know people before sharing the things you care about. Sad, but true, unless you can shake off negative feedback.

There are way too many people out there who make themselves feel better by being judgmental and hurtful.

PS
I watched the cartoon and all I can say is that anyone who has said that liking it is any indication of any sexual preference is either trying to be funny, inventing reasons to be mean, or projecting.

I once briefly worked at a company where I got ridiculed for playing World of Warcraft - by people who played Magic The Gathering.

Yes I know. I couldn't work that one out either.

Never.


But that's because of how I express my special interests;

It's not in a form of taking over the conversation and start infodumping...
It's not even in a form of enthusiasm; I like to keep it to myself and I like secrets and secrecy.


If anything...
At one point it was crafting. I made it visible sometimes...
And it became more of an entertainment, a networking expander and a potential business.

Too bad it's no longer a special interests. I miss it though.

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I've only said in every reply OP has made saying "Looney Tunes is only for kids" that Looney Tunes is not just for kids and anyone of any age can enjoy it. Why is OP not getting it?

Yes...especially by people who claimed it was their "obsession" because I was "too obsessed". I no longer intentionally seek out friendships with people who share my special interests.

In response to the title of this thread: Yes. The term they would shout at me in school is "animal freak."
This is probably not a surprise to anyone.