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Are you ever embarrassed to be a fan of something?

I know it's a funny question to ask, but I was wondering if anyone gets what I mean. Like something you love, think about it a lot, are undeniably a fan of it in all but name- because for whatever reason, you're too embarrassed to call yourself a fan of it. For me there's two things:

Taylor Swift- While I don't like all of her music, there's a lot of it that I love. I love her early country sound and I also love her recent album "Lover." Her songs get stuck in my head all the time and it's not even annoying. The reason I'm embarrassed to be a fan of her is basically because she's a pop star. In my black and white mind, pop stars aren't meant to be good. I'm scared people are going to judge me for liking such a mainstream but also somehow controversial artist. That people are going to think I'm some child who knows nothing about music. People who I agree with on a lot of points- I have to disagree on this. Also my entire family dislikes her- which makes me feel like I'm naughty to like her or something.

Disney Pixar Cars- What makes it even worse is that I didn't even see it as a kid. I first saw it at almost 18 when my then almost 7 year old brother made me watch it because he was obsessed. And I ended up thinking about it a lot at night. Sometimes still do. I wish I could say I forgot about it in time but- not even that long ago, I saw a boy with a Lightning McQueen shirt and cap and I lost focus and bumped into someone. It even once got to the point where my brother once had to tell me to "stop saying ka-chow." Please don't judge me. I know it's a kids' movie and I don't want to be a fan of something my brother's crazy about. That's why I'm embarrassed to like it.

Don't share if you're too embarrassed. I only started this because I couldn't find a question like this and for some reason I wanted to share what I was embarrassed about- even though I knew people might judge me. So I really hope the fact that this exists doesn't upset any of you.
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glelsey said:
I don't know if "embarrassed" is the right word per se, but I have a lot of interests that I often find difficult to talk about to the people I am around the most. They aren't embarrassing interests or "guilty pleasures" though, I am just a very introverted person and worry about getting a lot of attention for my odd obsessions that don't seem to go together.

Odd selection of obsessions including but not limited to: wacky OTT cartoons, indie computer games, heavy metal, vintage jazz, fantasy novels, chick lit, classic literature and anything to do with nature and druidry.

So yeah. Odd mix. If I happen to bring up an interest of mine that people were unaware of, I tend to get a lot of questions and that's the part that I dislike; not so much feeling any self consciousness about the interests themselves, but feeling self conscious about people wanting to know more about you once they find out!

I guess that's one of the things I love so much about Fanpop and why I have continued to come here for nearly a decade now. I don't get that fear or dread online, and I love having a safe space where I can just be myself and obsess over all of my weird selection of obsessions all at once!
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laura1233214 said:
I still watch cartoons, LOL! but don't tell anyone because those are for kids...But it's a way to escape from the daily stuff. And you gotta make the kid inside you smile from time to time.
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mrgoyal said:
there's nothing to be embarrassed about, i watch cartoon and romantic animes and i never hide it
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zanhar1 said:
The only thing I remember being vaguely embarrassed for liking was Bad Girls Club and then I remembered that I can like whatever I like and that, that show is hella funny.

I guess MLP a bit because that one is childish even for me. But at the same time, sometimes I need a break from horror/gore movies.
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BlindBandit92 said:
Not really tbh. I generally adopted the mindset that I'll like whatever I want and whatever I don't want people to know. I'll avoid telling others.
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ktichenor said:
Not really cause as long as you know other like it then why be ashamed? But sometimes I get embarrassed about a club I've started cause first you don't know if anybody will join and second asking people to join is also really embarrassing and awkward especially if you don't know if their a fan or not or how they'll respond if they find out you've started a club for whatever it is?
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lucy32 said:
I love both telenovelas and body horror. This might seem weird, so I usually don't share this fact too much.
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what's body horror?
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sarah3918 said:
help me

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Rihanna312 said:
Not really. At least nothing comes to mind. There have been times when I got overly hyped over something that right now would seem cringe, but at the time I was heavily into the thing, it didn't seem cringey to me and I didn't hide it.
Ok, maybe I would be a little embarrassed that I've been a fan of certain songs like Metro Station - Shake it or Jeffree Star's scene music, but not to the extent to try to hide it. xD
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