>>304461
This
This sort of self-unaware "coming out" ideal is not just embarrassing, but also spreads the notion that liking ponies is some sort of culture or movement that should be respected and accepted.
No, nigga. It's a cartoon show. A fandom at the very most. You see how the furry fandom is an utter dumpster fire? It's not just because it's a crappy fandom; in the late '90s they started to push for acceptance of their weird shit (which lead to the birth of "fursecution", etc.)
While the "love and tolerate" thing was fun to piss off normalfags (which was in fact its real purpose), it brought in people who genuinely believed that it was the basis of the fandom.
And now, these people are the majority. Coincidentally, most of them are left-leaning.
The point is, looking for acceptance and publicizing your fandom or hobby is the #1 fastest way to its destruction. People like OP have to be stopped.