# Have you ever been harassed over your hobbies? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 29, 2022, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-harassed-over-your-hobbies/958632 "2022-01-29T16:12:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2022, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-harassed-over-your-hobbies/958632/41 "2022-02-02T06:10:24Z")
Who are these people who take issue with my comic collection? ---
**Author:** ![Esprise\_Me](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/esprise_me/32/2947_2.png) [@Esprise\_Me](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esprise_Me)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2022, 6:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-harassed-over-your-hobbies/958632/42 "2022-02-02T06:18:22Z")
My non-diving husband gets bent out of shape about how much time and money I spend on scuba. (Not really; he’s great about it. But I wanted to play too.) ---
**Author:** ![TokyoBayer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tokyobayer/32/13989_2.png) [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2022, 7:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-harassed-over-your-hobbies/958632/43 "2022-02-02T07:55:13Z")
I’ve been grilled over my love of barbecuing. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2022, 9:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-harassed-over-your-hobbies/958632/44 "2022-02-02T09:03:58Z")
I can barley wait to get to the single-malt Scotch I bought the other day. ---
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2022, 9:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-harassed-over-your-hobbies/958632/45 "2022-02-02T09:17:39Z")
other than told i was going to go to hell for playing dungeons and dragons it didn’t help I had the 1st ed guide that had the red demon on the front… oh and being told when I was a young lad that ez bake ovens were for girls … despite having several talented chefs cooks and bakers in the fam … no ---
**Author:** ![Asuka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dec6dc/32.png) [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2022, 10:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-harassed-over-your-hobbies/958632/46 "2022-02-02T10:40:30Z")
I had a friends girlfriend in college who always got super annoyed when I talked with my friend about movies or TV shows. “Why is it all you do is talk about what you watched? Don’t you actually have a life outside of a screen?” Then when I would talk about him about books or magazine articles I read she would then say “What are you reading about the lives of fictional people? What don’t you do something to improve yourself instead?” To this day I wonder what her she did for fun, just stare at the wall? ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUBv.2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanubv.2/32/3260_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUBv.2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUBv.2)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2022, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-harassed-over-your-hobbies/958632/47 "2022-02-02T14:00:42Z")
People wanna get all hissy because I have a couple of cats. ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2022, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-harassed-over-your-hobbies/958632/48 "2022-02-02T14:39:32Z")
Those same people treated me kind of ruff because of my dogs. ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2022, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-harassed-over-your-hobbies/958632/49 "2022-02-02T15:28:27Z")
A lot of people can’t stand my love of yoga. ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2022, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-harassed-over-your-hobbies/958632/50 "2022-02-02T15:55:27Z")
But seriously, folks… I retired so I’d have more time to read in the local coffeeshop, and a while back a woman from the 'hood stopped by my table: “Hi! Whatcha reading?” When I showed her my _Paper Girls_ comic book she said “Oh…” With a mixture of disappointment and judgement. I was so tempted to say “But look at the art, the limited color palette… and here she is talking to her her future self!” But I didn’t think they’re be any convincing her. ---
**Author:** ![msmith537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2022, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-harassed-over-your-hobbies/958632/51 "2022-02-02T17:19:57Z")
People tell me to change my hobby of collecting coins. ---
**Author:** ![Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/779978/32.png) [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats2)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2022, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-harassed-over-your-hobbies/958632/52 "2022-02-02T17:33:08Z")
Don’t read the Bible or books with Trump’s icky face on the cover in public. You will be harassed. ---
**Author:** ![Pazu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pazu/32/15522_2.png) [@Pazu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pazu)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2022, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-harassed-over-your-hobbies/958632/53 "2022-02-02T20:15:34Z")
I’ve been told, somewhat waspishly, that my insect collecting makes them antsy. But I didn’t let it bug me. (Actually true 🙂 ) ---
**Author:** ![a\_dudes\_thought\_s](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7ea924/32.png) [@a\_dudes\_thought\_s](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a_dudes_thought_s)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2022, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-harassed-over-your-hobbies/958632/54 "2022-02-11T15:53:23Z")
I do not play it that loud honestly. I had some cheap head phones back in the day. You could hear what I was listening to if you were close enough. Also the issues was not the noise volume of the music. My post clearly states they both had a problem with what music I was listening to not the volume. They did not ask me to turn the music down. They complained about what I was listening to. ---
**Author:** ![a\_dudes\_thought\_s](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7ea924/32.png) [@a\_dudes\_thought\_s](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a_dudes_thought_s)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2022, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-harassed-over-your-hobbies/958632/55 "2022-02-11T15:54:08Z")
No joke I was thinking about buying a Maga hat,but an afraid I may get shot. ---
**Author:** ![a\_dudes\_thought\_s](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7ea924/32.png) [@a\_dudes\_thought\_s](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a_dudes_thought_s)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2022, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-harassed-over-your-hobbies/958632/56 "2022-02-11T15:58:53Z")
I had a relative who had a hobby of collecting coins and one who had a hobby of spending other peoples coins. They had a falling out. ---
**Author:** ![a\_dudes\_thought\_s](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7ea924/32.png) [@a\_dudes\_thought\_s](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a_dudes_thought_s)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2022, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-harassed-over-your-hobbies/958632/57 "2022-02-11T16:01:48Z")
Thanks. I honestly why that dude was dressed like that. I saw him at least two more times come out of a night club that was in the area. ---
**Author:** ![a\_dudes\_thought\_s](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7ea924/32.png) [@a\_dudes\_thought\_s](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a_dudes_thought_s)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2022, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-harassed-over-your-hobbies/958632/58 "2022-02-11T16:03:29Z")
No this really did happen to me. Most of the stuff that has happens to me I do not even tell people because they think I am making up some crap. ---
**Author:** ![a\_dudes\_thought\_s](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7ea924/32.png) [@a\_dudes\_thought\_s](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a_dudes_thought_s)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2022, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-harassed-over-your-hobbies/958632/59 "2022-02-11T16:04:57Z")
I used to stare at the wall when I was younger. My parents took me off that medication I was on. ---
**Author:** ![a\_dudes\_thought\_s](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7ea924/32.png) [@a\_dudes\_thought\_s](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a_dudes_thought_s)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2022, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-harassed-over-your-hobbies/958632/60 "2022-02-11T16:08:53Z")
lol, I buy good ones these days. The last strike was when some woman with kids wanted to fight me because she was mad I was listening to Frank Sinatra, I said let me go buy some good head phones so I do not have this issues any more. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-harassed-over-your-hobbies/958632.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-harassed-over-your-hobbies/958632.md?page=4)