Hey Pandas, What Is Something You Really Enjoy, But Don’t Talk About Because Of The Stigma? (Closed)

You're right, and I'm sorry for that. In our defense, it's a bit of a trauma reaction from all the harm the extremists have caused.

I’m not Christian nor do I believe in god but I hate it when people act like ALL Christian’s are bad just because some of them are sh*t people doesn’t mean all of them are. I support you and I’m so sorry that people treat you this way :{

It's sometimes the same with my faith. I'm ásatrúar and when I mention that people either think it's cool or they think it's silly (we hear the myths in school so som ppl assume my faith is for school kids?) Or they think I'm into white power and nazism (because groups like those have taken several of the norse heathen symbols and put them into their own sick context). I always wear my Thor's Hammer necklace but I rarely talk about my faith. I think most of non-ásatrúar don't care about the symbol or they think it's just a fashion statement.

Yes!!! I am religious but that doesn’t automatically mean if I see a gay couple smooching ima bust out my holy water .

I worked with a woman for many years and thought we got along, I had a conversation where I mentioned my faith and all of a sudden she was telling coworkers I was judging them... For goodness sake 🙄

Thank you for all of the upvotes and support!!! I feel validated and way less stigmatized. I did not expect this to blow up like this. Love to all my fellow Trekkie Pandas ❤

Live long and prosper my fellow nerd!

i don't knows much about ST but do like passionate people so also from me; live long and prosper

At 39 years old, I decided at the beginning of this year that I was going to watch all of Star Trek (Including the films) for the first time! My shortest possible summary: I didn't like Enterprise, although some of the characters were good. TOS, was a little cheesy but fun to watch. TNG, was uninspiring, little to no exploration, they were more diplomats/police than anything else. Deep Space 9 was alright, some good bits, some annoying (Looking at you Jake Sisco!). Voyager, Easily my fav, shame they rushed the ending. Discovery, had potential but got stupid & lazy (What's canon anymore???). SNW, Enjoyable, a potential contender for top spot. Reboot films, V.good. nice way to reboot without messing with canon. Picard, still to do but don't have high hopes. The animated ones I haven't touched but probably will do when I finish Picard.

There are some wonderful Trek groups on Facebook many of you might enjoy. Be sure to look for ones that state they are non toxic. You should be able to share what you love. Live long and prosper!

Being single, living with my 2 cats and not wanting kids= heaven.

I feel like this is slowly changing, at least I hope so. I have friends who have never wanted children, and have fully supported their choices, but man, some people's comments to them about their personal choices were way out of line.

So are you the crazy bunny lady?

But is the bunny's name Bugs or Frank?

I never thought that. But I gotta say, drinking vodka and riding a bear sounds awesome! 😁

so no riding bear....that's a shame.... Sorry lame joke. I've been to Russia, breath taking country

Gotta be honest, that would be a pretty epic culture.

I am sorry you are dealing with this. I understand. I am female, white, 50, and American - and I did NOT vote for trump. I get it friend.

No, it's starting wars, killing innocent people especially your own, writing enormous but brilliant novels and drinking vodka.

My husband and I always watch cartoons. Newest Pixar, Disney, Cartoon Network back in the day. We don't have kids, we just like cartoons

I am a cartoon fanatic. Especially the older ones. Mickey mouse and friends. Woody Woodpecker, Roadrunner. I rooted for W***y E Coyote sometimes hehe Remember Mighty Mouse ? I do Bullwinkle and Rocky ? I could go on and on....... Some newer cartoons are good but most seem to be about war and fighting and those aren't cartoons to me.

I love SpongeBob and Big City Greens, along with others

I'm 37 and still enjoy cartoons. Depending on what I'm watching, it's either a nif to my childhood which is great for the nostalgia or if I'm watching with my kids, it's to enjoy a show they like. Either way, it's fun to watch them and can be a source of comfort. Because two of my three are older and I still have a young child we've watched everything from stuff from the 90's like Rugrats and the stuff I loved then to Bluey, and even Family Guy, Rick and Morty, and American Dad. I watch it all with them.

Im the same, i used to be embarrassed about it because im a guy and a goth/metalhead but i dont care anymore 😂 i make my own plush dinosaurs and dragons, i think stuffed toys are for everyone! The instagram plushie community is great, lots of people of all ages and genders like to make plushies or take pictures of a little stuffed toy mascot travelling to different places 🙂

I make Fairy bottles and Fairy picnics amongst other things and the time I spend putting the picnics together is my guilty little pleasure as it takes me back to my childhood when everything was new and magical. My 19 year old son loves anime plushies, my 24 year old daughter is obsessed by cats of all shapes, sizes, materials and funkos ... whatever keeps you happy or brings you joy is what makes you ... you :) xx

So I used to really think it was weird when I saw people with toys or stuffed animals. Why are they so childish? But I came to realize they weren't the ones with the issue, I was. I grew up very poor, and toys and comfort were not priorities for us. All that mattered was food and shelter. I realized the emotion I was feeling wasn't disgust, it was anger. Not at anyone in particular, just at the way things were for my family. Once i understood that, it became a lot easier to drop the judgement. So please enjoy your stuffies, and be comforted. If somebody is judging you, it's probably their issue not yours.

I haven't really bought a toy for myself in a long time, but I'm 37 and have some plushies my kids have given me as gifts. Marie from the Aristocats (Disney) and a sloth and parrot too. I love them. Also have a teddy bear my husband gave me years ago. Also, my oldest is 19 and collects and plays with hot wheels. His dad gets annoyed at him sometimes and tells him he needs to quit worrying about playing with toys and he needs to grow up. I say he's fine the way he is. He's a good kid, works, and besides that, he could be the type of guy that goes out to party and cause trouble but he doesn't.

I'm 14 and play with Race Cars and sleep with my childhood stuffed animal!

Hell, even the smutty kind can be good if the smut isn't the whole plot. Source: I read and write fanfics, much containing but not centered on smut (esp. the gay kind).

Idc for smut, but some fanfic is so good tho

I don't care if a fic has sex in it or not is my view basically. I'm an adult and not a virgin so it's nothing new to me and I'm reading for the bonding and relationships. I always gravitate to longer 40,000+ word (at the very least) fanfictions, because the story and plot is always so much better.

Not all fanfic is the “we don’t talk about it” fanfic. There are plenty of well-written ones. I always click off one of it starts getting… you know.

I think the only fanfictions I ever read was from My Little Pony - and I have to agree that there is some awesome art out there

I am very passionate about everything. I too am interested in butterflies and moths, oh and beetles. Also birds, and fish, and 19th century military strategy, also physics, and the history of science, and biographies, and ..... A few months ago, I started teaching myself Vulgar Latin so I could read letters and accounts during the Islamic period in Spain. I tell my kids, your brain can grow, or it can shrink. But it's a leaky balloon, so if you don't keep filling it, it gets empty fast.