If you’re passionate about something, there’s no reason to downplay that. Be who you are. Anyone who hates on that isn’t worth your time, and certainly isn’t worth hiding your passions over.
Otaku Have No Political Allies
Social and political movements eventually reach a point where they cease being about helping people and shift focus toward perpetuating the movement itself. In addition to making them more extreme, this causes them to be more insular and less accepting of people who don’t fit the mold of the ideal member of the movement.