Do you hide your tmnt interest from the real world?

[Fugitoid Jones]

Originally Posted by Spitfire

I used to. Then I got a ninja turtles hoodie in high school and instead of being made fun of everyone used to compliment me on it. I eventually kept growing my TMNT wardrobe and I was never afraid to cake my room in turtles stuff. No one has ever given me crap for being a TMNT fan. In fact it's opened many doors and lead to a lot of compliments.

I don't hide my fandom either. Whenever I wear TMNT shirts or track jackets or whatever I usually get compliments from people, never any derogative remarks. Probably the most compliments on my TMNT apparell I get are actually from most of my fellow pro wrestlers. Alot of them are TMNT fans too, tho not as much as I am

[koenne]

Most of the people I know , all know I collect tmnt ..
Cowabunga!

[gobo]

I don't hide it, but I don't take every opportunity to put it beyond a reasonable doubt either. It doesn't define me, and I find most TMNT apparel tacky. If I happen to meet someone who wouldn't be bored by a discussion, then I'll bring them up. Otherwise, people don't know I'm a fan unless they just pay that much attention.

[pannoni1]

To me, it's a sport. If it pops up unexpectedly, then I might mention how much I enjoyed it as a kid. I just don't want to get punished for it, especially at work. I just don't feel that TMNT isn't "eternally cool for all ages" like Spiderman, Batman, and even GI Joe and Transformers are as of yet, but hopefully the next wave and fatherhood eventually will change all that.

[ZariusTwo]

I don't even hide the fact I watch Power Rangers. On a social level, that's worse.

[BubblyShell22]

My immediate family knows I like TMNT and so does my BF. I actually got him back into TMNT, and we always talked about the latest 2K3 episode at school. But other members of my family don't know I like it, and I feel it's none of their business if I do. Now, if someone were to ask me what I'm into, I'd definitely put Ninja Turtles on my list. But other than that, I really haven't told anyone else about it.

[Lethal Lullaby]

A lot of my friends and family know I enjoy TMNT.

[TurtleMaster4]

Originally Posted by Candy Kappa

used to try to hide it when everyone else "outgrew" turtles, but after a while I said screw it

I unfourtunaly am at that age where people start saying they "outgrew" the turtles, for a wile i tryed to hide it, but then i said the same thing, what's the matter with liking the turtles any ways. sure i get alot of laughs, and at times get made fun of for liking the the turtles, but you know, that's who I am. It's not my problem if they don't know what's good for them!

[Katie]

I think it's silly to feel ashamed or feel like you have to hide any aspect of who you are or what you like.

My philosophy always has been if you think something I like is dumb...or if you think I'm not fitting in to whatever mold you think is "normal"....then just move along. There's no law saying you have to be my friend and I'm not changing who I am for anybody.

[Archon_Turtle]

It would be really difficult for me to hide my love for the Turtles.

Having said that...if you hide anything you're passionate about...you're doing it wrong.

[AcidBurn30]

i do all the time, that's why i made my combi101 ninja turtles reviews on youtube so other fans can enjoy and meet other fans also..

[Samhain]

Originally Posted by AcidBurn30

i do all the time, that's why i made my combi101 ninja turtles reviews on youtube so other fans can enjoy and meet other fans also..

That makes prefect sense.

[shezcrafti]

At age 30 I'm openly Turtle and proud. I wear TMNT stuff, I blog about TMNT stuff, I tweet about TMNT stuff, and I've never hid it. Not even at work. Doing so has only led to me meeting cool people with similar interests.

[Jephael]

I'll admit I do get a little hesitant about talking Turtles with people, especially when I'm around my judgemental sister, but I love when I can be myself and talk openly about my love of the TMNT!

[Lisardo]

It depends on the people I was around. To most of the public, not really and coworkers, not really. But other people who are into retro stuff or like comic books, I'll admit it to them.

[Ravenxl7]

I don't hid it exactly, but it's not a topic that comes up all that often, and almost every time it does it's me mentioning/referencing something. Only two of my friends really know anything about the TMNT franchise. My family of course knows, they had to deal with me as a kid, lol...

With the new show and movie on their way, I might be more open/bring it up more often in conversation.

[Roseangelo]

I don't hide it, and anyone who knows me for any length of time knows it, but I haven't typically advertised it in work places. However, I made the decision to put Ninja Pizza is on my resume, so I started my current job with everyone knowing on Day 0. But I knew I was in the perfect place when this greeted me on my first day:

[Venom]

Originally Posted by Roseangelo

I don't hide it, and anyone who knows me for any length of time knows it, but I haven't typically advertised it in work places. However, I made the decision to put Ninja Pizza is on my resume, so I started my current job with everyone knowing on Day 0. But I knew I was in the perfect place when this greeted me on my first day:

That. Is. Awesome!

[ninja pizza]

Originally Posted by Katie

I think it's silly to feel ashamed or feel like you have to hide any aspect of who you are or what you like.

My philosophy always has been if you think something I like is dumb...or if you think I'm not fitting in to whatever mold you think is "normal"....then just move along. There's no law saying you have to be my friend and I'm not changing who I am for anybody.

I agree. I dont openly force my love for tmnt on others by randomly bringing it up all the time while i am working or out with new people but I would not pretend I didnt love them if it was ever brought up because being a tmnt fan is part of who I am, if people dont like me for me they dont have to be my friend.

[gobo]

Originally Posted by Roseangelo

I don't hide it, and anyone who knows me for any length of time knows it, but I haven't typically advertised it in work places. However, I made the decision to put Ninja Pizza is on my resume, so I started my current job with everyone knowing on Day 0. But I knew I was in the perfect place when this greeted me on my first day:

Holy cowabunga!