Do you hide your anime/manga nerdiness?

(I don't like using the term "otaku.")

I do :( Waps/wotaku who run around screaming about jutsus and wearing kawaii bishie Inuyasha t-shirts scare me. Even sadder, I'm further down the "hardcore" end of the fan spectrum than most local fans, watching and reading more obscure franchises, listening to soundtracks, and playing import games, as compared to only watching Adult Swim and buying Tokyopop books.

Haha, being ANONYMOUS is the best.

I'm not an otaku. Or, at least, I hope I'm not. I like anime and manga, I draw in the art style (though my style is slowly morphing into more of an American style), and I putz around on a few anime websites. But I still have a social life, and hobbies outside of anime. I don't worship everything Japanese (and I actually hate most Jrock), and no, Pocky really isn't the best fucking thing to be concieved by man.

In short, I have very little nerdiness to hide. :D If someone sees me reading a manga or listens in on me and my friends discussing something anime/manga related, fuck 'em. They probably listen to rap and watch reality TV.