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I'm not surprised, unfortunately. Yeah America is diverse place but it can also be clique-ish, polarized, radicalized and segregated along those lines. It shouldn't be this way, but that guy either should have brushed off, ignored or walked away from his classmates, or basically be prepared to seriously do more than just verbally defend his hobby. Though I would say that such bullying is mostly limited to high school and under.
But again, since America is a diverse place, peer response will vary a great deal too. I myself have not had any negative experiences mainly because of who I associate with, but I also know of other people who have had some bad experiences.
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