You seem very emotional about all this, I must apologise - I simply don't see this. I read the comment as specifying that this is a very specific and unusual ho

You seem very emotional about all this, I must apologise - I simply don't see this. I read the comment as specifying that this is a very specific and unusual hobby, so when people think this about your hobbies you have something to relate to. It is not negative or positive, it is just providing context.