@Hamin
Again, I understand he's stressed and freaking out. I've explained that explicitly twice. My entire point is how ridiculous it is for him to be so stressed and have that issue at all not only in this day and age, but with the background he has as a justification.
Anyways, they 100% unfounded because they're well past any reasonable fears given his history. If people had kidnapped and beat him or something crazy, or it was the 2000s when this issue tended to be more pronounced, that'd be one thing, but this is relatively modern manga.
My point is this guy has a ridiculous persecution complex and that 95% of the side, main or background characters, while they may or may not like him and judge, could not be bothered to verbally give a shit or actually enact his unreasonable fears.
The criticism is that it's contrived and nonsensical for him not only to have that fear, but confess it on a stage in a melodramatic manner. Even if it's in Japan's wheel house to be confessional, this is far, far over the bounds of reason. He was mildly bullied in middle school. Not as a child, he wasn't beaten, or mercilessly and criminally tormented. It's not a systemic issue. It's a comedically blown out of proportion phobia.
As for the gay analogy, it's a generalization. Anyone who takes a generalization and nitpicks into a situation where it would not function is not only incredibly pedantic, but dishonest in nature; they either miss the point entirely or are being malicious. I specified California for a reason because being gay is still a scary thing in some parts of the states and a death penalty in some parts of the world.
They say the third time is the charm, so if some other idiot tries to bring up this point after I've explained this three times with no sufficient rebut, I'll be less kind.