Oh, well, that IS a problem I’ve had.
A lot of people can’t differentiate between studios.
IV and Bonanna: There was an image macro I saw a few days ago where they wrote something along the lines of:
Just substitute the last word with “Pixar”. Honestly, this whole spiel of “growing up” is hogwash in my books. I’m not saying we should devolve to infantilism and never take on adult responsibilities. We should all “grow up” in the sense that we should choose how we want to live our lives meaningfully and for the good of others, while being independent.
I can understand your mum wanting you to widen your interest. My folks tell me the same too, and this is something I agree with them. As I said in my last post, go deep, but go wide too (I’m tempted to quote the catchphrase of Steve Carrell’s character from The Office here, hurr hurr).
But you shouldn’t have to give up your existing interests, just because somebody finds them “childish”. Even the term is subjective. Which is more childish: the live-action Michael Bay Transformer films or Disney’s animated classic, Dumbo (which is the 56-year-old Pixar CCO John Lasseter’s favourite film of all-time)?
There was a Fox report which compared bronies to infantile adults (I’m sorry I have to use MLP again, but it’s pop-culture’s whipping boy, whereas most people tend to be accepting of Pixar). You can watch it HERE.
And this is my reaction (The film’s The Other Guys, kinda good buddy cop movie, I’d give it about 3 stars).
I went through high-school and college. I have not one, but two degrees (a Bachelor and a Master’s). I work a full-time job, five days a week, eight hours a day, in one of the biggest organisations in Singapore. I’m saving up to afford the (ridiculously expensive in Singapore) downpayment for my mortgage. I pay my own meals, phone bills, living expenses, etc. I can drink, drive, vote, smoke, make whoopee and watch R-rated movies (though I haven’t tried all at the same time!).
So to have people say I’m not an adult - because I just happen to like watching cartoons, among many other things I like to do - is ridiculous. Not that anyone has said it to my face before, but I can see the disbelief on my friends (who watch anime, aka Japanese cartoons, like Gundam and Naurto) when I told them I like watching MLP, or the mild amusement of my brother when I hang Pixar posters on my wall (although he loves Ratatouille, at least, I think he does).
The fact that you’re (almost) a grown-up means that you should have the freedom to like whatever the heck you want, as long as it is not a) illegal and b) morally questionable. And the last time I checked, watching an episode of Teletubbies or Barney & Friends or Pee Wee’s Big Adventure is not a criminal offence (although if I encounter anyone above the age of 10 who likes watching them, I would like to hear the reason, not out of condesencion, but curiousity).
Frankly, I would be surprised if anyone looks down on Pixar or Disney fans nowadays. They have attained the cultural “geek-cool” catchet of Trekkies and Dr Who fans, in my opinion.
One more image:
Again, substitute with Pixar.
John Lasseter is a fan of Buster Keaton!??!?1! I love both of those Keaton films he mentioned in that article, and I’m not surprised that he prefers The General. (Because of the trains of course). And Dumbo is a great choice too, that man has taste. I actually discovered Buster Keaton through the recommendations of another great animator- Chuck Jones. (I also see that Lasseter mentioned some Jones shorts too).
And Even though I’m in my 20s, I still see people with Disney merchandise, or people talking about going to Disney, or liking the films. It’s just that some of us are more into Disney. But I haven’t gotten a lot of hate for it really.
Yeah, that’s me when I have a household of my own.
Yes, as TDIT said, Pixar has achieved an status where it’s very hard for people to make fun of it without looking ridiculous. Somebody would probably say “Excuse me, they have two Best Picture nominations, okay?”, and the offenders will end up as the morons in the scenario 
I’m interested in almost anything really. I’ll read or watch a movie/doccumentary about anything. She wants animation to stop being my favorite, really.
The thing about parents is, although they love you, they will never, ever be 100% accepting of who you are. They may tolerate something, but they’ll never understand. And that is present in everyone’s relationship with their parents or guardians. 
I guess that’s true. I just think, I’m not doing anything bad, or hurting anyone else directly. To my knowledge, I’m not even offending any religious groups. 
I guess, I just I wish I could say to my parents, especially my mom. I am who I am. If you can’t say anything nice, don’t say anything at all. 
Gotta give props to TDIT for writing that so well. I’m so thankful that my parents really do accept me and are supportive of my love of animation. I have no idea how my friends truly feel about my love of Pixar and animation except that, as I’ve aaid, all my friends enjoy at least one or more of their films. But you know, I like being different in a crowd and being geeky about what I love and enjoy. I do hope that your parents will more so accept your love, IV. Again, there are certainly worse things one could be into than animated movies and cartoons…
Sorry if this comes off a little bumpy, I have a lot of thoughts on this and it’s difficult to get my mind wrapped around this entirely and to write it correctly…
IV: Sorry that it’s sometimes hard for your parents to fully accept your animation love. I would imagine they understand for the most part, it’s probably just different than what they would have expected before you saw all those movies. For sure they’ll accept your love of it in case you decide to go into animation field of any sort (I’m not sure what you want to do when you get older). Once you become the producer of The Incredibles 2, for sure they’ll be totally supportive of what you love!
OWP: I’m glad your parents enjoy your love of animation. I also like being different in a crowd that likes to follow each other or go with the latest trend of anything. I love my movies and I like more of them everyday.
I’m glad my parents are completely accepting of who I am and what I like. Part of it is because they know I am my own person, but at the same time I always try my best to pay my respect to them by honoring what they’ve taught me all my life. My parents are the kind who are “always right”, they know darn well how to teach my sister and I right from wrong. And I think that’s why we all enjoy all of the Pixar films. They each teach good family or friend morals that show you what you can do to live a better life in a world where bad things sometimes happen.
I remember the day I told my nan about my love for Pixar. I was so scared that she would turn around and shoot me down. I’m thankful she didn’t, and that she supports me. I’m glad my Best Friend does too, she just got back from Disneyland Paris and has sent me the Diecasts of Lightning and Francesco. God bless her 
Aw, that’s super sweet!
I’m pretty sure they think I’ve lost my mind…
Ha! I know that feeling. cyber hug
Luckily, my whole family loves or likes all of the Pixar feature films and short films. I think they still think my dream at Pixar could fade away in a couple of years. I’m not sure if they’re taking me totally serious about it, but they’ll be fine with it if I’m lucky enough to work there.
I pray to the gods that someone from Pixar Planet ends up working there.
Let’s do this again!
My parents love Pixar! Not as much as I do, but my mom really likes their movies. So much, that other animated movies usually look a bit lacklustre to her, haha! I try to tell her that not every studio is capable of reaching Pixar-like results, but oh well. 
Though her favourite animated movie is How To Train Your Dragon, even if it is Dreamworks.
As for my dad, he always goes to the cinema with me because he wants to see the movies as well. Well, either that, or he doesn’t want me to go alone (I tend to comment on things happening around me, and sometimes I tend to have the maturity of an eight-year old…) But I managed to drag him (and my mom) to Pixar films from Up onwards (sans Cars 2, which we missed out on) and a whole lot of other animated movies, and he’s admitted that he likes them too. Most recently, Epic. We’re all gonna see Monsters University in a week or two, in the same cinema we saw Monsters, Inc. in, just for the nostalgia. :‘) I’m so glad my parents like it a lot as well, because I hear so many stories from people on the Internet that animation is "kids’ stuff". 
Well excuse me but it’s just as much an art form as those paintings in a museum, thank you very much!
I don’t think my family and friends really understand my love of Pixar and animation. When I took a tour of an art college and got a general understanding of the animation program and the cost I called my mother in order to get her “sage advice” (because in other matters she always knows what to say). She basically told me that for how much it cost “it wasn’t worth it” and that there was a slim chance I would even get a job in the field anywhere, let alone Pixar. So she encouraged me to not do it. That brought me back to a conversation I had with my dad when I was in the 5th grade. We were driving somewhere discussing careers and I expressed to him how much I loved to draw and that I really wanted a career that would allow me to use my drawing ability. He told me that there weren’t very many opportunity for artists and that basically if I decided to be an artist for a living I would be doomed to flipping burgers at McDonalds… So I suggested animation because I loved Disney movies (then I was very unaware of Pixar, even though I’d seen some of their films, and also unaware of the work of Glen Keane). He then replied very ignorantly that they outsourced animation to Japan or something like that. I didn’t know anything, so I took his word for it and stopped thinking about it for a while.
My brother on the other hand has been somewhat-supportive. Kind of off and on. Some days he’s like “yeah dude go for it!” but some days he’s like “thats really unlikely”.
As for my general interest in Pixar/animation I’m no sure what they think, they don’t really talk about it. They have always bought Pixar movies for us kids growing up and I think they kind of enjoy them, but they don’t really get enthusiastic about stuff like that (for example I know my dad is a huge fan of Bruce Willis, but he won’t admit it).
I have one friend that is really into Pixar like me. Its nice to have one person to share my enthusiasm with. We both dream of somehow getting a tour there someday and meeting all of our favorite animators/directors. An acquaintance of ours actually met John Lasseter while they were visiting Disneyland and we are both insanely jealous…