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I thought a bit more about it. Calling it embarassing is inaccurate. There is another primary reason for it.
It's a matter of honor even though people would never word it that way. It is dishonorable to let insults against your friends/family/group stand. HBD etc is insulting to minorities. Christians generally used to dislike their god being insulted. This "honor" is something I find is natural but only emerges when it is encouraged in the society. This can be completely suppressed depending on who your friends are and what is your culture.
Well also people dislike not being echo chambers and being with people like you is far more pleasant. I can't discount that.
Honor doesn't exist for a utalitarian reason, it is a thing in itself.
The social embarassment is for people who don't feel that "honor" feeling intrinsically.
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