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Consider the question: why is there such a stigma associated with rationality?
My impression is that it's because rationality is so general. Well, I don't think that's the only reason, but I think it plays a big role.
Think about it:
But there is with rationality. Maybe it's because all of those other things are narrow enough that it's not seen as an attempt to be "better" than others. But since rationality is so general, it is seen as an attempt to be "better" than others.
Of course, the term "better" can be broken into components, and it isn't so black and white. But my impression is that other people see it as black and white. Sort of - I think they see it as if there's some sort of threshold where if you cross it, you enter the domain of "better is black and white, and you're trying to be better than everyone else".
There is resentment of thinking. You are smarter and you know more so you are offensive to them.