Ok, fine. Your interpretation. Do you mind explaining yourself? It's not so clear to me how it could be interpreted that way. That was by no means an invitation. It was a way of saying that I felt what I was saying was likely to be unpopular.
The juxtaposition makes it like a dare. It's a passive-aggressive way of saying "go ahead and downmod me - I dare you."
I think even mentioning your perception of the popularity of what you're going to say is bad form. Say what you want to say; your perception of its popularity is irrelevant.
