I tend to be fairly discreet about my Confucianism. I certainly won’t deny it if asked, but I like to keep it on the DL. In the west, all it is really known for is rampant sexism (we’re working on it) or Charlie Chan (you racist bastard). In the east, it is associated more with pre-modern thinking and it, well, fairly quaint. Either way, it leads to awkward moments.
Better not to deal with it at all and phrase the ideas in a different manner. The ideas themselves are less likely to be pre-judged that way.