Excluding a category on the frontpage

Howdy!

I’m using this functions.php snippet to exclude category 41 from the WordPress homepage:

function exclude_category_home( $query ) {
if ( $query->is_home ) {
$query->set( 'cat', '-41' );
}
return $query;
}
add_filter( 'pre_get_posts', 'exclude_category_home' );

Then, on a profile page tab (WPUM plugin) I’m running this query:

<?php
$current_user = wp_get_current_user();
$user_ID = $current_user->ID;
	
// The Query to show a specific Custom Field
  
$the_query = new WP_Query( array( 'meta_key' => 'fetcher', 'meta_value' => $user_ID ) );
  
// The Loop
while ( $the_query->have_posts() ) : $the_query->the_post();
  
the_title();
  
endwhile;
 
// Reset Post Data
wp_reset_postdata();
  
?>

My question: why is category 41 excluded in the resulting list of posts on the profile page?