Individuals
Freaks. Outcasts. Weirdoes. Losers. There sure are plenty names for your
"dregs of society" but I have a new one. Individuals.
What makes these people so different from you? Are they not flesh and blood?
Are they not human beings? What makes them so scary to "normal" people and a
threat to society?
True, the first impression could lead you to think they are too strange but how
do you know how you are seen by others? They fight against pop culture to be
who they want to be: themselves. They are not the standard of trendy. They
dress how they want to dress and listen to the music they like.
So why do you find them scary? Clothes? Do clothes make a person? They wear
what they want to. They don’t follow trends but so what! Trends change anyway
so why follow them. You should find a look you like and stick with it. It
makes sense to me at least. You should wear what looks good on you, not some
dumb trend.
Music? So they don’t listen to boy bands or Christina Aguilera. They for the
most part listen to groups that can play their own instruments. Most listen to
various genres of rock and roll. So what’s wrong with that? Nothing!
Another stereotype about outcasts: They are all witches and/or Satanists. I am
living proof that this is not true. I am not a witch nor do I worship Satan.
Yet I have been singled out and asked if I was one because of how I look and who
I choose to hang out with. This is a very ugly stereotype that adds to our
"scariness". While there are some, still others are not. You can not lump us
all together.
Yet another thing, people think that the "freaks" are not friendly. This is
too wrong. These so-called freaks are the nicest people I have ever met. They
embrace differences in others instead of shunning them. They allow for each
person in their group to be themselves(whoever that may be). They don’t force a
certain personality down their throats. They are a lot more accepting than a
lot of "normal" people I have encountered.
I hope that this dispels any rumors about "freaks". They too are worthwhile
people and I am proud to be counted as one of them. I am not ashamed to be
called an outcast or a freak. I love it. I will take it as a compliment
because it means I am an individual.
I think we should all wake up and see that everyone is equal and no one should
be put down because of the way they dress or act. It has ruined a number of
lives and shouldn't’t have in the first place.
This is a final plea for sanity. Next time you are going to make fun of
someone, remember that someday the tables may be turned. These "losers" could
be more powerful than you. Just remember that we are all equal and should be
treated as such. We are not scary people that should be pushed aside. I
believe that these differences should be embraced. I mean how boring would life
get without differences to spice it up. It would make many more people happy.
I will leave you with this. We are all human beings and no matter what clothes
you wear, what genre of music you listen to, or even who you are friends with,
we are the same and have the same rights as anyone else. If anything they have
a better view of life by being themselves by not following the crowd. They
create their own crowd by their own standards.
- Sara Margavitch
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