Being different is like a magnet. I am attracted to things that are different, and I embrace other people's differences like I do my own.
I watched Forrest Gump once, and (although it was by far not my favorite movie) I felt really bad for the character. Why? Because of the part where he asks if his son is like him.
He was afraid of his kid being different like he was.
And that makes me sad.
I enjoy watching movies with "different" characters in them. I identify with them. I watched Superman once, and during the scene where he is hiding in the school closet because of all the sensory overload, I wanted to reach through the screen and tell him it would all be okay. I know the feeling. (I don't have X-ray vision, but I do have sensory processing disorder, so that's the empathy part of it.)
I watched one of the X-Men movies and took a dislike to Rogue when she gave up her powers. She turned her back on her differences. No matter how difficult it may have been, she gave up. Which is why I appreciate Magneto's loyalty to being different (though he had a very clearly not-so-great agenda, so did the self-proclaimed good guys). Likewise, I was instantly drawn to Angel when he gave up on normality and accepted who he was.
So, yes, I am very stubborn when it comes to people being different. From my own experiences, I learned to despise the imaginary pill. You know, the "if you could take a pill that made you normal, would you take it?" pill.
Because through all the craziness, the struggles and the strife, this is who I am. This is the magnet I was given, and I am not attracted to normality.
