Trust me, my dear friend, I sympathize. What I am is certainly a result of my own talent and work - from when I was the best Mentalist in the world to my position as a diplomat now.
And certainly I’m observing this as a *tiny* bit of an outsider. The whole Pride Month thing seems to be a much better to-do in the west, like America. Or it was before my whole world turned to stone. But as I understand it …
It seems that facing similar hatred, shunning from society - as a group, people seemed to have reacted. To say they celebrate what makes them different, instead of accept that people say it is shameful. That seems to be their reaction.
Certainly, I can understand if you can’t personally relate to this … we’re both public figures, after all, from places where such celebrations weren’t a thing. I take far more pride on my *excellent* abilities, even here! None can match my skill.
But some people, when given something they can’t control - when told to be ashamed - for them to react in the opposite way? To celebrate and take pride? My dear, I *do* understand being motivated to be contrary out of spite. And there is a sort of power to embrace what others reject.
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And certainly I’m observing this as a *tiny* bit of an outsider. The whole Pride Month thing seems to be a much better to-do in the west, like America. Or it was before my whole world turned to stone. But as I understand it …
It seems that facing similar hatred, shunning from society - as a group, people seemed to have reacted. To say they celebrate what makes them different, instead of accept that people say it is shameful. That seems to be their reaction.
Certainly, I can understand if you can’t personally relate to this … we’re both public figures, after all, from places where such celebrations weren’t a thing. I take far more pride on my *excellent* abilities, even here! None can match my skill.
But some people, when given something they can’t control - when told to be ashamed - for them to react in the opposite way? To celebrate and take pride? My dear, I *do* understand being motivated to be contrary out of spite. And there is a sort of power to embrace what others reject.