Huh, how well you put it I relate 110%. I've come to the conclusion that there's no place in this society for people like me long ago. The staring, the jaws dropping, the eyes rolling, the labeling, the ridiculing. I don't even try to explain myself any more
Those ignorant people you mentioned? Most of them are perfectly content with their bigoted, small minded beliefs and they wouldn't give them up if their life depended on it. I tend to steer clear of such individuals.