Ignorance is alive and doing quite well in the world. There will always be those who need to make others feel bad so that they can feel good about themselves. It's just the way it is. Yes, it would be nice if those people were more open minded, but they're not... and that's OK. They are who they are, just like you and me and everyone else. The hard part lies in not buying-in to their story. That's to say, not believing their cruel words and letting them hurt you. IS what they had to say TRUE? NO? Well then, you can see how ignorant they are and laugh off their misguided attempt to make you feel like less of a person than you really are. See those people as they truly are and let it go. What they have to say can only hurt you if you believe the things they say. Otherwise, they might just as well be telling you fairy tales, for their malicious words are just as real.

Do YOU think plushophilia is gross? Yeah, me neither. Are you hurting anyone? NO? Well, are you TRYING to hurt anyone? Huh! I didn't think so. Let me get this straight. Unlike those that tend to mock and demean and hurt, YOU are just being you and are hurting no one? I don't know about you, but I'd much rather be around someone that can just be themself instead of someone who needs to hurt another person to be OK with themself.

That's kinda crazy isn't it? Why would a person need to hurt someone else in order to happy?

It's rather amazing if you think about it. How many faces does ignorance wear? Sometimes it damned hard to recognize it for what it is because it's such a great chameleon.

Sukothefox, please try to be OK with yourself JUST as you are. Don't believe any of the hateful, ignorant things other people might spew at you in an attempt to make you feel less than who you really are. Recognize their ignorance and know that they are just ordinary people who are doing only what they know to do. Know that they have not learned to know themseves for who they truly are... and let their words go past your ears as if they were not heard, for they mean nothing.

BE yourself and like who you are... The alternatives are NOT acceptable!

I wish for you self confidence and happiness,

Dan