Bravo, Blog 2: Difference on Display
Difference on Display ~ 'The Beauty and the Freak' Growing up, I was always told 'do not stare, it is not polite.' As it became something I was always taught by my parents because staring is 'rude.' Being about 8-years-old I developed that norm as I still follow it until this day since it is embedded into my brain. Moreover, I used to do swimming competitively all year round, but during one summer, I had encountered someone who did not look like everyone else. He would show up on Saturday meets since his two brothers would swim, just to show support. When I first saw him, he was sitting with his family, but being very young I did not encounter or had seen any like that before. I was waiting for my turn to swim in the chair underneath a tent and he was sitting with his aunt or mom. The boy had a white collar that went around his neck to help him breath, it was almost like a respiratory device. Additionally, his lips her plumped and purple along with his tongue th...