Justin Honard

Justin Honard, a righteous freak by all rights, had this quote in his profile and I think it's quite good; freakishly good, if you will.


"But I think the term "freak" has to be reclaimed as well. A freak is somebody who is unusual, stared at, upsetting, revealing by their difference what is wrong with the status quo. When a freak appears, the world is instantly divided into gawkers and the unique and solitary individual who has given them pause. There are those who cannot hide their shameful or alarming attributes, and those otherwise apparently normal people who love them. The cloak of the exile falls upon them as well, because their eyes and hearts have persuaded them to be loyal to people who are shunned. Freaks are entertainers, jesters, satirists, artists, beautiful in a way that few can endure or savor, intelligent in a way that makes others angry. If you don't want to be a gawker, you've gotta join the circus. Goddess knows I wish I could run away to one."

Patrick Califia