Category: Being Different

Lizzo

Posted on March 15, 2023October 26, 2023 by Kendra

LIZZO

“I wanted to be accepted so bad; not fitting in really hurt. My defense mechanism was humor. I became the class clown, that’s a kind of perceived confidence. And I have the type of social anxiety where I get louder and funnier the more stressed I am. I know I’m not the only person who experiences extreme negativity thrown at them from the internet, there are people in high school right now who have a whole high school talking about them, and they don’t know how they’re going to get through it. So if they can see me get through it on the level and scale I’m experiencing it, maybe they’ll think they can get through it too. I literally could not afford a $5 Jimmy John sandwich, I couldn’t afford to buy $2 frozen pizza. I’d have to get quarters from strangers for gas money.” Vanity Fair

Keira Knightley

Posted on March 11, 2023September 26, 2023 by Kendra

KEIRA KNIGHTLEY on Dyslexia in PEOPLE Magazine

“Last time I cried, watching The Great British Bake Off. I’m dyslexic, and there was a woman on it who baked a dyslexic cake, and she said it was like the inside of her brain. It was so beautiful it literally had me bawling on the sofa.”

Anthony Ramos

Posted on March 6, 2023October 26, 2023 by Kendra

ANTHONY RAMOS

“I didn’t always love my freckles. I got made fun of because of them as a kid, but I love my freckles now. They’re part of who I am. It took me a while to get to that place, so why would I cover up that thing that has taken me so long to embrace? I want to show them off.” Allure Magazine

Millicent Simmonds

Posted on March 6, 2023October 22, 2023 by Kendra

MILLICENT SIMMONDS

“I’ve had a lot of frustration and hurt not being able to communicate with family members that I wish would’ve shown more effort when I was young… and even now. We need deaf characters who are complex, powerful and confident. Not just people who are victims or who you feel sorry for. It’s time to get away from that narrative.” GL

Michelle Obama

Posted on March 3, 2023October 22, 2023 by Kendra

MICHELLE OBAMA

“I’m just not someone who can be anything but who I am, letting someone else’s expectations dictate how I act or feel always leaves me feeling a little uncomfortable. It’s easier to just be me. The things that we think are our inadequacies are usually our strengths.” People Magazine

Zaya Wade

Posted on March 3, 2023October 22, 2023 by Kendra

ZAYA WADE

“What’s the point of being on this Earth if you’re going to try and be someone you’re not.” People Magazine

Lizzo

Posted on March 3, 2023October 22, 2023 by Kendra

LIZZO

“I didn’t really see beauty in myself. I think it’s cool that we get the opportunity to turn off. My dream is to just take off my nails, not wear makeup, just grow my fro out and walk around naked in my own garden. That’s the goal.” People Magazine

Ellie Goldstein

Posted on March 2, 2023October 23, 2023 by Kendra

ELLIE GOLDSTEIN

“My disability makes me inspirational to others. My advice is to always be yourself and never give up on your hopes and dreams. I never get upset or sad. I’m always happy and bright and bubbly and a bit cheeky. I am like no other person. I’m just myself. And I’ve made history.” allure

Naomi Osaka

Posted on March 2, 2023October 23, 2023 by Kendra

NAOMI OSAKA

“Being authentically myself is the value I most strive for. I’ve never wanted to feel pressured into conforming to what other people think I should be.” ELLE

Simone Ashley

Posted on February 24, 2023October 22, 2023 by Kendra

SIMONE ASHLEY

“I was quite nerdy in school, or maybe innocent, in that I grew up quite slowly until I was about 15 or 16. I wasn’t part of, like, the cool mean girl’s group.” Elle Magazine