by Haylin606
This is part of an epic story, scroll down to the first one and read them in order!
“Who was he, then, that we gather to mourn him? Who I am? A four-eyed, flat-chested, brat, chick. Brain, hebe, stuck-up Xavier’s snob freak!
“Don’t like the words? I could use nicer, I’ve heard worse. Who here hasn’t? So ofter, so casually, that maybe we’ve forgotten the power they have to hurt.
“Nigger, spick, wop, sloppe, faggot, mutie— the list is so long and cruel. They’re labels, put downs. And they hurt.
“But usually we laugh it off or hit back— with words of our own, or fists— or we suffer in silence. No big deal— this is the rough edge of reality, right? Why make a fuss? Trouble was, when someone labeled Larry Bodine a “mutie” they hit home— because he was.
“His power created beauty. That’s it. He did with light and color what Mozart did with music. And he wanted nothing more than to be accepted by his peers, and possibly even liked— And isn’t that what anyone of us really want? To have friends. People who care for us? Not to be alone? If we’re lucky we have someone to turn to.
“Larry didn’t. He thought, if people knew the truth, they’d stop seeing him and see only the label, the brand, his personal “scarlet letter”.
“So he hid the truth and lived in fear of being discovered. He even joined in when others put mutants down.
“What matter the cost of his soul if it made his life a little better.
“That’s the tragedy, that’s our shame.
“Think of what you said. Think it being said about you. It’s easy to make fun, really easy to be cruel. Try sometime being on the receiving end. If we’re to learn something of Larry’s death, it should be this…
“You want to know who I am? I’m Katheryne Pryde. That’s the only thing that matters.
“The rest are just labels.”
New Mutants #45
Having been a victim of bullying just as Larry, I could never not love Chris Claremont.
This is so accurate that it hurts…
One of my favorite comics of all time, especially for this speech.
Daily domestic in the X-Men household
So I’ll wake up and be all tired:
But then I’ll realize that it’s X MEN FIRST CLASS DVD RELEASE DAY:
Then I will have some breakfast and OJ:
Then I’ll realize that I have to go to school:
So I’ll get all depressed:
Then my mom will tell me to go to the bus stop and I’ll be standing there like:
Then I will find my best friend in 2nd period and we will spazz:
But all of our friends will be like:
Then my teacher will tell me to Turn my sounds down:
Then it will be 3:00 and I’ll be like:
Then I’ll go to the store and see the DVD’s:
And my dad and the Check out lady will be all like:
Then I’ll be driving home like, that’s right, I got this here DVD, LIKE A BOSS:
THEN I WILL WATCH IT OVER AND OVER AGAIN AND ALL OF THE SPECIAL FEATURES:
If I was in high school, this would be me too!
Claire and I have decided that we are dressing up as Magneto and Professor X for Halloween
She gets to wear a sweet Helmet,
I get to wear a cardigan.
It’s a win-win.
