"I think the term freak needs to be reclaimed...

[1muse]

A freak is somebody who is unusual, stared at, upsetting, revealing by their differences what is wrong with the status quo. When a freak appears, the world is instantly divided into gawkers and and the unique, 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, too, 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."
-Patrick Califia