but she does and I believe she loves me.

Your sister,

Arlene

Dear Virginia:

My wife has just returned from work and recoun- ted to me an incident involving one of her co-workers. It had to do with TVism and ended with the phrase, "There certainly are a lot of wierdies around". After fuming for what seemed like hours, I decided to di- sect our social structure and make a few comments, most of which I'm sure have passed through the minds of every TV and FP. I expect nothing to come of this but I had to blow off this head of steam that has ac- cumlated. Being an ex-sailor, I'm addicted to out- bursts of profanity, but I'll try to control myself.

Why are we considered to be wierdies? Simply because we defy convention. Don't people realize that history was written by unconventional "werdies?" Today there are many groups that experience some sort of defiance, such as homosexuals and beatniks, etc., and yet they are accepted in spite of social condemnation. Why must we remain outsiders? To differ from the so-called normal person is a crime! To have habits not indulged in by the majority is a sin. Actually, I should not have used the word, ma- jority, for I'm certain that if a truly honest poll could be taken, it would reveal that those people who live within the standards set up by society, would be most definitely in the minority.

If this be the case, if we deserve to be ridiculed by those who differ from us, those who seek to hide their own idiosyncrasies by making jest of others, then what of those poor souls who were born left handed, those who have large ears and noses and those born with club lims? Are they to be ridiculed? Of course They were given these things at birth the same as we were given our unorthodox desires.

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Who set up these standards? Those so-called nor-

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