Oh, joy.

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So I get a number of scholarship packages in the mail today. Hey, if anyone thought of applying for the "Hope For The Future" scholarship sponsored by the DuBerry Educational Fund, don't. Here's what came in the mail with the scholarship application.

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Frankly - you have the right to say what you want. Here, it doesn't matter. I'm not saying you shouldn't vent. This pisses me off, too, that people actually think like this.

But if you're talking about "make them hurt" - that goes beyond free speech, into intent-to-harm. And no, I won't let you do that.

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I live every day with the knowledge that what I do, what I say, what I wear, what I EAT in public can help or hurt mutant-human relations. sometimes, it's too much and I say screw it and wear what I want and do what I want and I wonder if I set mutant-humans relations back because of it. you can pass. you can put on jeans and a long sleeve shirt and no one would notice that you're missing an arm or a leg, they wouldn't know you're a mutant regardless.

WANTING to make someone hurt and actually going out and doing it are two different things. I want to do a hell of a lot of things that I will probably never do.

and you know what? sometimes, wanting isn't so bad. it's when it goes beyond venting and becomes an obsession. that's when it's a problem.

and just for my curiosity - how would you stop me?

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You're right, you're a lot more visible than most of us are. And that puts a lot more responsibility on you, because people are going to associate the things you do with all of us. Is it fair? No, but that's the way it is.

And as for stopping you - you know, I guess I couldn't. I don't really think anyone could. Ability like yours, you could get away with darn near anything. Best I can do is try and convince you not to.

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I didn't ask for this! none of us do, I think, but if someone had said to me "you're a mutant, choose your powers!" I certainly would never have said "oh, please make me purple! please!"

and that is what separates me from them. I know I can hurt them and get away with it and never get caught. I also know it's wrong and am too proud to sink down to their level. I have self respect.