"I was trying to stand out, trying to be the class clown and be super-funny. But everybody thought I was lame and hated me...I've experienced that real sense of feeling out of place plenty in my life. (Issa Rae)

"I was trying to stand out, trying to be the class clown and be super-funny. But everybody thought I was lame and hated me...I've experienced that real sense of feeling out of place plenty in my life.

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