Being judged for being a SN fan

[Danigirl]

Slutty witch...this pretty much sums up what many people feel Stevie represents. Someone posted something along these lines in another thread and I wanted to comment that yes, I hear that a lot. Instead I thought I'd make it a separate thread. My mom was somewhat "worried" one could say that I was becoming "wild" or a hippie when I started becoming interested in FM and Stevie in particular. She always listened to my interests and stories with a look of concern and apprehensiveness. I sensed it. Then my aunt (her sister) came over and saw my Rumours album on a ledge in my room and said "you know she is a witch" very factually I might add. Again, she appeared to be concerned. I then got asked if I was perhaps gay or bi sexual, rumors floated around like beautiful butterflies... Ha Another instance someone told me that "Sara" was a lesbian anthem, besides its beauty it was just a "lesbian lovers song" another time I was told that "well Ya know why she never married, no man wanted her she was just too wild and out there." This made me very defensive, because it had absolutely no merit! The other rumors fine, this no! Stevie could have had any man she wanted she chose to be selective in the priorities she set for herself.

Of course we all judge on a subconscious and sometimes conscious level, I'm not naive i know this. I beleive Stevie played a pivotal role in me growing to understand that people will judge and always have their preconceived notions, it is my job to scrape the surface and reveal the beauty, vulnerability, and humanness to every single soul. It's so easy to categorize in order to feel at peace with oneself, to feel one knows who they are based on who everyone else is, it's hard to know yourself and be open to interpreting others based on who they actually are.

Just wondering if anyone else has felt judged for being a Stevie fan?