Four years later, I was extremely grateful for the opportunity to go back to camp as a Junior Counselor. It felt amazing to come back to my home away from home and help give the campers the same amazing experience I had when I was a camper.

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The message from Hollywood is obvious: if your face doesn’t fit the standard, you’re a villain, a pity, or a sob story. This trope isn’t just lazy writing—it’s blatant discrimination against anyone with a facial or visible difference