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6	->''"But you're better than normal. You're '''''ab'''''normal."''
7	-->-- '''Fry''', ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}, The Cyber House Rules''
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9	A character, [[IJustWantToBeNormal moping about being weird]], eventually finds someone who ''likes'' them because they're different.
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11	The person is usually a child, under the natural assumption that [[ChildrenAreInnocent kids have little prejudice]], but also find anything with a strange appearance kinda cool. If the befriender is older it may be that they are a NightmareFetishist, and are [[FreakinessShame fascinated by things other people find strange or creepy]].
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13	Sometimes, this only happens because the person the weird person befriends is [[BlindAndTheBeast blind]].
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15	FreakinessShame is a subtrope. See also UglyCute and WhatMeasureIsANonCute. If someone has a lot of pets that qualify under this, you have a FluffyTamer. If a character decides against curing some handicap for this reason, this is KeepingTheHandicap.
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17	Compare PrefersTheTrueForm.
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20	!!Examples:
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24	[[folder:Anime & Manga]]
25	* ''Manga/The100GirlfriendsWhoReallyReallyReallyReallyReallyLoveYou'': Himeka Saiki is a firm believer of this. So much so that she's dissatisfied with being regarded as a singing prodigy because, rather than be a "mere" genius, she wants to be an ''abnormal'' genius. She tries to invoke this by engaging in oddball activities when intracting with others, but all it really gets her is a reputation for being socially clumsy. She's initially reluctant to date a seemingly OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent like Rentarou, but the moment she hears he already has 25 girlfriends, she's on board.
26	* ''Manga/TheDangersInMyHeart'': While checking out his room, Yamada finds some of Ichikawa's non-fiction books about the psychology and hearts of murderers. [[FreakinessShame He's horrified and nervously explains what they are expecting the worst out of her response...]] which is that it's "Cool!". On top of that Yamada casually lays down next to Ichikawa on his bed and asks him what's on ''her'' mind (Based on the psychology part, just to be clear. She's not a murderer).
27	* In ''Literature/{{Durarara}}'', a young man named Shinra is infatuated with a female [[HeadlessHorseman Dullahan]] that he and his father have been sheltering for the last twenty years. The fact that she's ''missing a head'' just makes her cuter in his eyes.
28	** Shinra's fascination with the weird doesn't just stop at Celty. While most people are reasonably afraid of Shizuo's combination of SuperStrength and what appears to be some [[HairTriggerTemper severe rage disorder]], Shinra's reaction consists of following him around like a lost puppy all through school and going, "That was awesome! I bet it has some crazy scientific explanation. Can I do a full body examiaaaAAHH AAH ''ARRGH, MY ARM!''...Okay, so that's a "no" then? How about just a blood sample?"
29	** Celty herself also ends up fangirling Shizuo during his fight against Saika's 'children', much like how Shinra did when he and Shizuo were in high school. It also doubles as a case of WowingCthulhu since she's a Dullahan.
30	---> '''Celty:''' He's so strong... No, he's terrifying... No, he's awesome!
31	* Happens to Lucy of ''Manga/ElfenLied'' when, [[StartOfDarkness as a child]], she's befriended on two occasions by other children who think she looks cool, being blissfully unaware of her frequent lapses of [[KillAllHumans psychotic misanthropy]] and [[PersonOfMassDestruction ability to tear people apart with her mind]]. [[spoiler: Both occasions end in tragedy for all involved, and generally cause her to slip into even deeper depths of loathing for humanity and callousness concerning harming and killing them - [[MoralityChain with one crucial exception]].]]
32	* During the Cursed Island arc of ''Manga/FairyTail'', this is Natsu's reaction to seeing [[spoiler: the cursed villagers transformed into monsters.]] [[spoiler: {{Foreshadowing}} of the fact that he ''himself'' is one ([[YouMonster not figuratively]]), [[NotHyperbole literally]].]]
33	* This trope is the emotional crux of ''Manga/KimiNiTodoke'': It's a pretty normal rendition of the story SingleGirlSeeksMostPopularGuy...with one important change; the 'most popular guy,' Kazehaya, is a very [[NiceGuy compassionate boy]] who likes her quiet SugarAndIcePersonality and doesn't want to change her.
34	* For all of her life, the title character from ''Manga/KotouraSan'' was ostracised by nearly everybody she knew, as a consequence of being a {{telepath\|y}} who oftentimes had difficulty distinguishing between people's thoughts and their outward speech, and therefore had a tendency to [[InnocentlyInsensitive blurt out private information without realizing it]]. She grew up friendless and was raised by her grandfather after her parents divorced each other and disowned her. It wasn't until she started high school when she encountered [[ChivalrousPervert Manabe]], who reached out to her in spite of everything, that she ever saw any change in her circumstances. In fact, he quite enjoyed the fact that she could read his mind, as he liked to [[DirtyMindReading imagine her in sexually compromising positions]] [[TheGadfly solely to tease her]]. At one point, when a cold left rendered her unable to read minds at all, he found that it was no fun to fantasize about her ''unless'' she could see it.
35	* In ''Manga/NegimaMagisterNegiMagi'', "freakiness" is part of the reason [[spoiler:Setsuna]] never reveals that she's part demon and has wings (her wings are ''white'' instead of black like they're supposed to be, and she was cast out from her relatives as a result). When she ''does'' reveal them for the first time with that admission, Asuna incredulously points out the obvious: The wings are ''cool'', and to humans she looks like an ''angel''.
36	* ''Manga/OnePiece'':
37	** This is a defining trait of [[FluffyTamer Luffy]]. When Luffy and Sanji notice that Chopper is a reindeer man that can change into a large form, they conclude he must be a monster, sending Chopper running off in shame, right before Luffy and Sanji mention that such a thing also sounds ''awesome''. Later on, when the crew meets Brook, a living skeleton, on a derelict ship, playing a haunting tune, most of them were freaked out. Luffy, on the other hand, immediately asks him to join their crew.
38	** For her entire life, [[spoiler:Charlotte Pudding]]'s [[spoiler:third eye]] has been considered monstrous by everyone who sees it, and constant abuse over this drove her to become murderously insane. She's come to hide it under her hair and even uses revealing it as a weapon; apparently her targets tend to be shocked by a pretty woman having such a hideous facial feature and she uses that moment of distraction to kill them. When [[spoiler:Sanji]] sees it for the first time, he tells her she looks even more beautiful that way. This was such an unexpected thing to hear that she ''[[VillainousBSOD collapses]]'', and with her, [[SpannerInTheWorks multiple plans]].
39	* ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'':
40	** Most of Ranma's male schoolmates have stated opposition to him losing his GenderBender curse. This is only evident in the manga since none of them find out about it in the anime until one of the last episodes. Then again, it's all but explicit that the reason they object is that they like to ogle Ranma-chan; Nabiki is known to sell racy photos of "her" to just about the entire male student body, so they know that if Ranma gets cured, their porn supply disappears. The anime version also has the male members of Ranma's classroom interfere in his efforts to cure Hinako because they're afraid that she'll be stuck in her child form and so they won't ever see her sexy adult form again. Nabiki also once suggested to Akane that Ranma's curse is going to be "[[PowerPerversionPotential a lot of fun on your honeymoon]]."
41	** When Ukyō found out about Ranma's curse, her reaction was to literally keep switching him/her back and forth with hot and cold water, remarking, "This is so fun/cool!"
42	* ''Literature/{{Slayers}}'': Even though Zelgadis [[CursedWithAwesome hates having ugly skin due to his nature as a chimera]], Amelia thinks he's cool.
43	** In a flashback in ''Slayers: Evolution-R'' it's shown how children who used to be friendly with Zelgadis now run away from him shouting "Monster!". These were the same children who were shown happily playing with wolf-man Dilgear and fish-man Noonsa without batting an eyelid. In this case, it's justified because Dilgear and Noonsa, while monstrous, are natural beings. Zelgadis is a chimera, an unnatural fusion of three creatures, so he is still monstrous by the standards of their universe.
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46	[[folder:Comic Books]]
47	%%* ''ComicBook/{{Hellboy}}''. - Administrivia/ZeroContentExample
48	* ''Franchise/MarvelUniverse'':
49	** Often experienced by Nightcrawler in the ''ComicBook/XMen'' franchise. Every time he feels a little put off by his appearance (basically he looks like a BigRedDevil except with short blue fur), he meets someone who ''really'' likes it, usually an available woman whose fetish is, coincidentally, pointed tails, blue fur, and CuteLittleFangs. This is enough of a theme in his life that "[[CursedWithAwesome chicks dig the fuzzy guy]]" is the ''default'' view on Kurt's appearance; it only starts being portrayed as genuinely freaky when it's his turn in the X-Men [[{{Wangst}} Angst Hotseat]].
50	** Beast is also popular with women much of the time, especially during his stint with ComicBook/TheAvengers. There's just something about blue fur and CuteLittleFangs. [[NerdsAreSexy Brains don't hurt either]], plus he's a WalkingShirtlessScene and [[HeroicBuild quite ripped even by superhero standards]].
51	** Beast's fellow Avenger, [[CatGirl Tigra the Werewoman]], is equally popular with the men.
52	** Ben Grimm from ''ComicBook/FantasticFour'', with his (very attractive) [[BlindAndTheBeast blind girlfriend]] Alicia Masters. Hell, ''everybody'' loves Ben Grimm. While he frequently jokes about being "the idol of millions", it's actually ''true''; the Thing is in-universe one of the most popular superheroes around.
53	* ''ComicBook/SecretSix'': Ragdoll and Black Alice share this view.
54	-->'''Ragdoll:''' It just goes to show that sometimes the scars are on the inside, like with [[Characters/SupermanLexLuthor Luthor]] and that [[Characters/DCComicsVandalSavage Vandal fellow]], and my friends, too. Which is much less fun and only half as sexy. I pity them, to man, if you must know. Better to be odd and whole than normal and broken, I always say. Rats. I sure hope I start to decompose soon!\
55	'''Alice:''' Now, Ragdoll. He's creepy and deformed and geeky and effeminate and all covered in twisty scars. That's so hot.
56	* Disney Adventures magazine once ran a ''[[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Simpsons]]'' one-shot comic about Lisa venturing under the school to discover {{mutant\|s}} substitute teachers. The mutants loved to teach but were forced to hide underground ages ago because people were afraid of their hideous appearance. Lisa assures them things are different now... and the last page shows one of the mutants substituting for Mrs. Krabappel's class. Children cry out, jump, Bart shouts out "He's a mutant freak!"... and then they erupt into cheers, shouting how cool it is, and "Teach us everything you know, Freak-Man!" And the mutant smiles, shedding a [[TearsOfJoy happy tear]].
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59	[[folder:Fan Works]]
60	* ''Fanfic/AllForLuzReaction'': Eda reacts with shock and excitement that the AlternateUniverse they're watching has humans gaining superpowers.
61	* In ''Fanfic/InfinityTrainBlossomingTrail'', Lexi (a sentient book capable of separating his pages into a human form, and having just been made up into what is an {{expy}} of [[Anime/YuGiOhVRAINS Specter]]) is intrigued with [[ShrinkingViolet Chloe Cerise's]] love of the macabre and untapped talent in writing horror stories, something that Chloe has been trying to hide due to everyone she knows only wanting her to be into Pokémon.
62	** Back home, Chloe's little brother Parker also finds Chloe's writing to be amazing and even encouraged her to make ''more'' stories.
63	* In the ''Series/{{House}}'' fanfic "Invasion of the Cuddy Snatchers" House finds out he was having sex with a shape-shifting alien who had taken on Cuddy's appearance (we never find out what it really looked like) -- and isn't upset about it in the least. He even says, "Cool."
64	* In ''Fanfic/ManehattansLoneGuardian'', when Leviathan first meets Gray, it's while the former is a bipedal pile of sentient metal that's heavily damaged to the point her insides can be seen. Gray, being heavily into horror, is undeterred; the meeting makes her heart race, but nothing more. And Drama Heart, who runs a horror-centric theater, is straight-up excited.
65	* In the ''WesternAnimation/JackieChanAdventures'' fic ''Fanfic/QueenOfAllOni'', not only do we have the canon Hak Foo, but Jade, who LOVES how she looks creepy now, and likes her new powers a LOT.
66	** In fact, after [[spoiler: a SmugSnake EvilSorcerer named Lung (Daolon Wong's old apprentice), kidnaps her and tries to break her to his will with ColdBloodedTorture, nearly killing her]], she comments that practically the only positive part of the experience was that it resulted in her looking even creepier (and just in time for Halloween).
67	* A similar case in another ''Fanfic/ProjectDarkJade'' fic, ''Fanfic/{{Webwork}}'', where Jade positively loves being [[spoiler: a humanoid spider demon]] since now she is super strong, fast, durable, and has access to powerful magic. Two of her [[QuirkyMinibossSquad three minions]] feel the same.
68	* In ''WebVideo/YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries'', Joey Wheeler assures Mako Tsunami "You're not a freaky fish guy, you're ''the'' freaky fish guy!"
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71	[[folder:Films -- Animation]]
72	* In ''WesternAnimation/TurningRed'', Mei becomes popular because of her red panda transformation.
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75	[[folder:Films -- Live-Action]]
76	* In ''Film/Hellboy2004'', where Hellboy hangs out with a little kid. It's a little less used in the [[Film/HellboyIITheGoldenArmy second one]], where Hellboy's some combo of urban legend come true, celebrity, and [[HumansAreBastards feared monster.]] [[RunningGag Who is also ugly]].
77	* Subverted by the horror film ''Film/{{May}}''. The title character meets a semi-{{Goth}} filmmaker artist type who finds her NoSocialSkills quirkiness attractive. As it turns out, [[spoiler:she screws up, badly, by revealing her strangeness to the point where she just freaks him the hell out.]]
78	* Tim Burton's career thrives on this trope and the people who love it.
79	* Another instance of this trope going awry comes in Mary-Lou's fondness for the quiet, odd Thomas Jerome Newton in ''Film/TheManWhoFellToEarth'': Early on in their relationship, she says "You know Tommy, you're a freak. I don't mean that unkindly. I like freaks. And that's why I like you." She becomes his mistress, but she doesn't know the basis for his oddness -- he's actually a well-disguised RubberForeheadAlien. Their relationship is already struggling when he reveals his true form to her, and she reacts with horror and revulsion.
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82	[[folder:Literature]]
83	* In ''Literature/TheBartimaeusTrilogy,'' Jakob was attacked by a magician and left with permanent black-and-gray bands [[FacialMarkings on his face]] as a result. He spent the next few years as a recluse, refusing to leave his family's home. Bartimaeus barely notices the "hideous" bands and assumes that they were intentional. Apparently men from Zimbabwe's Banja tribe will actually pay magicians to use that spell on them because they think it looks attractive.
84	-->'''Bartimaeus:''' Anyway, from their point of view, you look extremely eligible. ({{Beat}}) Except for your hair, which ''is'' pretty bad. But so's my master's, and it doesn't stop him from flouncing about in broad daylight.
85	* Hypatia in ''[[{{Literature/Baudolino}} Baudolino,]]'' who is [[TheReveal revealed]] to [[spoiler: have goat legs under her dress (her father was a [[Myth/GreekMythology satyr).]]]] Baudolino is already so in love with her by that point that he decides they're beautiful.
86	* The ''Literature/{{Fablehaven}}'' series has Raxtus, a tiny, [[strike:[[HaveYouTriedNotBeingAMonster gay]]]] fairylike dragon. Never accepted among his own species, he becomes a great ally for the humans, because he's one of the only ''friendly'' dragons in the whole series.
87	* [[spoiler:Michael]] from the ''Literature/KnightAndRogueSeries'' is so freaked out by the idea of humans using magic that when he gains the ability ''thinking about it'' can make him sick. Fisk is too logical, and to a degree, too fascinated, by the magic to think of it as anything other than a gift.
88	* In ''Literature/TheSecretOfPlatform13,'' everybody [[MyFriendsAndZoidberg except]] [[SpoiledBrat Raymond]] thinks that the nuckelavee's [[spoiler:lack of skin]] is absolutely amazing. One [[AllTrollsAreDifferent troll]] child who sees it immediately decides that he wants to become a doctor.
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92	* In ''Series/BigWolfOnCampus'', Lori thinks the [[CursedWithAwesome werewolf thing]] is kind of hot.
93	* In ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'', Oz is attracted to Willow because of her shyness and social awkwardness.
94	* The Doctor, from ''Series/DoctorWho''. They often react this way themself to the MonsterOfTheWeek and stands around cooing over it when they probably should be running. It gets lampshaded (negatively) in "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E10Midnight Midnight]]."
95	* ''Series/{{Friends}}'': Phoebe gets fired from singing to children at a library because the staff think her songs are too creepy. It turns out the kids ''loved'' her because she's honest with them about subjects like "where does the meat in burgers come from?" and "why Grandma doesn't visit anymore".
96	* ''Series/HerculesTheLegendaryJourneys'' does this with centaurs. In one {{anvilicious}} episode about prejudice, a maligned centaur travels into town and gets lots of hard glances even with Herc around... except for a bunch of little kids who think a guy with a horse for a butt is pretty awesome.
97	* ''{{Series/Legion\|2017}}'': In "[[Recap/LegionS3E3Chapter22 Chapter 22]]", Charles Xavier asks Gabrielle if she thinks his telepathy is weird.
98	-->'''Gabrielle''': Are there others like you?\
99	'''Charles''': Maybe. I don't know. Do you think it's odd?\
100	'''Gabrielle''': A little. But I like odd.
101	* Data from ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'', several times counting both in the TV series and the movies.
102	** And amusingly, his best friend in the series itself ''is'' blind. (Though he can "see" via a technological aid, and Data is actually a lot cooler to look at than most other people because he has this freaky electromagnetic aura and other cool stuff...)
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106	* "Rock 'N' Roll Nigger" by Music/PattiSmith from her album ''Music/{{Easter}}'' redefines the racial slur "nigger" as a badge of honor for rebellious outsiders.
107	-->''Outside of society, they're waitin' for me\
108	Outside of society, that's where I want to be''
109	* Music/{{Eels}}' ''Music/BeautifulFreak'' has the song "Beautiful Freak".
110	-->''Some people say you have a problem\
111	But that problem lies only with them.\
112	Just cause you are not like the others\
113	But that is why I love you.''
114	* The image Music/{{Lady Gaga}} tries to propagate in her music and fashions.
115	* The Music/{{Pink}} song "Raise Your Glass" is pretty much an ode to weirdos.
116	--> ''So raise your glass if you are wrong, in all the right ways!''
117	* Music/FrankZappa promoted freakiness in his work, most famously on ''Music/FreakOut''. He also said: "Without deviation from the norm, progress isn't possible."
118	* The early PunkRock movement was freaky and different until punk also received a particular ''uniform'' and ''style'' you needed to adopt to be considered ''punk''. Johnny Rotten didn't like this evolution at all.
119	* The popularity of a lot of eccentric musicians, despite their odd music; behaviour, fashions, and outer appearance is a result of this trope: Music/GeorgeClinton, Music/MarilynManson, Music/FrankZappa, Music/KlausNomi, Music/{{Bjork}}, Music/SydBarrett, Music/DanielJohnston, Music/TheBonzoDogBand, Music/InsaneClownPosse, Music/{{Slipknot}}, Music/TheFugs, Music/NinaHagen, Music/SunRa, Music/ScreaminJayHawkins, Music/LydiaLunch, Music/TinyTim, Music/YmaSumac, Music/DavidBowie, Music/GenesisBreyerPOrridge, Music/JohnZorn, Music/ThePlasmatics, Music/LeeScratchPerry, Music/{{Moondog}}, Music/{{Nico}}, Music/YokoOno, Music/OingoBoingo, Music/TheResidents, Music/TomWaits, Music/RobZombie,...
120	* German Folk-Ska Band Music/{{Vroudenspil}} has the song ''Hexenjammer'', which features a witch and a black guy who are both shunned by society, but accepted by the pirates.
121	* Music/{{Marillion}}'s "Whatever Is Wrong With You":
122	-->''We need to talk.. about the wedding cake, and the wet-suit\
123	We need to talk.. about the policeman down the hall\
124	You're truly strange\
125	But it wouldn't do for us all to be the same\
126	Whatever is wrong with you\
127	Is so right for me''
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130	[[folder:Pro Wrestling]]
131	* Back in the 1980s, one of [[Wrestling/NationalWrestlingAlliance Championship Wrestling From Florida]] and the USWA's attractions were "Freaks & Geeks", a monstrously large {{power stable}} made up of the usually {{heel}} and monstrous Wrestling/{{Kamala}}, Dragon Master, Awesome Kong ([[Wrestling/KiaStevens not that one]]), Leatherface, [[Wrestling/TheMoondogs four of the seven Moondogs]] (Rex, Spot, Cujo, Rover) [[OddNameOut and]] Wrestling/EddieGilbert.
132	* Wrestling/{{ECW}}'s "Sideshow Freaks" stable (Johnny Swinger, Bilvis Wesley The Muskateer, The Prodigy, Prodigette, and Simon Diamond) some of whom would later [[FaceHeelTurn turn face]].
133	* The viewpoint of [[TagTeam The Freaks Of Nature]] Pete Madden and Wrestling/MadManPondo in Midwest Renegade and Wrestling/JuggaloChampionshipWrestling.
134	* For a few years during his most {{face}}-ish time, one of Wrestling/{{Kane}}'s mottoes (thus emblazoned on some of his merchandise) was "FREAKS RULE!". For his own part, Kane is an abnormally large, strong, and tough man, with hideous burn scars that caused him to [[MaskPower wear a mask]] when he went out in public. ([[{{Retcon}} In a later storyline, the scars were revealed as purely a figment of his imagination and psychological trauma after being burned and raised...oddly, but that's just another type of freakiness.]])
135	* Rachies Adam Flash and Danny Rose, whose most high-profile exposure came in Wrestling/{{CZW}}, openly referred to themselves as a Family Of Freaks.
136	* Il Cognito's self-proclaimed "Freakshow" stable in the Australian Wrestling Federation, a gathering of supposedly rejected "freaks".
137	* Big Daddy Bravo and Buck Nasty, the two men who make up "The Freakshow" of Top Rope Promotions, though it's harder to be cooler or freakier than Wrestling/{{Demolition}}, who they've had to compete against.
138	* Mistress Belmont, the "freak" half New England Championship Wrestling and later, Pro Wrestling Syndicate tag team "[[ShoutOut Freaks And Geeks]]". She possessed blue hair, red eyes, [[HearingVoices heard voices]] and preferred battering her opponents with chairs, whips, and [[ImprobableWeaponUser goggles]] to wrestling but it did not stop her from turning face.
139	* Jeckles The Jester and [[Wrestling/SinnBodhi "The Warlord Of Weird" Sinn Bodhi]] actually competed to see who was the "true freak" of Vendetta Pro Wrestling. Well, Jeckles did, Bodhi more viewed Jeckles as a WorthyOpponent. Quite a few fans do find Jeckles pretty creepy, but they often cheer for him anyway.
140	* The fans at FIP events tend to {{c\|rowdchant}}hant "Freak!" in support of Rhett Giddens.
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143	[[folder:Roleplay]]
144	* In ''Roleplay/DawnOfANewAgeOldportBlues'', Luna is one of the few not to have a negative reaction to Jenna's new TheWormThatWalks form, finding it cool rather than frightening.
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147	[[folder:Tabletop Games]]
148	* ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'': Tieflings (demon-bloods), overlapping with FreakinessShame, have +1 Intelligence and Charisma (and -1 Strength and Wisdom) in AD&D 2. Example: [[TabletopGame/{{Planescape}} factol]] Rhys of the Transcendent Order is goat-legged, but it's not like her portraits left everyone guessing why she has Charisma 18 (on a scale of 3-18 for humans). Especially one in ''The Factol's Manifesto'' -- looking best when in action is normal for Cyphers, and calling her "ActionGirl" would be an understatement.
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150	[[folder:Toys]]
151	* ''Toys/MonsterHigh'': Their slogan is "Freak just got Fabulous"
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154	[[folder:Video Games]]
155	* One of the audio logs you can find in ''VideoGame/BioShock2'' is a love note to one of the Little Sisters from a little boy who thinks her glowing yellow eyes are pretty. D'aww.
156	* In ''VideoGame/EnsembleStars'', due to the events of the War the previous year and his very unique upbringing, Kanata thinks of himself as more monster than human and relates heavily to weird-looking, ugly deep-sea creatures. When he shows one to Kaoru in a management event, he claims not to like them but says that Souma does, and indeed Souma adores Kanata [[spoiler:even though he is the only member of the cast who truly believed he was a God and not human]] and is eternally grateful to him for 'teaching him the value of the ocean' no matter how weird it all is.
157	* Rider of ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight''. Despite actually being ''cursed'' for [[SoBeautifulItsACurse being as attractive as she is]], she's still immensely shocked to hear Shirou admit she's quite beautiful. Also in reference to her eyes, which apart from the [[TakenForGranite dangers]] they can cause are also apparently incredibly beautiful, though she also seems to feel that they are freakish in appearance.
158	* ''VideoGame/GianaSistersTwistedDreams'': Giana feels at home in what some would call the nightmarish landscape, thus she appears as her normal bubbly-looking self there. However, it appears the dreamy landscape is so sickeningly sweet that she turns into Punk Giana in a desire to stomp everything into the ground.
159	* Shepard and Jack's romance in ''VideoGame/MassEffect2''. Jack is an AxCrazy criminal who is genuinely shocked that [[AllLovingHero Commander Shepard]] would ever show interest in her. Depending on the player's patience, Shepard can show Jack how much he truly cares for her as a person rather than viewing her as a freak.
160	* In the epilogue of ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid4GunsOfThePatriots'', [[spoiler:Raiden finally meets his son, who initially recoils upon seeing him. Raiden asks if he's scared, but the kid says he thinks Raiden's like a comic book superhero. Apparently he was watching (or told about) Raiden's [[Awesome/MetalGear big scenes.]]]] He even [[WeaponJr flourishes his toy katana like Raiden did in MGS2]].
161	* In the ''VideoGame/PuyoPuyo'' series, a few characters are fascinated rather than freaked out by Sig's big red arm. To give some examples, Amitie calls it "neato", Jaan goes as far as to try to turn her arm red, and Raffina somehow thinks Sig's arm is like that due to him ''exercising too much'' and considers it nice fashion.
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164	[[folder:Webcomics]]
165	* Used in ''Webcomic/DominicDeegan'' in regards to Nimmel. Normally, he keeps his [[EyeScream facial scar]] hidden under his hair. But when he meets the werewolves of the Winter Archipelago, he finds that they think scars are cool. Later on, he styles his hair so that the eye is always visible.
166	* ''Webcomic/{{Drowtales}}'': [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?sid=5490 In a flashback to how they met]], a pre-tainting Naal'suul finds Kiel'ndia EatingLunchAlone at school and, after learning about her "friends" ([[spoiler:which is [[BreakingTheFourthWall the readers]]]]), is amused and tells her she likes "weird". Kiel'ndia believes this is how they became friends, but Naal'suul reveals she saw Kiel'ndia as more of a jester back then; they didn't really become friends until Kiel'ndia [[BecauseYouWereNiceToMe kept talking to her after her tainting, despite her growing emotionally distant and isolated from everyone]].
167	* ''Webcomic/GirlGenius'': Upon seeing [[OneWingedAngel Vole's new body]], [=DuPree=] just [[http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20140804 lights up in delight]]. [[http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20140806 She even describes his monstrous new form as "gorgeous".]]
168	* ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'':
169	** The cast aren't easily freaked out, to the point where [[Film/{{Jumanji}} Goonmanji]] in "[[BSideComics Newspaper]]" [[TooSpicyForYogSothoth failed to impress them much]]. Especially Tedd. In-continuity, he wasn't even surprised when his crush turned out to be a {{shapeshifter}} and commented on various [[ShapeShifterMashup hybrid forms]] she assumed later exclusively in fetish terms. [[http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2008-08-21 His reaction]] when [[VitriolicBestBuds Susan]] demonstrated magic-related knowledge?
170	--->'''Tedd:''' Yeah. Do you have ''creepy {{psychic powers}}'' that you haven't told us about? Because that would be ''cool''.
171	** Sort of played with in regards to Ashley. While she is reassured by Liz telling her there's nothing wrong with being weird, she's taken aback when she discovers that Grace ''doesn't'' think her fantasies are weird because nobody's ever said that to her before.
172	* ''Webcomic/GunnerkriggCourt''. Where to start? Ah, right, from the first page.
173	** Attitudes toward the folk "with a predetermination towards etheric sciences" in the Court... vary. Anja hid from her crush the fact that she's a magic-user (not that being put in Chester house wasn't a telltale sign). Surma advised her to solve this problem by ignoring it. When a shrub-dog attacked them and Anja bounced it away with a "[[DeflectorShields purple bubble thing]]", Donald thought it was cool.
174	---> The author's comment: See, he's into it, Anja.
175	** Jack has finally figured out that he's got a crush on ''Zimmy'', of all people, a be-fanged and hollow-eyed girl who has no control over her ability to inflict reality-warping nightmares on other people (same nightmares she suffers constantly herself) and who acts like a massive jerk to absolutely everyone so they'll keep their distance for their own safety.
176	* Used in one particular ''Webcomic/SamAndFuzzy'', where a newly turned werewolf decides to remain one rather than being turned back to human because he and his girlfriend are "into that". [[{{Squick}} Sam doesn't see the appeal.]]
177	-->'''Sam:''' Why did I decide to help people? People are ''disgusting.''\
178	'''Devahi:''' Prude.
179	* ''Webcomic/SlightlyDamned'':
180	** Throughout the series it has been implied that the Angel Kieri Suizahn and the Demon Buwaro Elexion had a relationship sparking between them. Buwaro has a blatantly monstrous appearance with a large pair of goat horns, sharp claws, a mouth full of fangs, and glowing red eyes. Kieri is afraid of Buwaro at first but the two become friends. After a little bit of drama regarding [[spoiler: Buwaro's birth condition that causes him to become a violent, bloodthirsty monster if he ever loses his pendant]] the two finally admit their love for each other and share a kiss. When the two start dating officially it's shown both Angels and Demons frown upon their relationship.
181	** A traitorous angel claims that they switched sides because they think that demons are cool. They deny that they are in love with their demon friends and claim that Buwaro and Kieri's relationship is gross, but it is very obvious they are lying.
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183
184	[[folder:Western Animation]]
185	* B'wana Beast, of ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold'', has the power to make instant MixAndMatchCritters. Most characters look at his pigeonrats and spiderhorses and call him "[[DamnedByFaintPraise eccentric]]", except [[ComicBook/{{Shazam}} Captain Marvel]], who's a ten-year-old kid.
186	-->'''Captain Marvel:''' A kangaroo and a lizard?\
187	'''B'wana Beast:''' Yep. \
188	'''Captain Marvel:''' An earthworm and a rhinoceros?\
189	'''B'wana Beast:''' Easy.\
190	'''Captain Marvel:''' A dog and a... a slightly smaller dog?\
191	'''B'wana Beast:''' Do you really have to ask?\
192	'''Captain Marvel:''' Awesome!
193	* ''WesternAnimation/Ben10''
194	** In the original series we had Kai, Ben's first crush. Deconstructed in that she was really only interested in him because of the freaky affliction he was experiencing in that episode, and rather bluntly tells him she's no longer interested after it wears off.
195	** In ''WesternAnimation/Ben10AlienForce'' and ''WesternAnimation/Ben10UltimateAlien'' [[LoveInterest Julie]] really seems to enjoy weird things from having a boyfriend who can turn into different aliens and a pet who can turn into literally anything, also finding enjoyment in the heroic activities, usually giving a grin when she's fighting with Ben or Ship.
196	* Sam in ''WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom''. She loves all things strange and unique, so she is immediately excited and drawn to Danny being half-ghost long before he eventually got around to accepting himself for his abnormality. She also got on his case when he temporarily gave up his powers and became normal again in the GrandFinale, though she was probably more disappointed that Danny gave up being a hero.
197	* A city-wide phenomenon in the animated pilot for ''VideoGame/DefendersOfDynotronCity''. Dr. Mayhem invented the mutation-inducing Proto-Cola to terrify the populace... but everyone loves it, and the cool effects it has. The very first minutes show a [[{{Pun}} nuclear family]] where dad has four arms, mom has an eyeball for a head, and their kid has two heads, and they all think it's swell.
198	* ''WesternAnimation/FostersHomeForImaginaryFriends'':
199	-->'''Wilt:''' Hey, how ya doing? Name's Wilt.\
200	''[Mac and Bloo stare up at Wilt for a long time]''\
201	'''Wilt:''' Yo, guys! Hello? Oh, I get it. Is cool, is cool. I know I'm all broken, with the wonky eye and the stubby arm. Probably freaks you out, huh? Don't worry, I'll get someone else...\
202	'''Mac & Bloo:''' ''[awed]'' You're ''taaaall''!\
203	'''Wilt:''' Oh, well, yeah.\
204	'''Bloo:''' You should play basketball.\
205	'''Wilt:''' Oh, well, actually I used to... sure. So, how about that tour?
206	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'': when one of Fry's friends gets singled out for being different, Fry will inevitably stand up for them and defend them for being unique because that is what makes them special to him. This probably has a lot to do with him being from the 20th century. Everything in the 31st century is new and cool to him, even things most people of the future consider abnormal or unappealing. His attitude is perhaps best exemplified in the very first conversation he has with Bender:
207	-->'''Bender:''' You really want a robot for a friend?\
208	'''Fry:''' Yeah. Ever since I was six.
209	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Gargoyles}}'' uses this trope quite a bit, most notably when Hudson befriends a blind man (though he later learns that the man figured out he wasn't human).
210	** Don't forget Elisa and Beth's conversation about Gargoylian(?) beauty, right after Beth first meets them. And possibly Derek's wards, the people who live in the sewer/tunnel systems.
211	* Subverted in ''WesternAnimation/TheGrimAdventuresOfBillyAndMandy''. Grim befriends a {{Goth}} lady who's enamored with his macabre and misanthropic disposition. However, when he reveals himself as the GrimReaper, [[TheDreaded she freaks out and runs away screaming.]]
212	* Apparently, when Hak Foo goes through certain magical procedures that increase his powers in ''WesternAnimation/JackieChanAdventures'', and doesn't care about the side effects. Noted when Jackie fought him after he became Daolon Wong's servant.
213	-->'''Jackie:''' Look at yourself, Hak Foo. You've become Daolon Wong's servant, his slave. Is this how you want to spend your life? As a freak?\
214	'''Hak Foo:''' Yes.
215	* ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible'' herself invokes this in the episode where Ron accidentally suggests the creation of a love ray. After seeing its effects he frets about the idea that Kim might have one.
216	** Heck, Kim even made it clear that she found Ron weird but liked him anyway when they first met in Pre-K.
217	* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'': Pinky Pie loves Discord's cotton candy clouds that rain chocolate milk, but Fluttershy is the only pony whom truly apprecciates Discord's chaotic magic and accepts him for what he is, much for his surprise. Spike and Big Mac eventually learn to enjoy his powers, too, when they realize how much lively Discord can make a simple RPG game.
218	* ''WesternAnimation/ThePatrickStarShow'': In "[[Recap/ThePatrickStarShowS1E24StuntinOllyOllyOrganFree Olly Olly Organ Free]]", everyone loves Patrick's [[BodyHorror horrific, appliance-filled body]] because of the useful tools he has built in, like a hair dryer and a pencil sharpener. Cecil and Bunny even try eating furniture so they can look like him.
219	* ''WesternAnimation/SanjayAndCraig'': Sanjay and Craig love Darlene's gross hospital stories, and in "Brett Venom, M.D." they sneak into the hospital and are fascinated by all the freaks they find there.
220	* In ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans2003'', Beast Boy's reaction on first finding out that Cyborg is half-machine: "Cool!"
221	** In [[ComicBook/TeenTitans the comics]], Beast Boy himself was something of a TeenIdol, despite his green skin and hair. (In the comics, he originally lacked the [[ComicBook/XMen Nightcrawler]]-esque PointyEars and CuteLittleFangs -- [[RetCanon but they've been showing up in recent versions]].) He also starred in a TV series. Yeah, ''that'' Gar Logan.
222	** A scene in the comics, also replicated almost verbatim in the TV series, had Cyborg -- bummed because of his [[WhatHaveIBecome state]] -- get cheered up by running into a kid with a prosthetic hand who gushes that Cyborg's parts are much cooler because they're "all shiny and stuff"... and not, say, because he's a frikkin' ''superhero'' who ''saves the world''.
223	* ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama'':
224	** ''Revenge of the Island'':
225	*** Cameron finds things such as Dakota's mutation or Mike's [[SplitPersonality multiple personalities]] to be fascinating.
226	*** Zoey admittedly likes oddballs, and actually likes Mike's split personalities, claiming that it means there's more of him to love.
227	** ''WesternAnimation/TotalDramaPresentsTheRidonculousRace'':
228	*** [[Main/{{Goth}} Crimson and Ennui]] are entranced by all things dark and scary, and the only time they come close to showing excitement is during a trip to Transylvania. Crimson comes so close to expressing outward happiness that Ennui has to pull her back.
229	*** They also take a liking to Devin when he comes bitter and depressed.
230	---> '''Ennui:''' When did Devin become so... cool?
231	* Not only is Amanda Sefton in ''WesternAnimation/XMenEvolution'' okay with the way Nightcrawler looks, his appearance is what made her pursue him in the first place. In fact, her statement after seeing his true form was, "Did you know blue is my favorite color?" After all, chicks dig the fuzzy dude.
232	** Zig-zagged with Cyclops and Jean. When they first met Nightcrawler, he was completely cloaked. When they saw his hand (which has two fingers and a thumb), they slightly recoiled in surprise. However, when Kurt showed his teleporting ability as well as his full appearance, they found him cool.
233	[[/folder]]
234
235	[[folder:Real Life]]
236	* Creator/JerryLewis, in UsefulNotes/{{France}}.
237	* Ask the [[{{Transhuman}} Trans]][[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transhumanist humanists]]. They even founded their own movement: [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extropians Extropianism]].
238	* {{Cyberpunk}}s, Ravers and UsefulNotes/{{Cybergoth}}s.
239	* When not {{Wangst}}, this is basically the appeal behind {{Goth}}s, especially to casual non-goths and children.
240	* Just take a look at the fringe end of the tattoo, piercing and body-modification scene. We're talking transcutane implants here. Horns. Claws. People who have appeared on Ripley's Believe It Or Not.
241	** Not to mention the multiple people who have cut their tongue partly in half so they can look more like snakes. Apparently you can learn to cross the two halves over each other like two separate... limbs or something.
242	*** Gives a whole new meaning to the old American Indian saying "He's talking with a split tongue".
243	** Mr. Paul Lawrence, a.k.a. [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Enigma_%28performer%29 The Enigma]], and his CatGirl-ish wife.
244	* The ''Juggalos'' apply this to the MonsterClown look.
245	* Deep-sea fish in general... ask around a bit, and most people who know what a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stoplight_loosejaw stoplight loosejaw]] or a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coelacanth coelacanth]] is will start spouting trivia. And there's probably a Hagfish, Lamprey, and Leech Anti-Defamation League somewhere.
246	** The [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Praya_dubia Praya dubia]] will ''[[StuffBlowingUp explode]]'' if it's not kept under enough water pressure.
247	** [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vampire_squid Vampyroteuthis infernalis]] (a.k.a. [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot Vampire Squid from Hell]]) has quite the fandom as well.
248	* While not precisely "freaky", Creator/ChristopherTitus mentioned that he was one of the most popular kids in his class as a kid because, instead of furniture in his living room[[note]] his father was divorced multiple times, so alimony ate a lot of the monthly budget[[/note]], he had an inflatable raft. "I can actually ''be'' Captain Crunch!"
249	* The term [[https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=monster%20fucker ''Monsterf*cker'']] (or [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teratophilia ''teratophilia'']] if you're the more polite sort) refers to literal [[NightmareFetishist Nightmare Fetishists]] who find monstrous qualities in appearance and style (such as extreme body mods, monster cosplays or gothic fashions based on supernatural creatures) attractive. Unlike the examples listed under MonsterFangirl, such individuals are unlikely to be attracted to humans with monstrous morals such as serial killers, as it is the outwardly-monstrous qualities that are the source of attraction.
250	[[/folder]]
251	----
252	->''"Groovy."''

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