Quotes / All of the Other Reindeer

"Guys, I did not have a particularly fun time socially for a lot of high school. At one point I got voted out of my lunch table."

— The Comics Curmudgeon on Funky Winkerbean

Jessie's demons manifest in a fantasy sequence, where she repels a line of suitors by repeatedly growing so tall that her head eventually stretches out of frame. When she first appeared looking downcast on a set of scales, I assumed it was leading to an eating-disorder angle. I'd forgotten about that weird schoolyard mentality where girls are bullied for being tall, an action which becomes ludicrous in adulthood. "Haha, you're a woman with long legs! Freak! And look at this dumb guy, with his stupid big penis!"

— Stuart Millard on Saved by the Bell, So Excited, So Scared

"Yes, racist. I'm serious. The other reindeer laughed at him. Then, out of the blue, they need him. He's as good as a fog light or whatever. You know what, so you tell me, how is it any different than: 'Don't talk to Reggie, he's black. Oh, wait, he can play basketball. Sign him up.' Rudolph, Reggie."

— Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
Had a very shiny nose...
And if you ever saw i
You would even say it glows...
All of the other reindeer
Used to laugh and call him names
They never let poor Rudolph
Join in any reindeer games...

— Christmas song

And he is not one of us
He has never been one of us
He is not part of us
Not our kind

— The Lion King II: Simba's Pride, "Not One of Us"

How funny I was too young for so many things
Yet you thought I'd cope with being told I'm ugly
Over and over I'd read it, believe it
Said no to the shrink, I can fix me, I think
I've got friends in my head, they've got me on the mend
I am pretty in my mirror, easy to pretend
17 and thought that I'd won the jackpot
Seems I didn't read between the lines of this one
I can't think why I could have made you so, so angry
Your bullets I don't feel them, come and fire at me.

— "Sticks and Stones," Nicola Roberts

"A rice ball doesn't belong in a fruits basket."

— Tohru, Fruits Basket

Lara: He'll be an outcast... a freak. They'll kill him.
Jor-El: How? He will be a god to them.

— Man of Steel

"Do you know what it feels like, Baki-san, to be judged by the your Village, your home. To be feared? To not know a mother's touch or a father's encouragement? Do you know how it feels when people come after you, try to kill you because of the fact that you exist? To feel the glares on your back, not knowing why? To feel so goddamn alone? Do you? Don't answer that, it was rhetorical. But that's what all Jinchuuriki feel like. (...) Though this kid may not look it, he's hurting. So much. Too much. The pain, it's unbearable, especially if you don't have someone to share it with. He's supposed to protect the Village, but the very same Village wants him dead."

— Naruto talking about Gaara, ''A Wrinkle in Time

This is where Shrek 2 comes in. Shrek has learned to open up to someone, but he's not ready to face society, and society is not ready to face him. Despite gaining someone's love and affection, he's still not accepted. He's not the son-in-law the king wants, he's not the prince the kingdom wants. He's gotten something he's wanted for so long, and yet society thinks he doesn't deserve it, and his insecurities make him believe that he doesn't deserve it.

— Schaffrillas Productions, "Why Shrek 2 is a Perfect Sequel"

Geordi: Maybe I didn't make myself clear. Barclay, he's always late, he's nervous, nobody wants to be around him.
Guinan: If I had the feeling that nobody wanted to be around me, I'd probably be late and nervous too.

— Star Trek: The Next Generation, "Hollow Pursuits"

It's a pity and a sin
She doesn't quite fit in
'Cause she really is a funny girl
A beauty but a funny girl
She really is a funny girl
That Belle!

— Beauty and the Beast, "Belle"

Tolian Soran: Have you ever considered a prosthesis that would make you look a little more... how can I say... more normal?
Geordi La Forge: What's "normal?"
Soran: "What's normal?" Well, that's a good question. Normal is what everyone else is and you are not.

— Star Trek: Generations

"Do I have to do this [birthday party]? Everybody thinks I'm... weird."

— Melody talking to Ariel, The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea

Donkey: Hey, what's your problem, Shrek? What you got against the whole world anyway?
Shrek: Look, I'm not the one with the problem, okay? It's the world that seems to have a problem with me! People take one look at me and go "Aagh! Help! Run! A big, stupid, ugly, ogre!" [sighs] They judge me before they even know me. That's why I'm better off alone.

— Shrek

[Gru as a child walking up to then-childhood crush, Lisa]
Gru: Excuse me? Lisa? [clears throat] Hey, Lisa? I was wondering, if you... [touches her arm]
Girl: Eeeewww! Gru touched Lisa! Gru touched Lisa!
[All of the children, including, Lisa say "Eeeewww" simultaneously]
Girl: Lisa's got gruties!
[All of the children run away from Gru while screaming in terror]

— Despicable Me 2

Young Ronaldo: Why do you care so much what other people think!?
Young Lars: You wouldn't say that if you knew what other people say about you!

— Steven Universe, "Horror Club"

Tywin: Do you admit you poisoned the king?
Tyrion: No. Of that I am innocent. I am guilty of a far more monstrous crime. I'm guilty — of being a dwarf!
Tywin: [deadpan] You are not on trial for being a dwarf.
Tyrion: Oh, yes I am! I've been on trial for that my entire life!

— Game of Thrones

But as little Gerald grew older, he found
When a fella goes [HONK-HONK], no one wants him around
When a fella goes [BOING-BOING], he can't have any pals
And his [CLANGING] frightened the gals
"Nyah, nyah," they all shouted, "You're name's not McCloy!"
"You're Gerald McBoing-Boing, the noise-making boy!"

— Gerald McBoing-Boing

Lilo: People treat me different.
Nani: They just don't know what to say.

— Lilo & Stitch

Ashley A.: Ew! It's Randall!
Ashley Q.: Get away from us, you snitch!
Ashleys: LOSER!

— Recess, "First Name Ashley"

The child who is not embraced by the village will burn it down to feel its warmth.

— African proverb

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