Some, as usual, focus on his crime while others focus on his appearance. No matter their focus, Brian remains the target of hatred, contempt, ridicule, and highly derogatory in the name of fun.
In the end, it is crucial to understand that even though Brian Peppers was a sex offender, a crime he was punished for, he was a mistreated human first. No matter what he looked like, if Brian was loved and accepted by his family and society, his name could have been registered in places other than Ohio’s sex registry.
The Snopes website, which found out Brian’s true identity, also published some of his high school photos, which were quite saddening to look at. Brian was smiling like an innocent kid in those photos.
Brian Peppers was a facially deformed child who had to bear so much hate and withstand an enormous amount of bullying in his life and even after his death. We, as humans, really need to think about our character in the lives of children and people like Brian Peppers.
Do we inspire them to be better and love them despite their physical or facial disparities? Or stare at them mockingly while breaking the internet with memes about them.
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