The Unwanted: Sticking Around in a World That Rejects Them.
There exists a unique group of individuals in society who persist in places where they are clearly not wanted. Despite being told by the majority that they should leave, they remain. They are the ones who, in the face of rejection, choose to stand their ground. The reasons behind their decisions to stay are complex, intertwined with a deep sense of belonging, survival, and a refusal to be erased. But what does it mean to live a life constantly battling the desire of the majority to see you gone? The Struggle to Belong. For many of these individuals, the idea of leaving isn’t an option because there is nowhere else to go. Society has always been a patchwork of inclusions and exclusions, of groups and outsiders. Those who find themselves on the periphery may be marginalised due to race, religion, socioeconomic status, sexual orientation, or simply because they do not conform to the dominant culture's expectations. But what happens when the periphery is home? For some, this could mean...