there is nothing wrong with wanting attention there is nothing wrong with wanting human contact there is nothing wrong with wanting validation for your existence there is nothing wrong with wanting your hard work to be recognized
Being strong and being part of a minority do not always go hand by hand. I am tired of seeing how people who are discriminated in one way or another are being advised to rise above and be wiser. There is no option as being angry, or being weak, being vulnerable which in turn reduce the option of responses you may give when you are put under systematic harted/bigotry/prejudice. You need to be in superhuman mode throughout your whole life and if you ever show weaknesses, you are the one to blame for what you experience.