I can't believe people actually shield their children from physical abnormalities. How fucked up is that! I look at people with physical abnormalities just as I'd look at anybody else. To me they're just another person.
This girl on TV sorta got to me though:
http://wbli.com/images/morningshow/l...face_tumor.jpg I saw a documentary about her. It was truly sad. IIRC they got a bunch of doctors from around the world to reconstruct her face after the growth was removed pro bono.