I'm a realist, I see the shit we have to deal with everyday. Most people don't even see the shit, they have their head so far up their asses, all they are worried about is how this lipstick matches these socks or which shampoo smells better. Personally, I couldn't give a flying fuck what they think of me, and I don't see any real reason for being what I am other than maybe it will force them to examine their own values and judgements towards others.
Perception is a funny thing.
We make judgements and inferences without knowing the facts, we form conceptions of people we don't even know. My advice for them is to go out and see the real world, get off their high horses, and stop being such self-righteous bastards.