My name is Jacqulea and I am obsessed with Dragon Ball. Yes, I admit it with pride in my voice, followed by a burst of giggles. I mean at least it gives me something to do when I'm bored.

In my little collection, I have a Vegito hoodie, a Super Saiyan Four Goku sweatshirt, four pairs of socks, four shirts, and a Funko pop figure of Super Saiyan Goku. Don't blame me for this obsession. I have a specific person in mind that I place the blame on, but I'm not going to name names. They know who they are.

Before I delve more into this wonderful obsession, I just want to take the time to talk about how I've always been the weird child. My music preferences were "questionable" compared to my family members and even some of my friends. Even to this day, I'm still labeled as weird. I went to visit my cousin one day while she was at work and she brought up how I was always the weird one out of everyone. I was also watching RuPaul's Drag Race and even the adults would give me funny looks whenever they would pay attention to the TV screen.

I would and still do listen to any type of music that makes me smile or fits my mood at the time. While I had Beyoncé, Drake, Rihanna, and whoever else everyone listened to on my phone or iPod, I also had Paramore, Blood on the Dance Floor, and Todrick Hall. They looked at me funny at times and sometimes it made me nervous to play my music loud enough for others to hear.

I started taking pride in it after a while. I mean I didn't know anything different and just because I didn't bump Boosie and Tupac all day every day didn't mean anything. Honestly, it still doesn't. So when I started watching Dragon Ball, I got hooked immediately and watched every series and started playing the mobile game. It was pretty much all I would think about. I watched the movies, found fan-fiction, and even got on Tumblr and found a fandom. I know, hilarious right?

My friends questioned it a tiny bit but then just went along with it. They were already accustomed to how quirky I could be and slowly begun to embrace it. I got a volume of the new series and a Funko pop figure of Goku for Christmas. Best Christmas ever!

So when I show them the fan art, like the one in the above photo, they just shake their heads and we continue on with our day. It was difficult at first to not feel ashamed of my likes because sometimes it made me question my identity. I felt like an outcast. It's about learning to stop caring about other people's opinions because those who actually care about you aren't going to stop caring just because you have differing preferences.