“But, you know, I never told you this story, but when I was in high school, an all Catholics—all Catholic boy's high school, when I went to the bathroom, they would—the stall, they would put lighter fluid under and put a flame to it to burn me. You know, if you are very different—and it's gotten worse now—this was in 19—in the '50s—but if you are different in any way now, you were tortured. And we learn that either from our parents or TV or kids at school.”
— Richard Simmons, Richard Simmons takes over 'Your World'
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