I guess it was special that

Ellen had light hair.  It got darker as she got older but apparently not until high school, maybe.

She seems like she was different when she was younger from when she was older.  It's obvious in her personality.

I wonder if she was nonchalant because she is Jewish.

I wonder when I see people I guess if they're not all white.  It seems that people who are not all white are affected easily, but I wish I weren't.  I wish it was just easy to be white all the time!