Perhaps, perhaps not. Regardless, I am glad that, if I am to be despised, that I am despised for my Savior and my Lord...
Psalm 22:6-8
6: But I am a worm and not a man, A reproach of men and despised by the people.
7: All who see me sneer at me; They separate with the lip, they wag the head, saying,
8: "Commit yourself to the LORD; let Him deliver him; Let Him rescue him, because He delights in him."
1 Corinthians 1:26 - 28
26: For consider your calling, brethren, that there were not many wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble;
27: but God has chosen the foolish things of the world to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to shame the things which are strong,
28: and the base things of the world and the despised God has chosen, the things that are not, so that He may nullify the things that are,
28: so that no man may boast before God.