Is it good to be different?

All our lives our parents and teachers tell us to be different but is that acceptable in society these days? This popped into my head due to the recent events on the x factor. Cher Lloyd has probably been the most talked about contestant all year. She wowed the judges in her first performance but the public have shown very mixed opinions whilst she has been in the live shows. The judges on the show such as Danni have praised Cher when she sings ballads yet when she sings her style of music she gets highly criticised. Cher is only 17 and she has had more negative press than good press. What bothers me is what is this doing to Cher mentally. She is a young woman trying to do what she does best and she is constantly being shaped into an act she isn't. I admire her determination, she seems to bounce back up as soon as something knocks her down.