This is late, late, late. I did the same thing in my middle school in 5th grade, got made fun of constantly, yet I still did it because I liked it.
It was tough. Especially if you suffer from any kind of chemical imbalance.
Even in high school it's tough here. I go to a "rich" school where you have to be skinny, athletic, a&f to fit in. ( Though I bet that goes for most schools.) So having black/pink poofy hair didn't help last year.
I got good comments, I got bad comments. Don't let others talk you out of what you like. You don't need a bunch of kids being jerks over a style. That's just ridiculous how kids are now. Kids are jerks in middle AND high school, but high school is much better compared to middle school.
Strut your style proudly~