Just Say No to Being Umbrella-Termed ("LGBTQ+" and "Queer")

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[–]KCStuffedAnimal 7 insightful - 2 fun7 insightful - 1 fun8 insightful - 2 fun -  (3 children)

It's how we make sense of each other, and the world. It's also how we sort ourselves into communities. Labels are something we have to live with, but it's important that they be accurate. That's why it's necessary to clap back at misleading identifiers.

[–]tokinjedi 6 insightful - 2 fun6 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

i live in a community where we dont label each other outside of neighbor. no matter orientation or race. i play vidya, i dont label myself as gamer. i am into anime, comics, and such and dont label myself as geek. i repair electronics for a living but dont label myself a nerd. i dont get it.

[–]beermeem 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

I grew up in Quaker Communities so my experience has mostly been the same. It took me a long time and a lot of pain to understand the need/desire to label and “fit in.” Weak, pained people like George Soros his ilk in the “woke” zombie horde operate by withholding respect in order to gain power and control. “The Secret” is that when someone submits to their “respect,” is when that person actually gives away their own power.

Years later, I’m so much more amazed at the true strength of the communities that have the intelligence and ability to operate by genuinely respecting the individual.

[–]Sigterminator 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Some people can’t help but label everything. It’s the lens they see the world through. But it is definitely not something everyone does.