Labels

[LoveMe_HateMe]

Why did we all feel the need to label ourselves? Why does society say we need to label ourselves?

I don't understand it. Either we're gay, straight, trans, whatever... why does it matter? As long as we are happy, why label ourselves?

[ackmedsgirl666]

its just the way todays society is.....
and to be perfectly honest i hate it

[dontfiguremeout]

Because everyone is so insecure of what they are at such a young age, they need to make sure they label themselves, because their friends found out who they really are first and ect. Honestly I think it's bs. Don't label yourself to quickly! I say if you think you are one thing, try it out, and if it doesn't work, then it's gotta be the other one!

[Syvelocin]

Okay. I guess I'm the rare middle ground on this topic.

I can't take the hipsters who avoid labels like the plague. "I'm a person, not a soup can." Stop. Saying that. Damn. Phrase.

I also have issues with people desperate to label themselves. Go with the flow, guys. Am I gay? What the hell does that matter? Be 87% gay if you're 87% gay. You find that guy hot, he's interested in you, so go for it. For crying out loud. IT'S OKAY to not know if you're gay, or even Christian, emo, boy, girl, because everything is in shades of grey and not one thing is black and not one thing is white. Don't try to bend and break yourself to fit into that box.

I fight FOR labels because of their communication value. Labels are great! Do you want your soup to not have a label? I guess it's fine, but when you're in the store buying soup it's nice to be told what kind of soup it is!

If you just spit out: "I'M ME" when I asked you a question, it tells me nothing. I'm about 95% gay, give or take. But I'm gay. If someone is interested in me and wants to know my sexuality, odds are if he's a guy I'm not interested, and gay communicates that. If I shout to the world "I'M A FUCKING PERSON" you will just get strange looks and the conversation will die, haha.

[darthearth]

Yes, why can't we all just be "sexual". It's definitely an ideal. I'm a homo in terms, but I guess if I was just "sexual" I can say to a girl who is interested "I'm not really into that", and to a guy "sure". Maybe guys could be better at communicating desires to be together if everyone was talking like that too. Good thread, need more responses, let's start a revolution :yeah:

[Ryhanna]

Perhaps we label ourselves because we feel the need to belong to a certain group rather than feel alone. We want to feel secure, and saying "I am gay" sounds more secure than "I don't know what the fuck I am."

[FergusDunn]

Why did we all feel the need to label ourselves? Why does society say we need to label ourselves?

I don't understand it. Either we're gay, straight, trans, whatever... why does it matter? As long as we are happy, why label ourselves?



people lable themselves for reasons but maybe a kind of cmfort thing
self identify with a group or way of life - sexuality etc.

so maybe that is a good aspect as well as allowing a freedom to engage with that particular segment.

Lables and self idenity can change over time

Society - at large well we need to either describe or label and a label is a sort of short hand to that.

Then we have the mis informed of stereotypes and how people address that with say - others they know or do not - I think that is bad but how else can we do it -

[ReginaGeorge]

Labels about sexuality have been taken too seriously and turned into something ..bad when they're not at all. Everything needs a name, or else how can we talk about it, learn about it, and know it even exists? Labeling your sexuality, or any other part of you for that matter, doesn't determine who you are or put you in this little box unless you let it. Your sexuality is only a small part of you, labeling it helps express what you feel and helps other and you to understand yourself.

Your sexuality is NOT your whole identity, and labeling it is not bad, nor is not labeling it.