Without Labels

[JustGeorge]

Labels can be useful to give a person information about you quickly. They come in handy when talking to a person you don't know well, or need to clarify something about yourself with not a lot of words.

However, at times I feel they can be restrictive. It might not give the full idea of my position on something, or might make a person think I'm for something I'm not(just examples). But often they are convenient and are used anyways.

How well can you describe yourself without labels?

How does the idea of not using labels make you feel?

What do you feel is a label, or isn't?

 

[syo]

Labels can be useful to give a person information about you quickly. They come in handy when talking to a person you don't know well, or need to clarify something about yourself with not a lot of words.

However, at times I feel they can be restrictive. It might not give the full idea of my position on something, or might make a person think I'm for something I'm not(just examples). But often they are convenient and are used anyways.

How well can you describe yourself without labels?

How does the idea of not using labels make you feel?

What do you feel is a label, or isn't?

I have many labels.

 

[McBell]

Labels can be useful to give a person information about you quickly. They come in handy when talking to a person you don't know well, or need to clarify something about yourself with not a lot of words.

However, at times I feel they can be restrictive. It might not give the full idea of my position on something, or might make a person think I'm for something I'm not(just examples). But often they are convenient and are used anyways.

How well can you describe yourself without labels?

How does the idea of not using labels make you feel?

What do you feel is a label, or isn't?

Seems to me labels are more problematic than useful.

 

[SalixIncendium]

What do you feel is a label, or isn't?

Any descriptive one assigns to another or oneself, as I see it, is a label. Outgoing...tall...skinny...beautiful...passionate...wise...wrong...happy...hungry...Christian...Democrat... All labels.

How well can you describe yourself without labels?

I don't see how I or anyone else can.

How does the idea of not using labels make you feel?

In a grocery store? Pretty apprehensive...

 

[exchemist]

Labels can be useful to give a person information about you quickly. They come in handy when talking to a person you don't know well, or need to clarify something about yourself with not a lot of words.

However, at times I feel they can be restrictive. It might not give the full idea of my position on something, or might make a person think I'm for something I'm not(just examples). But often they are convenient and are used anyways.

How well can you describe yourself without labels?

How does the idea of not using labels make you feel?

What do you feel is a label, or isn't?

You seem to have in mind labels for opinions. I agree these can be misleading and that it can be frustrating when a person attaches a label to you and then makes assumptions about what you think on a particular subject. I tend to be prepared to give people labels about myself that describe my background, experience and interests, but avoid labels concerning my opinions.

I remember my parents were always rather dismissive of people with what they called "packaged opinions". These are those people whose opinions always seem to follow the line of a particular newspaper or political party, for example, apparently unwilling to make the effort to draw conclusions for themselves. I have the same misgivings about such people.

 

[ChristineM]

How well can you describe yourself without labels?

Difficult, close to impossible.

How does the idea of not using labels make you feel?

Tongue tied.

What do you feel is a label, or isn't?

As i see it any description of an object is a label.

 

[JustGeorge]

Any descriptive one assigns to another or oneself, as I see it, is a label. Outgoing...tall...skinny...beautiful...passionate...wise...wrong...happy...hungry...Christian...Democrat... All labels.

I thought about the same thing. Which are labels, which are just adjectives?

Christian or Democrat seem more like nouns. They don't so much describe a person, but some way a person believes.

Wrong seems more like a temporary condition, though any adjective could be.

I don't see how I or anyone else can.

I think it may come down to tastes and actions at that point.

Though that can sometimes say a lot about a person.

In a grocery store? Pretty apprehensive...

True adventure!

You seem to have in mind labels for opinions. I agree these can be misleading and that it can be frustrating when a person attaches a label to you and then makes assumptions about what you think on a particular subject. I tend to be prepared to give people labels about myself that describe my background, experience and interests, but avoid labels concerning my opinions.

Seems like a good balance.

I remember my parents were always rather dismissive of people with what they called "packaged opinions". These are those people whose opinions always seem to follow the line of a particular newspaper or political party, for example, apparently unwilling to make the effort to draw conclusions for themselves. I have the same misgivings about such people.

There's a lot of such expectation here. It seems expected, though I'm not sure it was always like this.

I thought about getting bumper stickers recently to show support for two issues(that have nothing to do with each other), but one that is normally supported by 'lefties' and one that is normally supported by 'righties' just to see if anyone's head would explode.

But it might also target violence towards my car, so better not.

Difficult, close to impossible.

It is, isn't it.

Tongue tied.

There's a surgery for that!

My youngest had it.

As i see it any description of an object is a label.

I think there's a fine line, but I admit to not knowing where it is.

 

[Secret Chief]

Wrong seems more like a temporary condition, though any adjective could be.

Kale is always wrong.

 

[JustGeorge]

Kale is always wrong.

I'm okay with being wrong.

 

[SalixIncendium]

Kale is always wrong.

 

[JustGeorge]

I like to just scrape it under @Secret Chief 's pillow.

Keeps it out of the landfill that way.

 

[SalixIncendium]

I like to just scrape it under @Secret Chief 's pillow.

Keeps it out of the landfill that way.

The landfill is kale's natural habitat.

 

[exchemist]

I thought about the same thing. Which are labels, which are just adjectives?

Christian or Democrat seem more like nouns. They don't so much describe a person, but some way a person believes.

Wrong seems more like a temporary condition, though any adjective could be.

I think it may come down to tastes and actions at that point.

Though that can sometimes say a lot about a person.

True adventure!

Seems like a good balance.

There's a lot of such expectation here. It seems expected, though I'm not sure it was always like this.

I thought about getting bumper stickers recently to show support for two issues(that have nothing to do with each other), but one that is normally supported by 'lefties' and one that is normally supported by 'righties' just to see if anyone's head would explode.

But it might also target violence towards my car, so better not.

It is, isn't it.

There's a surgery for that!

My youngest had it.

I think there's a fine line, but I admit to not knowing where it is.

Haha, when I was in Houston I toyed with the "Darwin" fish-with-legs bumper sticker, but my wife advised against being seen to take sides in culture wars in a redneck place like that. It was a good sticker though.

I don't have much time for kale, trendy though it is. Now cavolo nero, on the other hand, is one of my favourite veggies.

But I digress.........

 

[Secret Chief]

One laughing face isn't enough for that!!!

 

[JustGeorge]

The landfill is kale's natural habitat.

We all like a change of scenery sometimes.

 

[Secret Chief]

I like to just scrape it under @Secret Chief 's pillow.

Keeps it out of the landfill that way.

I wondered why my head keeps farting.

 

[JustGeorge]

Haha, when I was in Houston I toyed with the "Darwin" fish-with-legs bumper sticker, but my wife advised against being seen to take sides in culture wars in a redneck place like that. It was a good sticker though.

I see that one sometimes!

I wondered why my head keeps farting.

You are a fart.

(Is that a label, verb, or noun?)

 

[Secret Chief]

Haha, when I was in Houston I toyed with the "Darwin" fish-with-legs bumper sticker, but my wife advised against being seen to take sides in culture wars in a redneck place like that. It was a good sticker though.

What is that sticker meant to convey?

 

[Secret Chief]

(Is that a label, verb, or noun?)

I like to think of it as a transcendental state of being. But I'm told not to say that by my therapist.

 

[Revoltingest]