some people find labels oppressing
straight
gay
cis
trans
black
hispanic
girl
boy
none of the above
even the absence of a label is a label itself
labels are things that corner you in,
limit you to one word,
a word in which you MUST fit the bounds
labels only exist for things we know about,
what if we don’t even have a word for it yet?
they’re limiting in this way too
yet,
i find that i enjoy labels
i enjoy labeling myself as a white, cisgender, pansexual girl
labels help me fit in
they help me to make sense of myself
and place myself in certain categories
labeling gender can be tough for some people
but i like identifying as a girl
labels can shut you in but they can also free you
free you from yourself
from the expectations of society
from embarrassment and dysphoria
i like labels
i don’t know about you
but they make life a whole lot easier for me
Apr 18, 2018
Apr 18, 2018 at 11:06 PM UTC
some people find labels oppressing
straight
gay
cis
trans
black
hispanic
girl
boy
none of the above
even the absence of a label is a label itself
labels are things that corner you in,
limit you to one word,
a word in which you MUST fit the bounds
labels only exist for things we know about,
what if we don’t even have a word for it yet?
they’re limiting in this way too
yet,
i find that i enjoy labels
i enjoy labeling myself as a white, cisgender, pansexual girl
labels help me fit in
they help me to make sense of myself
and place myself in certain categories
labeling gender can be tough for some people
but i like identifying as a girl
labels can shut you in but they can also free you
free you from yourself
from the expectations of society
from embarrassment and dysphoria
i like labels
i don’t know about you
but they make life a whole lot easier for me
just a quick write so i hope you guys don’t judge it too harshly haha :)
