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sanderjd
on Nov 4, 2014
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The Other Side of Diversity
I think you may have misunderstood the parent. The suggestion is to
not
choose a label.
calibraxis
on Nov 4, 2014
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Society stamps that label on your forehead. Down to gendered pronouns, which means everyone's communicating your gender label, no matter how irrelevant it is. (Not to mention violent attacks.)
sanderjd
on Nov 5, 2014
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I agree that "avoid labels and be yourself" naively ignores societal realities. I was just trying to clarify what looked like a misunderstanding.
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