Many people make a big deal about not being labeled. And yet, we all are, constantly.

1. Pick one label that you think does describe you (race, religion, hobby, etc.).

Researcher. I do a lot of research at my job and at home and I am damn good at what I do. And the most important label that describes me: Mother.

2. Pick one label that is often put on you, that you really think is inaccurate.

Stuck up. People at work think this of me until they get to know me.

3. Pick one label you wish could be put on you.

Wife.

4. What is one kind of label that you think is universally wrong to use (race, gender, height)?

Racist labels and derogatory labels about the disabled.

5. Labels, used intelligently, can be a convenient rhetorical shorthand for identifying how a given person will fit into (or react to) a given situation. Labels, used incorrectly, can be an excuse for dismissing the differences still inherent in the people to whom the label is applied. Discuss.

Huh?

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