We need to stop calling women sluts, plain and simple. Not to mention, Americans are the descendants of immigrants. What would you do if you were placed in the same position? Calling someone an illegal immigrant ignores the struggles that led him or her to risk life and limb to cross a border without documentation.Īcquiring a visa is expensive and difficult, and the United States has always been advertised as the land of opportunity. Labels separate people and push them apart.Īccordingly, these are labels we need to stop using to describe people: 1. They only serve to further the dangerous distinctions society has imposed upon people. Labels have been used as a means of discrimination for thousands of years. This is obviously a controversial subject, and not everyone is going to agree with Symoné's stances. I want to be labeled 'a human who loves humans.'
This is precisely why actress Ravene-Symoné recently told Oprah that she didn't want to be labeled for her race or sexuality anymore: I don't want to be labeled gay. The labels we place on people will never adequately capture the complexity of the human spirit. Likewise, humans are too dynamic to be placed in boxes. In essence, they promote both blatant and unconscious prejudice.
However, as a society, we should consider the fact that labels often warp our perceptions of people. When it comes down to it, people have a right to be called whatever they want. Using labels to describe people ignores deeper reflections of their personhood.Ī person's race, sexuality, socioeconomic status or geographic origins does not define all that he or she is or will be. Yet, people aren't things they are human beings first and foremost. Labels give people a sense of order, and a way of distinguishing things. Humans have an innate desire to place labels on everything.
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