Comments | battygurl: Okay. It's time for a post about labels.

battygurl

Okay. It's time for a post about labels.

Mar 10, 2006 14:38

There seems to be two problematic approaches that people take to labels ( Read more... )

things i shouldn't have to say, i am so queer, labels, musings

Comments 6

monster_grrrl March 10 2006, 23:30:01 UTC

Hear, hear.

I also try to demarcate the differences between "label" and "identity" - the first being a word that people apply to you (or use to put you in a box), and the second being a word that you feel describes you.

battygurl March 11 2006, 00:06:55 UTC

That's an important distinction. (Not sure I've made it clear in the above, but the spirit was there.)

ping_win March 11 2006, 05:09:11 UTC

ah, that was brilliant!
spoon me!

battygurl March 11 2006, 09:22:21 UTC

Okay!

Wait... do you mean poke you with a spoon, or cuddle with you? Or something else that I'm missing...?

ping_win March 13 2006, 06:00:07 UTC

ha!
I meant the cuddling-spooning. Poking-spooning sounds a bit painful!

battygurl March 13 2006, 10:24:55 UTC

Just wanted to be sure what I was consenting to.:)