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Re:The Other Side of Diversity by sanderjd on Tuesday November 04, 2014 @06:36PM (#8559717)
I think you may have misunderstood the parent. The suggestion is to not choose a label.
Re:The Other Side of Diversity by calibraxis on Tuesday November 04, 2014 @06:58PM (#8559798)
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.)
Re:The Other Side of Diversity by sanderjd on Tuesday November 04, 2014 @08:18PM (#8560047)
I agree that "avoid labels and be yourself" naively ignores societal realities. I was just trying to clarify what looked like a misunderstanding.