Labels

Straights - Gay - Bent - Disabled - Special - White - Black - Smoker - Vegan - Criminal

It's seems lately that so many people have piped up in protest against being labelled...
But the fact is: Human beings label everything..
We have to.. It's instinct... a way to know & communicate what something is..

For as long as I can remember the gay/homosexual community, have fought hard for recognition & respect... They don't want negative labels or recognition... Which has left me confused about what 'label' they want, because they don't want to be labelled, I just don't know which term is the best or least offensive!!
If your straight - you get labelled straight... but the opposite of straight is either bent or... not straight..
So, if we shouldn't say gay...or say bent... Should we say... not straight??

I find it funny that when your part of a labelled group, it's easy for you to self deprecate your similar kind...
It's easier, sometimes for others, looking from the outside in, to pick up on the idiosyncrasies & mock them.. 

Thing is, it's part of our nature to gossip & mock..
It's our way of interacting with our world & the things in it..
We each share some mutual views & some that are not the same, that's the beauty of being human...


Can you imagine a world without possible negative labels? How would we identify criminals?
Do we call them 'Morally Challenged'?


What if we had to call Paedophiles something else....Something less negative.. We have homosexuals, bisexuals, hetrosexuals... Now we'd have to add Kiddysexuals....

One of the more awkward ones, is the many different types if disabilities.. We go warm to the idea it's too taboo to hit on... & step lightly when making fun of anything in this area.. But the truth is... I believe, finding the humour in something/everything, should be a way for people in that 'label' to relate to & find funnier than anyone... You might not have the balls to admit it, but when you come across someone who is commonly labelled as 'special', the type of person whos disability  has extravagant & vocal outbursts... Even if you have the common decency to reframe from laughing, the little, probably childish side of you, laughs inside..
They just bring a odd encounter to your day & crack a smile/belly laugh... It's very hard not to...