11-14-2009, 12:16 PM
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semantic breakdown, yo
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Originally Posted by Jackhammer
Looking for a descriptor would be in kind a label, no? .... Yes ?
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Originally Posted by BullDog
I certainly don't think of my gender identity as a label. To quote someone from somewhere, labels are for soup cans.
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Originally Posted by Braedon
Well you know what they say right?
Labels are for soup cans
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But why do soup cans have labels? We all know what a can of soup looks like, right? But it sure is handy to know what flavor (because personally, I'd be pretty pissed if I wanted chicken and stars and got split pea).
On the other hand, I'm not having a conversation with a can of soup where I can learn what it's got going on inside.
Which brings me back to Jack's very pertinent comment. Is a label different than a descriptor? If we describe a man as tall and hairy, is that his label? Seems like he's probably much more than tall/hairy.
One can appear butch (physical descriptor), but not be butch, so how does butch apply as a label? Just as D-Money says by appearance she is sometimes (often?) called "femme," but she says femme is not who/what she is.
Another way to approach it - how does label relate to identity? Personally, I agree with BullDog - I don't see my gender identity as a label.
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