A number of times, when I’ve mentioned that someone is an Empath, they say it’s a label, and they don’t like using labels.
As it goes, I’m ambivalent about if this is really an issue.
The question I have is: How do you define something without a label? If people refused to be categorized then how can they identify who they are, and what they can do?
Fact is, everything is a label. Defining your gender requires a label.
If you specialize in something, it requires a label. For instance, if someone is a medical practitioner, you would call them a ‘doctor’, which is a label. They would hardly say, don’t call me ‘doctor’ because you’re labelling me. At least you would hope they wouldn’t as you want to know who is a doctor so you would know who to see if you have health issues.
Race, abilities, body type, hobbies, professions, skills and everything…
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Thank you for the reblog. 🙂
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You are welcome. 🙂
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