Wearing labels doesn't hurt anyone until the end of the day, when you try to remove them before bed and they rip all your hair out and it hurts!

Comedy sometimes supersedes the metaphor, but in this case...grab that label and rip fast - that lessens the pain. Trying to learn about someone by reading their 'label' is tricky because there's always a sticky side. Preconceptions get in the way. Learning about a person through conversation and interaction rather than through some pigeonholing nomenclature seems more accurate, more appropriate, and certainly more respectful of their nuances.

And in the end, isn't a label little more than another way to hide behind something, sorta like clothing?

• 3 years ago

And in the end, isn't a label little more than another way to hide behind something, sorta like clothing?
Love it.

• 3 years ago

And in the end, isn't a label little more than another way to hide behind something, sorta like clothing?

But who am I to tell someone that they shouldnt do that? If someone wants to identify themselves using a label even if it means they are hiding behind something I dont think it my right to discredit it that. I can say that is not how I see it and have a rigorous debate about that. But I will not tell someone they cant do that in fact I will fight their right to do so.

• 3 years ago

And in the end, isn't a label little more than another way to hide behind something, sorta like clothing?Could you clarify what you mean by this?For example, my profile says I'm gay. That's telling you something about me. How is that hiding?

There are typically two different positions when people are debating something, and often many more, but for this argument let's stick to objective and subjective points of view. If a heterosexual wears a name tag that states they are that, are they attempting to clothes [intentional misspelling] themselves off from interaction with all the other gender/sexuality choices? It might seem so from outside of that person's mind. Labeling other people as opposed to putting one on yourself involves a very different discussion, and we can dive into that any time. Calling other people things, whether derogatory or positive, is still often more of a way to move the discussion forward more than anything.

Calling oneself something is the individual's choice and absolutely needs to be preserved. If I came up on someone with a heterosexual tag I'd surely be curious as to why they thought they needed to tell everyone what type of intercourse they prefer. I would at that point hope they don't get it tattooed on, for their own sake.

• 3 years ago

Evolving is part of being human.

Once a person who thought you shouldnt label people, to someone who throws labels around like pub darts.

Thats quite a shift in opinion, and a happy one, as we live in a world full of labels, deserved or not.

• 3 years ago

Did this thread go to a gay/ homosexual topic as far as labels go? I ask as that has been the majority of the last post. There are other labels beyond those.

• 2 years ago

If someone 'self-labels' themself with a sexual preference, they are, in a way, closing doors that might otherwise be open, depending on the situation in which they are engaged. Here in TN, anyone can interact with anyone else (looking past unfriending/blocking actions). Here we can tell others - the people who take a moment to look at a filled-out profile and learn a deeper level of information - how we see ourselves. Do I immediately ignore friend requests from people who call themselves gay or lesbian because I'm not? No. I am not here to search for a date - I seek nude interaction, so my self label of straight isn't there in our profile to tell someone who IS looking for a plaything to keep on swiping (though it may likely have that effect), it clarifies my position in the bare world.

In my final stream of thought, because I don't see this thread with much gusto left in it (but I do enjoy being proven wrong), in the bigger picture of what the original poster was stirring up, labels only matter as much as they can help us to understand each other. They can and often do eventually cause problems, preconceptions or misconceptions. There's no good way to fully ignore them, and anyway, why should we if someone is displaying one? If you want to wear one, do it! But please - not around the pool or hot tub area, that's another form of hiding your physique and inappropriate at a nude place. Keep any labels on the beach towel under your butt, not your skin.

One last (hopefully) humorous thought: It is permissible for a woman at a nude resort to wear two labels over her nipples, with the one on the right breast saying, "Hi - my name..." and the left, "...is Hillary". Everyone knows that hillary in German means, "She whose breasts defy gravity," don't they?

• 2 years ago

I'm impressed with the good and intelligent discussion on this topic (unless I missed something earlier), some other topics here can get some angry words and aggresive barbs thrown around. It's great this can be discussed and it seems we are generally more accepting here. The labels gay / straight are accepted, maybe that's because as nudists we can be wary about saying that to others / non-nudists, ie. we are nudists, which does not mean we are pervs or whatever others think happens at a resort or nude beach. Labels on one hand can be problematic in our world as they can be used against us or to categorise us, here it seems less so and more accepting. Our world through the media and society like to label people / groups and often blame is thrown broadly at a group if something goes wrong. That's lazy media work usually and can create awful flow on effects against minorities. Labels do matter to help identify but provided they are understood and respected I think it's OK to use them.

• 2 years ago

. Our world through the media and society like to label people / groups and often blame is thrown broadly at a group if something goes wrong. That's lazy media work usually and can create awful flow on effects against minorities.

On the rare occasions when a person is nude when committing a crime, it seems like the media always notes the lack of clothing.
Same for the much more common situation when a shirtless man breaks a law,

• 2 years ago

. On the rare occasions when a person is nude when committing a crime, it seems like the media always notes the lack of clothing.Same for the much more common situation when a shirtless man breaks a law,

Perceptive.

But

Police appealing for witnesses say they are looking for a short man wearing cargo shorts a black and white striped shirt and a black beret.

Descriptions happen like that all the time. Nude robbery might be rare but the descriptions are not.

• 2 years ago