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Labeling

Mark Dohle

Well-Known Member
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Labeling

Labeling allows us to disregard the humanity
of those, we fear or hate.
Freeing us from our shared
humanity and suffering-Br.MD
 

pearl

Well-Known Member
Labeling is a tool of those who wish to divide humanity rather than unite. If we are unable to reach beyond the labeling to 'see' the person, the conversation is dead.
 

metis

aged ecumenical anthropologist
In Buddhism, there's a teaching that goes "When you point your finger at the moon, it's important to remember that the end of your finger is not the moon".

IMO, the same thing can apply to our use of words, namely that the word is not the same thing that the word may stand for. Thus, labels can be very misleading.
 
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