tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2056051482493262217.post5824966185867020279..comments2023-04-15T02:10:49.775-07:00Comments on Sheldon Has No Deal: Openly AsexualThat American Kidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13388651195066950496noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2056051482493262217.post-39243711611065577732009-05-10T17:32:00.000-07:002009-05-10T17:32:00.000-07:00You've got a good point there, and you've listed a...You've got a good point there, and you've listed all the reasons that I bother to use labels. I just think that they get overused and are used in a way that can be divisive, especially when talking about people's sexuality. Also, when used to describe a minority group, I feel like they're often used as proof that the writer is open minded.That American Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13388651195066950496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2056051482493262217.post-83496137561725896122009-05-07T13:10:00.000-07:002009-05-07T13:10:00.000-07:00If we want to talk about some topic, I think it is...If we want to talk about some topic, I think it is simply natural to have a word for it because if we have no word for something we want to talk about, we're going to use some phase to talk about it instead. If we didn't have the word "asexual" we could go around talking about "people who don't experience sexual attraction." But talking about "asexuals" is easier. Also, having labels doesn't have to be divisive. We can describe people as tall, or blonde, or brown-eyed without assuming these are fundamentally important ways to divide up people. Jim Bob is probably not going to be introduced as a tall Minnesotan.ACHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06643809450938135601noreply@blogger.com