Labels may be for clothes, but words are for communication. It's all fine to say, "I'm a person," and leave it at that. But it's only the beginning, isn't it?
To identify as a person, and nothing more, is to be a blank page. It's the lowest common denominator. It is all-inclusive, but completely without distinction. Including everything and meaning nothing.
The words tell what I am beyond being just another iteration of homo sapiens sapiens. They don't tell the whole story, of course, how could they? One must begin somewhere, though.
Words like bisexual, kinky, pagan. They aren't the end of who I am. They're just windows to let people look in.
Until someone works out telepathy or some other word-free mode of communication, were stuck with them. Sometimes, they're are all we have. Admittedly, they're slippery little things, so we have to do our best to make their meaning clear. Otherwise, what use are they.
It's the words that turn the page into poetry, after all.
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Date: 2008-02-25 06:56 am (UTC)To identify as a person, and nothing more, is to be a blank page. It's the lowest common denominator. It is all-inclusive, but completely without distinction. Including everything and meaning nothing.
The words tell what I am beyond being just another iteration of homo sapiens sapiens. They don't tell the whole story, of course, how could they? One must begin somewhere, though.
Words like bisexual, kinky, pagan. They aren't the end of who I am. They're just windows to let people look in.
Until someone works out telepathy or some other word-free mode of communication, were stuck with them. Sometimes, they're are all we have. Admittedly, they're slippery little things, so we have to do our best to make their meaning clear. Otherwise, what use are they.
It's the words that turn the page into poetry, after all.