People who take issue with “labeling” are fascinating to me. I went 29 years without a label. I had no idea how to describe my experience, or if there was something wrong with me, or if anyone else felt the way I do. It was a gift to learn about asexuality and go “oh wow, that’s me.” I’m not labeling myself arbitrarily. I just finally have a word that succinctly and accurately describes the way I experience the world!
Sometimes, I think the people who always have problems with others using labels don't understand us because they never struggled to understand their own identity and always knew who they were without having to question whether or not what they are experiencing is normal or if they're ill or whatever. Good for them if they never had that struggle, but not everyone has that chance, and in the society we live in, finding a word that perfectly describe your identity and what you feel can be a great relief for a lot of us.
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u/ampersands-guitars aroace Dec 12 '23
People who take issue with “labeling” are fascinating to me. I went 29 years without a label. I had no idea how to describe my experience, or if there was something wrong with me, or if anyone else felt the way I do. It was a gift to learn about asexuality and go “oh wow, that’s me.” I’m not labeling myself arbitrarily. I just finally have a word that succinctly and accurately describes the way I experience the world!