Labeling

How Important is labeling to you and how accurate do you think it is?

In my honest opinion, some labeling is helpful; some labels are unhelpful; some are misleading, however, what is important is what you are and what you like.

Labels are just a way of trying to concisely communicate that, however, I do not feel that labeling is the "end-all-to-be-all".

I suspect labeling is only accurate if everyone agrees on the definition.

Obviously, social media is just one example where we do not all agree.

I do like one label though, which is highly universal, in its scope, I am ME!

From a personal standpoint, I would rather prefer the terms identifying or identification, as opposed to labels or labeling.

Let's use a submissive woman as an acting example.

Submission is likely very strong within her core, regardless of seemingly acts of submission that get labeled as what submission is suppose to look and feel like.

A submissive woman on her knees sucking her Dominant's penis is not a definition of submission per se.

It is just a submissive woman on her knees sucking her Dominant's penis.

The act, in of itself, do not necessarily denote the label.

A label, in of itself, per se; is not the "end-all-to-be-all".

Labels are sometimes misleading.

Labels also box us in, and sometimes would have some people think they should act or be a certain way to fit the label. There are expectations in labels that people can not live up to sometimes.

Labels also sometimes give people a false sense of courage.

These and many other reasons are the negative connotations attributed to labels or labeling of ourselves and/or others.

This is why I would I agree with a common framework where identification may be concerned, as long as it is devoid of rigidity or inflexibility.

Source: ~Unknown~