Post by @Kir@mastodon.uno

2026-10-10 07:28 UTC

@KatyElphinstone@mas.to I completely understand and respect this argument, but I'm still not at ease with labels. I think they are extremely dangerous because they shape and limit our own experience of something and while this simplification can have good secondary effects, it's not enough for me. Especially since so many psychological labels are absolutely not well constructed from an elistemological point of view. We should fight for a word in which everyone is treaded good regardless of labels.

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@Kir@mastodon.uno 2026-10-10 07:29

@KatyElphinstone@mas.to Just to be clear. I completely understand the good role labels have in liberatory process and I respect that!

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@KatyElphinstone@mas.to 2026-10-10 10:42

@Kir@mastodon.uno We should. I see using categories for purposes of liberation, organisation, and community, as a stepping stone in this.

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@isisevrinen@mastodon.chasalin.nl 2026-10-10 10:48

@Kir@mastodon.uno @KatyElphinstone@mas.to For me, the label was liberating. It finally brought words to what I've felt my entire life but could never quite understand. The label made me understand myself, and accept myself. So it also brought peace of mind. I don't want a world without labels. I want a world where labels aren't misused to set people aside. Because even when one is treated good, one still might need words to their feelings.

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