Jan Coffey wrote:
>
> --- Julia Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > "Ronn!Blankenship" wrote:
> >
> > > Is it even possible to apply any label to a person without any trace
> > > of stigma?
> >
> > I think so. But it's also possible to apply any label to a person with
> > the *intent* of stigma, depending on who's applying what label.
> >
> > The problem with labelling is that you oversimplify the person
> > labelled. You apply the label, and then think you know a lot more about
> > that person than you do. 500 labels on one person still wouldn't tell
> > you anything of great depth about them. And once you've labelled
> > someone, it's *so* much easier to be dismissive about them.
>
> That's a good point, but not everyone is as incapable of applying labels and
> ~not~ oversimplifying the person.
It's very hard, but it's a skill that I think pretty much everyone needs
to work on, even those who are good at not doing it.
There are also so many people, it's very hard to get to know enough
about everyone in-depth. (And even then, you'll be surprised on
occasion by someone you thought you knew very well.)
I guess the real thing is to not let yourself de-humanize another human
being.
Julia
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