When I picked up my little sister from school this pass Friday, she told me her friend was having trouble understanding why one of their other friends has They/Them pronouns. She told me that he thought their where only girls and boys, but she corrected him and said that their are more then 2 genders. She still fully does not understand so I explained, that a persons sexual organs does not classify their sex. sexuality is about your mind and your soul it have nothing to do with this avatar we live in called the human body. I then went on to tell her that they should just be calling and talking about one another using their given names or nick names.
It really amazes me how important labels are in this world, labels truly have no purpose but to segregate humanity. Why does it matter if I am Man, Women, or They? people should be able to just live and be without being tied down by labels and the expectations and norms that come with it. The way we see it is that we are all the same, we are all energy. Masculinity and femininity belong to no one.
This is really provocative and relates to something called “visibility politics.” Sometimes, those labels can be really important and valuable to help people define themselves and mobilize for social and political action. You need something to rally around. Other times, those labels can feel insufficient, like they don’t capture who you really are as a complex human being. And still other times, those labels can create problems. For me, I would definitely say that saying “I am Human,” is not enough most of the time. That those other things that are important to my identity and not using those words feel like an erasure. Thanks for sharing this – it provides a lot to think about!