how do feel about labeling others ..and be honest because most people say its wrong but the still do it.?

Answer 1

I believe it begins initially more as a categorizing mechanism in our brains. We have to file all input in some semblance of order in our minds, and this can normally be an innocent and private method of "labeling."

This person is male. This person is female. The sky is blue. That flower is orange.

As our intellect grows, the details become more indepth.

This person is a Black male. This person is a tall female. The sky is blue with white puffy clouds. That flower is orange with yellow highlights and red spots.

As our life experience goes on, we start adding opinions to these details. They may not be accurate, but our minds automatically try to reason in the variables and possibilities.

This person is a rich Black male with lovely golden eyes and a wedding ring. This person is a tall single working woman with a weight problem. The sky is blue with white puffy clouds and a thunderstorm on the horizon. That flower is orange with yellow highlights and red spots and needs water desperately.

When cynicism and negative events become a factor or input is received from other sources, fear and wariness add another facet to our "categorizing."

This person is a rich Black male with lovely golden eyes and a wedding ring - he's probably an enforcer for a drug lord. This person is a tall single working woman with a weight problem - she probably spends her weekends alone eating pizza and drinking booze. The sky is blue with white puffy clouds and a thunderstorm on the horizon - it'll probably rain all weekend and ruin my plans. That flower is orange with yellow highlights and red spots and needs water desperately - but they grow like weeds so who cares if I step on it?

There is a natural progression here that often sadly culminates in our minds labeling others without putting much thought into things. As our life experience and intellect continue to grow, it takes a concious effort on our parts to recognize what is automatic in our thinking, and decide where we need to take back control and adjust our categorizing criteria.

Our brains may do this automatically, but we are intelligent human beings, and if we choose to do so, we can have control over this. Unfortunately, some folks don't even think this far.

Answer 2

Hey there, good afternoon.
Generalizations, judgments, labels... human nature at its finest. We try to survive, that's what we do.

A guy on the street with tattoos, body pierced up, limpin with a bad attitude, hat pulled to the side, baggy jeans, and a scowl that'll burn through an old man's newspaper...

Some people picture a black guy, some picture a white guy, some see a mexican in their heads; it all depends on what you've dealt with in your life. Labeling him as a thug in your head is not wrong, for this reason:

Everything has a rhetorical purpose, from looks on faces to clothes and words-- those clothes didn't ambush him this morning when he reached for the Corn Flakes, he wore them on purpose. He should be old enough to understand that you are always judged and looked at. The phrase "don't judge a book by its cover" is bullshit. Even in the library, people decide whether or not they would like to read a book at first because of how it looks.

He left the house looking like a thug on purpose, treating him as such is not wrong. If a guy leaves the house in a ragedy outfit with holes and dirty shoes, it's not wrong to label him as "poor"; what's wrong is to look down on him because of it or to judge him for his mistakes to reach that position. What would REALLY be stupid is for him to walk down Rodeo Drive and expect to be treated like everyone else.

Labels are about impressions, and that's not wrong. Judging people-- finding reasons to feel better than others-- that's what's wrong.

Answer 3

I think we have to label some people. If a person is a sex offender, we have to label that person to protect children and other possible victims. Same with murderers, and other criminals. It's necessary, to an extent, for a society to keep itself safe from harm.

Answer 4

I usually label people initially by my first impressions, but I am man enough to change them towards either the positive or negative as I get to know them better.

Answer 5

I hate it and I know it is wrong yet I am guilty of it. I honestly try to stop doing it. Really I do. I am serious about that. I try to force myself to not label people and I do teach my kids not to. I feel like a hypocrite. I am going to continue trying to change my ways.....

Answer 6

It's human nature, it only becomes an issue when you examine the intent behind the labeling.

Answer 7

I was convicted of a crime 6 years ago I did my time and yet I am still being labled as a criminal. It wouldn't be so bad but there's this one problem.........No one want's to hire me, hey I gotta eat you know! Yeah it's that bad so folks do me a favor Knock it Off!

Answer 8

Yes it is wrong but people do it because we are raised that way. Our parents were trained by their parent and us by them. It has become 2nd nature for humans.

Answer 9

i do label others i dont like it but it is a natural human instinct

Answer 10

its wrong