If I say I don't wear a label, someone else will say it's because I fear judgment associated with said label.
An example would be not calling oneself an atheist because one fears said negative associations with such a label.
It's the [fear] of associating oneself with a label where others might say... "Oh, you're one of those people".
But you see, this cannot be escaped by me, because I have said I am one who chooses (for himself) not to wear a label, and in so doing, I have been thus labeled... "Oh, you're one of those".
So no, I don't fear labels, I just don't have much use for them personally, though others have a need for me to wear one.
An example would be not calling oneself an atheist because one fears said negative associations with such a label.
It's the [fear] of associating oneself with a label where others might say... "Oh, you're one of those people".
But you see, this cannot be escaped by me, because I have said I am one who chooses (for himself) not to wear a label, and in so doing, I have been thus labeled... "Oh, you're one of those".
So no, I don't fear labels, I just don't have much use for them personally, though others have a need for me to wear one.
