Can I call myself deviant without implying everyone else is normal?
Not having a background in chemistry, I didn't recognize the term "cis" when I first ran across it, and still don't have any context for it aside from the social labels. However, I *embraced* it... here was an actual label, something that could be used to divide people into two obviously distinct groups, without saying "here's the group with Distinguishing Characteristics and here's the group of um-just-people."
If I ever find a term that means not-Pagan, or not-Neopagan, I will weep for joy. I can't imagine wanting a term for "them" and not wanting a term for "us," for every category in which I might be an "us" or a "them." I'm constantly stunned at how many people seem to think that being grouped by category they didn't choose is some kind of insult.
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Date: 2012-04-15 06:40 am (UTC)From:Not having a background in chemistry, I didn't recognize the term "cis" when I first ran across it, and still don't have any context for it aside from the social labels. However, I *embraced* it... here was an actual label, something that could be used to divide people into two obviously distinct groups, without saying "here's the group with Distinguishing Characteristics and here's the group of um-just-people."
If I ever find a term that means not-Pagan, or not-Neopagan, I will weep for joy. I can't imagine wanting a term for "them" and not wanting a term for "us," for every category in which I might be an "us" or a "them." I'm constantly stunned at how many people seem to think that being grouped by category they didn't choose is some kind of insult.