Quick Labels &Amp; Civil Discourse

31 March 2002


Jonathon heads down a path few dare to tread. The primary reason lies in the labels we are so quick to assign. Write something about females and one or both sides of the issue will label you. Write something about race and similar, but harsher labels emerge. Write something about government and you are discussed – not for the subject matter in your writing, but for the label that best fits a person who would write what you wrote.
In Memphis, one cannot stand on the opposite side of an issue without race getting introduced. If you oppose the use of taxes to cover the costs of bringing a heavyweight fight to a city facility, you are labeled a ”racist.” Not only do the labels fly, but people use them with no diligent consideration of their true meanings.

Jonathon Delacour goes where few men have gone before, and I support him. Gender politics so far has been a mostly one-sided conversation. It’s great to see men not being silent [Scripting News]

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