Why do people Label other poeple?
Because we as a species need a way to organize data in our minds so it is natural for us. We think of things as hot or cold or by the usages to us and therefore stereotypes are just another way of, for lack of a better term, organizing our Rolodex of information. It is party our socialization and partly our biology. However, having said that… Labeling and organizing are in and of themselves not a bad thing, it is the negative implications and treatment that result from this labeling that are. I am a strong supporter of just letting people be who they are and being who we are and avoiding labels whenever possible but I think too many people, especially School aged people think that the NEED to have opinions about everything and make judgments. So I agree with you, it is just a silly thing to do but it is, more than likely, one of those things you may need to live with. And don’t worry about being labeled a loner, Hemingway was a loner (OK bad example maybe) or perhaps Einstein, Michel
