Recently, Raven Symone said that she doesn't identify herself as black or gay. There have been incredibly mixed responses. However, her speaking about this issue raised interesting questions. We live in a world that is inherently labeled. Is it more or less beneficial to culture to embrace these labels and become a part of the community they create? Or is it better to all simply exist as people, free of labels or categories? It also brings to mind people who don't identify as male or female and exist as a they rather than a he or she. How is their nonrelation to a category different than Raven's? Is it even different? I don't have the answers to any of these questions, but they were interesting thoughts brought forth by this article.
Posted by Briana Lynch
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