The Re-Definition of the Modern Butch

Jett · 12-19-2009, 05:27 PM

Thanks Atomic and Mel

I'm reminded of an important point about the our labels.

While we label ourselves, others, and catagorize people by their labels... we seem to forget that it's all so very relative to the individual, location, culture etc. as to what that label or term means. Perhaps this is part of where we get tripped up in publically applying our definitions to others labels.

I don't think that's possible to do that with any accuracy, not without having anothers definition of what they mean by "X" explained to us. Yet we do it over and over again. It creates the illusion of universal experience of the label/identity which obviously isn't possible.

This I think speaks to the true diversity of butches and to the similarities we sometimes over look simply due to different interpretations of the labels.

ETA: This isn't perfectly on topic no but I think if we realized we don't necessarily know what A, B or C means to someone we'd start listening to them more than we talk about them.

12-19-2009, 05:27 PM	#4
Jett Member How Do You Identify?: Hardcore bullheaded grown-ass Tomboy Preferred Pronoun?: She Relationship Status: she loves my shaggy hair Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: The backroom of a night cafe plotting world domination Posts: 1,028 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 2,054 Thanked 3,299 Times in 568 Posts Rep Power: 21474853	Thanks Atomic and Mel I'm reminded of an important point about the our labels. While we label ourselves, others, and catagorize people by their labels... we seem to forget that it's all so very relative to the individual, location, culture etc. as to what that label or term means. Perhaps this is part of where we get tripped up in publically applying our definitions to others labels. I don't think that's possible to do that with any accuracy, not without having anothers definition of what they mean by "X" explained to us. Yet we do it over and over again. It creates the illusion of universal experience of the label/identity which obviously isn't possible. This I think speaks to the true diversity of butches and to the similarities we sometimes over look simply due to different interpretations of the labels. ETA: This isn't perfectly on topic no but I think if we realized we don't necessarily know what A, B or C means to someone we'd start listening to them more than we talk about them. __________________ .......... In the depth of winter I finally learned that there was in me an invincible summer. ~Albert Camus Last edited by Jett; 12-19-2009 at 05:47 PM.