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Labels

I’ve never liked labels. I’ve never understood how people think they have the right to give a name for what a person is, especially if it is cruel. All these labels result in pressures to be someone that we might not want to be.

I’m not talking about a job title, I’m talking about calling a person, ugly, fat, pretty, skinny, slut, whore, idiot, freak, fag, etc. This world has become so based off of being the fittest, most beautiful person you can be. It is just so unethical. It’s unhealthy.

These labels are what forces teens to become anorexic, drug addicts, drunk, depressed. I know, “But one silly little word can’t destroy a life.” Maybe, it starts with a word, but what happens when people keep saying it?

What happens when you start to believe it?

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