[Go Gordon]

If I rejected all labels, than I would not call myself a woman, a Republican, or even an American. Some labels you can be proud to wear.

Sorry mate, these are not labels. These are facts. If you are a post-puberty female, you are a woman. If you are registered to the republican party, you are a republican. If you are a US citizen, you are an American.

Contrast that with "labels" such as being a racist, a homophobe or a right wing conspirator. They are subjective terms, loosely defined and often mis-used to make pejorative points.

[tiredoflurking]

Ah, but I am also of Spanish descent. That's a fact, no? My ancestors came from Spain and settled in Puerto Rico, mixing it up with the native Tainos. Nothing subjective there.