People will see others as a specific label, like for something embarrassing they did, being labeled as someone’s girlfriend, being non-American, or something that catches people’s attention and make assumptions. This is what people in Calamus are doing because they are stereotyping others. Lorna and Wade
What some people do not realize is that when you label somebody, you may not think that it affects them, but deep down it could really hurt them. People tend to take everything personally and when someone gets labeled negatively, that could lead to a low self-esteem, low self respect and maybe even suicide. Labels are more intense today than they were in the past years. Throughout high school teenagers are labeled within five categories: jocks, prom queen, geek, loner, and “friendly”. Some people do not like their label and hope that when they leave high school that their label will disappear, but then there are other people that do not want to leave their label behind.
Labels have affected our lives tremendously with most people not realizing it. Labels are how someone describes an object or person. Like names, logos, insults, and even nutrition facts Ever since the beginning of language, labels have been used in negative ways and positive ways. There are negative labels like a freak, ugly, fat, liar, and many other. There are negative labels like artistic, pretty, genius, lucky, etc.
Labels manifest how people are viewed by themselves and society. There are always two sides to a story, positive and negative. Labels are constructive because they can give one an impression of belonging to a group or community. They make it easier to categorize people based on characteristics. Contrastingly, labels can convey false expectations which can encourage stereotypes.
This quote displays that the fawed people don’t feel the feeling of belonging by saying that if you talk to or help them you will be punished. This can happen in school with someone being discouraged from talking to a “weird” kid. In real life, if you have a label, then people will be discouraged from talking or interacting with you. Ahern demonstrates that labels can have an impact on power. Before.
How do Labels Affect People? There are so many things in our world that can affect people. One thing that has been around for a while continues to be used are labels. Label can be defined as “to put in a certain class; classify.”
The use of labels in Jane Elliott’s exercise influenced the self-concepts and the self-esteems of the children in a dramatic way. In regard to the self-concepts of the children in this experiment, all of the kids perceptions of themselves did not remain stable once Elliott used labels to separate the worthiness of each child. When Elliott put a positive label on some of the students, their self-concept of themselves stayed relatively the same. These kids felt happy and confident in themselves. But when the kids in the minority group were given a negative label, their self-concept destabilized.
In conclusion, the book “Flawed” by Cecilia Ahern manifests how labels affect people’s sense of their own identities and how others are biased towards other people because of what they are labeled
In the 2 TED talks where “how autism freed me to be myself” and “Architecture needs to be for everyone” by Rosie King and Sinead Burke talk about how people should modify their perspectives on the world. Humanity has put so many labels on things like race, religion, and illnesses, too. And sometimes they can be hurtful, because they are judging someone who is or has something they don't. Take autism as an example: people call them hurtful for being “different”, for not acting like how everyone else acts like. But it’s not, it's a special quality that embraces their personality.
Labels’ Harmful Impact on Society When mistakes are made, it is important that they are learned from, because when they are, people are allowed to become better versions of themselves. Mistakes shouldn’t be punished; instead, they should be used as learning opportunities. However, in Cecelia Ahern’s novel, Flawed, this belief is nonexistent. In this society, people who make mistakes are labeled as Flawed by an organization called the Guild.
Eliminating these lethal aggressions begins with remedying unconstructive interactions consisting of detrimental symbolic labels. Educating students, teachers, parents, and others that “different” is not the equivalent of “bad” would aid in reevaluating commonly shared labels and
Social labels are misdirecting and disrespectful. The idea of nutritional labeling on fast food is also misleading. People want what they want. It does not matter what the sticker on the back says, anyway. Labeling of fast food should not be required because first, it can cause threats to the business in different ways.
Greek influence is evident in modern day art, music, philosophy, religion, and many other aspects. As astounding as it may seem that traces of an ancient culture can last thousands of years, it is due to the rise and development of the Greeks and the conflicts that continued to develop and refine the civilization. In the democracy of our government and the paintings that hang in museums, Greek influence is a major part of modern culture. For example, the Greeks developed a form of democracy, which influenced the form of the American Government.
Disability labels fail to represent the child’s unique strengths and detailed limitations. Labels also fail to recognize the severity of the disability. It is crucial for parents, teachers, and members of community to be aware and are educated properly over the critical downfalls of slapping labels on children. Many disability labels are actually very unreliable. Educational evaluation is filled with quirks.
Labeling a person by his or her disorder is very harmful because the individual can take it really personal. A person with a disorder that is constantly labeled could end up making him or her feel isolated from others. Also, the person may end feeling abnormal or not the same as an average human due to being constantly reminded about the specific disorder. Therefore, rather than thinking negative about a person with a disorder people should try to find something positive instead. According to Berardinelli, “When she follows the White Rabbit down the rabbit hole and into Wonderland, it is as much to escape from reality of her current situation as it to visit a new world” (1).
