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It has been a long time since I have felt the urge to just sit here and talk. I have after all a captive audience, and even if my loyal few decide not to read this particular litany, I would never know!
The truth is, Ive been searching for something grand and explosive to inspire me. Something that will leave my fingers and colour this page and scream out what a fantastic piece of writing it is. It isnt like the old days anymore. Now the things that I write have to be 'real' writing, whatever the hell that is. And its all because of the fucking labels.
(yohan I know youre a fan of the labelling, and there is going to be some bashing of it here, so you might want to stop reading now)
We label everything. I sit down to write and even before I type out a singe line I have to think, "what will I label this piece? I cant write just anything, it has to fit into a label!!!" Not the most conducive to writng a masterpiece. Though honestly, blogspots over enthusiastic organistion sickness isnt the real problem. I have been compelled to label myself and I chose the label of writer.
So obviously, now I cant write a bloody thing.
Its so infuriating. I have always hated labels, because the minute you have one you have a content, a list of ingredients, a recommended use and, worst of all, a best before date. Do we really have to go through life being followed by an expiration date??
I refused to be labeled a gurlfriend by any boy for years because people always got this knowing look in their eyes when they heard you being called that. It drove me crazy. (I relented eventually because not being able to call the gurl youre 'with' your gurlfriend leads to massive insecurity and drama queen tantrums, which is much worse than being equivalent to your average canned good {Canned good because they are almost all label [My god my writing has sunk to this level].}, but thats a different post altogether).
My point, yes there is a point, is this.
Once youve been labeled, youre fucking screwed.
So in the spirit of rebellion, I declare tomorrow official Un-Label Day! Get together and burn your labels! Celebrate your metaphorical nakedness!
Please dont stop reading my blog. Ill get better I swear.
5 comments:
Well there's always the "uncategorized" option, which I use often. Also "arbit".
Of course, those are labels too!
I agree with what you're saying though. I call it the digitization of the self: orkut profiles, "favourites" lists, and personality tests all do the same thing - pigeonhole you.
And yet, if we don't let it get to us, category and genre are useful tools.
err, labels are not that bad actually.. i kind of have developed an affinity for them.
//Please dont stop reading my blog. Ill get better I swear.//
aw woman, you knows we loves thee. we come knocking just about every day. write more often! :)
Naaa...My interpretation of what her Hotness said is...hmmm...Let me put it this way...I was teaching this 10th standard girl physics...and she kept cribbing that Physics sucks...but Physics is just a fuzzy grey line that tries to surround something in the great epitome of Knowledge...This age that we live in is kinda "chootiya" in that way...Its all about specialisations and making more subjectivities than having a big picture or a picture that everyone understands...So hence the labelling and glorification of differences and magnification of small details...Makes us more petty I would say...
So Ms Misha...what is the solution?...Let me have a try at a solution..I think borders and immigration fall in the same genre as ur problem...but u cant do away with them...or all of India and China would be in the US now...and India would be Bangladesh/nepal whatever...I think there has to be a balance...between the center and the specific...Mebbe you have been dealing too much in specifics (THOSE Please kill me LOVE Poems about pain and God knows what)...Mebbe its time to see the bigger picture...Remember that all stories you know of are in the end a part of your story...Thats how big you are...
labels are a pain. because moonstruck's words are stopped by the maniacal thoughts of labels.
and ya please write more often
Y: Heheheh I knew youd come to the defence!
Seriously though, yes you are right, i know labels have their place, theyr just so restrictive sometimes. That is my only beef with them.
A: Ditto, plus thnkeee...
M: hehehhehehe start writing on your blog boy!
MM: Thank you! Labels are a pain! finally someone who will side with me!
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