Labels are over-rated!

Hmmmm...so labels are basically everywhere. I mean if you're from a small town yeah they are probably going to be used a whole lot more than bigger cities but even in Chicago theres groups. I came from Green Bay, Wisconsin and everyone was divided into a group. Our schools were more labeled than the actual individual though. I spent two years at East High School( we were known for the bad reputation of almost having a bomb threat carried out). East was known as the "ghetto" school because there was a majority of lower class students and it was located where most of the city crime took place. I transferred schools junior year and attended Preble. This school was known as the preppy rich-bitch school. It was funny because preble labeled east as ghetto although Preble had much more "hidden"violence and East felt a lot more comfort because of the diversity. There was also West school, known as the "drop-out school", and Southwest known as the "whore school." If you met someone from Preble you figured they came from a wealthy family, played sports, and were overall preppy. If you came from Southwest you were basically a slut.

Unless everyone decides to take time out and look at things from a different perspective or talk to all different people, there will always be labeling. I don't really think it matters though. Labeling is for those who want to group people I could care less if someone wants to label or judge me, its what they might see me as but why should that bother me, or anyone?