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Here are some similar aphorisms:
Statements like these are truisms. They are widely accepted and often broad enough that they can easily be turned against their intended purpose. For instance, you could use "no labels" to say that people shouldn't be racist. But you can also use it when people are pointing out or trying to correct racism, because correcting racism necessarily involves pointing out the racializing labels that are applied to people. They can also be used by dominant groups to say "don't label me as a member of the dominant group" in order to mask the material benefits they are receiving as members of said group.
I disagree with That because they can help you to think in new ways or perspectives
Some of the comments here have already taught me new ways of seeing people that I would never have thought of
I understand that can happen, racists and bigots like to take whatever they can and twist its meaning and I don't intend to mean anything negative with my post
A bigot is still a bigot even if they don't like to call themself one and everyone can see that they are a bigot with their childish bigoted attitudes
Not everyone can see whether someone else is a bigot or not. Especially with things that are culturally ingrained or relatively obscure.
There's a difference between someone who makes a mistake but is willing to learn from it and those that make a mistake but aren't willing to accept it.