Social Group Labeling

I would like to hear views on the matter of these group names we tend to call ourselves such as otaku and geek to name two examples. How do you feel about that social branding do you think it makes life simpler or perhaps does it give false perceptions and such about a person. Either way go and tell me your view if you seem interested.

School wise, having jocks, preps, geeks, goths, etc, I just it kinda as normal To me, I don't find it offensive if someone puts me in a group, since I know where I belong: In the 2D world. But no, it's kinda like describing ethnicity, like you have your Germans, Africans, Asians, etc or you can go a bit more and instead of like, Asian, you'd say Japanese or Chinese, if you wanted to separate like geeks and nerds Sure being called like a geek could be offensive to some, but just going back to my old school, my town and school weren't all that special, just normal, and friendly, so I never really felt like there was any real "outcasts" just groups. Another way to think of it is like guilds in MMOs, some people like them, some people don't, I think you pick where you want to be If any of that makes sense...I haven't slept in a while and I'm really tired so yeah XD

Geek is sheeck. Enough said.;) I can remember when gamers were considered losers and no one knew what anime was. Now? Gamers are the norm and anime lovers are becoming more accepted. I don't care about labels, they don't bother me. People who think they're a special snow flake need to remember they are not as unique as they'd like to think. Being unique is a quality we all have yet we all fall into some sort of social category whether we like it or not.

labels i just words created by people to describe a group of people who do say or act a certain way in which they themselves do not. depending on the circumstances social branding can be good or bad depending on the situations or how its used.

@tstark I agree it really does depend on the person and the context along with the situation it is in. If it is used for friendly chatter then I would be ok however if somebody associates another into a group in a insulting way then no. This can be applied vice versa as well or by the person who is in that group. He can basically fall back under the social label as the reason he is like that if its negative which then can give the impression that the entire group is like that.

I have never really felt like a belong in a certain group though I have been labeled things such as "Freak" or "Hardcore". I have always kind of felt like an outcast to all group/social settings.

That is actually good although im not sure how you see it. I think my nerdy label comes into conflict with my otaku or geek label quite a bit because there are quite a few differences between them. So I cant really say im one over the other.

I usually probe for a while before revealing my true nature. usually I will pick the label that will scare off the most people present, saves me time down the line not having to actively ignore them after a while but just lump em into the category of "human waste" right from the get-go. Whoever sticks around afterwards is open minded enough to actually have a discussion about something interesting. Big. Fan. Of. Labels.

^The edge on this one. I can understand why we have labels for things such as sexuality, personality, and interests. I mean, largely people just want to fit in with others and fine others to connect with and so having those labels can sometimes help. I for one never really cared for labels simply because I never agreed with any of them since I have way too many interests and hobbies that don't really correlate with one another.