Jan 01 2017

Stereotyping and labeling have always been in vogue, but seem to be even more so today. It’s just too facile to throw these labels out at people with whom you disagree. Fill in the blanks and consider the labels you apply and why you rely on labels at all.

• If he voted for Trump, ___________________________________________
• If she voted for Clinton, __________________________________________
• If she supported Bernie, _________________________________________
• If he questions Israel’s policies or actions, ___________________________
• If she supports movements like Black Lives Matter, ____________________
• If she opposes the views of the NRA, _______________________________
• If he is a Muslim (or speaks in Arabic), ______________________________
• If he is a Jew __________________________________________________
• If she is a Catholic, _____________________________________________
• If she is an Evangelical, _________________________________________
• If he is a Liberal, _______________________________________________
• If she is a Conservative, _________________________________________
• If he is an environmentalist, ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­_______________________________________
• If she is pro-choice, ________­­­­­­­­_____________________________________
• If she is pro-life, ________________________________________________
• If he or she is Gay, lesbian, transgender, bisexual, _____________________
• If he is black, __________________________________________________
• If he is an immigrant, ____________________________________________
• If she is a welfare recipient, _______________________________________