- Age
- Race
- Gender
- Nationality
- Sexual Orientation
- Religion
- Species
Wednesday, January 21, 2015
I am (not)
Rank the following identity categories from most important to least important in relation to how you self-identify. In other words, which categories do you most fit yourself in when you think of yourself as an individual? Explain your ranking. [100 words]
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My most important would be age, followed by species, religion, gender, race, nationality, and sexual orientation.
ReplyDelete-Jordan Hepner
I misunderstood this topic at first but after reading other post a have gained a much more clear perspective. When I look to define something the only thing i really keep in mind is the species aspect. Other than that I believe that none of these qualities should be used in identifying a person. These terms can only create limitations in society and create more problems than solutions.
DeleteWhen I try to identify myself, I don't focus on things like my age, race or gender. I feel like all of these things are superficial and not important when determining who someone is. Just because someone is 18 doesn't mean that are not smarter (or even smarter) than someone who is maybe 25 years old. Unfortunately, many people focus on race, gender, sexuality, and religion and discriminate based on what that person identifies them self as. When I identify myself, I think of my character and the things I believe in. However, for the purpose of this post, I would have to say the most important thing used to identify someone is their religion. Someone who shares the same religion as you would have most or all of the same beliefs as you do. However, it is possible to remain friends with others who don't share your values.
ReplyDeleteChristopher Bijou
In my self identity my top categories would be religion for number one because i am firm believer, age, species.. gender,nationality,sexual orientation does not define me as an individual or anyone else from my point of view.
ReplyDelete- Hampton Schaffer
None of these really define me as a person I believe. I do not really self-identify with any of these, but I can I suppose choose that I am human first, because I believe we are all humans sharing this world with each other and we all should treat everybody with equal respect. My second would have to be age I suppose. I generally always ignored age regarding every aspect of my life, so I suppose I would be considered "young", but I get along with people of all ages, I choose to ignore age in my life. My third would have to be religion, because I do not personally "have" a religion, I suppose it would be Agnostic, but I really am accepting of whatever any person wants to believe. Fourth, would be gender. I am a woman, proud, but gender does not really define a person, you are who you are. Race and Nationality do not define me at all, I live here, and I am white. Sexual Orientation is last, I do not define myself at all with it. - Brittany Clemmons
ReplyDeleteIt is very difficult to say one of those things matter more than the other. I don't think any of those things should define someone or make them isolated from another group. I do think religion would be number one and that is more personal for individuals but age, race, species, or sexual orientation should not play a huge role. They obviously contribute to an individuals upbringing though. Nationality does play a very large role in someones life and their idiosyncrasies. I also strongly believe age does not define anyone, everyone's personalities differ. Some are more mature than others and vice versa.
ReplyDelete--Natalie Diciaula
Just like Chris said, when I identify myself I never really think about race, nationality, or age. I think about my values, morals, and the beliefs that I stick by. My aspirations and actions are also important when I am identifying myself. I want to look at someone and try to identify them by what they like or the good they do, not by their sexual orientation or religious beliefs. Because they post does ask me to rank, I believe that species is the most important way to self identify because we can connect better with other humans than we can with our furry friends or animals in the wild.
ReplyDeleteMy religion and age definitely define who I am. Age puts many restrictions on people. I find myself wishing that I was a different age very often. My faith/religion is very important because it is my rock and center. Race, nationality, sexual orientation, and species don't matter to me. I know that they are extremely controversial topics and that is exactly why they do not affect me. I believe in seeing people for who they are on the inside.
ReplyDelete- Angela Beabout
I think that social categories can be very helpful, but not in a tradition sense. They are useful for define oneself, if that is what someone wants to do. I find that it can be comforting to fit into a group with like minded people and be able to discuss things with them, as feeling included and part of something is very healthy.However, most these categories are not important to me personally, as generally there are more important things about a person.
ReplyDeleteAllison McDowell
I am a human. First and foremost I am a human being. I am more intelligent than any other species on our planet. However every other category matters about equal. I am 17 years old, however beyond the age of 18 age hardly matters. Rarely is a conversation begun by asking a person’s age. I am male. I am irish-american but nationality isn’t very influential. The world has become connected that I could live just about anywhere I wanted to. I don’t care about religion I have no religious ties, I don’t not believe in a god but I don’t care enough to search for specifics.
ReplyDeleteIf asked to rank the following categories Age, Race, Gender, Nationality, Sexual Orientation, Religion, and Species from most important to least important in relation to how I identify myself the first thing that comes to mind is how do I identify and judge other. I identify myself first by the type of species I am and that is human because that is a very important factor in determining the way and processes I go through to think. Next would be age because wisdom and knowledge come with age through experiences. Nationality is third because of the patriotic feeling I have for my country. In the middle of my list is gender because that determines my natural physical strength that can make me more useful to people that need physical help. Sexual Ordination, Race, and religion are not import identification category to me because I see everyone as equal and most of the time those are identification categories that people are born into and do not think about branching out to other types of thinkers until later in their life.
ReplyDeleteJoseph Ledo-Massey
I don’t believe any of these things identify who I am. I don’t believe I connect better with anyone I happen to share one of these things with. I don’t exactly follow a religion, so I cannot link with how anyone feels about that, and for the rest of these categories, I couldn't begin to put them in a list of importance, because I do not find them important. I believe my character identifies me, and I don’t pay attention to what religion, age, nationality, race, gender, or sexual orientation some happens to be. Some people may be classified by some of things, but we’re all human beings, and that’s what identifies us.
ReplyDeleteMadi
Self-identifying oneself is easier said than done. It takes a lot more than just a list of words for someone to identify themselves. It takes a lot of thinking, opinions from others, and self-actualization before one can out right identify themselves. its easier to identify someone else but when it comes down to identifying yourself it's much, much more challenging.
ReplyDelete-William Canaday
Species would be the first marker I identify with. We can all say we belong to homo sapien subclass. Nationality would be next. I find I identify with other Americans better than other nationalities. Age would be my third. I think someones age tells you alot about what the have seen so far in life. These would be followed by gender, religion, race, and orientation.
ReplyDeletezachary harder
I personally believe that age, religion, gender, race, and sexual orientation have nothing to do with self-identity. I personally do not self-identify with any of these traits listed either. I also wouldn't judge people by any of them. I self identify with my moral character and beliefs. Likewise I also only judge people by their moral's and character. I also strongly believe that race and gender have nothing to do with who a person really is on the inside.
ReplyDelete-Ryan Kay
I do not really define myself with any of these categories but if I have to I'd say my age and gender. I do not think that any of these categories should really "define" anyone. People should be identified by their morals, dreams, and aspirations, not by race, gender, or any of these categories. The only one of these categories that we should define ourselves by is that we are all human beings and should treat each other as such, no matter what nationality we are or what religion we practice. Categorizing people by these types of things only separates us from each other.
ReplyDelete*Megan McNeely*
I think of myself as a human first, then an American. I love everyone and do not judge people based on their religion, race, sexual orientation, or any other category; we are all humans and we should face the troubles of the world together. Secondly, I love my nation, and am proud to an American, despite what other nations might think of us. I love the diversity of the U.S, all of the different cultures wrapped into one country is truly amazing. The rest of the label really do not matter to me, and I do not think we should judge other people based off of those labels. I believe everyone should live the way they want to, we have a short time on this Earth, and we should not waste that time conforming to societies standards.
ReplyDelete-Shane Parent
I think my gender and religion defines me the most followed closely behind would be my age and race because they define what we look like as human beings. Followed behind them would be my nationality and sexual orientation. Nationality defines where I am from which could help describe what I look like and believe in. Species does not mean as much to me as the others because I feel we are all the same species because we are human beings. I would put us as humans as the top, I would not compare us with any other species.
ReplyDelete-Stephen Stroop
I have no specific order or preference when it comes to ranking race, gender, sexual orientation, age, nationality, etc. What is most important to me and to my personal identity is the challenges I've faced throughout my life, the way i've overcome them and the subsequent changes that occured. I agree that these characteristics have effected me but not enough to shape me in any way nor change my identity.
ReplyDelete-Daniel Dearing
As an individual, I could be partly defined by my religion, because of some of my traditions and morals. My age could help determine the stage of life I'm in,but doesn't decide my maturity level. I don't look at things such as gender and race to identify myself, I think people should observe others based on the content of their character.
ReplyDeleteReligion would be number one for me. I consider my faith as the backbone in my life and try to focus everything I do around it.
ReplyDeleteSexual Orientation is second because it defines who I am. It also coincides with my religion.
Species is third. There is not another species that can do the things us humans can do.
Nationality is fourth. I do not know what it is like to live in another country and I am not sure that I would want to. That doesn't mean I wouldn't like to travel to different countries and visit (maybe even for long periods of time), but I think of the United States as the best country on the planet and call it home.
Gender is fifth. Just because I am male doesn't mean a lot to me, but I am glad I do not have to endure the things that women have to go through during their life.
Age is sixth. Age isn't that important to me because I associate myself with many different age groups.
Race is last because I find race of least importance.
Brett Gelineau
Age and gender rank among my top two. I don't know anyone who wants to die. I believe the band Journey said it best with the song "forever young", everyone wants to stay young. Race, because it is part of my identity and my families history.. Religion should always be apart of everyone's lives no matter what religion it is we all deserve hope. Species is less significant, because we are at the top of the food chain. Nationality, sexual orientation, and gender mean nothing to me. If we put a small amount of faith in religion we are all equal. Nationality I view as the same, but sadly not all nations are equal.
ReplyDelete- D. Jones
I am not a weird old man trying to be cool with my beep boop car alarm bullshit
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