Mellissa
I love art.
I love art.
I'm a social worker and work in a group home for adolescent males -- they are constantly labeled and judged, and I see how that affects them all the time.
I think it's important for Americans to ask themselves why they are labeled by others, how they are labeled, and why they label others what they label them. It's about conversation surrounding the right questions.
I think it is important to show the world that each person is a unique individual with their own story and their own ways of contributing to the good in the world
It's important to claim your identity, especially when it involves reclaiming some socially derogatory terms
I am participating because I believe it is important to show folks that anyone can be more than just a label.