whereswaldohatter:
Exactly, my friendo, exactly, sex is natural, but names aren’t. Animals don’t have names for each other, and we were all born without them. You can like your name but that doesn’t change the fact that names are labels and labels are meaningless. Think about it this way, you just addressed your boyfriend and your family and you didn’t say a single name, and you and I have been talking for a second and no names have been required. See? It’s not as hard as it sounds.
Glad we can agree on one front! But can we really be sure they don't have names? Maybe we just can't understand their version of name giving. But I rely heavily on labels. They may be arbitrary, but they're very meaningful when you give it meaning. I didn't say his or my family's name but you knew who I was talking about because I used a label- boyfriend, family. If we actually try to have a conversation without using labels it would be nearly impossible to communicate.