It really is challenging because so many aspects of our identity—our nationality, race, gender—are things we are born with and cannot change. And it's deeply unfair when people use those unchangeable parts of our identity to attack or hurt us. It feels like they’re not seeing who we are as people, just the labels that were placed on us from birth.
You're right: if everyone understood that these aspects of our identity aren’t choices, and they don’t define our character or worth, it could change so much. But until then, it's crucial to find ways to protect and take care of ourselves. Whether that’s surrounding ourselves with supportive people, standing up for ourselves when it's safe to do so, or just finding inner strength and peace, it’s important to have those tool?