On page 444 of the textbook the author explains how we make sense of determined events and how we respond to them makes a big difference. I indeed can illustrate a situation where a label had serious implication down the road.
After getting married I decided to use my husband’s last name (Hasan), and do not use my Brazilian surname (Ribeiro) anymore. One day I was going to Southern California and for some unknown reason, I neither could check-in online, nor I could print my boarding pass in one of those self-service machines at the airport. Then I was informed that my name was in the “Transportation Security Administration’s watch list”, due to its Arabic origin. I can not describe with words my level of frustration with this ridiculous situation. If I am unable to kill even one insect, there is no way I could be considered a threat to anyone.
But anyway, I have been emailing TSA in order to have my name out of this watch list, but so far no response at all. Every time I travel I need to plan to be at the airport much ahead of the time to check-in and print my boarding pass with the attendant’s help. Hence, because someone decided to put the in this category (list) I will suffer the implications of this choice until any wise decision is made.
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I have read about similar situations, and empathize with you situation. In one case a 5 year old child was added to the list, and the boy's parents are still trying to remove his name, 3 yrs later. The issue of labeling has a lot of organizational implications as well, such as when people are labeled as "insiders," or are known to be in the "inner circle" of a disliked manager. If you've ever been in an animated discussion with co-workers that falls silent when a certain person walks in, you know that their reputation (tag) has preceded them.
I am sorry to hear that you were unfairly flagged by security due to your new last name. I have been stereotyped by my last name as well but not to the same extent that you have been. Due to my last name, which is obviously Asian, I often have technical support or customer service representatives say something rude such as “Well you don’t sound Chinese” or “Wow! You speak English like an American!” I am often tempted to respond “Um, yes...I was born in the U.S. Am I suppose to speak in a different manner?” It is so annoying and irritating that we are stereotyped my our appearances and names.
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