Identity: The Impoorant Aspects Of My Identity

No one in the whole wide world has a constant identity that remains stagnant throughout their lives. Throughout my entire life, I have always been experiencing changes regarding my identity. Whether it involves who I associate with, how I label myself, or where I come from, my identity has always been changing; however, there are certain aspects of my identity that are more important to me than other aspects of my identity. Because it is unique to me, my most imporant aspects of my identity are dance and a lack of a specific region or a location, which have helped shaped me into who I am today. One of the most important events that shaped my identity was my decision to start taking dance classes. Before I took dance classes, my identity was
For example, I identify as straight, however, I do not see that as a vital element of my identity because the majority of the population is straight. Just identifying myself as “straight” does not separate me enough from the general public in order to see myself as a unique identity. In addition, considering myself “white” does not give me a unique identity either and does not contribute to a major part of my identity. In contrast, being straight and white does become a major part of my identity when it comes to recognizing advantages I have that others do not and recognizing what I can do in order to better educate myself about the problems that people who are not as privileged as me go through every single day. Therefore, while I, myself, do not see certain aspects of my identity as important to me because they are not as unique as other aspects, these aspects of my identity are still important overall when comparing with other people, as it shows the advantages I have that other people do
In order to avoid that identity, I was set on becoming a “tomboy” in order to appear “strong”. I joined the sports clubs, refused to take dance class, and made an effort to be seen as strong and tough. Later, because of different events and people, I am now known as the “girly girl” of my friend group. I constantly worry about the state of my nails, how cute my clothes are, and if it is worth it to wear cute shoes if they hurt. However, I did not become more of a “girly girl” than I already was, the problem was that I did not properly understand that identity. By learning that girly girls are not necessarily weak and that I can embrace fashion and still be considered strong, I was finally able to embrace the identity of being a girly girl. Knowledge of identities and what they mean helps people better understand the identities and themselves. Overall, people’s identities will always be changing over time as long as they become more knowledgeable about identities and