It seems strange to me that even in a place like this forum where no one really knows what color anyone else is, what their sexual orientation is, what their religious beliefs are.... etc, we still find ways to be derogatory and segregate.
Labels can be used lower some one or bring them up, but you very seldom see anyone using them to bring another person up.
and by the way, I'm not being persecutive of anyone just pointing out an observation.