In the film “Sex and the City,” one of the main protagonists, Miranda Hobbes, said, “the only two choices for women are witch and sexy kitten,” with Carrie Bradshaw replying, “You just said a mouthful there, sister.” And indeed, she did. Thanks to the media, society views women to be one...

Bigot. Communist. Homophobe. Tree-hugger. Fascist. Intolerant. Socialist. Racist. We like labels. They are easy, convenient and tidy. They wrap up the complexities of diverging viewpoints and package them in a nice, neat little box that we can categorize and dismiss. They are simple, and we love...