Minimize labels

I have been thinking about labels and how they get in the way of seeing the larger picture and being free to grow.  I have heard the word "environmentalist" used as a label to inspire to and I have seen people use that same word as a thing to put in the trash.    In the end, it does not matter what label we use for ourselves.  We all need clean water, fresh air, good food, and shelter as the basics of life, and love and community as the source for human growth.  So perhaps one solution that begets solutions is to get rid of labels.  Does it matter whether I am an Asian, an American, an Asian-American, an African-American, an Indian, an African, a European, a heterosexual, a homosexual, an environmentalist, or any other label we have for things that are not really relevant in terms of our humanity?