Is it rude or inconsiderate to label a person, a drunk, a dope-head, etc. ?

Someone asked a question today that indicated by the symptoms given by the member, the person had ADD (a given, I’m not a doctor…but, for agrument sake, we are supposing the person has ADD). Many members said this person was rude (they could be correct on this..not, disagreeing). Is ADD not a disorder that a person cannot help their behavior without medication?

That made me think about calling an alcoholic, a drunk. Alcoholism is a disease, is it not? The person has a chemical dependency for alcohol.

I’ve heard my family members call my Dad a drunk. That really hurt my feelings as Dad was D-Day (Utah Beach) survivor. Until you have “walked in another man’s shoes,” should we not be careful about labeling people with words like drunk, dope-head, etc.!

Your feelings on putting labels on people.