An awful lot of baggage that doesn't even necessarily belong to the one who wears the name, apparently.

For example, TMPCafe member Mark Weinberg said:

I guess the fact that she chooses to call herself Zionista is ample demonstration of where she is coming from. If I called myself "Anti-Zionisto," would anything I said be taken seriously?

Obviously, the subtle nod to the Clash's 1980 epic album Sandinista, and the satirical jab at rightwingnut radio rhetoric such as "Clintonista," and fashionista," are largely lost on my audience.  My socio-political sympathy with the Jewish national liberation movement seems to be the limit to have any subsequent perspective taken seriously.  That, as well as the mistaken certainty of my gender affiliation denote the difficulty I bring on myself by inviting others' baggage into my ability to sustain articulate ideas and advance reasonable arguments.

So, if anyone cares to indulge me this minor identity crisis, I humbly put forth the question whether or not to retire the Zionista brand and change my screenname.  While we're at it, I am open to suggestion for new ideas.

I appreciate your patience, and I apologize for any inconvenience that this self-indulgence may have caused.