Do you also find yourselves defending communist positions because they are misunderstood by most people? Do you also find yourselves specifying the type of anarchism you refer to because most people have a conception of anarchy as simply chaotic rebellion?
Personally, I find it more effective to define myself as an anarcho-communist in order to emphasize the concept of anarchy as a structure and to highlight the concept of communism as a proletarian organizational tool.
Queer anarchist (as in my bio) is the easiest way to get other leftists to understand where I’m coming from. To people I’m organizing with or talking to in person and willing to explain, I’m an anarcho-pantherist