Saturday, August 18, 2012
Judgmental
11:15 PM
I simply said....
Whether we like to admit it or not, people usually draw conclusions about a person from their looks. This affects how people treat each other. People often judge or misperceive other people’s appearances in a less than equal manner before they even know the true nature of the person. Every day people make assumptions by what others can see physically. Everybody judges other people because of the way they dress, the language that they use, the type of job they have, their physical looks, the type of car they drive or the way they dress. I love this quote by Booker T. Washington, he said, "I will permit no man to narrow and degrade my soul by making me hate him." When people shop at the supermarket they distinguish good products from bad products based on how they look. People are apt to choose good looking products over bad looking products because they don’t have flaws, cracks and bruises. Everyone assumes that the “good looking” products have good qualities and taste.
Since people judge human beings based on how they look, it is called prejudice. Prejudice is to form an opinion about someone or something in advance based on insufficient knowledge. In fact, prejudice disadvantages or harm people’s feelings because of how the media describes other people’s personal lives. Judging a person is very common in today's society. People every day judge one another, whether it’s judging another's appearance (which is the most common) or judging the way one behaves, everyone is guilty of it. People are prejudiced against color, family and poverty. However, in most cases, you may be making judgments about someone without even knowing a person at all. It is wrong to judge someone because one can really hurt someone's feelings or it may backfire on them and they may be the one to end up getting hurt. The worst part about judging someone is the fact that most people's judgments are wrong, considering most people judge in a negative manor.
Simply Soleil...
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