Unfair Judgements

GameMaster · 12-11-2003, 02:27 AM

If you saw me lying on a couch wearing sweat pants and eating potato chips directly out of the bag, would you naturally assume that I was a lazy, pathetic loser?

If you asnwered yes, you've come to right place.
If you answered no, then confront me in an angry manner.

What other unfair judgements have you or someone you know made about someone else based on something like their appearance?

And if you don't want to use real names, feel free to substitute with default names like Fred and Herman. But make it obvious enough so that we know it's really you and you just don't want us to know it was you.

Dyne · 12-11-2003, 02:43 AM

Commonly known as.. stereotypes.

My friend did a speech on stereotypes this year. She made it to the finals, and won $100, too. After her great speech, I don't really have anything to say about stereotypes... O_O

DimHalo · 12-11-2003, 04:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dyne

Commonly known as.. stereotypes.

My friend did a speech on stereotypes this year. She made it to the finals, and won $100, too. After her great speech, I don't really have anything to say about stereotypes... O_O

Care to elaborate about her speech?

bobcat · 12-11-2003, 05:15 AM

I'm not a very judgemental person because I wouldn't like to be judged the same way by others.

So I'm a very easy going person.............what?

Even if I see a homeless person I don't think "oh yuck that's disgusting", I try to be like "I wonder how that person got like that?". More interested in the "why" than the "is". Or something

Canyarion · 12-11-2003, 06:30 AM

I discussed this yesterday with some friends. It was about outlanders in Holland, how they seem to misbehave more than native ppl. Even though they have a higher % of criminality, you can't say they're all criminals.... that's VERY wrong.

'But you don't look like someone with prejudgements!' Loesje

Rndm_Perfection · 12-11-2003, 09:06 AM

Judgment (notice the lack of "e" after "g") can be good, if just. People need to know how to read signs. If "looks can be deceiving", where the hell did we get our first impressions? It's one of those, "don't let history repeat itself" situations. I'm not saying we should descriminate against involuntary attributes (race, shape, size, gender... so forth), but rather actions.

Sitting on a couch and watching t.v. whilst eating chips can be seen as a sign of sloth. In no way is it unfair, as those can safely be defined as lazy attributes. Odds are you have a remote, are eating straight out of the bag, and don't have a tray or even paper towel to wipe your greasy hands.

Actions speak loud, but we have no need to jump to conclusions.

And Dyne, that's the type of material that critics like to eat up. Anything that deals with current issues (especially that with equal rights or abortion). Not saying your friend made a poor essay... just that she could've made a poor essay and still had a chance at winning. Just gotta know what to write.

Happydude · 12-11-2003, 11:12 AM

yeah...im more like bobby over there