What it Means to be a Judgmental Person

I agree. If we can't see any flaws in other people, then we are lacking in judgment.

To be judgmental is to devalue and disparage someone because of their wrong actions.

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bhoover247 says > We all make judgements about people and things all the time. That is human nature. Some people are able to do this without allowing their prejudice to show.

I agree that we're all judgmental in some way. It is part of our human nature and I see nothing wrong with that. Our judgments are usually a reflection of our values and standards.

Making judgments is not the same thing, however, as being prejudiced. Prejudice, as the word suggests, is something that's done in advance. Typically it has more to do with the person being judged; who that person is as opposed to what that person does. A lot of people confuse the two; both in themselves and others.

Others because they are either stupid or don't care, fail to hide their judgements and are considered "judgmental" by other people.

I think the worse thing we can do is to hide our judgments. People who do that are hiding who they are. We should be able to discuss our views like we talk about anything else. It's the only way we'll begin to understand we can usually get along despite our differences.

In the movie Mrs. Railton-Bell, Sibyl's mother, judges the Major harshly. She seems like a horrible person but she's also the only one who has a daughter she may want to protect. She is harming her in the process but it's understandable she'd want to keep someone like the Major away from someone who is already so vulnerable and is smitten by him. To her benefit she

Those same other people are not a whole lot different from the ones they are calling "judgmental"

She is seen as the bad person for being judgmental of the Major but she's hardly the only judgmental one in the bunch. The others not only express certain judgments of other things and people, they are also judging her behavior too; as they should because they disagree with her stance. It is their right just as it is hers. To Mrs. R-B's credit, she shares her feelings with the other. That's what leads the others to eventually take a stand and express their own views. Had Mrs. R-B kept things quiet, she would have created tension and made the Major's life miserable until he would leave or as he says blow his brains out.


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