LuluLovesDisney
<font color=red>If you're not outraged, you're not
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- Feb 28, 2005
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I read so many statements on the DIS like "don't be judgmental", etc. usually when one poster disagrees with something another poster says.
Examples:
Many posters are complaining about teens wearing bikinis in the park, someone posts telling them not to be judgmental.
Many posters are complaining about people filling up nonDisney cups at the fountains, someone posts telling them not to be judgmental.
etc.
"Judgmental" means "depending on judgment/opinion; subjective" A judgment is an opinion. I
Now, I do not advocate "PREjudging" people, groups, or situations etc. which is obviously wrong, but if humans did NOT judge and evaluate their surroundings, we would not survive. I like discussing differing opinions respectfully on the DIS and it confuses me when people are called judgmental as if it were the worst thing in the world simply for expressing their opinion that something is not right to do. Sometimes "judgmental" is used to mean "prejudiced" which is negative, but in many cases, "judgmental" doesn't mean "prejudiced", and can actually be useful.
When we evaluate the friends our children are associating with, we are being judgmental (positive sense).
When we evaluate a potential mate, we are being judgmental (positive again).
When we evaluate houses, schools, etc. we are being judgmental as well.
I wonder if as a society we are becoming too accepting and too afraid of being "judgmental" to take a stand on an issue.
When a child molester goes to court, his defense attorneys state that they are being too judgmental and should take into consideration his childhood, etc. This is what made me think this may be going too far.
There are times when we must be judgmental. Recognizing what we consider to be wrong is an important step in developing personal morals. I don't care how "judgmental" it sounds, I don't think that child molester has the same rights after he became a rapist as he did before. Personally, I would advocate castration. Judgment over. Thanks for listening.
Examples:
Many posters are complaining about teens wearing bikinis in the park, someone posts telling them not to be judgmental.
Many posters are complaining about people filling up nonDisney cups at the fountains, someone posts telling them not to be judgmental.
etc.
"Judgmental" means "depending on judgment/opinion; subjective" A judgment is an opinion. I
Now, I do not advocate "PREjudging" people, groups, or situations etc. which is obviously wrong, but if humans did NOT judge and evaluate their surroundings, we would not survive. I like discussing differing opinions respectfully on the DIS and it confuses me when people are called judgmental as if it were the worst thing in the world simply for expressing their opinion that something is not right to do. Sometimes "judgmental" is used to mean "prejudiced" which is negative, but in many cases, "judgmental" doesn't mean "prejudiced", and can actually be useful.
When we evaluate the friends our children are associating with, we are being judgmental (positive sense).
When we evaluate a potential mate, we are being judgmental (positive again).
When we evaluate houses, schools, etc. we are being judgmental as well.
I wonder if as a society we are becoming too accepting and too afraid of being "judgmental" to take a stand on an issue.
When a child molester goes to court, his defense attorneys state that they are being too judgmental and should take into consideration his childhood, etc. This is what made me think this may be going too far.
There are times when we must be judgmental. Recognizing what we consider to be wrong is an important step in developing personal morals. I don't care how "judgmental" it sounds, I don't think that child molester has the same rights after he became a rapist as he did before. Personally, I would advocate castration. Judgment over. Thanks for listening.
