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Rogue-Ranger — Get To Know First, Judge Later
Published: 2016-11-27 11:57:30 +0000 UTC; Views: 3391; Favourites: 347; Downloads: 4
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"All ______ are the same. That person is ______ and that's all I need to know."Have you ever been judged by a total stranger? Of course you have, as have we all. But how many of us will admit to being the one who judges those we don't know?
Be it appearance, the way someone speaks or dresses, sexuality, religion or even political orientation, we've all judged someone we don't know. It's perfectly natural. We can need to make quick judgments for safety. The problem is when we let those snap judgments isolate us from the truth.
Have you ever thought there was no point getting to know someone because you figured you knew enough that it wasn't worth the effort? That's judging without knowing someone.
How would you like to be treated? Judged by a stranger or have them get to know you? Treat others the way you would want to be treated.
Get to know people for who they are inside. You never know, you may just make a friend. No two people are exactly identical, so embrace the fact that they're different from you and learn more about them.
In the end, as you truly understand someone and what's it's like to be them, you may just find that you no longer need to judge them at all.
Get to know first. Judge later.
The Golden Rule
Different But Equal
Thank You For Being Different
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I can sure relate to that, and thank you!
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Story of my life. I've always been judged for my outer appearance and never given the chance to show what a great person I am on the inside. I've been bullied and so forth. And the sad part is I never judge anyone by their outer appearances. I care what the person is on the inside, their personality. I really love this stamp!
I will use this!
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Thank you! And have you managed to find some people who get to know you before judging you? There are other people out there like you, who see who someone is inside and make great friends.
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You're welcome 
Sorta of. I have my family^^
My social life is a "work in progress."
And I'm sure there is.
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Not only know, but also to read, think and analyze thousand of times before becoming objective, then when oneself is becoming really objective, then we can judge. And it has to be done with Love and constructive spirit.
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I definely agree with this, thank you! I was thinking "know" in a deeper sense that included those things. I believe we should treat people like our friends, being honest and desiring to know and elevate each other.
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Thanks a lot for sharing your opinion!
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I get judged by my stamps, usually because I don't believe in the Non-Binary Spectrum but I support real transgender people. Plus I don't support BLM but I am black, I don't like Feminism at all and to top it all off I like Dark Humor. To which, I get blocked for no reason/without warning by certain people because they think im a Racist Transphobic Jerk. When in actuality i'm the sweetest person you can meet as long as you don't get on my bad side, plus I support Equality for all. I get blocked by those people simply because of a disagreement of opinions and facts.
I have friends who use the Non-Binary stuff, I don't necessarily agree with it, but I still love them anyway. At one point in time I did believe in the Non-Binary, but now I don't, for many reasons, which I'm not gonna fully explain here, because I'm writing this at 4AM in the morning. I'll dumb it down for short reads, people treat transgenderism as a fad or some type of edgy statement, and it bothers me, even if I am not trans myself I still find it bothersome to see, especially if everyone is suddenly doing it.
Yes it's a touchy topic, and of course I'm probably gonna get backlash.. it's whatever.
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Projection is very common among humans. So, when someone is judgmental, they'll assume others are judgmental. And, if they hate others, they may assume things like disagreement is hatred. So, they'll judge you or think you're hateful not because of what you've done, but because of how they think.
This can also be affected by their experiences, like if they encountered people who have similar beliefs to you who were racist or transphobic or a jerk. They may assume all people with similar beliefs are those things. But, what people don't understand is that everyone is an individual responsible for their own actions, so they could meet a hundred people who don't believe in the non-binary spectrum that are hateful, but that just means those hundred people are that way, not that everyone who believes that are that way.
You know who you are, so don't take it personally what people who don't know you think.
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uhm. what. when someone explicitly says "THIS IS WHAT I THINK/FEEL" that's how they think/feel that's not some psycho-tactic 'projection' if you say "I think being gay is a sin and I don't think people of the same sex/gender should get married" then they are indeed, by definition holding hateful prejudicial views.
If I said "being cis is stupid and cis people are just closeted trans people" I would be making derogatory and hurtful statements towards cis people, either way- both ends are stupid and I find it ever so tiresome people try to deflect blame onto people offended by truly degrading views instead of confronting the source of the problem, and that's to people who hold said degrading views.
Blame the victims, not the abusers, perfect logic.
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I see, I'll keep that in mind, and thank you for the advice.. I really appreciate it.
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*Cough* People ALWAYS judge me for my name and profile picture on YouTube!
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Unfortunately, that's fairly common, but keep your name and picture what you want and don't let others pressure you into changing just to please them.
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Yeah, thank you for the advice. I'll try to remember that more than their requests
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I think we've all been judged by strangers at some point or another, sadly.
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something a lot of people NEED to do with me... =_=
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Yes, with you and a lot of us.
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It's painful when you're accused of being a Nazism supporter just because you like a cartoon character and uniforms...
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If people took the time to get to know others, they'd be less judgmental in general.
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Since one harsh encounter I've been afraid to speak to strangers first. T_T
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Generally, I don't speak to strangers in person unless they first speak to me, but try not to be afraid. Strangers are just people you don't yet know. Literally every one you know now was a stranger before you met them.
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That's true, but I'm kinda a paranoid person. That person was quick to judge me by my recent actions and even by my cartoon fanart and username (which I changed afterwards)... I instantly lost any desire to talk to them again and blocked them.
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I can understand not wanting to talk to that person again, but when you say your username after that, does that mean you didn't want to change your username but felt pressured into it because of what that person said? I know a username isn't a big deal, but you should never feel like you have to change to please those who judge you. They're just someone's opinion.
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The username was only one of the factors and it was the first thing they'd see. I'd say they judged the book by its cover.
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Or a book by its title, I suppose. I tend to notice the user icon first. In fact, until you talked about your username, I didn't even read it. I don't know how common that is, but not everyone will judge you, so be open to the possibility of meeting new people who are more understanding. And, sometimes simply explaining your experiences helps make people more open and less judgmental.
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Ah, yes, title, that's more accurate.
Unfortunately there are people who judge others by their avatars too. Sometimes they don't take people seriously if those have anime, MLP or furries on their avatar.
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Yeah, that's true. My avatar used to animate with me sticking out my tongue. I thought it would be funny, but some people found it insulting, so I changed it. I know all too well how easy it is to feel pressured to change, as I've been there before, but I've learned that, if people won't accept you the way you are, they won't except you when you change and pretend to be someone else, so you'll just be miserable for no reason at all. At least you can be yourself and, if they don't like an image, it's more on them than on you.
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Using!
Man I just love the messages your stamps hold
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Thank you! Sorry for the late reply, but I took a break from the internet for a few months.
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Agreed, people judge me because of things I say to jerks, some people are just...why
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Yeah, some people can assume that, if you'll treat one person one way, that defines how you'll treat everyone, not knowing what that person said or did that made you treat them that way. Maybe they were nice or maybe they were a jerk. But that's why it can be a good idea to treat everyone nicely no matter how they treat you. I've found privately talking to someone about what they did is better than making it public, especially if strong emotions are involved. But of course every situation is different.
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Aome people say that all people who are Nonbinary are all SJW's... and I got to tell that that's false
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very true, i try to stay away from sjws
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Yes, defiantly false, as I know for a fact from friends who are Nonbinary. There are a whole lot or misconceptions and prejudices about all kinds of people, so getting to know first is something I strongly believe in.
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