I feel like everybody makes judgments in almost every aspect of their life and not only with other people. The reason I say this is because if you could think back to a time when you traveled some place you have never been before, you imagine what it will be like; you assume it will look a certain way or be a certain way. It is simply your expectations and uncertainty about the situation or person, which causes your mind to assume they will be one way or another. This relates to Uncertainty Reduction Theory. This theory basically states that when you are uncertain about a person or place you tend to create a fabricated image within your mind. It’s a pretty cool theory because I can definitely see it happening around me and I know it happens to just about everyone. I don’t believe it is possible to view other people without judging them. When people look like they fit a stereotypical mold, it is hard to mentally switch them into a different category until you actually meet and speak with them. In my opinion, the individual people who are doing the judging can only make judgments fair. I would advise people to look past the physical appearance of others and get to know whom people are before being so quick to judge.
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I agree that we need to look past physical appearance and all other things before we judge someone. I have a cousin who is covered with tattoos. If you have never met him you would make a few quick judgements about him. Probably that he is a criminal, a drug addict, and overall a bad person. I have to admit that I even tend to think these things about him. He is actually the nicest person in the world and has never been in a fight. He also has never done drugs or been to jail. He has got a good job, but people automatically assume the worst of him. He recently told me that he notices it, but ignores it. He actually makes excuses for people who judge him saying that he does have to many tattoos and is an intimidating figure. He chooses to see there point of view rather than getting mad at people. I think if more people were like him it would make people not make negative judgements. I say that because when people make a negative judgement about someone and they are wrong they feel stupid. Then they are less likely to do it again.
ReplyDeleteI defiantly agree with you. No matter what the situation currently is, there will be some type of anticipation to what is going to sequence. Although this is a gray reality I believe that we can also over come these preconceived notions that our mind tends to make up. Often the key to overcoming this is having an open mind. Close minded individuals never seem to move on in progressive thinking. I believe the least you can do is listen to another perspective or try new ideas.
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