i judge and stereotype all the time.

Let's just say the people I judge aren't the kind of people you would expect to be judged.

All the time, probably on a subconcious level or something even when I mean not too. Sometimes I feel its just a in the back of my head kind of thing. I know its not nice to judge and I don't like being judged but thats just part of who we are.

This.

Everyone judges, there's is probably no way you couldn't as a person. It is so very much wired into our existence as a species because it allows us to survive. However, I think higher cognitive functions allow us to process these judgmental thoughts in different ways, and allow us to come to different conclusions. I judge, but I don't consider myself "judgmental".

I don't judge people if I'm just walking down the street or whatever. They're neutrals to me, I have no reason to even begin to form an opinion about them. Now if I'm about to do something with some people I just met then I start judging and stereotyping and all that jazz - like doing a project or working with or whatever.

No matter how much I think it is wrong and try not to judge people, I always do...When people say they don't judge others, they are lying through their teeth. They might not realize they judge people, but it is one of the easiest things to do.

I agree we all judge someone every now and then, heck even I do but I keep it to myself.

As has been stated so many times already, everyone judges everyone. You can't help it. People communicate to you just by their appearance, body language, and general behavior. It's impossible not to make a judgment based on that.

The problem comes when people take that judgment and refuse to change it. I might judge someone as a huge arrogant jerk, but they could prove me wrong. I think you're only wrong if you make that initial judgment stick without keeping an open mind about that person.

Well I think we all know what its like to be judged wrongly.I am sure I have made that mistake on others too.Two years ago I was judged unfairly and given the circumstances, it completely shattered my self esteem...still trying to bounce back from that one.So as long as we all understand the double edged nature of judging people, we can do our best to be logical about it.

Well, simply put, I'm a very judgemental person.

I try not to act on those judgments, though; I'm extremely judgemental of myself, and my appearance, and subsequently give myself a hard time. As for others? It depends; I try not to judge based on clothing, hair, etc. but if I feel like I should have reservations about someone, I will keep those reseravtions unless they prove me wrong. That, I think, is more self defense than anything else. I've been caught out too many times for being too trusting, so sometimes ... yeah, I guess it would be fair to say I try to find excuses to reject people. Not something I'm proud of. =/

I know that people judge me based on appearance, so I try not to do that so much. I probably do it unconsciously, mainly because I'm so used to doing it to myself, but ... well, I don't see the point in walking up to a stranger and telling them I don't like their shoes. That's just really rude.

Make of this what you will. xD tried to be as honest as possible. xD

We all do it, and there are many ways of forming judgements of other people; it is after all how we choose most of our friends. The criteria that someone uses to judge someone can often say way more about them than it does about the person on whom they are casting judgement (sorry if that's an overly unwieldy sentence!). If someone forms a judgement of a person based solely on the colour of their skin, for example.

First impressions are fickle creatures, and I try not to give them too much credence. On a couple of occasions, I made up my mind pretty quickly about someone. In the first instance I was totally wrong about the guy, and he actually turned out to be a wise and trustworthy person and is now one of my best friends. The other time though, my gut instinct sceramed the truth and I was right to steer clear of him, as he turned out to be a total scumbag.

I'm used to being wrongly judged on appearance at every airport security barrier. Having shoulder-length hair and a beard obviously means that I'm an international terrorist, and my rucksack is full of rabid puppies stuffed with heroin and anthrax.

Not like I used to.

Not like everyone else.

My work entailed passing judgments that were carried somewhat further than the scope of this thread. This work being something I no longer do, thus the past tense.

What you mean, I consider just having an opinion. So yes, In that sense I guess you're right.

I never judge anyone. You're clearly a huge jerk to suggest it.

I know what you mean.The Borg have to judge...its the first step on the road to assimilation.

Yes, I judge people. So do you, and so does everyone else. In some circumstances, it's even necessary. Police and security forces need to judge people on a daily basis. But it's also important that you are able to look past appearances and have a deeper understanding of who a person is. Just because someone has tattoos and earrings, doesn't mean they're in a gang or that they do drugs. And just because someone listens to death metal and heavy metal, doesn't mean they sacrifice kittens to the devil.

I tend to make my judgement based on people's shoes. You can tell what type of person they are by looking at their shoes.

What if they're not wearing any? I mean beyond "darn hippy", etc.

People who say they never judge are lying.

Of course I do. Who doesn't?

This.

It's party a survival mechanism I guess. We sum up people based on their clothes, their hair, we make the call that if they wear cheap, old clothes and don't wash that they're more likely to rob us, so we go out of our way to avoid them.

That was a fairly extreme example, but the survival mechanism theory can be applied on more subtle levels. Basically, your average person is more likely to feel threatened by anyone whose appearance falls outside of the social norm. Most people don't like being put outside their comfort zones and anyone or anything that's different from them is something that may potentially do this.

Yes. Even though I have no right to judge most people as I'm just as bad a person or worse. Still, I do judge people, everyone does.

I don't see why people make a big deal of "judging" people. You judge pretty much everyone you come into contact with, you need it to set up their character and values and see if you'd like them or not.

I tend to judge based on actions rather than appearance.

Yes, I do. I used to judge people more harshly than I did when I was younger (by harshly I mean with a more malicious intent). As I've grown older I've learned not to judge someone based solely on the way they look or act, but more on the character of their person.

Everybody judges people at one time or another, it's how we size each other up when we meet. Think about first impressions. When you first meet someone, they make that first impression, and you make a judgement; Do I like this person or not. Can I trust what this person says is truthful or are they lying. Judging people doesn't always have to be a bad thing, but it can be bad when you pre-judge someone simply based on looks alone (IE: racial/national heritage, or someone with multiple tattoos and/or piercings etc.) These kinds of judgements are often hurtful and malicious.