Reasonably judgemental
Okay, I just had to blog about this because...well, okay, here's the gist: it's an internet dating website, and this is from its About Us page - "[site] is an elite online members' club, which introduces beautiful people to truly beautiful people. It is a meeting place which is reserved for people, who because of their attractive appearance and personal qualities, stand out from the majority. It is a place where attractive people can mingle and create personal or professional related acquaintances across age, gender, job and social status." I am not making this up. This is an actual website. It's not very politically correct, is it? And you know what - that's kinda cool. Don't get me wrong. I like political correctness, the spirit of it anyway. I'm probably misquoting him or her, but someone once wrote that political correctness is simply a very serious attempt to be polite. But as with any good idea, there are always people who take it to extremes and as a result, some good ideas get a bad name. History is littered with examples. Anyhow, I'm going off on a tangent. You know, having been a long-standing member of the cosmetically different going on twenty-three years now, I admit honestly that it hasn't always been a picnic. Add to that the fact that I've been an administrator of the full-figured force and you pretty much get the gist of my life - people are always saying to not judge a book by its cover, but believe me, not everyone takes that to heart. That being said, I also have to say that when it comes to being judgemental, I am the exemplar. I think we all have our things. If anything, my life has taught me that stereotypes are the worst form of hatred. It's hating someone just because someone somewhere formed a false impression of certain of their characteristics, and a bunch of lemmings refused to check their facts. So, although I have a tendency to be judgemental, I always base my impressions on actual meetings, short though they may be. It may sound like a complete crock, but I always try to instill a modicum of rationality into my judgementalist ways. I base my judgement on facts - okay, so not always the full gamut of facts, but facts nonetheless. If I'm going to dislike someone, I'm going to dislike him or her based on what he or she has actually done. If someone was going to not like me, I would hope I'd be afforded the same justice.
Final thought: Remember - you might be the pot calling the kettle black.