# Your overly judgmental opinions **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 11, 2013, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-overly-judgmental-opinions/655391 "2013-04-11T12:57:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Septima](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dc4da7/32.png) [@Septima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Septima)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2013, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-overly-judgmental-opinions/655391/1 "2013-04-11T12:57:29Z")
We’ve had threads like this before, but it’s been a while, and they’re usually interesting, so here goes. Share your opinions and attitudes that you know are overly harsh, way too judgmental or just plain cruel, and yet you can’t stop thinking it or feeling it. I’ll go first: \*\*People in bad relationships are cowardly and annoying. \*\* ---
**Author:** ![TheChileanBlob](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thechileanblob/32/435_2.png) [@TheChileanBlob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheChileanBlob)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2013, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-overly-judgmental-opinions/655391/2 "2013-04-11T13:12:01Z")
People who give their kids sippy cups are bad parents. I know, that’s everybody. (Sorry, everybody.) I in fact gave my own kids sippy cups. But it really irks me to see toddlers walking around carrying their cups everywhere. Children should only eat and drink sitting properly at the table with their napkins in their laps, speaking only when spoken to (but not with their mouths full!) and finishing everything on their plates without making a mess. OK, that’s unrealistic, but I _do_ believe in eating at the table and not all over the house. And the way to learn to use a real cup is to practice using a cup! At the table. Harrumph. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2013, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-overly-judgmental-opinions/655391/3 "2013-04-11T13:16:40Z")
People who get tattoos in a language they don’t even speak are posers and should stop appropriating other people’s cultures. I even have some friends who have Chinese tattoos or Sanskrit tattoos. And I like my friends! But I would never even get a Sanskrit tattoo, and I’m Indian - but am not exactly fluent in Sanskrit. I do have a tattoo of an Om, but like I said, I’m Hindu! ---
**Author:** ![freckafree](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/freckafree/32/3050_2.png) [@freckafree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/freckafree)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2013, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-overly-judgmental-opinions/655391/4 "2013-04-11T13:45:28Z")
**People who homeschool their children are fundy wingnuts.** One of my work colleagues homeschools her kids, and she’s actually pretty normal – not overly religious, not out of touch with contemporary culture, not condemnatory of public schools, etc. I don’t know why she is homeschooling or what makes her think she is qualified to homeschool, but that’s a whole 'nother issue. ---
**Author:** ![elbows](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b3f665/32.png) [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2013, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-overly-judgmental-opinions/655391/5 "2013-04-11T13:56:36Z")
People who would keep a bird in a cage, for their own amusement, denying a creature it’s gift of flight, will surely come back as lab animals! I never speak up, when I see a bird in a cage. But I’m always thinking it! ---
**Author:** ![Bam\_Boo\_Gut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8c91f0/32.png) [@Bam\_Boo\_Gut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bam_Boo_Gut)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2013, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-overly-judgmental-opinions/655391/6 "2013-04-11T15:18:11Z")
People who don’t take care of their shoes disgust me. ---
**Author:** ![Soylent\_Juicy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/82dd89/32.png) [@Soylent\_Juicy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soylent_Juicy)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2013, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-overly-judgmental-opinions/655391/7 "2013-04-11T15:19:54Z")
\*\*Children who have bad manners have terrible parents. \*\* I don’t have kids so I admit I have no clue. But seriously, how fucking difficult is it to teach the little person you created and/or have been tasked with raising the simple rules for existing in society? I can’t stand little kids mainly for this reason - it seems like the majority of small children aren’t taught any basic damn manners. ---
**Author:** ![newcomer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e5b9ba/32.png) [@newcomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/newcomer)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2013, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-overly-judgmental-opinions/655391/8 "2013-04-11T15:24:13Z")
Bullies – both verbal and physical - of any age should be punished much more harshly and their lives should be affected by their acts. I don’t subscribe to “kids are being kids” cave-man BS. Not every child is the same and there are some that are pretty cruel. I don’t really care about how kid developed cruelty – that’s a separate issue – but some kid’s cruelty when it translates into another kid being hurt should be punished MUCH harshly that it is these days, zero tolerance and the 1st adult that mentions all the Darwinian BS should be bitch-slapped across the filthy mouth. /\* slightly under influence of a recent suicide by 17 year old in Halifax Nova Scotia – just go to [http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/](http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/) ---
**Author:** ![Troppus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a587f6/32.png) [@Troppus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troppus)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2013, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-overly-judgmental-opinions/655391/9 "2013-04-11T15:27:36Z")
People who brag about being too civilized for outdoor pursuits are fearful and prissy. ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2013, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-overly-judgmental-opinions/655391/10 "2013-04-11T15:28:08Z")
> [@Bam\_Boo\_Gut](#): > > People who don’t take care of their shoes disgust me. What does this mean, “take care of their shoes?” I let them dry out overnight by the heater. What else should I be doing? ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2013, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-overly-judgmental-opinions/655391/11 "2013-04-11T15:30:02Z")
I’ve learned to accept facial piercings without being too judgmental, as several of my kids’ friends (that I like) have these hideous things. I remain, and will always remain, overly judgmental on ear gauging. I have dozens of other things I’m overly judgmental about, but this is a good start. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2013, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-overly-judgmental-opinions/655391/12 "2013-04-11T15:38:30Z")
People who have swastikas inked or carved on their bodies are people to be wary of. People under 30 who have fewer teeth than fingers _and_ they have fewer than 10 fingers are people to be wary of. Experience speaking here, people! _Bad_ experience!! [sub]Still, it’s only anecdotal[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2013, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-overly-judgmental-opinions/655391/13 "2013-04-11T15:38:52Z")
> [@Procrustus](#): > > I’ve learned to accept facial piercings without being too judgmental, as several of my kids’ friends (that I like) have these hideous things. I remain, and will always remain, overly judgmental on ear gauging. I have dozens of other things I’m overly judgmental about, but this is a good start. Oh yeah ear gauging. I don’t mind the facial piercings, though some gross me out and some don’t, but the ear thing never fails to make me squeamish. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2013, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-overly-judgmental-opinions/655391/14 "2013-04-11T15:42:32Z")
> [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](#): > > People who have swastikas inked or carved on their bodies are people to be wary of. I bet. I was amused, though, when I was watching an episode of Top Gear UK yesterday when they went to India, and they showed cars pulling up with the swastika blazened on them…I mean, it’s still a significant religious symbol over there. No one made any note of it. I kind of wished the presenters had said something, but it’s not their purview. But yes, anyone who has one inked on their bodies deserves a hairy eyeball. ---
**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2013, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-overly-judgmental-opinions/655391/15 "2013-04-11T15:43:20Z")
I think most people who say they have to eat gluten-free are just going along with a current fad and don’t have any physical problems resulting from gluten consumption at all. I do say “most” – I believe that celiac disease is a real thing. I just think that there are a lot of bandwagon-jumpers who like being trendy and are experiencing only psychosomatic improvements (if any) as a result of their dietary changes. ---
**Author:** ![Bam\_Boo\_Gut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8c91f0/32.png) [@Bam\_Boo\_Gut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bam_Boo_Gut)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2013, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-overly-judgmental-opinions/655391/16 "2013-04-11T15:53:58Z")
> [@Procrustus](#): > > What does this mean, “take care of their shoes?” I let them dry out overnight by the heater. What else should I be doing? You’re good! You’ve just got to wipe them off every now and again, and don’t drag your feet so they scuff. See - there’s not much to it. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2013, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-overly-judgmental-opinions/655391/17 "2013-04-11T15:58:08Z")
> [@Procrustus](#): > > I remain, and will always remain, overly judgmental on ear gauging. What sort of ear gauge? A pressure gauge does have some utility, in folks with chronic eustachian tube obstruction and middle ear effusion. A fluid level gauge could be useful for that too. But an amperage or bit-rate gauge would be pretty stupid. ---
**Author:** ![Palo\_Verde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/65b543/32.png) [@Palo\_Verde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palo_Verde)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2013, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-overly-judgmental-opinions/655391/18 "2013-04-11T16:00:28Z")
Only children are mostly spoiled and self centered. Parents of only children are almost always overly involved and haughty. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2013, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-overly-judgmental-opinions/655391/19 "2013-04-11T16:09:55Z")
> [@Palo\_Verde](#): > > Only children are mostly spoiled and self centered. Parents of only children are almost always overly involved and haughty. i’m an only child… ---
**Author:** ![AngelSoft](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/angelsoft/32/440_2.png) [@AngelSoft](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AngelSoft)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2013, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-overly-judgmental-opinions/655391/20 "2013-04-11T16:12:20Z")
People who post a picture of themselves onto Facebook are vain, narcissistic and fishing for compliments. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-overly-judgmental-opinions/655391.md?page=2)