Societal norms, the Moral Majority and a rant that feels so good

innerSpaceman · 11-02-2005, 11:57 AM

Yes, Alex, judgment is only bad when it's a negative judgment. What I personally am talking about in this thread is judgmentalism ... which, by definition, is negative.

Alex · 11-02-2005, 12:47 PM

By definition, judgmentalism is not a real word*. I disagree with your definition and to me inappropriate positive judgmentalism is just about as bad as inappropriate negative judgmentalism.

It would be just as inappropriate for me to tell Crystal that I think she is doing a good job raising her kids because she is bisexual as it would be for me to tell her I think she is doing a bad job raising her kids because she is bisexual. Because one will upset her more than the other doesn't make it any more or less appropriate. Either way it is not something I should be passing judgement on and if I do, it is something I should keep to myself.

In my view anyway.

[* Yes, I know judgmental is a word, and therefore the definition of judgmentalism would be obvious, but it also has no definitional limit to only negative judgments.]

11-02-2005, 11:57 AM	#1
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	Yes, Alex, judgment is only bad when it's a negative judgment. What I personally am talking about in this thread is judgmentalism ... which, by definition, is negative.
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11-02-2005, 12:47 PM	#2
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	By definition, judgmentalism is not a real word. I disagree with your definition and to me inappropriate positive judgmentalism is just about as bad as inappropriate negative judgmentalism. It would be just as inappropriate for me to tell Crystal that I think she is doing a good job raising her kids because she is bisexual as it would be for me to tell her I think she is doing a bad job raising her kids because she is bisexual. Because one will upset her more than the other doesn't make it any more or less appropriate. Either way it is not something I should be passing judgement on and if I do, it is something I should keep to myself. In my view anyway. [ Yes, I know judgmental is a word, and therefore the definition of judgmentalism would be obvious, but it also has no definitional limit to only negative judgments.] Last edited by Alex : 11-02-2005 at 12:59 PM.
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