That girl, Over there

Its easy to pass judgments about some without a clue who they really are...

See that girl? Yeah, that girl over there.  The tall, brown haired girl. Yes, that one. The one with the frizzy curly hair. The one with the slight blemish on her cheeks. That pale, tall girl who is always with a book. I heard she is socially awkward. I heard she preferred books to human company.  A complete book worm. Yes, that one. I heard she’s a loner.  She has no friends, and someone told me she doesn’t even want any. She has this weird accent, she swears is original. She has all these weird interests like Japanese comic books and stupid video games. Video games? Did you hear that? Ew, what is she? A boy? Might as well be one. She has the height of one anyway. She’s never gonna get a guy.  She’s just too quiet. She’s just too weird.

 

See that girl? Yeah, that girl over there. The tall, brown haired one. Yes, that one. The one with gorgeous straight and shiny hair. The one with white, flawless skin and rose tinted cheeks. I heard she never wears make up.  She always has her laptop with her. I heard she’s so friendly and nice. Everyone wants to be her best friend. I heard she loves to write. She must be really sensitive. She gets straight A’s all the time. She has so many friends or every clique. She has this really cute accent, which she got when she lived in another country, but it never went away. She has such versatile interests. She likes anime and video games. And she’s so hot so all the guys in school can’t help falling for her. She seems like the perfect girl. She’s so popular. She’s just too awesome.

Wait, a minute.

That girl?

Over there?

Well what do you know…. it’s the same one.

She must have had some serious surgery to look that good. What a freak. Who wants to look that good all the freaking time? God. I bet she’s still a weirdo. That accent? So annoying. And again, what is with those stupid Japanese comic books? What, she’s incapable of understanding English? Oh, I bet she pretends to like video games just to get guys into her. What a s**t. I bet she sleeps around. I bet she cheats on her test, that’s why she gets such grades. I think she pays nerds to do it for her. What a retard. She’s such a fake. She’s just too superficial.

Oh my god Crystal, that’s so awesome. You were able to read her so well.

Yeah, what can I say? It’s a god given talent to be able to detect such sneaks.

So what grade level is she in?

I am not sure…

Is she in your class?

No, not exactly….

Have you ever talked to her?

Umm…. not really…

What’s her name?

I don’t… know…

Author's Note

I wrote this piece out of impulse. A small take on impressions and judgments we formulate of people without the slightest bit of knowledge of who they are. So the next time dear readers, you want to speak bad of someone or gossip about them.Think. Do you even know them? Or any part of their lives to be able to pass such comments, guilt free? Do you even know they as a person and what they are going through and how they feel, to be able to say such things?
Think twice. That's all I'm asking.
Thank you for reading =]

Reviews

[Collette Paige]

so true. I relate to the first girl (I know their same person but still.) And that happens a lot, what with saying you like someone, finding out they aren't liked and deciding to throw insults to sound cool.

[Jenny Nelson]

Gee, were you spying on my goings on today? I think the reason people are so quick to pass judgement on those they don't really know is because of their own arrogance believing that they are wise and the world's judge and jury. I have no use for people like that. The damage they do is massive... and they don't even acknowledge it. It all works out in the end. Excellent write. Love the generic feel to it. It applies to so many more that way, and strengthens the point of how so many are made to feel "generic" and of no real substance or worth.

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I always feel really angry when someone I know starts judging someone by the way they look, dress, or act. It makes me angry, but I know that I'm guilty of it too. Even getting angry and thinking that this person is bad because they judge is a judgement in itself, and kind of like you were saying, after you think twice you start to feel differently and maybe even sympathize with this person.

Maybe the loner, socially awkward kid is that way because they have low
self-esteem, or maybe they're just trying really hard to fit-in or say the right thing, and it comes out awkwardly.

Maybe the homeless guy you see on the street is really a good person, but he just had a rough go at life, or had a bad family situation.

or maybe the judger themself has their own issues, and by judging people it makes them feel better about their own insecurities.

That's just my take on it. I think you have a good, simple message being portayed here. And it could be just me, but just the way you wrote gives me the impression that you've been judged yourself. Well if that's the case, I can sympathize, I guess. Don't feel too bad about it. People are dicks. :-/