We’ve all tried to push people into little cardboard boxes with big black labels on them before. It’s part of our nature as human being; if we don’t understand something, we try to shove it into another category that makes more sense to us rather than trying to comprehend it. Everyone has seen that girl with all the make up on, the tight little dress who is flirting with all the boys in the room. Or that gorgeous guy who picks up girls every weekend by lying and sleezing onto them. Or that person who comes across as a huge snob, who never wants to speak to you. We’re all so quick to judge one another without considering the true reasons behind others actions. People don’t act the way the do for no reason. So maybe it’s time to give that girl in the high heels a break.

I was totally shocked when I was told that someone thought I was a snob. I couldn’t understand where they’d pulled it from. I work in retail and hospitality; I have to talk to people! It actually hurt quite a bit to hear the words, “Wow, I always thought you were a giant snob because you never talked to me”. It wasn’t at all that I was ‘snobbing’ this person. I was simply too shy to talk to them. Until my move to the big city, I was always hesitant to talk to people I didn’t know. Once I relocated, I literally had to come out of my shell or else I wouldn’t have been able to make friends. However, my shyness came across as being a giant ice queen to some people instead.

There is a girl I know who is absolutely stunning. She is a beautiful person inside and out, although to first meet her you might find her, for lack of better words, a superficial bitch. It isn’t until you get to know her and her back story that you realize that she isn’t this at all. Yet so many people judge her without getting to know her as a person.

I’m not saying that purely nasty people in this world don’t exist. We all know that they most certainly do. What I’m trying to convey is the importance of being non-judgmental. That girl you labelled a “slut” because she went home with a guy from the club? She might have just broken up with her boyfriend and is looking for an escape. She may have never had any male attention in her younger years and is now enjoying herself. People don’t act the way they do without due reason. Quite often, there has been some sort of opinion  imposed on them or some trauma to cause them to go about things a particular way. So why are we all so keen on putting anyone we don’t fully understand into a set, imposed category?

There is not a category for everyone in this world. To think that we can segregate society into little labelled boxes is ridiculous. We’re all so different and unique. Because of this we can’t cordon people off. Once you learn to accept people for who they are, you discover a whole new world at your feet. There are so many interesting people in the world, and by judging other before they even open their mouth, you’re shutting yourself off to so many intriguing life stories. I have friends from every subculture because I choose not to judge, and just accept them for their life choices. I have gay friends, tattooed friends, geeky friends, multicultural friends and I enjoy spending time with all of them equally because of their quirks. Enjoy others differences and you might meet someone you never want to forget.

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