I guess what I'm trying to clarify is: one may think they're just making a value judgment about someone's choices, but they very easily can be actually also judging based on shortfalls in ability or income... or different backgrounds, location, culture, etc.
I agree judging based on peoples' superficial choices isn't great. But I think judging people based on things they can't change or that are close to intrinsic is even worse.
Re:In defence of garlic in a jar
by nobody9999 on Friday July 01, 2022 @03:52PM
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>I agree judging based on peoples' superficial choices isn't great. But I think judging people based on things they can't change or that are close to intrinsic is even worse.
An excellent point. And I agree.
That said, I didn't distinguish between those types of "judgement," because they're both dick moves.
That was the entire point I was trying to make. That, and that doing so is douchebaggery.
As to the ableist bit, it's not (as I explicitly stated) that ableism isn't a nasty thing -- it is -- but that those who engage in the activity discussed in TFA aren't specifically being ableist, they're just being douchebags and are insulting and nasty not because of ableism, but because they're assholes.