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2005年6月7日 上午10点26分00秒Judging
Judge a person by what music they listen to
The music I like is stuff that sounds good to my ears and I'm sure most people feel the same way. I know that many people only listen to certain kinds of music because it's popular and then there are the people who only listen to certain artists because they're not popular, but I'm pretty sure that in the long run most people don't force themselves to listen to something they don't like just because they see it on MTV (if I'm wrong, this just means that most people are more shallow than I thought). Lately, it seems that there are many bands/artists out there that stir up lots of controversy between the fans and the haters. Let's take Hilary Duff for example. If somebody announces that they like Hilary Duff, there are some people who will automatically tell that person that they're an idiot, a loser, have no taste, and that she sucks. I myself am not a fan of her music (though I respect her career since I know that I couldn't do something like that) but I don't think it's right to judge people who are. If a certain type of music sounds nice to somebody then that's just one little part of who they are, not their whole personality. If you're a fan of rock and you meet somebody who likes pop, who cares? It doesn't mean they're less of a person just because they think that certain sounds are pleasing. It goes for all types too, like if somebody who was an avid hip-hop fan were bashing someone who loved heavy metal, it would still be pretty shallow to dislike the person just because of what they choose to listen to.
So what kinds of music do I like? Gee, that would be a pretty hard thing to summarize into a few words. Let's just say that some of my favorite songs range from all ends of musical extremes, with artists like Michelle Branch to Red Hot Chili Peppers to Marilyn Manson, so listing which genres that I liked would probably not be very accurate. The only thing I can safely say I dislike completely is rap. Please don't hate me for it.
2005年6月7日 上午10点18分00秒Judging
Judge a person by whether or not they have a boyfriend/girlfriend
This has to be the stupidest thing yet. It's a big "who cares?" the way I see it. First of all, I've noticed that most relationships for people my age usually last about two weeks. I've seen some last a year or more, but for the most part people don't meet their soulmate in middle/high school. Dating in early teen years just seems to me like a bunch of people trying to prove something (that they're good enough to find a partner). If you're not one of those people and you've just really found someone you like, then great. But mostly, the people making fun of the single folks are the people who have been though five girlfriends within five months. Gee, I'm glad you're so passionate about love, or "love" (since every one of those five girlfriends have been "the one" even though they didn't last more than a week) but I don't happen to share the interest. I'm definitely not the girl-crazy type, and people who are just drive me up the wall. It's not as if I'm trying to impress anybody right now and "girlfriend" isn't even on my list of priorities. So if you're going to tell somebody they suck just because they don't have a boyfriend or girlfriend, just save your breath; it's not worth it.