Passing Judgement and Stereotypes

I am always amazed at how we, as a society, so easily pass judgement on people and/or things we don't understand or doesn't make sense to us. We see a certain type of person at an airport or on the street and they have to be a terrorist, we see someone extremely thin and (s)he has to have an eating disorder, we see someone overweight and they have to be lazy, we see someone dressed a certain way and they have to be a thug, gang member, slut, etc., we see a woman who is bald and she must have cancer.
We too often jump to conclusions about and make judgements towards people based on their appearance without taking the time to find out anything about them. What do we think when we see someone with numerous tattoos or piercings? With dreads? Wearing dark clothing with dark makeup and nail polish? How does our perception of these people compare to someone we see wearing a business suit? Clean cut?
It is a shame that we rush to such conclusions and judgements about people based solely on their appearance. It angers me to hear someone make fun of someone who is overweight. That person may not be able to help the fact that (s)he is overweight. Their weight could be genetic, they could have a thyroid issue, there could be underlying issues causing the person to over eat. We don't know anything about this person or why (s)he is the size they are. The same goes for someone who is too skinny. (S)He could be sick or ill, have a thyroid problem, it could be a side effect of medication....who knows. And what angers me more is when we judge people based on their race, ethnicity or religion. Not every Muslim is a terrorist, not every black person is a thug, not every Hispanic person is here illegally. I posted a picture below that I love because it shows just how stereotypical and judgmental our society can be.
Before we decide to judge or stereotype someone, we need to get to them as a person for who they are and for what they stand for. We need to quit casting our judgements on them. Judging people before you know them is not positive for the person doing the judging or the person being judged. God wants us to love our neighbor as we love ourselves and yet we are quick to judge our neighbor, but not look at ourselves. There is no one perfect person and if you were too look closely at your own life, you will find areas and times in which you are not and have not been perfect. You wouldn't want someone judging you for your mistakes or the mistakes of your race, ancestors, ect. Let's think about this before we decide to judge others and the world will be a happier place.