Why Do You Hate Judge Judy?

Regina, Saskatchewan
March 17, 2008 6:52pm CST
I adore her. She's smart, often funny, and knows her stuff. She doesn't take any cr*p from anyone and can see through the brick walls of very stupid people who think they can outsmart her, manipulate her, or put one over on her. I never hear anyone say they like her. What makes that so interesting is that would mean that these people know more about the law than she does. They know more about people and what motivates them. They know more about *what the story really is* than the Judge does. That they have more experience than the Judge does. So don't pi*s on my robe and tell me it's raining. Just tell me why you hate Judge Judy.
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@sid556 (30953)
• United States
18 Mar 08
I don't hate judge judy...yet on the other hand I cant be bothered to watch her either. She is all for show. I don't find her funny or fair or even smart. She is very self rightous and pompous. I watched her a few times and it is a ridiuculous waste of time. I do like court shows but not hers.
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@sid556 (30953)
• United States
18 Mar 08
No...I haven't read her book. Maybe I will. I don't watch much tv and maybe should not have even offered up an opinion here. I have only seen her on a few occassions and just was not impressed.
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• Regina, Saskatchewan
18 Mar 08
Of course you should have offered an opinion sid. I'm sorry if I came across a bit touchy. It took me awhile to get used to Judge Judy. But eventually I figured her out and now I really appreciate her. Her book did help a lot though!
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• Regina, Saskatchewan
18 Mar 08
No offence sid, but instead of repeating myself, I'll just direct back to my words on this in my discussion. To each their own and you are certainly entitled to your opinion. I guess you haven't read her book either? It's really quite good and give you a whole new perception of her.
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@gemini_rose (16264)
18 Mar 08
I do not hate her, I watch it occasionally and I think it is quite funny, and you are right she does not take no rubbish!
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• Regina, Saskatchewan
18 Mar 08
Love your user name. I have a rose garden and there is one I call a gemini because one year it's pale yellow and the next pale pink. Then last year it bloomed pale yellow with pink edges. I can hardly wait to see what my two sided rose will look like this year! lol So your user name really caught my attention. As for the Judge, you can't really hate someone so feisty and right on, though at times she can be annoying. lol
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• Regina, Saskatchewan
19 Mar 08
"A rose by any other name would smell as sweet". Shakespeare never smelled a shop rose methinks, or he would have changed that line to "A rose by any other name would not smell like a rose at all". LOL Nice to meet you.
@gemini_rose (16264)
19 Mar 08
That rose sounds fantastic, my username is my starsign and the fact that I love roses, garden roses though not forced from the shop roses.
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• United States
18 Mar 08
I don't really hate her. I used to like her, but there was a case where she got really nasty and showed no compassion towards a person at all. Basically, it had something to do with cat allergies. I think she asked someone why he couldn't move in with him Mom and he said he has a deathly allergy to cat and she made it like that was a sorry excuse. Well, I have an extremely bad allergy to cats that usually results in having me go to the hospital if I am around them for more than a few hours for asthma. My mom had a cat at the time and I could never live with her because of that cat because I could die from not breathing. So, I was totally turned off to her. I've also heard her say other things to people that showed an extreme lack of compassion and understanding. Other judges on TV don't seem to do that. So, I don't watch her anymore.
• Regina, Saskatchewan
18 Mar 08
I hear that a lot. Her rudeness and lack of compassion. I wonder if she has cats?
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• United States
18 Mar 08
I don't know if she has cats, but I don't think she has allergies, or at least life-threatening ones.
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@sid556 (30953)
• United States
18 Mar 08
you said it ....the words that I could not find to describe her....lack of compassion! she seems to have none. She is cold and crude and mean-spirited even when she is right. I can't watch her. she is revolting.
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@lucy02 (5015)
• United States
18 Mar 08
I don't hate her. Often I agree with her decision..in fact most of the time. I am put off by her constant irritation over everything. She's rude to people even when they are in the right. She seems a little holier than thou. I know it makes for good tv but I wouldn't want to have her as a judge in any case I was involved in.
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@lucy02 (5015)
• United States
18 Mar 08
Yes her judgments are usually pretty good but I would be afraid she would yell at me and make me a nervous wreck cause she even yells at the "good" people for things like not finding papers fast enough, taking too long to tell their story, fidgeting, etc. I'm a major fidgeter. I think she would chew me up for that, lol.
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• Regina, Saskatchewan
18 Mar 08
Oh I'm sure you could charm her. lol
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• United States
18 Mar 08
I got a surprise when I saw her name on the Money list,She is above all the other Judges combined.
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• Regina, Saskatchewan
18 Mar 08
What's the Money List? If you mean what she gets paid, I'm sure it's because of her years of experience and a really good agent! lol
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• Australia
18 Mar 08
Yeah, I enjoy watching her but she is so darn mean! She reminds me of this one teacher I disliked in grade school. This teacher made me so mad! I just think that sometimes she is a little too mean and it just seems like she has seen so much crap that she is fed up with it and that's why she gets mean. I think maybe she just needs to retire already LOL...
• Regina, Saskatchewan
18 Mar 08
But the ratings on Fox. Think of the ratings! LOL
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• Australia
18 Mar 08
True, I guess you have a point and I would definitely miss watching the old hag tell people like it is ;-P
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@lilaclady (28206)
• Australia
18 Mar 08
I don't hate her I think she is good entertainment, funny sometimes but just sometimes she is very abrupt and rude to people and i think sometimes she makes a judgement on truth which i think might not be actual fact, I don't think she takes peoples nerves being in that situation into account with what ever she uses to judge on this...sometimes when it come to judging lies and truth well sometimes you just have to be there to know...
• Regina, Saskatchewan
18 Mar 08
Good points. It took me awhile of watching her to realize that part of her job, as she defines it, is to wake people up to reality. Teach them a life lesson as well as make a judgment. All those years in family court I guess. That often makes her abrupt and seemingly rude. People pay attention when they think you are being *unfair* to them.
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@cblackink (969)
• United States
18 Mar 08
Are you kidding? I love her. She's really great entertainment, which is what it's supposed to be, besides hearing the cases. And I've seen her in interviews, and she's just the nicest, funniest lady you'd ever want to meet in real life. Remember guys, it's television.
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• Regina, Saskatchewan
18 Mar 08
BR to you cblackink. That's the whole point. lol
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@MrNiceGuy (4139)
• United States
18 Mar 08
Because she is so annoying. She tries to be so mad and tries to be so tough but she tries so hard it makes her seem dumb. SHe doesn't listen well and she is just abrasive to listen to.
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• Regina, Saskatchewan
18 Mar 08
She does have a habit of cutting through the cr*p and getting to the bottom line. She also seems to be very obsessed with time! lol
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@RobinJ (2501)
• Canada
18 Mar 08
Well I believe that it is all about her, it is her show and her name on it so she makes darn good and sure she rules, I can also understand that she can't tolerate stupid people that believe that she can have one put over on her. I hate it when people lie to me thinking I am going to either not make a fuss over it or say nothing, no so I am not stupid and resent people who think they can treat me as such. very likely the same for Judge Judy
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• Regina, Saskatchewan
18 Mar 08
Exactly Robin. And with nearly 40 years in the bizz and on the bench, I think she's probably seen it all, knows what's coming and has earned the right to get snippy with stupid people. You'd probably make a good Judge too. lol
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@howard96h (11640)
• New York, New York
18 Mar 08
I love Judge Judy, especially when she says "If it doesn't make sense then it just isn't true"! She is on the ball and can see right through all the fakes. I remember when she first came on TV she was doing a case about a diamond engagement ring and she mentioned that her husband never got her diamonds. Well she said that on TV and he must have felt like crap because now she is wearing a ring with diamonds all around it. Well he can afford it, he's a judge too - he was on People's Court for a while. Way to go Judge Judy.
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• Regina, Saskatchewan
18 Mar 08
LOL, clever little Jewish Princess isn't she! I saw her on Larry King I think it was talking about that very thing.
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@bellaofchaos (11538)
• United States
20 Mar 08
I don't hate her I love her she is too funny and she really chews the hell out of the people who try to pull the wool over her eyes I think if she could she'd nueter some of the poeple who have been on her show. but she is a straight shooter and doesn't bend the law. Judge Milian Is like that on the peoples court. She is too funny.
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• United States
21 Mar 08
The CW at 6pm est...LOL!! she is also on a 3pm on fox.
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• Regina, Saskatchewan
21 Mar 08
Cool. Thanks bella.
• Regina, Saskatchewan
20 Mar 08
This is the second time I've been told about Judge Milian on People's Court. What network and what time of day? I need to check her out.
@jbrooks (264)
• United States
18 Mar 08
i like to sit back and watch judge judy. she is a spi fire and no matter who you are you had better give her all the facts and don't try to lie to her because she can tell and she will let you know i would like to meet her in person
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• Regina, Saskatchewan
18 Mar 08
Do you want to be President of my Judge Judy Fan Club?
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@Alize997 (190)
• United States
18 Mar 08
I like Judge Judy. She is one of my favorite judges. The reason is that she doesn't take any crap from anyone. She tells it like it is. Whether it hurts the individual or not. People need that. Also, in her court, she keeps order and they respect her.
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• Regina, Saskatchewan
18 Mar 08
That's what I like about the most I think. She maintains order and respect. Her show will never turn into a Jerry Springer wannabe like some of the others. lol
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@Stiletto (4579)
18 Mar 08
I love Judge Judy. She's pretty harsh sometimes but then most of the people standing in front of her deserve all they get. Some of them are just so dumb! I don't think I would like to face her in a courtroom though, or if I did I would have to be 100% confident that I was right anyway. I can't understand what some people are thinking of when they go in front of her, they must realise they're going to get shot down in flames anyway. It's good to watch though lol.
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• Regina, Saskatchewan
19 Mar 08
As Americans, we seem to have a desparate need for our 15 minutes of fame! LOL
@wolfie34 (26770)
• United Kingdom
19 Mar 08
I don't hate her I think she is very professional, talented and doesn't suffer fools gladly, she doesn't pamper to them, she tells them exactly what she thinks and speaks her mind, doesn't matter if it's rude, she has a nice way of putting it, direct like. The fact that my dad watches Judge Jury day in day out gets on my nerves, I'm sure he's seen some of the cases before, it's like boring! But does have a good sense of humour as well. I bet she is great to go out with socially, you could have a laugh with her.
• Regina, Saskatchewan
19 Mar 08
Yes, she's great in interviews. I want to be just like her when I grow up, but only if she turns Brit. I wanna be a Brit so bad I can taste it. *sigh*
@Lindalinda (4111)
• Canada
18 Mar 08
I find her shows very interesting and watch them often. She was a family judge for 30 years before television and I think she knows the law really well. Sometimes I find her too abrasive. I don't like it when she mimics people or calls them idiots. Then on the other hand I would not air my personal troubles in front of 10 Million people. That is how many watch her show every day.
• Regina, Saskatchewan
19 Mar 08
I think that's one of the reasons she calls them idiots. I mean, really, how idiotic is it to take your dirty laundry so public! LOL
@mummymo (23706)
31 Mar 08
Erm ok then - there isn't any reason that I hate her sweety - I think she is great! She is shown twice a day on one of the channels here and I think she is great! She gets straight to the point, doesn't take any old flannel and the charm doesn't blind her! I like her straightforward no nonsense approach as well as the fact that she has no problem telling people they are talking rubbish or she knows they are lying! So me - I don't hate her! xxx
@Hatley (163772)
• Garden Grove, California
18 Mar 08
I really enjoy her program as she is so refreshingly honest and she calls it exactly like she sees it. I like her very much and wish we had more people like her as judges and other officals in law.She is a keen observer of human nature and she does not let anyone manipulate her in any way. shape. or form. Although I like her I would never say I know more about the law than she does for I sure don't and I do not understand why you would say that. Liking her does not make me any super intelligent person but I am an intelligent thinking woman who admires Judge Judy for her wit,her intelligence, and her just plain moxy and guts.
• Regina, Saskatchewan
18 Mar 08
You are definitely more intelligent than a lot of litigants on her show. It drives me bananas when, after the case has been heard, the litigants often complain about her decision because THEY know better. Or they are testifying and keep shaking their heads when the Judge tells them the law. As if they know better. That's what I meant. But also too, I've had convos with people who rant against her and cite examples of her wrong decisions and I just have to shake my head and wonder what year they graduated from law school. lol
@gratitude (181)
• South Africa
18 Mar 08
We get rather old episodes of Judge Judy and Judge Hatchett here in South Africa. But I find Judge Judy to be wonderful. She takes no nonsense and its like she sees right through faulty people! I guess we just love to hate her for been so harsh at times but the bottom line is, she knows what she is talking about and we sit and watch the two parties and somehow we sometimes feel sorry for the guilty party but the law is the law and we need to accept it.
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• Regina, Saskatchewan
18 Mar 08
I've often wondered what people from other countries think of the Americans they see on American tv shows. Thank goodness there are shows like Judy's that illustrate a certain higher level of thinking in America! LOL