I think our thoughts and feelings about a person in our lives who says something judgmental says a lot about ourselves and how we feel about that person.

A stranger or mere acquaintance saying something judgment is different from a good friend is different from a loved one is different from. . . The fact that the same thing might have been said by different people, but the thoughts/feelings change, mean I'm the one thinking/feeling and making interpretations, being judgmental of what is said to me not the person saying any particular thing.