Dear Shanaz!
How very interesting. I wil,l follow the contributes to this question, with special interest.
Of course, we all consider a sign of imatury to judge people from their looks. Of course, also, that we cannot prevent our eyes from looking and analysing... And we use our previous experiences, good or bad, to analyse what we see and choose preferences... Inevitable !
On the other hand, of course that, in our civilized overdressed societies, we never see it all...
Of course that the majority of intelligent people will answer, as I wish... that the fundamental issue on human beings is their real value, and their human qualities, and the way they look are secondary. (But the first impression still counts, And you need a first impression, to decide on whether to get to know the real value of other people... )
According to my family, I have the unexpected tendency to like uggly looking men... (according to my own self, I have soon learnt that the less good-looking persons have the richer personalities. )
So my answer would be that I do judge people, on first impression, by their appearance, but for the exact opposite reason of others.
Dear Shanaz!
How very interesting. I wil,l follow the contributes to this question, with special interest.
Of course, we all consider a sign of imatury to judge people from their looks. Of course, also, that we cannot prevent our eyes from looking and analysing... And we use our previous experiences, good or bad, to analyse what we see and choose preferences... Inevitable !
On the other hand, of course that, in our civilized overdressed societies, we never see it all...
Of course that the majority of intelligent people will answer, as I wish... that the fundamental issue on human beings is their real value, and their human qualities, and the way they look are secondary. (But the first impression still counts, And you need a first impression, to decide on whether to get to know the real value of other people... )
According to my family, I have the unexpected tendency to like uggly looking men... (according to my own self, I have soon learnt that the less good-looking persons have the richer personalities. )
So my answer would be that I do judge people, on first impression, by their appearance, but for the exact opposite reason of others.
We should not judge people we do not know well enough!. First impressions, appearances, sixth sense , etc. can be misleading.
"Do not judge by appearances; a rich heart may be under a poor coat"
Scottish Proverb.
“When you judge others, you do not define them, you define yourself.”
– Earl Nightingale
See the picture quote :Don't judge by appearances; a rich heart may be under a poor coat..
I agree with Maria on most aspects,
Not entirely on the looks. Have to wait until the person speaks, acts, etc
It would be wrong to express an opinion just looking at a picture, for instance.
Appearance is a critical factor for how we both judge and get to know another individual. While we should be careful in our judgement, the look a person has often is designed to tell us something of themselves. When a person has obviously put a lot of time into their appearance, it says something. If a person has ignored their appearance, it says something. If I see tatoos, or piercings, or unconventional hair styles, it says something. They want me to make a judgement about them, whether to understand them or to create a deliberate misunderstanding. We will judge, hopefully we will not be judgmental.
I noticed that Ms Mouelhi is in marketing - and I am sure she can attest to the fact that we 'judge a book by its cover,' 'a product by its packaging,' and even a store by the appearance of its employees. I certainly do not want to see dirty and unkempt waiters and cooks in a restaurant. I would assume the food might be similar.
Should people be judged by Their appearance?
Of course not generally .
But what about is all part of "the appearance"? Often, there will also be reflected the nature of man.
Subconscious quick evaluation of appearance can sometimes to prevent quite unpleasant situations. "Human Eye" is a good judge very often.
Should people be judged by their appearance ?
We shouldn't because appearance by itself may not tell us everything we need to know about that person. Like the saying goes - we shouldn't judge a book by its cover, you may missed out on a good story.
We can only understand the person deeper after interacting with him / her that takes time & effort. Moreover, some people might only have external packaging / appearance & without content / competency and hence, we need to give ourselves a fair opportunity to interact & evaluate the other party deeper.
If we judge others merely based on appearance this might also cause us to stereotyping others for their everything & missed out a lot of opportunity / incur unnecessary costs.
NO. This nice Scottish saying tells it all: Don't judge by appearances; a rich heart may be under a poor coat..
When you start looking at people's hearts instead of their faces, life becomes clear.
First impressions are really important, but they don’t define our personality. The way we dress deeply reflects our lifestyle, our mentality and our social status.
The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said:
"God does not judge you according to your bodies and appearances, but he looks into your hearts and observe your deeds"
It does not matter. We should be good enough towards everyone. Love, respect,..etc each other.
The clothes we wear, a part of our appearance, are frequently a message about us. They often are worn to elicit a reaction, a judgement, or to make a statement. The Hijab is a statement, and requires a judgement of how to approach (I as a male am fearful to offend). The sari in India (and elsewhere) is always a statement, telling us something about the wearer. T-shirts with messages are clearly asking us to consider something, whether a product, an idea, or trying to be provocative. While some poor do not have much of a choice, most of us wear clothing to elicit a judgment about ourselves.
It's most likely an inherent defense mechanism, to judge someone initially by appearance. It's probably pointless to argue against this, even if we might find ourselves objectionable for doing so.
In addition, the way we appear to others is in our control. We choose the first impressions we might give, and it's equally pointless to pretend this isn't so.
It's also true that experience will fine-tune our first impressions. When one is young, perhaps that disheveled academic might appear to be, you know, maybe somewhat deranged? And we soon discover that no, he may instead be brilliant. So we become more discerning.
SHOULD people be judged by their appearance? Sometimes, if you want to survive the experience, yes. SHOULD a lit stove appear too hot to touch? If you don't want to get burned, yes. SHOULD individuals be aware of the fact that they will be judged by their appearance, and take appropriate action? Yes again.
Hello Shahnaz Hasan, what a great question to put out in the research community.
We as academics are trying to advance the world; make it a better place, join people together to work on topics to solve droughts, push the frontier of space, deep ocean investigations to cancer research.
Without people coming together from different cultures, regions and beliefs this would not be possible. It is the narrow mindedness of mankind (human civilization) which is why we can't get on or judge people.
Its not only the face or the parts of body that is displayed out. Individuals need to have a good wholesome body - good physique and health.
Common grouse is the stretch marks (almost everyone has, when obese probably)
http://www.livestrong.com/article/271760-stretch-marks-on-calves/
'Appearance rules the world'
-Friedrich Schiller
'Modern society is too quick to judge people on their appearances. There is not much you can do about it; it is the way they think; it is the way they are. But maybe this could teach them a lesson, or set an example.'
-Susan Boyle
People should not always be judged by their appearance. Looks can be deceptive, they say. Yet, some say, "Appear as you are, Be as you appear". Good question, congrats
No! Not at all! People should not be judged based on their appearance but, frankly speaking, many a time we go against this and often land into problems!
Absolutely not. Merit should be the sole criterian to judge an individual.
Should people be judged by their appearance ?
We shouldn't judge a book by its cover because merely assessing the surface (whether is good or bad appearance) & jump into conclusion is a premature act - doing so will cause us missing many key points or exposing our foolishness / weaknesses. We should take time to assess the totality of information / evidence that we can receive before passing any judgement.
Why most of the people judge solely based on the way they looks?
Possible reasons include: pride, preference, prejudice, impatience, illogical reasoning, brought up with stereotyping tendency, inexperience etc.
A book cannot be judged by its cover.
But, packaging also matters w.r.t the content inside.
Both are important (Body and inner self)
Only until the first contact, mutual exchange of ideas or realization of joint activities.
People may look smart and dressed well, but what they speak characterizes them
Example - 20 Misused Words That Make Smart People Look Dumb
http://www.huffingtonpost.in/entry/20-misused-words-that-mak_b_8363272
On principle I have refused to put up my photo in my profile on dating sites for long term relationships. I guess that rules out 90% of possible replies, though the ones that do are of high quality. Many women explicitly say they will not respond without a photo, and some say that is how they judge someone whist admitting to being superficial. No wonder con artists have a field day on these sites, since we can be sure they post an alluring photo.
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