Do you judge people based on their appearances?

Question

If so, what judgements do you make?

If not, do you find another way to judge them?

Answer 1

To a certain point, yes. If someone appears to be bad news, ( thug, street punk) I give them a wide berth.

On the other hand, no. Don't judge a book by it's cover. A very attractive person may have an ugly soul.

Answer 2

Yes we all do.  In a few seconds, Humans make fast judgements on others.  Then we spend the next few minutes checking out whether our decision was right (or wrong in rare occasions.)  

Answer 3

I never judged someone but I am cautious with everyone I meet ot see.

Answer 4

I play poker so I've been trained to size-up other players and their appearances / mannerisms are loaded with give-aways or "tells".  I don't "judge" people on their appearances or mannerisms.  I just better understand them.  How I "judge" people is by how much they have risen within themselves, how well they've overcome their fears, demons and hardships.  That's all that matters to me.  That's why I have the wildest selection of friends, all sorts, because I couldn't care less where someone is at in the learning curve, just that they have the guts and honor to be working at rising.

Answer 5

Actually, I think if we just say automatically 'no', we are probably fooling ourselves.

People dress to present themselves to the world, and because we rely on our vision for much of what we know about the world, we would make snap 'judgements' about people based on their appearance, but they may not be the judgements we realise.

Probably, what we mostly do is (subconsciously) assess whether the person is a threat or not, in the same way an animal determines if they have to be on guard or can relax around a certain individual.

So, if we see a police uniform (for example), we might form an instantaneous impression that the person is 'safe', whereas if we see someone in the uniform of an enemy soldier we would automatically think 'danger'.

However, at the level of 'judging' someone based on whether they wear jeans and a t-shirt or a suit, to be honest, yes. If someone walks in to a formal dinner party dressed casually, I would be interested in what motivated that person, so I would be somewhat inclined to speak with them.

If someone is dressed in a tuxedo or ballgown at 9 am, I might wonder what their story is.

But do i think they are 'better' or 'worse' based on their clothes? No, that would be very foolish.

Cheers :-)

Answer 6

Based on their hygiene and sanitation would lead to judging them on their appearance so yes I do judge people based on their appearance.

Also on their manners, class, status meaning how they treat people and how people view them, the way they carry themselves, the way they make others feel and their view of certain things.

I forgot their likes and dislikes.

Answer 7

Yea I do. I usually see how they act around with there friends because you also see that most times before you even say hello.

Answer 8

Anybody that respects me, I respect them. I am not shallow enough to not hang out with somebody because of what they look like.

Answer 9

I judge people based on hygiene and any noteworthy symbols on their clothing or person. If they're simply unattractive, then I recognize it and move on.

Answer 10

I try REALLY hard not too, but I think anyone who says they never do are lying.  It is very hard to see someone very overtly obese and not for half a second think negatively.  I think it is hard to see someone skin and bones and nothing else and not think for a second something negative.  I think it is near impossible to see a girl walking around wearing almost no clothes and not think "good lord why can't she cover her sk an ky @ ss".  not saying everyone thinks all of these things. and yes there are other judgements to make but everyone makes some judgements based on appearance. Not always negative.  THink about your significant other for a second and think if the first time you met them you gave them the head to toe look and thought something about that.  You must've been attracted to them at some point which meant you did make a judgment based on looks at some point.

I try not to think the negative things about people immediately, but sometimes it is hard not to look at a man/women who weighs 300lbs and think "how did they possibly let themselves go so much" or to look at someone far to skinny and think "why don't they just put some food in their mouth".

I know I'll probably get a ton of thumbs downs, but I don't care.  What I speak is the truth.

EDIT:  I didn't think about this before.  Colour of skin, nationality etc. I never judge based on that. For example, I never see a black person and think "i should cross the street" or see a muslim or sikh and think "d**n terrorist" or  anything like that.  I don't know if my post can be construed to sound like I would. I would NEVER look at anyone like that.

Answer 11

Yes, sometimes their appearance, such as sanitation and cultural accents or details.

But what usually attracts my attention is the ways in which people communicate (if they seem shy, confident, aggressive, passive, etc) - their body language with hands, eyes, facial expressions, even vocal rise and lows, and so on...

I begin to develop ideas of someone while studying his/her body language and expressions, but because of not trusting my first impressions (having been wrong in the past) I remain flexible and open, as my ideas (or judgments) take shape, form and redefine once I begin to exchange with that person.

Answer 12

Yes. I notice that if someone looks like they haven't made any efforts in the hygiene department for the last few days, I do cringe inwardly and want less to do with them.

Answer 13

Yes most of the time. I am not going to lie. If someone is slightly trashy, I think, "Why can't they just cut that mullet off and get a new outfit? White-washed jeans are so 80's."

I mostly just think of what they would look like if I gave them a makeover. I guess it's because I see the potential in EVERYTHING.

Answer 14

Only ugly people judge others by their looks.

Answer 15

Yes, I judge certain people to be s****. or unclean or many other things.  Sometimes I'm right, sometimes I'm wrong but it probably all stems from my own insecurities.

Answer 16

You get inevitably judged by your appearances by strangers who know nothing about you and see you for the first time. Over this point (the street walking and mob socialization let's call it) things change a lot. But the first contact is the physical appearance, sorry.

Answer 17

i try REALLY hard to avoid making judgements about who a person is on the inside based on their physical appearance, because that is simply wrong and look are deceiving.

the only judgements i typically make about people based on their looks is about their looks. it's that simple. their looks factor into sexual attraction, but don't tell the whole story, so even that judgement i don't always make based on a person's appearance. however, most people are very superficial, so i do often judge how successful a person is with the opposite s*x based on their appearance.

Answer 18

I make no judgment on anyone until they give me reason to.

Answer 19

I think it is unavoidable that we make judgments about peoples appearance however I think it's important to realize the judgments we are making and not to let those judgment influence our behavior towards that person.

Answer 20

Yup I sure do. I don't decide if they're bad people based on appearances though but I tend to be less inclined to engage with them if they do look unwelcoming or "unsavoury". It's more commonsense than anything

Answer 21

Yes, I do. But not in a mean way, like "their nose is too big," or anything like that. Mostly I make judgments based on someone's hygiene. If someone isn't clean, or if they smell, or if their face just looks dirty, I make a judgment on them.