Do you tend to judge people by there looks? Or looks give you first impression about a person?
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ANSWERS: 68
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No, I never judge a person based on their looks. I learnt a lesson in my early ages when I met a really ugly person and treated her bad. She turned out to be the most humble and caring person I had met. From this experience I give ppl fair chance to show me who they are, not based on their looks.
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Yes, don't we all. If you can see then usually looks will initiate a pre-concieved idea you have.
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I use preliminary observations to form hypotheses about people until I have facts to form a more reliable conclusion.
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All the time. There's no denying that one way or another. I don't try to to justify it either.
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Absolutely. Nobody is free from this, not one of us. The difference between the best and the worst with regard to such prejudices is that the best work at being AWARE of their prejudices and letting go of them. The worst simply don't notice their prejudices. Anyone claiming to be free of such is either a liar or terminally unconscious.
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Yes. I think everyone does to some extent.
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sometimes, and am i usually not wrong in my first assessment.
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Always. Even though we really shouldn't do that kind of thing, we are all guilt of it. I do it at least ten times a day.
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Every time I see one. It's hard for me to imagine that, other than the blind, anyone could be free from this tendency. I believe they can SAY they are, but I don't believe anyone is.
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Of course. Everyone does to some extent. I even judge by choice of avatars, for example, Satine is dark and foreboding (or at least that's what she wants us to think at the moment), Stableboy is a grub who needs a shave, Max-power is energetic and electrifying (today), and Mirage RF wears a really weird pair of glasses. I mean monacle.
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Oh all the time. It's not like a "Wow. She's ugly. Let's not talk to her" type thing. It's just a "...I don't like you. I don't know you, but I can already see that I don't like you" thing. It's not so much their looks, it's just their...vibe. A lot of the time I just think "I don't like that shirt, I don't like the way you walk, your face looks stuck up and thus, I really don't much care for you." But I don't think that really matters. I always give people the oppurtunity to prove me wrong, but they rarely do.
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We all do!
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Yes, and it's something that I have become increasinly aware of. I've begun to say a silent prayer of repentance for it, and quickly ask God to help me stop judging people. I think becoming aware that I'm doing it is the first step.
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I don't know about the not being able to do things, but the gay thing because it's fun. Me and my gay friends play the gaydar game all the time. The gay friends are one team and the straight friends are a different team. Whoever's right has to buy the other ones dinner or something. It's shameful, but were from L.A. We're shallow!
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It's inevitable. That is part of human nature. But, it is nice to be pleasantly surprised.
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I used to but now i see past looks :)
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Sometimes- for example, if I see a 6" body builder guy, I think "bloody hell, Im not messing with HIM!".
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It's probably unavoidable...but it would be a mistake to leap to conclusions about the kind of person he/she is on the inside.
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Not really, people are people and you can't see what they are like on the inside... but I'll judge their status in life, maybe -- obviously the guy in the suit and tie is having better success than the one on the street corner asking for change...
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I do catch myself now and then and I should not. I haven't walked in their shoes.
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No I think people judge the way people look, it's downright shallow to judge who the person inside the body is. x
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no i dont cause if everyone of us could create our own looks then everyone would be beuityfull but God said no everyone is beuityfull in the inside and if everyone was beuityfull on the outside asswell they would be to good to worship God
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EVERYBODY judges someone else by the way they look. I don't mean that in a bad way. When you see someone in a business suit people tend to think there is a banker, lawyer, businessman, etc. When you see someone with a lot of tattoos people tend to think there is a free-spirit, someone who obvioiusly doesn't really care what others think about them. We tend to say we don't because we believe that is the "right" answer. Judging doesn't necessarily mean putting down or looking down on someone. We can simply see them for what they are: different! :)
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I'm going to be honest here, and say that sometimes I do even though I try not too. If someone comes walking up to me with jeans that are 5 sized to big, a shirt with some sort of death picture on it, and black makeup all over their face, I might be inclined to walk toward the other side, same goes for people with the 'homie' look. I just kind of steer clear of them. Not that I think they are bad people, but I jsut don't want my son to feel like he needs that kind of attention (plus his father dressed like that so when he sees a man that looks like that, I hear 'DADDY!!!')...
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I'd never even THINK of doing it. It's stupid.
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I think its human nature to at first but I try to give everyone the benefit of the doubt. Some of the nicest & most responsible people I know dress a lil unusual. And some of the nastiest, most irresponsible people I know dress well conservitave. The clothes don't make them a better person always.
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yes - but i have been wrong about this alot
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I think everyone makes at LEAST a minor judgment at first based on a person's looks.
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I'd never judge a book by its cover, i wouldnt like it if someone judged me by my looks...:)
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I never judge someone based on looks alone.
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"First impressions" are only your "first" thoughts, that's it, if you just go by them it's jumping to conclusions. The only way I would "use looks" is if I could tell they were trying way too hard, but I would still talk to the damn person before having an opinion, and besides, they should know themselves better than anyone else does and should be about themselves, not me. I concentrate on myself. Livia
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Yes -- I judge it... I think how people look is the image they choose to project, I consider it a statement that they make about their self.
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I would be lying if i said i didnt, but looks are not everything
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their, not there
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I judge them by their genitals. JK
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I try not to judge others for any reason.
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It is a factor, yes.
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Yes. I stereotype just like everyone else. I try my best to not let my stereotypes influence my judgement of people unless I believe that I am in any danger.
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No,looks is not everything.
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Yes - in general, people are how they want to represent themselves: If they want to look like a druggie, then they either are, or wish to appear like one. If they appear to have respect for themselves in their grooming tecnniques, they probably have a respect for others. If they wear a shirt with a vulgar saying on it, I'm gonna guess they have a vulgar mouth. Now if you're talking about their face - it's not their physical features, but the sincerity of their smile and twinkle in their eye that I judge.
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Well, since I don't know who your specifying when you say 'u', I'm going to take it to mean the fluffy invisible pink unicorn that floats above my shoulder. Yes she does. If however, you mean "you", as in a reference to me, than no I don't.
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Well take jeffrey dahmer for example, looks geeky and he was a serial killer.You never what that person is involved in or problems they have so you can judge but it is really a guess your taking. Simply replace judge with the word guess and you will feel better.
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Of course. I think everyone does at least to some extent. If you are unkept and dirty and you cant complete a sentence without slobbering all over yourself. Most people would not go up and hug them and ask them out because most people would assume based on this guys appearance that he may be a drunk or a bum or mentally challenged or whatever. Everyone judges each other on appearance to some extent.
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In terms of physical attraction? We all do (truism)
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i do most of the time. sometimes a look can tell you a lot about that person but not always so it's good to get to know them first though.
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At one point in my life i did,but now i get to know the person,if they are sane.
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some times i do. but it does'nt make them bad either way.
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At times I think we've all been guilty of that first impression that can come of the way someone is dressed or carries themselves... but as far as actual physical attributes, I am careful not to do this... But I'm not perfect. I always feel ashamed of myself when I do that.
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yes!!! than she says "is it tuna or is it chicken"
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Yes I do. If they are not blessed in the looks department they have to be well educated... if they lack looks and an education... Bye Bye
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More by their appearance, clean, take care of themselves kind of look.
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Not exclusively, but it is a component of how I judge a person.
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Sure, I judge how physically attractive they are by their looks.
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I like to know what's in their head, too. Physical attractiveness is just one piece of the puzzle. I'm particularly turned off by people I can't hold a conversation with (and I don't count small talk as conversation). That's not something looks alone can judge. I also think beauty is relative, so one person's average may be another's beautiful.
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No I don't.
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No you can never judge a book by its cover. A person can look very timid but they can actually be talkative. You'll never know a person unless you really get to know them personally.
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I think that this is how it goes... meeting people depends on two things... one appearance... and two first impressions... when you get that first impression you see the person as 80% appearance and 20% personality... mainly because you don't know that person well enough to judge on their personality... Once you meet said person and get to know them the ratio starts going in terms of personality than in appearance... by the time you become 'serious' the ratio changes to something like 20% appearance and 80% personality... or more in terms of the personality side...
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I think first impressions really do count for a lot.
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I do...I always smile at people..those whom I know and strangers as well. If I get a smile back from a stranger I judge that person to be friendly, outgoing and someone with whom I'd want to spend some time. If my smile is met with a glare, stare or ignored, I judge that person as closed off and move on! :)
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No what are looks in tghe person under the skin i look for as long as they are kind, honest loyal and trusting who cares if there looks may let them down.
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everyone does...if you come across frumpy all the time, you obviously don't take care of yourself or going through a rough time.
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I know that anyone can die at any moment, but why would I risk increasing my chances?
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this is life how it goes, sometimes i judge people on their look, its nature, so people trying to keep their looks make good impression to others.
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First appearances and impressions inevitably have an influence on how I'll perceive the person, therefore I judge, weather I want to or not. But I learned a long time ago that looks alone aren't going to secure any kind of concluded conviction for me.
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Yes. you can usually tell a lot about a person through visual cues.
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Everybody does this with everyone we see. From the girl on the beach in a bikini and platform shoes to the bum on the corner with a wine bottle. The key is to treat everyone you meet with the respect they deserve and you want returned.
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On AB looks are not important
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I get nothing from the way people look. I have met biker guys who were the kindest men, and I have met church women who could be suspected of eating their own young.
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