Why are people judge others on how they look?

Question

Doesnt it seem wiser to get to know a person first? you might be missing out on the best friend you'll ever have.....

Answer 1

People judge what makes themselves feel comfortable and uncomfortable. They draw to what makes them feel comfortable and they repel what makes them feel uncomfortable. When emotion comes into play is where things like love and hate become an issue.

When we start basing our judgment on emotions that is where we get into trouble. When something doesn't look comfortable to us we tend to consider it bad and treat it as such. When it comes to people we do it all too often and look at what that has done to man kind.

I am a long haired biker that claim faith in Christ. Do you think that I am also accepted by all Christians. No way!!

I hear how can you be a Christian, you don't look like one. I just say thank you to that one. I have had people in church get up and walk away from me just because of the way I look. If I was weak in my faith that would have been enough to turn me away from it. Still I know the difference between claiming something and living it.

Still I have to admit that I fall into this trap also. I am guilty of judging people who wear coats and ties wrongly just cause they don't look like me.

Compassion for all is what we should try for, that is the real goal.

Answer 2

To "judge" a person on physical appearance comes from our deeply rooted primitive brain, or rather, the universal consciousness...but even then, some of the attributes that people now judge on are based more on a personal preference more than any type of "reason".
Here is an example for the universal consciousness...you see a person that seems "jumpy", they're looking around nervously, they have shifty eyes, and they're constantly pulling on something; i.e. hair, clothes, etc. What would you assume with that person...that he/she is up to no good and "DANGER, DANGER" right?
Here is an example of personal taste...a person is sitting in a cafe' drinking a latte, but he/she is covered in tattoos, wearing all black, and has purple hair. For some they automatically think, oh no...for others, they think, hummm...and for people like me, I go ask them where they got their ink done.
People judge because of our sub-conscious and from our own personal tastes and experiences. So yes, a "freak" is a freak to many...but a "freak" can also be the most wonderful human being you'd ever want to meet...while the business man and his 10 dollar words is a serial killer waiting for his next victim...or he to could be wonderful as well. It all depends on who you are and what you can handle...as in giving people the chance to show you who they really are.

Answer 3

It's natural to judge people based on your first impression. If someone feels off and strange, then it's intuition telling you to stay away. If someone seems okay, then it's generally safe. The problem can be why someone is judged. Like if someone conservative comes a cross someone with a mohawk and tattoos, they'll judge them to be unsafe because of the way they look whether or not that's true. So while it's natural to judge a person or situation based on your gut feeling, it's nurture to judge by appearances. Either way, it's not going to go away but it would be wiser if people judged by intuition and not appearances. Appearances can only go so far.

Answer 4

Because how we look says a lot about us. However, you are right. We should not judge people on how they look. We should not judge people PERIOD. But that's what people do... they judge each other. If you think it is wrong to judge others then, be the person who does the right thing, while at the same time respecting that everyone has different ideas of what is right and what is wrong. That's what I try to do. It's not easy to not judge. It seems that judgeing people is a big part of our social nature. We can't be perfect, but we can treat others the way we ourselves want to be treated.

Answer 5

a million) because of the fact they are utilising their concepts to attempt to parent skill problems, in case you observed a bald headed white male, wearing a spouse beater, and steel tipped footwear with purple laces, you would be careful (or taking a gample). because of the fact those issues are linked with white supremacists. 2) Its often the 1st piece of information we get. 3) we've some administration on the kind of seem we ought to placed off. Edit: additionally i'm not asserting that folk can omit judged, base on seems yet, we are frequently good at recognizing varieties.

Answer 6

That IS how humans are wired. There is a school of thought that says an attractive person is probably a healthy person. The pre-historic people who made the "correct" Darwinian choices are our ancesters, those who made other choices are not. You might want to look up Desmond Morris.

Answer 7

Yes that is true, but it is also true that your outer appearance says a lot about your personality. Sometimes it says something other than whats on the inside, but that is just the way the world is. Never gonna change. A person should just be themselves regardless of what others think about how they look.

Answer 8

Some people do, I think mostly younger people do this, but once you get to know someone you'll know whether you like them for who they are or not, people can be beautiful on the outside and not have an inner glow at all.

Answer 9

yes it is wiser...cos that person might have a good personality and is nice....but some people just choose to judge before they meet...I'm what you may call a "punk" and I'm really nice...people judge me before they get to know me....we should just have unity it doesn't matter what someone looks like...most are good people.

Answer 10

it would be wiser to get to know someone first, but honestly is wisdom what this society really seeks after? no we are unfortunately a very selfish society these days. Not everyone is this way though. Keep your chin up.

Answer 11

Ya it does make alot of sence, but everybody is a book cover, people are going to get the book if it looks interesting, sometimes they don't ever read the fine print.