why do people look nothing like their avatars?

Answer 1

Do you look like your avatar? I guess because the avatar will never look like you :)

Answer 2

Because these avatars don't look like anybody. There are like 500 of the same ones. It's like cloneworld. There isn't enough variety and or features to choose from. I wish someone would tell me how to ditch the avatar and use a real photo.

Answer 3

There's not a lot you can do with a cartoon picture, that's why I haven't attempted an avatar. What do you expect, a Yahoo army of cartoon people who look real ?

Answer 4

My avatar is about 15 years younger than me!

Answer 5

I do look like mine: brown hair, blue eyes, perfect tone. But to answer your question, (when I've seen askers say one thing and don't look like their avatar), maybe they couldn't find an avatar that looks like them.

Answer 6

Becausing using a generic cartoon to represent hundreds of different people make it difficult.

I HATE the questions where people say things like "RATE THE AVATOR--1 = cool or 10 = hot"

Answer 7

Yeah. It is hard to make a little cartoon look like yourself. Also, for someone who does not like the way they look, it is a way to make you look the way that you wish you would/could look.

There are no consequences. If you want to change your hair color, you can do so without killing your hair. If you've always wanted blue eyes, have at it.

Answer 8

My avatar looks somewhat like me with the hair glasses and skin color with the brown eyes and big smiling lips!!!!!!!

Answer 9

I have a baby face and I look kind of like mine except I don't have red hair...its dark brown.

Answer 10

because the avatars don't offer enough variety...my eyes are nowhere near the shape of those offered