Avatar: Do you judge others by their picture?

i am in a profession where i need to rely on what i see and hear to make a fast initial impression. but that's all they are, in clinical practice or in everyday life: just impressions. i don't like judging people based on anything short of what they have to say for themselves because i know how it feels to be judged. but it is human nature, and really rather stupid, to not make even a little bit of judment based on appearances. we have been equipped with eyes so that we can see. we simply need to look a little further, a little deeper, to make the most accurate conclusion. and even then, we might still be wrong. my avatar shows a stethoscope. quite easy to decipher, hehe.

I think that cannot be avoided. cause normally you will upload a picture that has a connection to you or says something about you for your profile. so it's normal when people think your a dog lover or something when your profile picture is that of a dog.

naw i dont.. i have come to realize that people usually arent their user pics/avatars so i go by how they talk and address things

Naah, thats very stupid way to judge someone, i never do it.

Yes I do judge others by their picture, you can't really tell if it's a man or woman, if they have a picture of something that it's not even a person, and a name that doesn't tell it either, but I say they shouldn't feel offended if someone mistaken that, it's their own fault! If you want people to know your a man then, you get a man name and a man picture and vice versa.

I totally understand... - I am a member of a cooking website and my name is ChocolateCoveredMimz... and I get alot of weird responses.. But honestly... with all the good names being taken these days... You have to come up with something very creative.. So.. the sky'z tha limit !

Absolutely not....as there is always a good reason for someone to choose their avatar....and very often, like your's it has a very special meaning! My avatar is in loving memory of my Father...and my "cyber" name is that of a "papercraft" (spelling different) that started in the Biblical City of Pergaman! Cheers!

hello tlchimes do i judge other members around here at Mylot by their avatar? nope i do not. if i am scanning Mylot's website in search of something to respond to, then i will respond to their Mylot discussion no matter what that their avatar looks like. and i like the screen name blue jeans and lace. how come that you didn't use that screen name here at Mylot? it might have went over good around here. take care and have a beautiful day today!