Why do people judge others by their appearance?

It is pretty normal for people to judge on the physical appearance for it is the first thing that will really capture your attention. However, if that impression will last, then it would not be a good thing at all.

Honestly I think it's human nature to judge people. They say that in the first 30 seconds someone has decided whether they like you or not. But the question I think is a lot of times when it comes to people who rely on those judgements is that try don't try to participate on any type of communication and just expect this new person to make themselves worthy of talking to or whatever. Our society is too mug based on outward expression rather than an equilateral view of outward expression with inward reflection. Say someone seems really shy and quiet maybe they are tired and just don't have anything to say or maybe they are chatty and annoying and they are just excited about their day or just had to much caffeine today. Like you said we do too much judging and not enough relating.

I am like this sometimes too judging people by how they look and this is so wrong to do. Sometimes when i'm walking down the street in my town and i see someone that looks mean or nasty or like a gangster i keep away from them and get nervous because of how they look and that is so wrong. I do try hard not to judge people by their looks because it is wrong and because i know i'm judged by my looks. Just because someone looks like a skin head doesn't mean they are. I mean i knew a kid when i was younger that had almost no hair on their head and looked like what we call a skin head almost like KKK member and was made fun of for it by others and come to find out the person wasn't KKK or skin head or gangster at all but a cancer patient. Some people dress very nicely have zero tattoos piercings and look like they are nice but can be so mean and nasty. I have friends that have tongue piercings and tattoos and wear ripped jeans but they are sweet people. So as the saying goes don't judge a book by it's cover meaning don't judge someone or something by how it looks.

Because fear is in the human nature. We trust what we know. If we see something different, we are scared a bit, even if we don't realize it. We fear that they are against customs, laws and they're going to hurt us... when it may not be true.

Hello, I don't understand people who judge others without even knowing them, they don't know their story, they only see their appearance. But those people will always be empty inside :) . Happy mylotting!

I think we judge others based on their appearance because it's the first thing we perceive from a person. Do I think it's right to do so? well, somehow, but not the way people think: I like a person with a smile on his/her face when talking to others, for example. What I think is wrong is labeling people (which usually has a bad connotation, like "fat", "ugly", "loser", etc), or not getting past their looks and never getting to know them.

I think that people will always judge others on their appearance because of the fact that this is the first thing that they notice about people, and it is therefore the only thing that they are able to judge them on. I also think that the people who make more of an effort with their appearance are the ones who are most likely to put more of an effort into their work in their every day life so you can judge them in this way. So you should always make sure that you look good, because you never know who might be judging you because of it.

I know it's bad, but I do it sometimes. Guilty and I would admit that. I just can't help sometimes but judge others with their looks. Sometimes appearance do tell you what the person's personality really is. Sometimes, it's not but then in the end, it's still wrong. I don't know why we judge others through appearance maybe our of envy or jealousy or sometimes, we just do it just be because we don't have anything else to do.

I think that is totally normal and I see nothing wrong with it. I mean we all do that. I think it is already innate in us to do so. People from thousand of years ago judge each other to see if the other people is trustworthy or not. It the same as now but judging people are now more based on their looks so it can sometimes be purely aesthetic but I also don't see anything wrong with that. I saw a documentary before showing that it's human nature to be more inclined to people who 'look' good. I'm not saying that its good but it's just the way it goes.

It is because they think that they better than the others. In some aspect, it is their way to be in denial that they have nothing in common form the others. It is simple a sign of insecurities.

I do not like to judge people by their appearance, because I do not want people to judge me according to my appearance. I treat everybody the same and do not believe in looking down on people. I'm a simple person and do not believe into complexity.

Hi! It is written in the Bible, "Man looks at the outward appearance but God looks at the heart." It is a fact. The reason could be we live in a physical world and realm. People interact and communicate socially and physically so most of the time we look at the outward appearance first of the person we are speaking to. The thing is we should know the person first before we judge him. We should make a right judgement not outwardly but inwardly.

First impression would always be on the outward appearance. It may tell you something on the person's personality and habits but that is not always true. A thug looking guy, if you get to know him better, you may discover that he is so nice that he won't even hurt a fly. Moral lesson is: "Don't judge the person as a whole based on his looks."

Being someone who is constantly judged solely on appearance I ask myself this question often. A lot of people refuse to look past my blue hair and all my facial piercings to get to know me. Most treat me as if I am a rude, selfish person. Both of which I am not. I also get treated as if I am an idiot and a loser when in reality I am very smart and major is Psychology. When people see me with my daughter they assume I can not possibly be a good mother, I know this because I have had people voice this opinion to me on many occasions. It is very hurtful to be judged based on the way I look. I try my hardest to never judge a book by it's cover so to say. I wish more people would try to get to know a person for who they are not not automatically assume they know because of the way someone looks.l

I think we were trained to do that when we were growing up. the world is full of materialistic people.. and usually we can tell many things about people, by the way they appear or dress like.. it is a habit that's hard to break.

It is really sad to think when people are like that. Most of the people can't really help to be like that, even I, I can't help to judge people by their appearance. Appearance sometimes could tell what kind of that person that is. But then, I don't close my mind that sometimes appearance ca be misjudging, that is why I really take time to know them well, to confirm what I have hypothesize on what they are based on their appearance. And then I am open to say to myself that I am wrong. In the end, lets all just give chance to other people to know them for a while.

I don't really think we'll be able to refrain from judging others. Of course, there are endless other approaches, it's just that we're not the only things that judge. Predators and Prey do it for survival. It's not to say that we're the same entirely, it's just to say that.. I think we just do this because it's simply instinctive.