Do You Judge A Book By It's Cover? By S.C. Wynne

 
Good morning, all!


Just FYI, this post actually has nothing to do with book covers! :D

I was watching the Bachelorette with my daughter the other night, and there was one guy who we immediately dismissed as A TYPE. He has long hair and he looked like he was probably self-absorbed and kind of a Fabio type of guy. But now we feel really guilty because he is the nicest guy and very thoughtful and kind hearted. (I doubt she'll pick him and he will no doubt get his poor little heart crushed... but I digress)

It got me thinking about how often I do judge things based on the surface appearance. I don't think I'm the only person who does that because I see people judge others for being fat or black or poor quite often. People judge people all the time based only on the surface. It's such an odd thing. Why don't we simply wait to make our decision once we have some info? lol

I think women worry about this type of judgment more than men. Not to say guys don't suffer from it too, obviously they do since I just judged that poor guy on the Bachelorette. But I do think women in general are judged on our appearance more. Maybe you disagree, and I'd love to hear your opinion down below. But it does seem like the first insult a man always goes for with a woman is her looks.

This sort of shallow dismissal of people based on surface things is a drag. Especially as you get older. I mean, there is only so much anyone can do to try and look their best. I don't like the idea of plastic surgery. The most I might do would be botox, although I haven't yet!

I suppose I wrote this post because I hated realizing I judged people like that. I would like to be the kind of person who reserves judgment about another human based on actual facts. If they look like a jerk, well, maybe they are a jerk. But maybe they're not. I'm going to try and be better about jumping to conclusions about people. How about you?

S.C.
www.scwynne.com