Yes, looks do matter. It is apparent from reading all the post that looks do matter. Some people seem to condemn others if they look stereotypically attractive, while others seem to condemn people if they look stereotypically unattractive. The truth is, the cliché “Don’t judge a book by its cover” works both ways. Of course, everybody knows not to judge other if they look stereotypically ugly, but we also must make sure not to judge other if they are stereotypically attractive. It is not any more justified to make assumptions about a stereotypically attractive individual than it is to make assumptions about a stereotypically unattractive individual.
If you read the above paragraph, you are aware that I used the phrase, “stereotypically attractive”. Why did I use this phrase? Because I do believe that “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder”. It is true that there are some general physically attribute that most people find attractive; however, the more specific appearance attribute vary significantly from person to person. When I talk with acquaintances at work, we often disagree on what ladies are or are not attractive. Some the ladies they find attractive, I think are ugly, while some of the ladies I find attractive, they think are ugly.
When individuals claim they don’t care about looks then say they like fat ladies who don’t wear make-up or nice clothes, they are contradicting themselves. Concern for looks does not only apply to stereotypically attractive ladies. If one is attracted to stereotypically unattractive ladies they are still exhibiting a preference.
I think most decent human beings would say that one’s heart is the most important aspect of one’s character….and I, of course, would agree with that statement. However, the questions was NOT do look matter more than any other aspect of one’s character?....the question was simply, “Do looks matter?”