Only the illiterate judge a book by its cover.

There is a well-known adage that you shouldn't judge a book by its cover- these apparent words of wisdom have graced the lips of decrepit old women and inspirational gift books since the dawn of the printing press. The premise that one shouldn't base their assumptions of people on their appearance or superficial first impressions; is pretentious and unrealistic. If I'm not going to judge someone based on how they immediately appear, what do you propose I judge them by? Their personality or achievements? I don't think so!

Most assumptions that one makes based on someone's appearance tend to be vaguely right. If someone looks smart, they probably are. If someone seems like they've been brought up by lesbian parents*, then they probably have. If someone appears dog-ugly, then they most likely are related to me. It's just the way things are.

The only people who don't want to be judged on their appearance are those that are butt-ugly. And most of them have other things wrong with them anyway, like personality. I tend to think that judging someone based on appearance is judging them favourably, because many people are aesthetically more appealing than their character ever will be.

Illiterate people are seriously onto something by judging a book by its cover. Let's burn all libraries and live like cavemen wearing freshly-skinned bloody animal furs and make cave paintings all day. And yes, I can say what I want about illiterate people because they can't read this. End rant.

*Not a dig at lesbians- seriously, I once met this girl and the first thing I thought was that she was brought up by lesbian parents. A few hours later, guess what she tells me? That's right.