Can appearance reveal what a person is like?
Axis: yes, appearance tells us something real ... no, looks reveal nothing about character
Hank
| date | change | position | video |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-10-23 | new | Hank says he tries to minimise visual cues by which people can judge him and would rather be judged by what he says and does than by looks or tattoos. | October 23rd: Some Explaining to Do... 00:01:35 |
| 2011-01-06 | restate | Hank says the way people look has nothing to do with how they sound or what they are, though we like to think so and dress in 'uniforms'. | Homeless Man with a Golden Voice Gets a Job 00:00:53 |
| 2011-11-05 | refine | Hank says judging people by their looks is wrong, but in some cases you kind of can, and whether or not we should, we do; chosen signals give cultural cues about who we are. | You CAN Judge a Book by its Cover! 00:01:04 |
| 2011-11-15 | restate | In song, Hank says his T-shirt and jeans mean nothing: he tries not to say much with his clothes, so knowing him takes talking, and judging a guy by offbeat dress is always incomplete. | T-Shirt and Jeans - A Song 00:00:54 |