Judging People Research Paper

Looking different can range from birth defects and scars to tattoos and piercings. Yet, all these things can be discriminated against. Judging people by their looks is an insanely superficial thing to do, and though we don't like to admit it, we all do it. Even first impressions that someone gets from a person is judging someone solely based on appearance. First impressions are important, but it seems that people that look different are less likely to be accepted.
A perfect example of this tattoos. According to a video posted by ATTN, 27% of hiring managers are less likely to promote someone with visible tattoos. People with body modifications like piercings, tattoos, and even abnormally colored hair, seem to be misjudged. Every summer, I go to a mission camp in Petersburg where campers help a variety of different people in the surrounding area. A couple of …show more content…
Joseph Merrick, or Elephant Man as he's more commonly known as, didn't get this luxury. With bony and fleshy tumors covering his body, he always got stares wherever he went. A more recent example of this is Rose Siggins. Rose was born with legs that didn't work, so her parents had them amputated. Rose had a documentary made about her life that was featured in a documentary series by the British Broadcasting Corporation. In the documentary, Rose talks about how she got stares practically everywhere she went. She really had no way to work at a normal job, like Gregor Samsa in the story, The Metamorphosis. In the story, Samsa is unable to work because of a new physical appearance brought upon him. Even though it's not as extreme as having tumors covering your body, or having no legs, people with scars can be misjudged too. When I was in fourth grade, I slipped and fell on a sharp pile of rocks in my driveway. I had to get thirteen stitches, and after the scar had healed, I had people that were scared to come near me because of my "scary