Originally Posted by jayeff

Like it or not, we live in a world that is obsessed with the superficial. Few things are more superficial than our appearance, but there are only four reasons why people dress inappropriately in public: they have lousy taste; they have zero understanding of how the world works and simply don't realize they will be judged by their appearance; they understand but don't care and that equates to zero respect for others; or else they are intentionally making a statement about their individuality.

The irony which appears to escape the very few who genuinely belong to that last group is that they end up putting so much time and effort (often money too) into something which at the same time they dismiss as unimportant: "I don't care about people who judge me by my appearance".

And in any case, what the heck is bright yellow hair - for example - supposed to be saying exactly? To me it says no more than that for whatever reason of their own, that person chose yellow hair instead of the color nature gave him or her. It doesn't spell creativity because anyone with nothing better to do with their money can have their hair dyed. If it says anything at all, it is that the person rejects my standards (assuming I don't also have yellow hair).

Fine. That's their right. But if they can reject my standards, I'm equally entitled to reject theirs. Next applicant please...