Do you judge people by their avatar?

[User0815 264]

I wouldn't judge anyone by there avitar, I mean I'm a 16 year old boy and look at my avitar

[Commander Frost 731]

I will admit I do when the photo is really bad..

[Midnight Solace 5,132]

Well... Kind of. I feel like it's a part of their personality, but still, it's just a picture. 

[Dashy 4 Ever 4,835]

I really don't judge people by their picture, they chose it so I'm not gonna judge them for that.

Edited January 18, 2019 by Sondash Studios

[Lucky Bolt 35,063]

Not really...maybe a little? I mean it's just a picture, but it could also hold hints to their personality or interests. 

[Kevin Tang 2,426]

I used to assume people's gender based on their profile picture, but it doesn't seem to work well in this fandom, considering the fact that there are many males with female OCs

[Passion 3,484]

All the time. No exceptions.

[Early Sunsets 2,106]

Without mercy 

I assumed genders based on avatar at first too, but that doesn't really work. 

[TBD 17,254]

I do, but not as much as their comments.

[Rikifive 24,176]

I do, though I don't assume their gender based on it.

Profile picture usually reflects personality and interests. Whenever I see someone having a relatively hostile-looking pic, I'm more cautious when approaching them. I tend to imagine them by how their profile picture looks, as it is supposed to represent the user after all. Well, that at least makes the first impression and gives hints, the rest is up to their behavior obviously.

[AveryGamerDude 4,640]

I usually don't. But I usually assume anyone outside of Facebook, Reddit, online forums, Tumblr, Twitter, or 8Chan is alt-right.

[Thuja 3,659]

I try not to but sometimes I can't help it.

[Tao 7,699]

Not really!   I mean you never know who is behind the picture

[Passion 3,484]

30 minutes ago, Bas said:

*Stuff*

Completely wrong, at least in my case.

 

See, while I can easily see the point your post is making, I have never also stated any of my judgments are correct. In fact, I hate the term judgement nowadays, because the way it is being thrown around made it lose its heavy, original meaning. The one where judgments were made based on reliable data and after heavy consideration of all pros and cons of any situation/deed/thing/person. People tend to call opinions "judgments" nowadays, while these are clearly two different terms and ideas.

This solidifies my stance on this term

 

But now to actually stray from the path of trying to prove something, I make assumptions and observations based on avatars, simply because I like thinking I am not speaking with air and that the one who receives my words is not just an empty shell of a human. I need to give people some substance. I am allowed to believe that a person has choosen an avatar for a reason, like assuming that Bas here enjoys Pokemon. I certainly do not judge him by that. But the whole process is contextual. IF, just IF he was for example sporting an avatar, I don't know, f.e. glorifying Stalinism or any other similar regimes of horrible reputation, world-wide hated and considered as banned for good reason, I would then form and express a judgment that he's a despicable human being for openly supporting such ideologies. (Note: this serves just as an example and by no way does it reflect my actual thoughts on Bas)

[O-78 28,606]

To be honest, it's kind of hard not to. I mean, a person's avatar is supposed to represent them, after all.

[DixonTheAdversary 1,632]

Sometimes, not often though. If it is rule 34 or something along those lines, then I judge.

[lua 106]

Sometimes, I think that what they post and make matters more but if someone has a profile picture its probably what their into or something, idk.

[Monsoon 1,662]

I often make presumption based on their pics as to what their personality is like sometimes I'm correct other times I'm wrong 

[Cash In 22,291]

I don't judge people based on their avatar, though it gives me better insight towards what their interests may be.

[Olly 1,011]

People instinctively want to attach a 'face' to the person they're talking to, so their avatar becomes them in a kind of way.  But being that I'm so aware of this myself, my focus is more on what the person is saying, though I still subconsciously attach meaning to their avatar like anyone would.  

[Dreambiscuit 9,691]

An avatar may not reveal everything about the person it represents, after all it's just one tiny picture. But a picture can be worth a thousand words, and those words usually describe a general sense of style, humor, disposition and personal interest. A person isn't going to choose an avatar that has nothing to do with their personality, so I think little tantalizing hints are often there to be found. 

[TheRockARooster 51,034]

Sometimes yes and sometimes no.

[Oblivion 20,266]

I mean, if an avatars adorable I usually view that person as an adorable person! 

[Bastian 13,319]

I did but I learned that their avatar doesn't necessarily has to say anything about somebody.

[Clawdeen 12,191]

I don’t really judge them. It’s more like it gives me an idea of what they like.