Surgeons Should Not Look Like Surgeons

Surgeons Should Not Look Like Surgeons(medium.com)

2 points by tmamic 5 years ago | 2 comments

tomalpha 5 years ago |

I have similar feelings to this about commentators on TV news programmes. I don’t want beautiful presentation - sharp suit, immaculate makeup - I want someone who must be talented because they obviously didn’t get chosen for their good looks.

I’m an always wary of a ‘beautiful’ [0] person trying to convince me of something, whether on the news, in a commercial, or in business.

Give me the unkempt and awkward but knowledgeable.

The BBC used to be very good at this - especially with political commentators who clearly were struggling to remember to tuck their shirts in. Or didn’t quite fit into them...

Conversely I find US TV news almost impossible to watch. Everyone seems to be too good looking and bland, with fake emotion, bon homie, or outrage thrown in to mask it.

[0] perhaps better expressed as ‘someone who has put significant effort into their appearance‘

tmamic 5 years ago | |

I always feel as if Jimmy Fallon is insincere because of his laugh.

You could say that this is an advice that says "Judge people by their cover". If they look like the part, they might be better at looking the part than being the part.