Nothing says “Hi, I’m ugly” quite like a profile pic from high school. Or a profile pic of an animal, maybe one’s dog or cat. Or of a sunset or of some strange, far eastern symbol or a cartoon character. It’s true that Facebook is not the meat market MySpace is (or was) but the fact is people are there to meet other people. Naturally, there are people on Facebook not interested in “hooking up.” They may be more inventive or eclectic in terms of their profile pictures as a result. But the ones that are there looking for the warmth of human touch had best not show a face to the world that’s faceless. Sorry. A person’s favorite tree or pet donkey are no substitute for the person themself, if you’ll pardon the use of the term “donkey.” When we fail to to let people see us physically we’re screaming from the highest rooftop “I don’t like the way I look so be warned.” Does that mean 300 pounds, buck teeth, honkin’ nose? What does it mean? Might as well find the nicest picture you have of yourself and slap it up there. Trust me. It’s way better than the picture of that mouse in a sombrero that you thought was a hilarious.
