Another Lesson in Judgement

Being on the receiving end of a lot of biased judgments, I really cannot stress enough the overly used cliche of "don't judge a book by its cover." My friend Pat just recently retaught me that lesson and I figured it would be a fun exercise for the rest of the readers as well. Now just the other night, I was talking to Pat via AIM when he mentioned a particular singer. I'd never heard of this singer before so I started asking about him. Trent Tomlinson sounded interesting right off the bat mostly because I like the name Trent since it's unusual. Pat then decided to do me a favor and found a picture of Tomlinson for me... And I was not disappointed by what I saw...



Now my first reaction went something along the lines of "Hello hot goth/biker boy!" But right in the middle of my punk-rock-celebrity wedding fantasies, Pat decided to drop the bad news on me... Tomlinson is a country singer. Now anyone who knows me at all has heard of my utter hatred for country music. Well, the idea of someone who looks so much like a punk biker singing country was so at odds with my mental ideals that I chose to not believe him. He then decided to break my little black heart and showed me a music video of one of Tomlinson's songs...



I was very thoroughly crushed to say the least. But it gave me an excellent opportunity to once again remind not only abovegrounders but also undergrounders to never judge someone based solely on how they look. And this is also a good opportunity to teach the lesson of "Don't change who you are just to please others." Is Trent absolutely gorgeous? Why, yes he is completely AND absolutely gorgeous... But I still can't stand country... Sorry, Trent, it's not going to work.