It's not actually a complement though. They're basically saying "I value your presence here because of your appearance, not because of your ideas". Let's give

It's not actually a complement though. They're basically saying "I value your presence here because of your appearance, not because of your ideas". Let's give another example of a complement that really isn't: "Wow, it's nice to see some black people at this event for once". It's a positive statement, sure, but it's not an appropriate comment to make. Can you understand how this belittles people?