I think judging based on the cover is fine when we're judging what the cover is clearly and intentionally trying to communicate to us about the book within. Th

I think judging based on the cover is fine when we're judging what the cover is clearly and intentionally trying to communicate to us about the book within. The pose, the unbuttoned shirt, the hair, those are all conscious choices to communicate a sleazeball personality that probably plays great with his friend/colleague network. If we were judging someone from a cultural context that's unfamiliar to us or based on irrelevant characteristics like race or gender that would be incorrect and likely biased. But in this case we're just clearly receiving the message he's trying to communicate with intentionality