# EYES \[and character\] **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 8, 2011, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eyes-and-character/581184 "2011-05-08T19:47:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![koufax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/7ea924/32.png) [@koufax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/koufax)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2011, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eyes-and-character/581184/1 "2011-05-08T19:47:20Z")
Is the difference in the eyes of a person significant in any way such as revealing the true character of a person? Here are Paul McCartney, Jack Lord and Dodger owner Frank McCourt. Their right eyes look “normal” but their left eyes make them look sinister. > **[Paul McCartney Interview | Clash Magazine Music News, Reviews & Interviews](https://www.clashmusic.com/features/paul-mccartney-interview/)** > > Clash magazine editor, Simon Harper, recently interviewed former Beatle Sir Paul McCartney about the behind the scenes stories of some of their classic songs. [http://www.findingoutabout.com/2011/04/dodgers-owner-frank-mccourt-is-even-worse-than-you-think/](http://www.findingoutabout.com/2011/04/dodgers-owner-frank-mccourt-is-even-worse-than-you-think/) > **[Hawaii Five-O](https://fiftiesweb.com/tv/hawaii-five-o/)** > > Buy on DVD Complete First Season Complete Second Season Complete Third Season Complete Fourth Season Complete Fifth Season Complete Sixth Season Complete Seventh Season Complete Eighth Season Complete Ninth Season Complete Tenth Season Complete So is there a subtle right eye vs left eye (good vs evil) thing in all of us which is very noticeable in these three? ---
**Author:** ![Silophant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a698b9/32.png) [@Silophant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silophant)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2011, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eyes-and-character/581184/2 "2011-05-08T20:07:49Z")
No. People just aren’t perfectly symmetrical is all. [http://ll-319.ea.com/static/u/f/eaonline/eaw/portal/blogimages/2009/12/mother-teresa.jpg](http://ll-319.ea.com/static/u/f/eaonline/eaw/portal/blogimages/2009/12/mother-teresa.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2011, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eyes-and-character/581184/3 "2011-05-08T20:13:29Z")
Questions of good vs evil are probably better dealt with in IMHO than in GQ. I have also edited the title to better indicate the subject. Colibri General Questions Moderator ---
**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2011, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eyes-and-character/581184/4 "2011-05-08T21:41:55Z")
I might be going out on a limb here, but I don’t believe that Paul Macartney or Jack Lord are known for being faithful servants of Satan. ---
**Author:** ![classyladyhp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b5ac83/32.png) [@classyladyhp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/classyladyhp)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2011, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eyes-and-character/581184/5 "2011-05-08T21:54:01Z")
> [@koufax](#): > > Is the difference in the eyes of a person significant in any way such as revealing the true character of a person? > > Here are Paul McCartney, Jack Lord and Dodger owner Frank McCourt. > > Their right eyes look “normal” but their left eyes make them look sinister. > > [Paul McCartney Interview | Clash Magazine Music News, Reviews & Interviews](http://www.clashmusic.com/feature/paul-mccartney-interview) > > [http://www.findingoutabout.com/2011/04/dodgers-owner-frank-mccourt-is-even-worse-than-you-think/](http://www.findingoutabout.com/2011/04/dodgers-owner-frank-mccourt-is-even-worse-than-you-think/) > > [http://www.fiftiesweb.com/tv/hawaii-five-o.htm](http://www.fiftiesweb.com/tv/hawaii-five-o.htm) > > So is there a subtle right eye vs left eye (good vs evil) thing in all of us which is very noticeable in these three? It doesn’t make them look sinister. They all have a droopy eye. So what? ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2011, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eyes-and-character/581184/6 "2011-05-08T22:20:54Z")
I also have a droopy eyelid (ptosis). In fact one of my eyes is nearsighted and the other is farsighted; and they each have a differently angled astigmatism. Actually, there is no part of my body that is symmetrical. Even my fingers are different lengths in each hand. And yes, half of me is the spawn of Satan. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Lovely\_Margo\_Lane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/34f0e0/32.png) [@The\_Lovely\_Margo\_Lane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Lovely_Margo_Lane)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2011, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eyes-and-character/581184/7 "2011-05-08T22:48:40Z")
I question the premise - I don’t think any of those men look ‘sinister’ when I cover their right sides up on my monitor. Sure they look different, with droopier eyes. And the contrast with the ‘bright eyed’ side is striking. But even if they all had two droopier eyes they’d just look like people. Perhaps slightly less attractive or engaging people, but not sinister or ‘evil’ ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2011, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eyes-and-character/581184/8 "2011-05-09T04:54:27Z")
I’m not sure about making people look more sinister, but asymmetry in faces is usually considered unattractive (symmetry implying health, I suppose). ---
**Author:** ![Jenaroph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e8c25b/32.png) [@Jenaroph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jenaroph)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2011, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eyes-and-character/581184/9 "2011-05-09T15:32:38Z")
> [@koufax](#): > > Their right eyes look “normal” but their\*\* left\*\* eyes make them look **sinister**. I see what you did there.