Our Looks Matter?

We go to the extreme to look good when all that matters is how we behave, what we can contribute to society and being role models. We lose focus and waste so much time bothering about what others think and approve of us.
It is a fact we live in a racist world, but the person who notices the color or the accent using racist remarks is the one with the problem. If we can overcome what people think about our looks then we can overcome it all.
Do our looks still matter?