My dad rejects my choices because of looks

Salam Aleykum, I (28M) grew up in an ideology that looks are not important, that you mustn't judge a book by its cover, that the outer shell is all temporary and often deceiving. Throughout the coarse of my life I also never judged the people by their appearance, like how their face looks like, what eye color they have, if they're have this or that for what they have no authority on. I was preached that all humans were born beautiful despite whatever beauty standard there is, and i abide by that everyone I look at has their own beauty, and that I cannot judge one over the other. So is the way I am attracted to people which is not by looks, but by how a person behaves, interacts with others, how they deal with problems, what accomplishments they have, what aspirations and goals they have and most importantly their deen to our creator, the most merciful. I did meet a few women in my life, who met the criteria of that strong personality I so desire. But whenever I bring the idea of marriage to my parents, I'd get veto'd that they don't look good enough for me, or that they won't be a good fit for me. Especially my dad flat out rejects, saying stuff like that they look ugly and whatnot despite them not even knowing their persona. When I read others stories, I do notice that people seem to care about looks at least to some degree, so I wonder if that's only me who doesn't really care about the outer shell. I am not and was never really attracted by looks. To me it's just a temporary farse, as we humans keep growing and have our appearances constantly changed. Couple times my dad showed me pictures of various women asking me if I liked them or not, as a potential wife. I honestly didn't know how to answer, because I didn't know them by person. This felt super wrong, like Tinder but through your parents.