Date: Thu, 15 May 2003 09:15:59 -0400
From: "Michael Walsh" <MJW at mail.press.jhu.edu>
To: <WSFAlist at keithlynch.net>
Subject: [WSFA] Re: botox and the affluent
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at keithlynch.net>

> kit at hers.com 05/15/03 09:06AM
>>ronkean at juno.com wrote:
>> As for botox users being tagged as more rich than sensible, and even
>> shallow and morally deficient, that is, whether or not it is fair, a
>> common gut reaction.  It is sometimes difficult for the rich to spend =
in
>> proportion to their means without appearing extravagant (perhaps there =
is
>> a relevant Oscar Wilde citation).  If a rich person spends more on
>> cosmetics than the average person, that might be taken as a sign of
>> vanity, and vanity, in turn, is associated with shallowness and moral
>> deficiency.
>
>However, judging someone according to his or her looks -- the book by
>its cover --

But we do judge a book by it's cover.

Otherwise all books would have black type on yellow covers.

mjw