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justinelavaworm discussed a panel she and matociquala, among others, participated in during which discussions of class were attempted/danced around/not quite followed through on. Then I saw this line in today's entry in Jane Espenson's blog:
You know how, in this country, the most visible, and most reliable, indicator of a person's social class is the condition of their teeth?
and I started thinking about outward indications of social class.
Not sure about teeth. A former manager, who came from upper-middle PacNorWet money, had one of the worst sets of choppers I had ever seen. But then, he had a casual attitude about a lot of things, including money. In a way, this casualness typed him as surely as Jane's perfect teeth.
Hands are supposed to be another indicator--their condition and the style of manicure. Shoes. Hair style. Weight.
I don't have time to go into this now, and I'm not sure what I'd say if I did except that I find it all pretty interesting.
justinelavaworm discussed a panel she and matociquala, among others, participated in during which discussions of class were attempted/danced around/not quite followed through on. Then I saw this line in today's entry in Jane Espenson's blog:You know how, in this country, the most visible, and most reliable, indicator of a person's social class is the condition of their teeth?
and I started thinking about outward indications of social class.
Not sure about teeth. A former manager, who came from upper-middle PacNorWet money, had one of the worst sets of choppers I had ever seen. But then, he had a casual attitude about a lot of things, including money. In a way, this casualness typed him as surely as Jane's perfect teeth.
Hands are supposed to be another indicator--their condition and the style of manicure. Shoes. Hair style. Weight.
I don't have time to go into this now, and I'm not sure what I'd say if I did except that I find it all pretty interesting.
