Lying in the fart-sack*,

Writer Naomi Wolf in her book the The Beauty Myth, quotes Oscar Wilde as describing second class as "that which
constantly decreases in value."

"Of course men don't age any better physically," says Wolf, "they age better only in terms of social status.

"We misperceive in this way since our eyes are trained to see time as a flaw on women's faces where it is a mark of
character on men's. If men's main function were decorative and male adolescence were seen as the peak of male value, a
'distinguished' middle-aged man would look shockingly flawed," she says.