Grateful Heart
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I honestly can't quite wrap my brain around the fact that *anyone* would give a ****. I realize that there are people out there that do, but I honestly feel a bit sorry for them. It's kinda sad that some people actually care what fabric other people have draped over their bodies. No offense intended toward anyone, but I seriously do find it sad.
I'm no fashion expert. Nor am I a cultural anthropologist. But it's pretty plain to anyone who takes more than a moment or two to examine any culture that 'fashion' and 'beauty' are integral to human civilization now, and have been for all of mankind's known history.
In fact, there's a pretty definitive correlation between the advancement of ancient humans' language skills and our 'fashion' sense:
Cro-Magnon ManGreater linguistic competence and cultural sophistication are often suggested as characteristics tilting the competitive balance in favor of upper Paleolithic groups. Finely crafted stone and bone tools, shell and ivory jewelry, and polychrome paintings found on cave walls all testify to the cultural advancement of Cro-Magnon man.
Of course, some Cro-Magnon's may have scoffed at the fine shell and bone jewelry sported by other Cro-Magnon's. But it was, arguably, those Cro-Magnon's who cared about such trivial things who kept society moving ahead...