-- MiaWhite - 20 Mar 2008 thinking about consumption and marriage: Ed's thread: I've seen this on Craigslist... not even sure where to begin. Problematic post. Problematic response. Is it worth critiquing both posts individually or do they speak to something larger at hand? are they representative of the norm? or do they simply embody a stereotype?

hmm....gold diggers. trade. marriage as contract. unconscionable contracts. equal bargaining terms. the oversimplification of beauty-money exchange. conspicous consumption. what's the difference between the whore-diamond rating scale and the "sell" that's put out onto this post? harkens back to selling and swindling... need to reread that i guess.

what is the "trophy wife" - goes back to Veblen. what does it mean? -