Superficiality

I have, for many years, been strongly of the the "Function Over Form" belief structure. Recently I have encountered several who are of the opposite, those whom we might call superficial. Now, at first this was somewhat amusing. For instance, I once commented that when I became a professor (knock on wood) I would go to lecture with bed hair, and whatever clothing I could find. Normally, I would expect a response to such a statement to consist of some saying that this is a bad idea because of my professional image, or that it is rude, or something to that extent, which I would discount, but understand nevertheless. Recently, however, I get this insane response, wherein the person was almost sickened by my saying this, as though I had suggested killing someone and wearing their intestines as a wig. I mean come on, this is bad hair we are talking about, not "The Thing from the Bog", give me a freakin' break!

At another time, when I was on a bus which is generally filled with people whom might be considered to be economically challenged, one of these superficial types, starts yammering on about how it is such a shame that they now make a fake (insert designer handbag name here), and how those used to be a sign of distinction, but now that "poor people" can buy them, they are not worth having. What?! Do people actually say these things out loud? Fortunately, there were no physcos on the bus, otherwise we may have been less one superficial jackass.