I came across this post by Liz Spikol of PW fame. As an avid fan of Philly columnist Spikol , I was disappointed the post had already closed for comments. It spoke of the rumor that Sarah Palin wore fake glasses.
Liz writes: I take this accusation quite seriously. As a woman who wears real glasses, I can tell you it takes energy and determination to live life with glass/plastic essentially glued to one’s face almost 18 hours a day. Faking it? That happens very rarely. To go to Anthropologie, buy a cute pair to match with your outfit, and wear them for a day? Fun! But to go through life with the same pair, day in and day out, clear glass? No way.
I was surprised nobody mentioned the fact that Indian/Pakistani/Desi parents make their female offspring wear glasses all the time to prevent the evil eye (read horny boys) from crossing their darlings’ beautiful faces. My mom often spoke of her classmates, whose beauty inspired their parents to fit them with psudeo-glasses that kept men on the street from harassing them. In fact, when I first got contacts, my parents were horrified and tried desperately to make me cover up my face. Apparently, they believed like Dorothy Parker that “Men don’t make passes at girls that wear glasses.”
Sorry Ms. Parker, try again.