What is an elegant woman? An elegant woman is a woman who despises you and who has no hair under her arms.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Dali defines an elegant woman through a specific, somewhat absurd set of criteria involving disdain and physical grooming.
- In plain terms
- He says an elegant woman is one who looks down on you and shaves her armpits.
- What can you take from it?
- Definitions of elegance are often subjective and tied to specific cultural quirks.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What defines elegance for you?
- How much does disdain play into status?
Another view
The definition is narrow and potentially offensive to many readers.
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