Not for tots. ?áReminds me of the heavy satire of Swift's A Modest Proposal and Orwell's Animal Farm. ?áUnfortunately du Bois's illustrations emphasize what could be misinterpreted as racism. ?áAnd though most of the decrees are exaggerated, references are made to binding women's feet and to modern abstract art, so we see that Singer's views are confusing issues a bit, at least to the overly PC folk who timidly avoid saying anything that might offend anyone.

Token comments refer to the fact that people can be both ugly and gracious, but overall the message is that beauty = goodness = wisdom, and that is the message most readers will get. ?áToo bad. ?áThere is potential in the idea here. ( )