"Good Genes and A Lot of Money"

Unraveling our Fonda fixation

Jane Fonda. I’m preoccupied with her at the moment. For many of us, she clearly exemplifies our conflicts about aesthetic choices as we age. Among the women I know, Fonda—unlike other cultural figures such as Kris Jenner—is fiercely defended for her decision to have multiple surgeries. Why? Likely because she represents a bright, vulnerable, emotionally…