The Social Network's depiction of Harvard president Larry Summers' interaction with the lawsuit-happy twins Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss may have been right on. Summers talked about the twins at Fortune’s Brainstorm Tech conference on Wednesday, saying, "One of the things you learn as a college president is that if an undergraduate is wearing a tie and jacket on Thursday afternoon at three o'clock, there are two possibilities. One is that they're looking for a job and have an interview; the other is that they are an asshole. This was the latter case.”
But do midday suits an undergraduate asshole make? Not according to them. In an open letter to Harvard's current president via The Wall Street Journal, the Winklevii responded to Summers' fashion-turned-character criticism. "It is deeply disturbing that a professor of this university openly admits to making character judgments of students based on their appearance... Every student should feel free to bring issues forward [and] dress how they see fit... Ironically, our choice of attire that day was made out of respect and deference to the office of the president." See the Winklevoss’ style through the years and decide: Assholes or respectful young men?
