> On 17/09/2011 20:14, Fred Bauder wrote: >> A lot of this surgery is cosmetic surgery, thus it is a matter of >> taste, >> not a matter of dysfunction or normality. And, usually, is quite >> private >> and nobody's business. > > From an average citizen's point of view, certainly. From a parent's, > educator's or non cosmetic doctor point of view, I doubt so. > > As I said previously, I am not a doctor, but I am regularly employed as > a geek placing photos on the local medical faculty's website. I > understand most people will be shocked by a sense of decency vs > obscenity here, but for me I almost sigh with relief by seeing something > perfectly healthy. And although I am not a doctor I am not sure this > kind of labia should be shown as something in need of surgery. > > Now about teenage girls with normal organs who demand surgery as their > free personal choice, I know it creates quite a lot of trouble in > families, with sometimes a huge loss of money for average income > parents, or severe behaviour problems for the girl who doesn't get her > surgery. > > I also believe that the quest for a "perfectly" formatted body is part > of the objectification of women. > > And last, for the cognitive or educational aspect, it should be > emphasized that non top model or non porn actress bodies are normal. > > Arnaud
As is the plastic surgery craze. Fred _______________________________________________ Gendergap mailing list Gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap
