Anais_98
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Thu Aug-09-07 03:34 AM
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Edited on Thu Aug-09-07 03:35 AM by Anais_98
I always find it amusing when a woman says she got breast implants, or some other surgery, for herself. Like she just woke up one day and said 'wow, I want to have a small stomach, big boobs, small thighs and no wrinkles,' and society had no influence on that decision whatsoever.
Face it, the reason why women are undergoing so much cosmetic surgery to get bigger boobs, a smaller body, blemish-free skin etc is because we are constantly bombarded with images of what a 'perfect' or a 'beautiful' woman looks like. We are made to feel unacceptable, ugly, inadquate or unwomanly if we do not look like that. The modern-day corset
Sorry, but no woman truly does it for herself
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| -Breast implants linked with suicide in study |
jefferson_dem |
Aug-08-07 10:44 PM |
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It's the lack of self-esteem that is the key factor here. |
amitten |
Aug-08-07 10:48 PM |
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bingo! n/t |
Veganistan |
Aug-08-07 10:51 PM |
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Obviously, we have correlation but not causation. |
jefferson_dem |
Aug-08-07 10:54 PM |
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yeah |
idgiehkt |
Aug-09-07 02:54 AM |
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Women who needed reconstruction after breast removal |
supernova |
Aug-09-07 09:58 AM |
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I wonder if the study differentiates between |
idgiehkt |
Aug-09-07 01:46 PM |
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I was just thinking I'd like |
supernova |
Aug-09-07 01:57 PM |
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I prefer my own heart valves thank you |
idgiehkt |
Aug-09-07 03:19 PM |
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Well, I don't want to either |
supernova |
Aug-09-07 04:15 PM |
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let's hope not |
idgiehkt |
Aug-09-07 04:24 PM |
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Implants are not necessarily a symptom of anything. |
Exiled in America |
Aug-09-07 10:00 AM |
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Thats exactly what I thought. n/t |
MiltonF |
Aug-08-07 10:58 PM |
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Makes sense to me. |
tabasco |
Aug-09-07 12:03 AM |
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It seems like a pretty major surgery to me. Also, I don't like the |
amitten |
Aug-09-07 01:25 AM |
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Yes, both things involve feelings of inadequacy. |
dorkulon |
Aug-09-07 01:27 AM |
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Good point |
last_texas_dem |
Aug-09-07 01:30 AM |
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I think it takes a lot of unhappiness to go under the knife, |
amitten |
Aug-09-07 01:36 AM |
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I had a nose job--three of them actually |
Horse with no Name |
Aug-09-07 03:55 AM |
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I'll bet they are! I don't think I would want my boobs to ever feel |
amitten |
Aug-09-07 12:34 PM |
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I considered it, for sinus and cosmetic reasons (NOSE job) |
48percenter |
Aug-09-07 12:50 PM |
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From experience I tell you |
Horse with no Name |
Aug-09-07 01:02 PM |
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I don't know, mine went fine... |
Javaman |
Aug-09-07 03:28 PM |
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Oh HELL no, I'm too old now |
48percenter |
Aug-10-07 09:36 AM |
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It's not a key factor in anything. 24 woman out of over 3,000 doesn't tell you a lot. |
Exiled in America |
Aug-09-07 09:59 AM |
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Percentage-wise, it's a whopping 0.00680464984. I can make the same case for |
blondeatlast |
Aug-09-07 10:13 AM |
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you'd have a point ... |
iverglas |
Aug-09-07 11:45 AM |
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You make the only point I was making with your own response. |
Exiled in America |
Aug-09-07 12:28 PM |
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I'm certain that you, as a male, know exactly the sort of mental |
amitten |
Aug-09-07 09:01 PM |
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yep |
havocmom |
Aug-09-07 01:09 PM |
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If this study is correct, |
gumby |
Aug-08-07 10:57 PM |
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What utter nonsense. I guess even now |
sfexpat2000 |
Aug-09-07 01:27 AM |
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I considered getting breast implants once |
Horse with no Name |
Aug-09-07 01:40 AM |
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True. |
amitten |
Aug-09-07 01:52 AM |
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very funny |
Anais_98 |
Aug-09-07 03:34 AM |
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Sorry, but you are wrong. |
Horse with no Name |
Aug-09-07 03:53 AM |
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not what I meant |
Anais_98 |
Aug-09-07 09:44 AM |
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Society "helps" determine what everyone does. We are social animals. |
mondo joe |
Aug-09-07 09:49 AM |
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Do you feel the same about tattoos and piercings? |
blondeatlast |
Aug-09-07 10:05 AM |
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of course |
Anais_98 |
Aug-09-07 10:17 AM |
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I've seen what I think are hypocritical posts where those who undergo cosmetic procedures are held |
blondeatlast |
Aug-09-07 11:02 AM |
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That was the crux, more or less, of my enlightenment. |
mondo joe |
Aug-09-07 12:04 PM |
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You don't see a significant difference between tiny holes in one's ears |
Katherine Brengle |
Aug-09-07 02:05 PM |
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I agree wholeheartedly. |
Katherine Brengle |
Aug-09-07 10:24 AM |
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Oh brother |
LostinVA |
Aug-09-07 12:59 PM |
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Several women in the family have had different kinds of |
sfexpat2000 |
Aug-09-07 11:35 AM |
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I'll explain again |
Anais_98 |
Aug-09-07 10:27 PM |
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Also somewhere in Sociology 101 is the fact that most behavior |
sfexpat2000 |
Aug-09-07 10:52 PM |
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Sloppy headlines make me mad. "Link" is not the same as "causation" of. |
WindRavenX |
Aug-09-07 03:08 AM |
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The Old "Ice Cream & Murder" Problem! |
ProfessorGAC |
Aug-09-07 09:46 AM |
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I know when I don't get my ice cream I feel like going on a murdering spree...nt |
Javaman |
Aug-09-07 03:43 PM |
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I doubt that it's the breast implants that directly cause the increased risk of suicide |
LeftishBrit |
Aug-09-07 05:49 AM |
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The Element of Fraudulence |
pippin |
Aug-09-07 06:27 AM |
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Maybe it was lack of sleep. If you're a stomach sleeper, how |
Vinca |
Aug-09-07 06:33 AM |
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That's an opinion I share, for sure. Fake isn't attractive to me, but that's just me. |
Exiled in America |
Aug-09-07 10:01 AM |
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K&R. |
BlueIris |
Aug-09-07 09:51 AM |
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24 of 3,527 -- so let's slap a sensational headline on it and sell papers! |
Exiled in America |
Aug-09-07 09:56 AM |
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A WHOPPING 0.00680464984% of fake booberies! Oh. My. God. STOP THE MADNESS! |
blondeatlast |
Aug-09-07 10:15 AM |
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It's 0.68%, not 0.0068%. |
athena |
Aug-09-07 01:03 PM |
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My suspicion is that... |
Katherine Brengle |
Aug-09-07 10:22 AM |
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It is impossible to be perfect |
gollygee |
Aug-09-07 11:50 AM |
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Correlation does not equal causation |
LostinVA |
Aug-09-07 11:51 AM |
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What if they're the kind of implants that talk to you when you're asleep and tell you to do evil? |
JVS |
Aug-09-07 11:53 AM |
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Hmmm.... kinda like "Rosemary's Baby's Breast Implants"? |
LostinVA |
Aug-09-07 12:11 PM |
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I Think That Goes Without Saying |
Crisco |
Aug-09-07 12:41 PM |
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Maybe because they |
BlackVelvet04 |
Aug-09-07 12:38 PM |
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OMG |
LostinVA |
Aug-09-07 12:47 PM |
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Well, it really is a hassle. |
BlackVelvet04 |
Aug-09-07 12:51 PM |
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Silicone leaking fucks with the mind |
48percenter |
Aug-09-07 12:48 PM |
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or...the implants do not "cause" suicide at all. |
WindRavenX |
Aug-09-07 01:07 PM |
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After a certain time the boobs remain perky while the rest of the body sags around them. |
Sapere aude |
Aug-09-07 02:06 PM |
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I knew a few women who had implants many years ago |
RebelOne |
Aug-09-07 02:00 PM |
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Plastic surgeons fuck with your mind. |
undeterred |
Aug-09-07 09:42 PM |
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waiting for the report on butt implants n/t |
frogcycle |
Aug-09-07 11:25 PM |
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waiting for the report on hammer toe correction n/t |
frogcycle |
Aug-09-07 11:27 PM |
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No surprise really |
fujiyama |
Aug-10-07 12:18 AM |
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