On the horrors of "cosmetic" surgery
Last weekend I was watching a videotape, not a DVD, and since I had to stop and rewind occasionally, I saw bits and pieces of a TV reality show. It had the general feel and look of a makeover show, those in which people (normally women) get an image change that involves shorter hair and more colourful clothes. But this one was about unusual cosmetic surgery. I was outraged and saddened, rather than culture-shocked, by what I saw.
Section One was about a young woman called Tiffany, who wanted to get her labia minora reduced. Yep. The labia minora and the clitoral hood: just about the second most sensitive bits of skin in a womans body after the clitoris. She thought they were too big. Let me say that again: a woman submitted voluntarily to have her genitalia mutilated, living in a free country and for aesthetic reasons. She was willing to pay for it and someone was willing to do the job. The butcher , I mean, the surgeon, said the area is kind of soft. KIND OF!?
Section Two did not belong in such a frivolous show. Lets see, this seemed to be a program about extreme cosmetic surgery, right? Would you say that breast augmentation belonged in a show like this? Not really, right? Section two was about a woman-to-man transsexual who wanted his breasts removed. He had something between the small, flabby breasts that fat men often have, and ordinary female breasts. The portrayal made me sad; I think its sad that some people are born with mismatched genders in their body and their brains. And it is also sad that this guy didnt like his body the way it was; having to choose between losing sensitivity and looks, I wouldnt t a knife anywhere near me (but then, I don't know how it feels to be born with the wrong sex). Still, I dont think he belonged in that show. People that dont want to have breasts should not be paraded like freaks.
And another thing: the surgeon never stopped saying This guy is a man to me and Im making his chest match that. Hes a guy, end of the question. But then, the shots of this **mans** chest were blurred, because you cant show **womens** nipples on TV. ¿En qué quedamos? Was he a man only as long as he didnt take off his shirt?
Section One was about a young woman called Tiffany, who wanted to get her labia minora reduced. Yep. The labia minora and the clitoral hood: just about the second most sensitive bits of skin in a womans body after the clitoris. She thought they were too big. Let me say that again: a woman submitted voluntarily to have her genitalia mutilated, living in a free country and for aesthetic reasons. She was willing to pay for it and someone was willing to do the job. The butcher , I mean, the surgeon, said the area is kind of soft. KIND OF!?
Section Two did not belong in such a frivolous show. Lets see, this seemed to be a program about extreme cosmetic surgery, right? Would you say that breast augmentation belonged in a show like this? Not really, right? Section two was about a woman-to-man transsexual who wanted his breasts removed. He had something between the small, flabby breasts that fat men often have, and ordinary female breasts. The portrayal made me sad; I think its sad that some people are born with mismatched genders in their body and their brains. And it is also sad that this guy didnt like his body the way it was; having to choose between losing sensitivity and looks, I wouldnt t a knife anywhere near me (but then, I don't know how it feels to be born with the wrong sex). Still, I dont think he belonged in that show. People that dont want to have breasts should not be paraded like freaks.
And another thing: the surgeon never stopped saying This guy is a man to me and Im making his chest match that. Hes a guy, end of the question. But then, the shots of this **mans** chest were blurred, because you cant show **womens** nipples on TV. ¿En qué quedamos? Was he a man only as long as he didnt take off his shirt?
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