Funny

Not really against younger people, we have 70 year old stars with these augmentations.

Boomer women are like this too tbqh

The real scary thing about those rings is that they can't actually be taken off. Wear them long enough, and the neck muscles atrophy to the point where you're incapable of holding up your own head. Take the rings off and your head flops over like a wet noodle.

I am not the person you responded to. I just wanted to say that I stopped and thought, "wow, that stuff probably DOESNT decompose, huh?" as I scrolled. Thoughts of misogyny or wondering how old the poster must have been never crossed my mind, so I was surprised to see some of these comments. I guess it's nice it's such a talking point.

Im glad you posted a detailed response on why you posted it either way, just in case anyone else was curious.

I don't think you're a misogynist, but I think the picture can certainly come off that way. Here are a few reasons why:

1. It's misrepresentative. Silicone lip implants are not common and obviously never that big. No woman has these; it's an exaggeration that has the effect of equating women with something ridiculous that doesn't exist. (The common injectable lip fillers are temporary and don't remain long after death.)

2. No one else gets to decide for someone else what makes any procedure -- and in this case breast augmentation -- valid vs fake. Breast cancer survivors, trans people, and other patients getting reconstruction to live happy full lives would rightfully have something to say if you are implying that part of them is fake.

We all alter our bodies in all kinds of ways, both temporary and permanent, in an attempt to look and feel better about ourselves.

3. The picture focuses only on depicting a woman, even though men get calf implants, veneers, nose jobs, chin implants, etc. The image isn't being fair or insightful, but it is ridiculing and criticizing women who are different in certain ways; these are ways that men are different too, making the message hypocritical.

I appreciate the respectful nature of the discussion and hope it continues.

So first off it targets women getting cosmetic surgery and not really men getting them, since societally one is more accepted than the other. (Hair transplant vs boob job). The societal pressure to look a certain ideal is much higher on women than on men, and the ridicule women receive for surgeries done is disproportionally higher. So simply hiding behind "I meant all people not just women" when you very explicitly made fun of a (fictional) woman getting cosmetic surgery is just retrofitting a defense.

Secondly, presenting it as a generational thing presents it as just that, not as a wealth inequality thing.

Thirdly, body modifications (tattoos, piercings and surgeries) should not be ridiculed or shamed. They are part of how someone chooses to present themselves to the world and everyone should be free to do that just how they want. It doesn't matter how misguided you think it might be, not your body not your say. This ties neatly into fighting the transphobic idea that "any surgery will look fake and trans women can always be 'clocked'".

I wrote more about the misogyny reinforced by "haha plastic surgery is for dumb bimbos" here: https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/comment/15796191

but I have yet to find another species that needs a variety of tens/hundreds of thousands of things to work out, to live a good life on this planet.

Then again, we are a bald ape (that almost died out) living outside their environment, needing clothes and housing to protect from the elements. Which then led to cities and agriculture. The rest is just convenience.

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