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Joanne's avatar

“everyone here at least, on this particular mailing list — has felt robbed of beauty and subsequently obsessed with attaining it.“— 🤯🤯🤯

This article would have saved me many copays to a therapist.

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River Selby (they/them)'s avatar

This made me so sad when I read it. I also thought of all the trans kids who are now in danger of not having access to gender-affirming care, and how easy it is for straight, cis people to get surgeries like this. How flippant many parents are about it, how flippant our culture is about it. It also makes me think of Jennifer Grey, they actress from Dirty Dancing, who got a nose job after that role and totally changed her face. Our culture (and all cultures) is so aggressive towards any "look" that's outside the "norm" and the norm continues to be oppressively rigid. To say it bums me out is an extreme understatement.

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