Plastic Surgery: a generational divide?

[roseembolism]

I was surprised when I mentioned My Beautiful Mommy on rpg.net, mainly because of the reaction.  The vast majority of people there had no real problems with the book, and were either enthusiastic about the idea of plastic surgery for themselves, or were annoyed that people cared about what other people did to themselves.  

It's weird; I'm feeling like there's a generational gap in attitudes toward plastic surgery, with the younger generation being much more accepting of using drastic methods to seriously mold one's appearance on a large scale. They frame it in terms of individuality, and compare it to dying one's hair.  the actual risks are handwaved away.

 It leads me to think that now body image issues are so integrated that they are seen not as a problem, but as a normal lifestyle element..  In other words, if the dresses in the store don't fit you, it's not the fault of the designer, you need to shape yourself because YOU are wrong.

I honestly feel like I've wandered into the world of Logan's Run.

Comments

[devonapple.livejournal.com]

I am just as puzzled as you are. That level of deep-seated body shame is a scary place . Then again, wouldn't my eagerness for a computer implant seem just as bizarre?

[roseembolism.livejournal.com]

No, because that would be part of your plan to take over the world- keep your priorities straight!

And I've always thought computer implants would be pretty innocuous looking. Unless it involves a huge Borglike head assembly.

[mithriltabby]

Current implants are pretty subtle, but the upgrades are just a tad risky. I’m looking forward to some of the brainwave-scanning headsets for video game systems.

[roseembolism.livejournal.com]

I'm holding out for full VR immersion.

I love that icon, BTW.

[mithriltabby]

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