Comments on: Miss California: The Boobs Are on the Job

By: emma

emma — Fri, 08 May 2009 00:55:03 +0000

One more reason I wish I was still on vacation. This hulabaloo hasn’t reached across the pond yet, and I couldn’t be happier for that. I wish women would just start loving themselves for themselves and that the communities in which they find themselves would support that. I think Sahara is optimistic.

By: Invisible G.

Invisible G. — Tue, 05 May 2009 19:21:05 +0000

What constantly disturbs me are the health risks. I refuse to put a substance in my body that’s used to sanitize my contact lenses.

The plastic surgery industry outright lies about the long term damage implants can cause. Obviously, buyer beware– yet if someone is desperate — “truth” is a wobbly tightrope.

It’s the equivalent to drinking motor oil. If it wasn’t part of the original design, uh, maybe it don’t belong there!

By: PsycheDiver

PsycheDiver — Tue, 05 May 2009 17:57:17 +0000

I have to agree that the politics and ethics of this event are horrible and do nothing but give people the wrong idea, but I don't think body-modding in and of itself is a negative thing. If someone isn't happy with their appearance, I think they have every right to change it with the tools and services at their disposal. Is there such a thing as perfect? No. is the search for it in this fashion healthy? No. Those people need help and perspective. Just my 2 cents. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. PsycheDiver’s last blog post..Drowning in Lust

By: Holly Page

Holly Page — Tue, 05 May 2009 14:56:35 +0000

I think the analogy to performance enhancing drugs is an interesting one, specifically because the outrage over the use of them is a seemingly moral one. No one is really that upset that an athlete breaks records as a consequence of using drugs, just as no one is really upset that someone looks more "attractive" (um, no, I don't really mean that) after plastic surgery. When athletes are punished, the term "role model" is thrown around a lot. I wonder why the same isn't true in the case of models. Holly Page’s last blog post..A Heroes Guide to Sex Mistakes

By: Kat

Kat — Tue, 05 May 2009 06:13:17 +0000

I cannot figure this out either. I mean, it sends a mixed message of what is really important. I know people who have defended beauty pageants as it being more about the intellegence portion than it might appear to be.

Well…this seems to throw that perception right out the window, doesnt it?

Incidentally, I remember a photographer contacting me from my portfolio page. We met in person and the first thing he asked me was “Have you considered implants?”

I honestly didnt know what to say, especially given that my folio does not contain dramatically Photoshopped pictures. What part of What You See Is What You Get did he not understand?