Plastic Backlash

I forgot to mention a lot of things in my last entry but the one that's really been bugging me is the telling people part. I had family and most friends covered for the most part but I just remembered about co-workers and friends who I basically never see anymore. I do consider some of my co-workers friends now and I have some of them on Instagram...and by some of the pictures I'll be posting they'll know something is up. Pretty sure I'm not gonna post my bandaged face hours after surgery but I probably will upload pictures of the before/after photos only available to view in person, hospital bracelet etc. This is freaking me out because society still has a very negative view of plastic surgery. My co-workers are good people, I know they probably won't treat me different or insult me but I still can't shake the uneasiness of it all. This also applies to friends and family.

The media can be blamed for this I guess? It's odd how the media sets these beauty standards but when a celebrity or public figure gets plastic surgery they will definitely be ridiculed for it. The only other time we commonly see plastic surgery represented in the media is on tv shows like Dr. Phil or some random TLC program exploiting people who are addicted. Celebrities get attacked for everything though, shouldn't it be easier for normal people? It's not



In my experience the attitude towards plastic surgery is almost always negative and I'm not sure why. Having a hard time explaining myself because it's such a non-issue to me.  Maybe because of the way we have been exposed to it via the previously mentioned outlets. I tend to see the word vanity thrown around quite a bit but I wonder if those people have a problem with buying new clothes, or losing weight /working out, getting their hair done, applying make-up etc.

Yeah, getting plastic surgery is more extreme but it's all being done for the same reason. ALSO I realize that not -everyone- who does the above mentioned things solely do it for vanity but the majority do so let's not. Losing and gaining weight + changing your hair will literally make you look like a completely different person but if someone goes under the knife it's different? Can someone explain this to me

Even in places like South Korea where plastic surgery is much more common it's still a somewhat taboo subject especially when you bring the media into it. Hoards of celebrities always deny getting work done and netizens are always ready to bash. Most fans are also always ready to pounce on someone who dares suggest their fave got work done. When it comes to everyday people getting work done they are much more accepting though, which makes it's representation in the media over there even more puzzling to me.

I had more to say but got distracted and now it's 7am. I need to be up for work soon help where is ThisIsNaturalPrivlege