Perfect Breasts: Aphrodite and Her Worshippers

May 12th, 2010

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Sophia Mercouri

The female human breasts are the source of both nourishment for newborn babies and much sexual longing. The cosmetic surgery industry has parlayed this biological and erotic obsession with female breasts into a multi-billion dollar industry where women are given the opportunity to remake their appearances through their breast size and shape. Men have swooned over Bo Derek’s breasts. Civilizations have worshipped Aphrodites the world over, from Greece to Africa, from Los Angeles to Madrid. (more…)

Nicole Kidman: Critique of a Porcelain Doll

April 29th, 2010

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Heather Hallie

Nicole Kidman has been taken over by space aliens. It appears that she really did fall victim to possession in “The Invasion” her universally-panned and underrated 2007 film co-starring Daniel Craig. In the film she plays a mother and psychologist trying to elude the pursuit of humans possessed by alien beings devoid of emotion. Her role as super-mom and super-achieving career woman are models based on the appearance of this enigmatic actress whose facial features and physique continue to morph into someone 20 years younger than her actual forty-something age. Her continued preference for cosmetic surgery speaks to the pressures facing women in the entertainment industry and the ubiquity of self-transformation by the surgeon’s scalpel. (more…)

The Embalmed Muse: The Slippery Slope of Cosmetic Surgery

April 28th, 2010

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Jason MacGill

In beauty as in movies we must understand the relationship between seduction and procreation. The female form is the seducer. The male can never be. Women alter their bodies, their hair, their nails, their fashion and any other variable in an effort to stay fresh, new, young and (more…)

The Philosophy of Breast Implants: An Introduction to Seduction

April 28th, 2010

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Calvin Valentine

Celebrity women from many walks of life choose to undergo breast augmentation surgery for the same reason: their power, their capital is their looks. With this reasoning, celebrity women believe that by getting breast implants, they will look more powerful, seductive, sexier, and younger. (more…)