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Prosthetic Beauty
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Written by Danielle Bradley, Op-Ed Editor
Obsession is what drives American society. People obsess over material beauty: luxurious homes and cars, clothing, celebrities, how much something costs, and more extremely, beauty. Annually, Americans spend hundreds of millions of dollars on “get skinny quick” remedies, “miracle” anti-ageing cream, and thousands of other products that are nothing but a scam. Prosthetic beauty has been sweeping America, and needs to come to a halt.
We all know the basic beauty fixes that are done in homes all over the county, but plastic surgery is one extreme that has become too expected in society. Liposuction, nose jobs, and implants are among the more common procedures done, and here in Boca just embarking on a quick trip around town is like taking a class on cosmetic surgery. “Getting work done” should be doing something productive and worthwhile, as opposed to the way it’s used today. Whatever happened to just applying makeup? It used to only be about enhancing your beauty, but now it’s all about creating it.
“Only in America…” can you see fourteen year old girls with nose jobs, mom stopping to get some quick Botox before picking up their sons from soccer practice, and fathers frequently writing checks out to their monthly membership in The Hair Club. Rogaine anyone? Are we really that shallow? America needs to grasp reality and realize that, in the end, beauty is more than skin deep.
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