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Posted by Nettrice, Fri Mar-18-05 11:01 AM
>I don't see the correlation btwn..Rich women paying vast
>amounts to fuck up their bodies with sexism.....Again...We
>can't look into mainstream media to help our women...

Foot binding, a form of ancient elective cosmetic surgery, was made necessary in order to obtain status is a male-contolled world. Today, the attitudes and social practices based on gender and which tend to work to the detriment of women are far more subtle. These women are not getting surgery for the hell of it. Many of them are trying to meet certain standards set by male-controlled industries. They know these expectations exist and are willing to do most anything to meet them.