Cosmetic surgery processes the bodies of woman-made women, who make up…

Naomi Wolf
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Cosmetic surgery processes the bodies of woman-made women, who make up the vast majority of its patient pool, into man-made women. ✨ Naomi Wolf (1990). The Beauty Myth, Vintage
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At least a third of a woman's life is marked with aging; about a third of her body is made of fat. Both symbols are being transformed into operable condition ✨ Naomi Wolf (1990). The Beauty Myth, Vin … ▶
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To live in a culture in which women are routinely naked where men aren't is to learn inequality in little ways all day long. ✨ Naomi Wolf (2013). The Beauty Myth: How Images of Beauty are Used Agains … ▶

Cosmetic surgery processes the bodies of woman-made women, who make up the vast majority of its patient pool, into man-made women. ✨ Naomi Wolf (1990). The Beauty Myth, Vintage

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