1. Drastic Plastic - The Rise of Cosmetic Surgical culture
- 'Narcissistic obsession'.
- 'One of excess, fear, disposability anxieties and melancholia'.
- 'Beauty business' - cosmetic surgery in US, worth $15 - $20 billion a year.
- Culture - concerned with sex.
- Mentions Kathy Davis' books - decisions. 'Drawing on feminist and sociological notions of power'. 'Thesis of cosmetic surgery as pure (patriarchal) oppression...'
- 'Pro-choice'.
2. Celebrity obsession: fame, fortune and faking it
- 'Personal identity comes under the spotlight and open to revision'.
- 'Globalisation of media looms large'.
- 'Celebrate a culture of in-authenticity'.
- Role models - Identity.
- 'Celebrity, I am suggesting, is becoming increasingly synonymous with self-reinvention' - 'artificial beauty' - becomes the norm, idea of 'perfect' - fashions/trends.
3. Want - Now Consumerism: Immediate transformation, instant obsolescence
- Social Media - google, instagram, snapchat culture, impatience. Quick fixes.
- Beauty products - makeup.
- 'Women are beautiful to the extent that the project of anti-ageing and its marketed strategies are adopted and followed'.
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