Plastic Surgery

Vorpy

The logic behind wanting to change your body for cosmetic reasons confuses me. Most of the time it looks uncanney and alien-like, and it goes wrong very quickly.

Gelzo

There are some cases where it's more reasonable. Like, for burn victims.

But sweet mother of piss, those pictures are horrifying.

Bob

randomtropeloser

Believe it or not, that woman actually used to be beautiful before paying a fortune to have them ruin her face.  It's sad, really.

Bob

Yeah, Carrot Top used to be a total babe.

randomtropeloser

I was talking about the first woman, but whatever.  Is it wrong that I've seriously considered getting plastic surgery done on myself?  I think I could really use it if I didn't go overboard.

Vorpy

Well yeah, getting surgery where most people wouldn't see it (breast augmentation/surgery) but the whole face thing, where people try getting thicker cheekbones or a longer face or inject stuff into it in order to get more places to change direction is kind of ugh.

randomtropeloser

It's not like i'd have them construct me a new face or anything like what was pictured above., that would be kind of gross.  I've just been considering something to help improve my skin's texture, and maybe eyelid reduction surgey, if they have it.  I'd love to make my eyes look larger.  I partially agree though, one can't help but wonder what some people are thinking.

Vorpy

Well, they can do what they want with their money. And we can mock them when they are ugly.

randomtropeloser

That would kind of make me feel guilty.  I mean, I know they brought it upon themselves and all, but it seems like looking like that is punishment enough. 

Vorpy

Punishment? No, it's a risk.

Risk =/= Consequence.

Gelzo

I don't think one's appearance is very important. On the other hand, I can still be a bit picky when it comes to a woman's looks, and there are quite a few advantages to being attractive, so maybe my take is rather unfounded.

randomtropeloser

^^ I see.  Well, seeing teir deformed, animatron-like faces in the mirror should be consequnce enough without people mocking them for it.  (The hypocrisy there is on purpose, by the way)

^ Everybody is attracted to different things and whatnot.

Vorpy

Ugh, not a consequence. That's something that is enforced by Law.

Risk is something enforced by the result of actions, based on success or failure.

randomtropeloser

Am I making you weary, Vorpy?  And yeah, that' what I meant.  I have a habit of treating fate like some sort of sentient/legal entity, which is why I apply arbitrary concepts like "enough" to situations where it shouldn't exist.  Obviously it isn't possible for someone to lose enough for taking a certain risk, I suppose the real question is when it's okay to call someone a dumbass for destroying their face and when we should pity them for being hideously deformed.

Like I sadi before, that woman in the picture above?  She didn't get all that surgery as some frivolous thing, she got it because her husband gave her an inadequacy complex by cheating on her.  In this case, I'd say the person in question has earned our pity.