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| The Swan |
| 04.27.04 (10:25 am) [edit] |
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I needed to tape something last night to test a video tape. There wasn't anything on, so I flipped to The Swan. I watched the whole episode. What a tasteless show. I can't believe people think up such things. Each week, there are two contestants featured. Both have gone through 3 months of drastic change including extensive costmetic surgery, counseling, and a new fitness regime. At the end of the episode, one is selected for the pageant (I assume it's a beauty pageant), which is the finale of the show. So each swan has felt horribly ugly (oustide and inside), gets a whole new face and body and then competes in a pageant. That is just twisted. People think Michael Jackson is a freak for all the plastic surgery he's had done to himself. How is that different from these women? They all think their lives would be so much better as a beautiful woman. They have no say in the final product; their final look is chosen by a panel of "experts." When then final results of the women are unveiled on the show, it's also the first time they've seen themselves in 3 months. What usually happens is that the curtains are raised from the mirror, and they're all "oh my gosh; I look beautiful." I just can't imagine feeling so bad about one's looks that life is horrible. I thought these women looked fine before the surgery. It sounded like one woman got the surgery done to keep her husband. He cheated on her, and she didn't want to leave him because she was afraid no one else would love her. The other one was a 27 year old who felt like she was an awkward 16 year old still. I dunno...I guess there's always room for improvement, but accepting with what you're given is a start. I guess I just don't understand. |
posted by: lynne (reply)
post date: 04.27.04 (12:52 pm)
I understand it. People treat physically attractive people differently than less attractive people. It is done on almost an unconscious level. I think that this has been getting worse in recent years too. Personally, my way of dealing with that part of our culture has been to reject it and to focus on other aspects of me. But, I really can understand why someone might want to embrace it too. I havent watched The Swan but from what I have heard, it would probably creep me out. Especially the beauty pagent at the end.
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