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We have to stop judging women based on “shallow,” fantastic “ideals,” says the reader
I welcome the government repression of the “cosmetic cowboys” that are doing unauthorized procedures such as “Brazilian lifts” or offering botox and fillers, often in unsafe conditions (Metro, Thu).
Hopefully this will extend to surgeons operating in Britons abroad – some of whom have ended up dead. Of course this is the symptom of a broader problem – that people feel the need for these surgeries at all.
Restricting access to them should make them less normalized, which will help.
But we have to face the fact that tens of thousands of people are so unhappy with their bodies.
This is a condemnation indictment of modern society and the evidence that we have a long way to stop people to judge people by their appearance, especially women, because – let us admit – it is mainly for women to take these procedures.
They are women who feel so insecure that they are willing to risk life and the end to get closer to a fantastic “ideal”. We still judge women on the basis of this shallow, predictable natural ideal. He is sexist, he is disgusting and kills people. Ryan Cooper, London
“It’s the society to change, not you.” Reader comments about Brazil’s lifting procedures
These processes will not make you look “better” – whatever it means – and it won’t make you feel better.
The desire to do this comes from insecurity for your body, pushed by huge amounts of rooted and internalized sexism in society. You need self-acceptance, not bigger lips.
The feelings of anyone for your body are just as important as yours and you will be less interested in you as you get older – it’s one of the best things to get older.
Any procedure has risks. The existence of abnormal rubbish in your body is unhealthy and potentially dangerous, even if it is done by a qualified professional.
It is the society to change, not you. If someone tells you differently, then it’s a git. And you should not waste your time taking care of gits. Eleni Sau, Liverpool
A solar panel terrorism?
Molly Neville (Metrotalk, Mon) believes that Ed Miliband’s proposal that new homes should be equipped with solar panels is the precursor to building solar farms in all agricultural land.
This is the same kind of thought that suggests that speed limits lead to the ban on private cars, low -traffic neighborhoods limit the people’s movement in their immediate area, and the vaccinated is a plot to get us involved with surveillance devices.
These are the modern equivalents with the belief that when we sneeze, we are vulnerable to the evil spirits that enter our bodies and are driven by the same factors – irrational fear and ignorance. Martin, London
Will the Rights Account make a difference?
Further to Rushanara Ali, he must resign as Homeless Labor Minister after hiking the rent in East London (Metro, FRI).
If there are other tenants who had sharp rental increases as I have, it would seem that Mrs Ali is not alone. The first grade courts, which are dealing with the allegations of unjust rentals, allow owners to impose huge huge rental increases.
Where I live, most owners appear to be companies and therefore expect large profits, which these courts seem willing to allow.
I doubt that the government’s rights bill will make any difference. Edmund Hill, Brighton
“219 million of unpaid NHS accounts”, the reader says we must “ask countries to pay NHS bills or stop foreign help”
Chancellor Rachel Reeves says he is considering importing VAT into private health care. The government should give tax relief to private health care, thereby reducing the pressure on NHS. Another weight on NHS is health tourism. Visitors from 155 countries have increased £ 219 million unpaid NHS accounts. We need to ask these countries to pay citizens pending bills or stop their external assistance. Clark Cross, Linlithgow
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