The imperfections of women

I pick up the San Diego Reader and many of the pages are dominated by adds for plastic surgery. To me, they scream out, "Here's what's wrong with you! Let us fix it!"

Examples:
Have hair again: You look ugly without a full head of hair!
Laser hair removal: lip/chin -> you are hairy, both underarms -> you are hairy, brazilian -> why do you have hair down there?, basic bikini lines -> trim them!
Wrinkle treatments -> hag
Skin rejuvenation treatments: melanage for pigmentation -> because being a uniformly colored blank canvas is natural and good looking, skin toning & firming -> don't look old!
Latisse: who the fuck came up with the idea that having less lashes is a fucking medical condition? Oh right. The pharmaceutical industry. Like having a bush right above your eye is beautiful.
Here's one that comes out and just says it, "unsightly veins."
And my personal favorite: labiaplasty, vaginoplasty. What? Really? So whose idea of beauty of these body parts are we conforming to?
Unwanted body fat! Get your belly toned tucked & tightened! Brazilian butt lift, liposculpture, cellulite, loose skin, dental implants.
Breast augmentation is so pedestrian that it doesn't even jump out at me anymore.

Looking at all of that really makes my blood boil. Don't get me wrong, if someone really has a true need for a cosmetic procedure, the plastic surgeons have my full support. If my labia is so long/large that it's constantly draping out of my panties, ok, maybe, or maybe just don't wear underwear. I can't imagine what vaginoplasty does. I also can't imagine a man turning down sex because a woman's vagina or labia isn't pretty enough. I mean to me, a pretty vagina is a disease free one. The prettiest vagina (whatever that means) with warts is not not all that great.

Why do we want a butt that's not too big or small? Why do we need to lose 15 pounds, constantly? Why are we always searching for straight hair for girls with curly hair and curls for girls with straight hair? Why are we trying to be whiter when we have dark skin and tanner when we are white? Why do we want a profusion of hair on our lashes and head but wish death upon hair anywhere else? Why? So much criticism and unhappiness with what we have. Life happens. Take care of yourself and maybe we can look like Helen Mirren when we are older instead of Joan Rivers.

Just needed to get that off my chest.

And with that, I am so appreciative of Luis for always supporting me and telling me that he loves me no matter what I look like, even if I have sagging boobs and wrinkles. I would love to be a beautiful grandmother whose home smells like awesome food all the time.