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I mentioned in our last class a new show on TV called "Bridalplasty". To me this program is synthetic in that it fundamentally bases the "perfect" wedding/marriage on the woman needing all the necessary plastic surgery work in order to be the "perfect" bride/wife. This is the type of culture that makes me wonder how people from other countries view the U.S./Americans. Having said that, I do not, by any means, think that all Americans view the idea of marriage or women through this lens, but I do think it says a significant amount about our culture.
I wonder if the women on this show choose to go on it themselves or if their fiancées encouraged them to do so. (the above woman is currently on the show and the list to her right is her "wish list") Obviously I would find something wrong if my future husband wanted me to compete for plastic surgeries in order for me to become the "perfect" bride, and I would also find something wrong if my future husband did not try to discouraged me to go on the show if it was initially my idea.
On one of the commercials for this show, the host says something like "you may still have a wedding, it just won't be perfect" as she called out the name of the bride that was kicked off the show. This astounds me that what would make a wedding perfect would be for the bride to have multiple plastic surgeries. What has the union of marriage become? Is it not a celebrated bond between two people who respect and love each other? Are we really being told that now the basis of marriage is on physical appearance and this is what determines the rest of our life with another person?
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