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04/19/2008: "Children's book on cosmetic surgery - sick"
A new picture book about plastic surgery aims to explain why mom is getting a flatter tummy and a 'prettier' nose.
[ This just further entrenches the idea that cosmetic surgery is a necessity. Why is this so much more acceptable than eugenics, which makes people beautiful and smart painlessly? Plenty of reasons from lack of profiteering to fear of a preference for nordic features - I know. ]
http://www.newsweek.com/id/132240