The article PLASTIC SURGERY SPECIAL: I want a famous face by Jenny Watson handles the topic of popular MTV reality show in which participants chose to undergo a set of plastic surgeries to change themselves into their favorite celebrity. It clearly describes what some of the participants went through. It explains their reason for undergoing the surgery and reveals their dis/satisfaction with their final looks. It is interesting to distinguish to what degree are participants obsessed with the person whose clone they are about to become. What is it that makes them believe that celebrities are better than the ordinary people? The answer is more than easy: Media portrayal.
Celebrities logically have the greatest influence on the trends in fashion, hairstyles and also human life-styles. Newly it seems, they have even more influence since people are literally trying to look like them. Fortunately, there are celebrities who realize the threats of multiple plastic surgery. Drew Barrymore is one of them. When she discovered that one of her fans wanted to participate in the reality show, “the star called the girl and told her, Youre beautiful just the way you are and the fan cancelled the surgery.” (Watson, 2008)
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Watson, J. (2005, July 10). Plastic surgery special: I want a famous face. Sunday Mirror. Retrieved http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4161/is_20050710/ai_n14721438/pg_1?tag=artBody;col1
I heard of this show as well. However, I did not know that it is still airing. It surprises me that it is still on. It is satisfying that there are celebrity counter examples of this phenomenon who are against this hype.
ReplyDeleteI know a lot of people don't accept the surgeries that these people had but I think Mtv did a good job in documenting the stories and the transformations.Of course, when you have some part of you body damaged and you make surgery and another situation when you want to have the same appearance, the same face like celebrity does. To my mind, MTV makes a good job, because viewer can follow and see what people feel, what was their motivation, how the surgery went, what people feel after it and what are their life after operation. In many cases people feel good after weeks after surgery, but many have difficulties, e.g their body does not accept implants or smth.As for the show itself, I think it's good and interesting especially for young ladies who think that their body or face is not perfect. MTV isn't supporting these people's decisions, they are documenting it to educate viewers.
ReplyDeleteI've seen the show a couple of times and it surprises me every time. The same way Yvonne mentioned she doesn't understand how its aired, I do not either. In its essence what is happening, is that someone is benefiting from someone else's weakness. In a sense such approach that "anything you want is possible" only gives hope for such people to achieve the 'wrong' dream, when instead all the effort should be made to treat them pshychologicaly. Essentially the problem is merely an outcome of the current cultural values that shape our society, and as long as we do not reform our values -- little will change.
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