Plastic Surgery Below the Belt : ATOM 0.3

Plastic Surgery Below the Belt

On the youth sex-education website Scarleteen.com, dozens of teenage girls can be found commiserating about their labia. "i REALLY h8 mine! They hang really REALLY low and r SO long!"

*why girlfriend?*

DerAlt @ 11/21/2008 2:09:51 PM

Whats all this fuss about a Swedish car??

*Emily Latela* voice: "Oh, nevermind."

T1000 @ 11/21/2008 12:47:39 PM

« TraumaMamma : /floats across the room and casts a backwards glance over my shoulder to T1000.

Do anything for ya? ;)

*wolf whistle*

SkandarGraun @ 11/21/2008 10:23:50 AM

« maven:So...guys...do you really judge? Would you ever make an unkind remark about a gals bits?

My parents trained me not to talk with my mouth full. If I'm not down there, why would I comment on it? Anyways I think vulvas look cool, (my spell checker does not like the plural of vulva, did I spell it wrong, or is just the plural something weird like vulvopode?) especially the one I am most closely acquainted with.

TraumaMamma @ 11/21/2008 8:36:37 AM

« T1000 : Only mine. Glad to have it. ;)

Other than that, I'm only inclined to observe and appreciate female anatomy...curvy. That 3-2-3 ratio.

I really like the female gait. Just the general movement, the swaying I guess. A feminine walk really gets me. Not ridiculous, but I prefer a girl that doesn't stomp down the sidewalk.

/floats across the room and casts a backwards glance over my shoulder to T1000.

Do anything for ya? ;)

badbud @ 11/21/2008 8:11:01 AM

« maven nooks and niches

hehehehe

DoggyLives @ 11/21/2008 2:48:22 AM

« Bornbad : *pant* *pant*

You're like a 13yo boy BB, Only gotta mention ankle and ya get all previous >_<

Bornbad @ 11/21/2008 2:12:47 AM

« maven : You don't think that male anatomy is attractive?

I've spent a lot of time pondering this topic (really). I've looked at a variety of pictures of male and female bits. Not porn, where very specific and unrealistic proportions are highly represented, but galleries of medical images, artistic images. And I'll be honest...I think the human body, the human sex organs, are amazingly complex and a wonder to behold. Those who aren't willing to appreciate the visual appeal, the unique lengths and nooks and niches and veins that make us indivuals in all ways miss out on so much beauty.

*pant* *pant*

digitalgimpling @ 11/21/2008 1:45:54 AM

I've been to the scarleteen boards before... and in spite of the way this article opens, i can honestly tell you guys that the moderators there do their best to try to instill positive self-image and sooth away these sorts of self-conciousnesses before they become full blown obsessions.

T1000 @ 11/21/2008 1:20:00 AM

« maven : You don't think that male anatomy is attractive?

Only mine. Glad to have it. ;)

Other than that, I'm only inclined to observe and appreciate female anatomy...curvy. That 3-2-3 ratio.

I really like the female gait. Just the general movement, the swaying I guess. A feminine walk really gets me. Not ridiculous, but I prefer a girl that doesn't stomp down the sidewalk.

maven @ 11/21/2008 12:41:19 AM

« T1000 : Oh yeah, since a scrotum is a much more beautiful piece of anatomy.

[/sarcasm]

You don't think that male anatomy is attractive?

I've spent a lot of time pondering this topic (really). I've looked at a variety of pictures of male and female bits. Not porn, where very specific and unrealistic proportions are highly represented, but galleries of medical images, artistic images. And I'll be honest...I think the human body, the human sex organs, are amazingly complex and a wonder to behold. Those who aren't willing to appreciate the visual appeal, the unique lengths and nooks and niches and veins that make us indivuals in all ways miss out on so much beauty.

sykeo56 @ 11/20/2008 11:58:35 PM

« TraumaMamma : Do you have your permission slip from your gf?

/holds out hand.

/hands TM permission slip

T1000 @ 11/20/2008 11:09:23 PM

« maven:So...guys...do you really judge? Would you ever make an unkind remark about a gals bits?

Oh yeah, since a scrotum is a much more beautiful piece of anatomy.

[/sarcasm]

beany11 @ 11/20/2008 11:05:48 PM

my vagina hangs low too

heymrp @ 11/20/2008 10:26:17 PM

Our world is a screwed up place.

maven @ 11/20/2008 10:16:51 PM

So...guys...do you really judge? Would you ever make an unkind remark about a gals bits?

restlessCHICKEN @ 11/20/2008 8:52:02 PM

i now feel a general numbness in my nether-region, pain during sex, and a near-perpetual yeast infection ... but hey, my cootie now looks faaabulous.

:T

[...] In other words, says the study's co-author, social worker Laura Berman, of Chicago's Northwestern Memorial Hospital, who has a PhD in sex education, the best way to start enjoying your body could be far simpler than surgery: "You may need a new boyfriend."

i'm down with this advice.

jafo777 @ 11/20/2008 8:50:54 PM

mine also hang a little too low....oh wait, never mind, that just my penis.

TraumaMamma @ 11/20/2008 7:39:09 PM

« sykeo56 : Yes, suebe. Pics or you're lying. And TM, I think you forgot to put me on that list!

Do you have your permission slip from your gf?

/holds out hand.

jhordie @ 11/20/2008 7:34:05 PM

...while two members of the group donned giant cloth vulva costumes.

Do you suppose that made it on the 6 o'clock news? :D

sykeo56 @ 11/20/2008 7:28:20 PM

« TraumaMamma : Pics or you're lying!

You did see mine after all....the piercing thing and all

Yes, suebe. Pics or you're lying. And TM, I think you forgot to put me on that list!

TraumaMamma @ 11/20/2008 7:18:45 PM

« suebe : *grabs a mirror*
What a sweet sweet flower is blossoming there.

Pics or you're lying!

You did see mine after all....the piercing thing and all

meggysue @ 11/20/2008 7:17:02 PM

*feels very unliberated*

suebe @ 11/20/2008 6:48:32 PM

*grabs a mirror*
What a sweet sweet flower is blossoming there.

meggysue @ 11/20/2008 5:26:21 PM

I know someone who has this issue and is greatly disturbed by it. All her doctors have told her that she is within normal ranges, but she feels abnormal and obsesses about it. Thank you for posting this article, I have emailed it to her for a little perspective.

And wingnut... Clever use of the bassett hound song (it was originally about ears).

bingo @ 11/20/2008 5:15:22 PM

WHAT!?

Wingnut @ 11/20/2008 5:04:03 PM

And the unrealistic expectations generated by internet porn strike again.

So let's all sing together, shall we?

Ohhhhhhh...
Do your lips hang low?
Do they wobble to and fro?
Can you tie them in a knot?
Can you tie them in a bow?