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Date Posted: 08:22:52 02/16/05 Wed
Author: Chris
Subject: Re: "The price of beauty in Korea"
In reply to: Tony Lang. 's message, "Re: "The price of beauty in Korea"" on 06:17:57 02/16/05 Wed

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In Asia, double eyelid surgery is considered a status symbol, much like a Fendi bag. One Chinese-American junior who has had the surgery says that in Korea “it’s sort of like Clueless. Girls there walk around with bandages over their eyes instead of their noses.” In heavily Korean-American communities, it’s much the same. “I know a [Midwestern] suburb where a Korean plastic surgeon comes one weekend a year to do a ton of them—30 at a time. My parents don’t think of it as plastic surgery. In fact, my mom has been talking about this since I was 14. She said that when I turned 18, she wanted me to have this surgery.”

But ironically, double-eyelid surgery is looked down upon among tight-knit Asian communities in America and is an entirely foreign concept to non-Asians. According to the junior who had the surgery, “The more Asian you are, the more likely you are to have it. I think my eyes look better because they were ninja eyes before.” Many of the Asian women who have had this surgery attribute their decision to parental insistence. Denise Mak, a junior from Hong Kong says, “My mom has been hassling me about it. If you don’t have double eyelids, you don’t know where to put eye shadow. Asian parents want to make their daughters as marketable as possible. It’s like sending them to SAT prep courses. The thinking is that if they’re more beautiful, they will have a better husband and a better life. Eyes are a big thing at home and in my family.”

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  • Re: "The price of beauty in Korea" -- Joe, 09:52:16 02/16/05 Wed
  • Re: "The price of beauty in Korea" -- Tony Lang, 00:28:18 02/17/05 Thu
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