Women have dramatically altered their physical states for years. The pulled-back facelift and ducklips-slash-troutpout are perverse symbols of success. But humans still respond to mega-changes in the body with surprise and disgust, at least initially, before shifting cultural norms subvert our “original” social perceptions.
So when Madonna revealed her new, puffy face recently, people freaked out. They Tweeted about it, they blogged about it (guilty) and wondered: What the hell, Madonna? What I saw: it looked like Portia de Rossi‘s old face. You know the one that was sexy and unique and badass? Now she looks like Rachel Zoe. Who’s had some facelifing done as well.
As I Googled images of “plastic surgery,” I found this New Yorker article: The New New Face. It’s a well-written, fantastic read on the new beauty norm: fillers that create plump baby-faces on teeny stick-thin bodies instead of Cher-like frozen monster stares atop big-boobed porn star figures.
Sick stuff.