Someone posting under the name “Malingering” at LAist.com is ranting over how proud women are over their breast implants and why anyone would want to have over-sized “fun bags” (the author’s phrasing, not ours). Oh, and this is in Los Angeles. Yes, someone is outraged about huge fake boobs in Los Angeles.Granted, the author makes some great points about self-esteem issues and higher suicide rates in women who have implants, but there should be no expression of shock about the whole thing. Particularly in LA. Apart from the fact that many/most men (and women) actually like the look of large breasts, there’s also the (potential unfortunate) notion of “keeping up with the Joneses”. In LA, that not only means fashion and attitude, but also physical appearance… which leads to plastic surgery, nose jobs, and breast implants.
What’s potentially most disturbing about the article is the plethora of photos that were apparently covertly taken by the author of random women in Los Angeles minding their own business. Sure, it’s entertaining, but also INCREDIBLY creepy.
Also disturbing is that the author knows “someone who received breast implants as a wedding gift from her future in-laws.”
Some interesting comments from readers of the article include:
“One thing I don’t like is when people suggest that [getting implants and showing them off] is somehow more prominent in L.A. Or that people from L.A. are like that. I would aver that the reason it’s so much more obvious here is that there are lots of people with money AND they can show it off because a lot of clothing is rare almost year-round.” - William
“This is significant, I think, when it comes to fake boobage. If you transplant into [San Francisco], you’re probably coming for a job in finance or law or biotech, or tech in general. But if you’re going to [Los Angeles], you’re going for one thing: the entertainment industry.” - 49Giants
“Long live implants! I much prefer implants on women vs. seeing a drooping, shapeless breast from years of breastfeeding.” - LD
“… certain parts of L.A. seem to have an abundance of surgically-changed women (and perhaps men — who knows?). This trend is less apparent in other parts of L.A., where normal, everyday people live. Also, of course 40-year-old women in S.F. don’t wear bare midriff tops as often as they do in L.A.; it’s colder in S.F.!” - Sydney
“Sorry, but there are just as many fake boobs in NYC. The modeling industry is there - you think that those Victoria Secret/lingerie models just sprouted double DD’s on those lanky boyish frames when they hit 15? They just wear more clothing most of the time as they have actual weather.” - Sue
“See, I always thought it was a male-only thing that bigger boobs = more worthwhile woman. Apparently the female version of penis envy exists, those with little may envy those with a lot, or until they consider how much more unwanted attention they get and the extra stress on the back and a dozen other considerations.” - Mushroom
“Perhaps this writer has some issues of her own to deal with. Anyone who can spend years of her life with a powerful personal grudge against implants needs some help. Go take a long hard look in a mirror and figure out why you can’t accept people as people in all of their bad choice/good choice glory, especially since they’re not hurting you in any way, except for the mental trauma you’ve obviously experienced somwhere down the line by a large breasted woman. LA has a fantastic ‘don’t like what you see then go f-yourself’ attitude and I love it! By the way, if they’re displaying them in a ‘bold and confident manner’ then it sounds like their self esteem is doing ok.” - Big Tex
Please don’t start flaming us for picking these comments out. We picked them because they were interesting, not because we agreed with all of them. That said, if someone works out like crazy to have a super-toned body, but still wants to have big boobs (which are definitely harder to have if you work out that much), who are we to stop them?
One last thing, Malingering actually has a very entertaining Flickr gallery. Be sure to check out the photo of the woman roller-blading in a pink pseudo-bikini with black fishnets, black fur leg warmers, and a Hello Kitty backpack.
Is it entirely too late to hop on to the Paris Hilton boob job vs. push-up bra debate? The long and short of it is that Paris has been walking around with some killer cleavage lately, which has people speculating that she’s had some kind of breast augmentation surgery. She claims that it’s all due to a good push-up bra and what women affectionately call “chicken fillets” (think Dr. Scholls gel shoe inserts
Yeah, you read that right. A 12 year old girl had liposuction. 35 pounds worth of it. Even more depressing is that the story came from 