bliblaSomeone's gotta tell him
Plastic surgery.
What are you saying, that plastic surgery is gender affirming care, because it is in most cases. Exemptions would be things like a rhinoplasty for breathing impairments, but if done for looks it would fall under gender affirming care.
Where’s the line between vanity and “self-affirmation”? Not a leading question.
Gender is defined by a cultural perception, so all attractiveness would be encompassed within the cultural perception. So a lady who gets her breasts augmented wouldn’t essentially matter whether it is to self affirm or vanity or to attract others, it would all just fall into what culture taught that person was appealing.
I’m sure there are many that would pick my wording apart or disagree, but maybe that answers some of your question? Self affirmation and vanity I would say are not mutually exclusive though, there is overlap.
Vanity is making sure others like what they see of you; self-affirmation is making sure you like what you see of you.
I’m not sure that’s accurate.
Then correct it.
theneverfoxWhat’s the line between society and the individual? That’s the core question here
If you can answer that I can probably give you a hint, but it’s a concept that can’t be taught, only learned. And it’s an important one, worth thinking over… It’s subjective, but key to understanding your own existence
snooggumsBreast augmentation is vanity.
Breast reconstruction after a mastectomy is self-affirmation.
Plastic surgery started as reconstructive surgery after accidents/invasive surgeries like mastectomies. Breast reconstruction and augmentation would both really fall under gender affirming care, although the former would be for losing something about themselves that was part of their gender and the latter for trying to fit social expectations.
Cranial reconstruction and other gender neutral plastic surgeries exist too.
Social expectations is gender though. What is a gender neutral plastic surgery? If you are doing a smaller nose for a woman or a larger nose for a man it isnt neutral.
Reconstructive surgery is a subset of plastic surgery separate from cosmetic surgery.
This definition is contrasted with cosmetic surgery performed to improve aesthetics or the appearance of a body part.
Reconstructive surgery includes fixing a cleft lip. Repairing a half destroyed face after an accident. Removing extensive scarring that is causing pain because it isn’t as flexible as non-scarred skin. There are TONS of gender neutral reconstructive surgeries.
Reconstructive surgery is performed to construct a person’s look to fit what is socially wanted, which coincidentally is a part of gender. If it is not needed to breath, it is about attractiveness, which is a social construct separated in categories of gender. Which is why gender “norms” are often considered toxic and don’t need to exist. If it is relieving pain or assisting with ones ability to breath/ eat, I would say it isn’t gender affirming.
You say there are tons of gender neutral constructive surgeries/alterations,what would they be? One might be considered to be Botox, because it is used by both genders, but where/why it is used is different based on cultural perception of gender, aka gender affirming.
Long story short, gender is a social construct, if you are doing something to fit in with a society, it will likely fall there.
You say there are tons of gender neutral constructive surgeries/alterations,what would they be?
Maybe try reading the words I wrote or the links I provided.
I did. Your link is just one, and starts with “Reconstructive surgery is surgery performed to restore normal appearance” meaning it is a cultural perception of normal. As for medical necessity that was in my first comment where I discussed breathing in an example of a rhinoplasty (the only example mentioned by either of us). So you supported what I was saying but are acting like you are refuting it. It’s fine that we will disagree.
Did his jawline really change from the images left and right or are they just taken from different angles?
You could have checked an image search for “paypal elon” and found other angles more quickly than asking us.
Assuming Elon is the guy on the right, I don’t see obvious differences to the left picture.
Todd BonzalezThat’s Peter Thiel, the gay billionaire who wants to turn America into a network of technofeudalist monarchies each lead by a CEO-king.
He’s single-handedly responsible for J.D. Vance’s political rise, and is Trump’s largest donor.
Hard to believe that PayPal would end up creating the men who would end up actually having a real chance at destroying America.
Also, very funny to me that Musk has been trying to force x-dot-com to happen for so long. He bought that expensive domain in the 90’s and so far the only times it’s ever been used was first as the original PayPal domain, which despite being very simple has considered terrible branding for a financial company and the other founders forced a domain change. The second time was Musk buying Twitter and ruining it.
Between those two uses, Musk has been spending millions a year in registration fees for that cursed domain, and running his mouth non-stop about an “everything app” with no other description than that it would have features similar to PayPal (Musk only understands money and nothing else), and it would be hosted on the X domain.
When Musk bought Twitter, he promised that it would transform into this fabled “everything app”, but so far the only thing he added to the platform is Nazis.
Ah, I’ve read an article about him and his plan, but didn’t remember his face. The picture therein was something in the fashion of a mafia familiy photo.
Aside from the initial purchase of the domain, wouldn’t the yearly registration be the standard registration renewal price?
Not for 1-3 letter domains, especially .com domains. Those basically fund ICANN.
I mean, it’s just registered with godaddy. If they were charging him more than the standard like $20 or whatever per year, he’d just move it to another registrar, no? The main cost of a domain is buying is the upfront cost if someone else already owns it, but that’s a one-time fee. Perhaps I’m sorely mistaken? I was under the impression Elon himself has the rights to it.
Apparently x dot com stayed with PayPal until 2017 when Musk bought it back. While we don’t know the price, it’s probably been in the millions
Yea, this one’s a stretch. My jawline continued to change in my 30s, and just 10lbs weight difference made a big shift in my face.
Male pattern baldness is a male/masculine trait. Working against that is not gender affirming.
Stand by your shiny domes, men
Yeah, boyyeee!
Chrome domes unite
It’s a sign of too much testosterone being converted to dht and having genes that sensitize the hair on your head to it so that they fall out, which primarily happens with age and stress.
He wants to look like a young virile male rather than looking like he swallowed a couch cushion.
Gender affirming care.
Couch cushion image for reference.
Keep him away from jd
That’s just a very vain middle-aged man that doesn’t do any sports desperately sucking in his sizable gut.
He’s shaped like a cybertruck…
I in the other hand want to look like whatever it is that pulls those dancing Asian girls in YouTube shorts. Want a femboy? I got u. Gangster? I guess I’m leaving stickers on hats now.
RIPandTERRORJesus fuck, those proportions are unfortunate
I’m bald.
I’m proud.
I’m bald and don’t care one way or the other.
Like looking in a mirror.
Flying SquidI don’t have male pattern baldness, but is hair thinning a masculine trait? Just kidding, I couldn’t give less of a shit what people consider makes me masculine. I’m a man as far as I’m concerned.
DiplomjodlerThe only good gender affirming healthcare is my gender affirming healthcare.
Avicennafrom a hair transplant clinic in Istanbul
BigFigNot Constantinople?
FilthyHandsThats nobody’s business but the Turks.
Been a long time gone, Constantinople
I’ve got a date in Constantinople
She’ll be waiting in Istanbul.
Rob T FireflyEven old New York was once New Amsterdam.
Why they changed it, I can’t say!
Rev. LayleMaybe they like it better that waaaaaay
Now it’s Turkish delight on a moonlit night
was Constantinople
RVGamer06Pirlanta
Checks out, Elmo’s really a pirla.
Oh he knows
ShaggySnacksThat would require some self-awareness which Musk has none of that.
I’m confused. He looks super high on the left, but his eyes are red on the right.
The answer is simple, he’s high in both. It’s just different drugs.
That does make sense. I hear he does a lot of ketamine these days. A lot of ketamine.
I am a Rocket League addict. I hate that my once indie game is owned by a major public company that exploits us. Anyway, they just added the cybertruck to the game, and I frequently find myself playing against an all cybertruck team with nothing but cybertruck teammates to help me. And every time I see it, I can’t help but feel like it’s the anti-rainbow flag. Gay Pride month is over, now it’s Trans Hate month; gotta cover all the bases.
I’m so ready for the next event to happen so people switch to other cars