I know the board is starting to pull back on not requiring certification with the dramatic increase in these procedures, but until then I think the best that potential patients can do is request references, request to see examples of their work and to make sure their surgeon is accredited and is up to date with their…

If you had bothered to read downthread, I did respond with more information and clarification to what I meant. I have no idea why you are attempting to ridicule the fact that I read academic journals and would need to flip back through a few issues to make sure I was accurate. You would do well to cite them/a primary…

Perhaps you'll understand my perspective better if you read Volpp's piece (you might have to read the Susan Okin piece she is responding to first, for context), but I am uncomfortable stepping in front of these women to tell them that I know what's best for them because of western feminism and they need to conform to…

No, that was my error in phrasing, sorry for the confusion there. The problem is that cosmetic gynecological procedures are not seen as an official sub-specialty (ie unregulated) by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology and therefore don't even require certification, so literally any doctor could set up shop…

This article notes one woman who is trying to do that, and otherwise it's about global organizations that are mostly run by westerners. The hysteria over these procedures is problematic in that it removes the agency of the women participating in the practice and renders them victims of misogyny with no control over…

Yes, my phrasing was incorrect, no need to be an asshole about it. Sometimes people word things poorly, obviously I'm familiar enough with the topic to explain what I meant to say.

Well, I agree with you, and would much prefer to see the procedures performed in other cultures to be medicalized, since I don't support the western notion of eliminating it entirely. Have you read Leti Volpp's piece on feminism vs multiculturalism? I found it to be very enlightening regarding western feminist social…

I don't keep my medical journals next to my pillow, but offhand I can tell you that in 2006 alone there were more cosmetic genital surgeries performed on women in America than from 2000-2005 and the rate within America is something like 6,000 per year just for the labiaplasty (as of 2010?), which doesn't include…

What are his oppositions to leaving his potential future sons uncircumcised? You should tell him that 150 years ago it was seen as horrifying for men to be circumcised outside of Judaism and other minority cultures that practiced it.

In addition, these procedures have a vast span from a ceremonial nicking all the way to removal of the clitoris and labia. It's not as if women in these countries aren't actively working on their own to better the circumstances, Westerners need to step back and realize that we have to listen to these women and what…

Sadly, I have a friend (we've lost touch recently) who from elementary school has refused to drink regular water. It tasted gross to her and made her mouth gunk up with thick saliva? I don't know, I think she just had a bit of a sugar addiction. I never wanted to be the one to point out that constantly drinking sugar…

Wow, what an asshole! I don't think I've ever had a partner tell me that I should wear make up, my current boyfriend got my no make up face the next night after our first date (he picked me up from work and made me dinner - keeper!!). Also, I work as a model, so I have to go to work sans make up all the time, good…

I remember when I was a teen and felt so uncomfortable with partners seeing me without make up that I would wash my face then re-apply a light layer of foundation and mascara before going to sleep. Now, unless I'm staying at the place of a one night stand, they're seeing me without make up the first time we have…

Also, does it count if the blowjob was part of foreplay and your partner didn't ejaculate from it? Or is that just part of intercourse?

Agreed. Dude I'm dating asked me what I want, ultimately, in my life. When I didn't include "a relationship" he all of a sudden was concerned that I might not want to get married ever.

Definitely a body suit, glitter shoots are such a bitch to clean off afterwards so I'm not surprised she didn't want to be covered in it. But she also likely has pasties over her nipples underneath the suit for everyone that's asking!

I wasn't implying that distance meant yards and yards away, but generally more is captured in the frame than necessary since the director wouldn't be the final say. As you said, reshooting is impractical, not capturing enough in the frame would not be good. In my experience, I've only ever been shown the footage when…

Well perhaps in your area the castings are more detailed, that's mostly not true in mine or really any major markets I've worked in. Also, implied partial nudity pretty much means nothing, it could mean a scene of a character wearing jeans and removing their shirt, cut to scene of shirt being tossed onto the floor.…

Have you ever seen casting breakdowns for commercials? They don't say things like "multiple close ups on ass", just "must be comfortable with implied partial nudity and swimwear". This is what I (currently) do for a living, so I'm not just pulling the process out of nowhere, this really is how commercial shoots work…

Okay. Here is how commercial/music video/movie/television shoots work. You get into the scene and listen to the motion directions given to you by the director. The cameraman/cameramen stand at a distance. You have no idea what they are actually getting in the frame. You don't see the finished product until it airs…