Slog - Comments on Headline of the Day

Comment by Dead Ringer

Dead Ringer — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 09:41:53 -0800

When I worked at Planned Parenthood as a professional abortionist, cosmetic vaginal surgery was a requirement once I was done with her.

Comment by Julie in Chicago

Julie in Chicago — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 09:45:54 -0800

...the most established vaginal cosmetic procedure was reduction labioplasty - a procedure to make the labia smaller - which is requested by women either for aesthetic reasons or to alleviate physical discomfort. "Women want to emulate the supermodel. It's part of a trend. But they should know that all surgery can be risky.

The supermodel thing is completely puzzling. Do people really want their vaginas to look like a supermodels? What the hell does that even mean, anyways?

Comment by Bellevue Ave

Bellevue Ave — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 09:49:02 -0800

what does a supermodel labia look like? and how often are women flashing their labias to be uncomfortable about how they look.

Comment by Mary T

Mary T — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 09:49:42 -0800

What. The. Fuck.

Comment by You_Gotta_Be_Kidding_Me

You_Gotta_Be_Kidding_Me — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 09:50:51 -0800

Is this a camel toe thing?...

Comment by rob

rob — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 09:52:40 -0800

What's to beautify? It's a gash. Now, a cock, on the other hand...

Kidding! KIDDING! Fag joke! (runs away screaming...)

Comment by PopTart

PopTart — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 09:56:41 -0800

"Does this vagina make me look fat?"

Comment by Gomer Bolstrood

Gomer Bolstrood — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 10:01:11 -0800

...and meanwhile, back in Seattle, the women can't even be bothered to tuck in their gut.

Comment by Greg

Greg — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 10:03:26 -0800

This freaks me out. Why can't people be, you know, content with the way their genitals look? Is it really some kind of competition?

Comment by tsm

tsm — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 10:04:39 -0800

Not that I don't find this pretty bizarre, but how is it any worse than breast implants or facelifts?

Comment by blank12357

blank12357 — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 10:05:05 -0800

Its time to stop stating the number of Google results as if it means something. So what, you found 45,000 hits for "cosmetic vaginal surgery". Bfd. The only people who care about this are people who print out their emails.

Comment by Mike

Mike — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 10:05:31 -0800

Designer Vagina. That rhymes.

Comment by heywhatsit

heywhatsit — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 10:05:36 -0800

pussies!

Comment by Fly-Over Illinois

Fly-Over Illinois — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 10:11:24 -0800

This is the laziest thing I have ever heard of. I'm doing kagels as I type.

Comment by andrew

andrew — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 10:11:59 -0800

Designer vagina? I hardly know-her-vagina!

Comment by Georgia Guy

Georgia Guy — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 10:34:21 -0800

Dan's right. The headline is horrible, but the photo made me cross my legs. I know I don't have a vagina, but those little scissors could still do a lot of damage.

Comment by Julie in Chicago

Julie in Chicago — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 10:39:33 -0800

@10. People getting breast implants and face lifts probably do so mostly because it will make them more attractive to other people (the general public). But, a "prettier" vagina is sort of a stupid concept.

I get vaginal surgery if something serous happened to you during childbirth, but to make the external part of the vagina (labia) look better? That's pretty ridiculous, unless you're truly deformed.

Comment by jrrrl

jrrrl — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 10:40:47 -0800

this worrying trend of women doing whatever they want to their bodies has got to stop!

Comment by Mikki

Mikki — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 10:49:44 -0800

@1: Too bad your clinic wasn't bombed.

Comment by Bellevue Ave

Bellevue Ave — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 10:50:22 -0800

@18, you're right, we should ban abortions?

Comment by Greg

Greg — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 10:52:06 -0800

Bellevue Ave, you got punked.

Comment by Mike in MO

Mike in MO — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 10:54:01 -0800

I wanna know what Julie in Chicago's labia look like.

Comment by Mikki

Mikki — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 10:54:12 -0800

@18: Just because women won't let YOU do whatever you want to their bodies doesn't mean they shouldn't be able to. THEIR bodies.

Comment by Sean

Sean — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 11:03:30 -0800

Hey, at least vaginal cosmetic surgery actually works, unlike all of the m@le enh@ncement pills and procedures.

Comment by keshmeshi

keshmeshi — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 11:07:48 -0800

@10,

For one thing, it can cause vaginal pain, making sex just a wee bit uncomfortable.

Comment by squidoo

squidoo — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 11:13:42 -0800

Do an image search or look here (oh. so. NSFW). Oh, and there are comments. Glorious comments.

Comment by Reverse Polarity

Reverse Polarity — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 11:32:42 -0800

Gaaaahhhh!!!!!

*faints*

Comment by jrrrl

jrrrl — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 11:38:06 -0800

#23, i was joking of course. imagine a headline, "penile implant trend 'worrying'" or "penis pump trend 'worrying'". it would never happen, even though penis surgeries are probably more common, because almost all people consider men to be human beings.

Comment by Mikki

Mikki — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 12:00:33 -0800

@28: Being human is overrated. You are right though; sorry for the snappy attitude.

I dated someone once who had a very curved penis and I asked him if he could get it fixed, surgically. Maybe all these women are reacting to insensitive comments from overly critical people like me.

Comment by Ivan

Ivan — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 12:27:10 -0800

Having watched my wife get an episiotomy (I still cringe just thinking about it), I can't for the life of me understand why anyone would allow scissors to snip off the labia (which have got to be a hell of a lot more sensitive than the perineum) for purely cosmetic reasons. I mean, it's one thing if they are so big they are causing pain during sex or seriously interfering with daily activities that are important to you, but damn - keep the scissors away unless they really have to be there.

As for men you encounter who don't like your mudflaps, tell them if they don't like them, they can fuck themselves instead of you.

Comment by mickey in AR

mickey in AR — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 12:42:55 -0800

@ 26 some of those women could have used those for hanggliders.

Comment by inkweary

inkweary — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 12:43:15 -0800

@19 @1's comment was a joke referring to the book and movie "Dead Ringers" about twin brother batshit crazy gynecologists. It has a good deal of camp value, give a look.

Comment by former editor

former editor — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 14:57:05 -0800

This idea has been around fat least since Du�an Makavejev's "Sweet Movie". Hell, there were ads for this in the alt/weekly papers in SF/LA during the 90's. I don't see a big dif between piercing one's labia and getting surgery. If it's your body, have fun.

Comment by Greg

Greg — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 08:00:01 -0800

@26: Those comments are terrifying.

i love sex but cant stand for a guy to really touch me and it has to be completely dark. i can hardly even look at myself i am so disgusting. i feel like men completely judge you like the painter on the uk channel 4 programme the perfect vagina. i want one day to have sex with the lights on and to be able to let myself go completely. anyone who thinks this procedure is stupid should not slag anyone else off but be grateful that they either have a nice vagina or have the confidence to love themselves no matter what they look like.