Boob Job Etiquette

It seems like everyone has fake boobs today. So much so, that my friends and I have a game called "Fake OR Real" in which we comment in real time if strangers walking past us have fake or real boobs. This game usually takes place at the beach or other places where woman expose their cleavage (Orange County, LA, Dive Bars, Clubs, etc). More often than not, we yell "FAKE!" a lot more than we yell the latter.

I know several girls and women who have artifical breasts. For some, I understand their need to get implants. Triple A or Small B cups, in addition to Daddy Issues, is an understandable or at least comprehendable decision. And in the rare case, a girl completely confident who could go with or without new boobs, but has the $$ to do it anyways. However, when they are skinny girls and then get these huge C almost D cups-- its like "Ew. Seriously? you PAID for that shit?"

OR They are gorgeous girls who have a beautiful face and a proportionate body with perfectly nice boobies and for some ridiculous reason decide they should get implants. Because, the beautiful face and well-fitting body could not be perfectly fine--- they want more, crave more... attention.

So what's the etiquette when someone gifted with great boobs messes with God's masterpiece? Do you ignore the almost blinding new addition begging to be addressed? Or do you say to your friend, how much is it going to cost to fix them? Do you write an unsent letter:
http://www.blisstree.com/articles/to-my-friend-on-the-morning-of-her-boob-job-115/ ? Or do you post a question on yahoo: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080201000312AAnun7p ?

Paris Hilton: Hollywood's Venture Capitalist

It's true. After watching MTV's "Paris, Not France" documentary via YouTube last night, I have a newfound love. Paris Hilton. I daresay if I knew her, she might be a good friend of mine.

This documentary sheds light on Paris Hilton the person, gaining insight into the career of a Celebrity: the constant invasion of privacy, an automated daily itinerary, constant travel, lack of sleep, paparazzi, shopping as a job description, brand management, crisis management, the fine line between business and personal, the impervious dating world, etc etc.

I had read previously that Paris was actually smart and very easily could have attended a prestigious university and apparently she looked at Brown, Georgetown, and Penn U but decided that she already knew what she wanted: to capitalize the entertainment industry.

I call her Hollywood's Venture Capitalist because she's taken her looks, the ditzy blond "Paris" persona and mixed it with intelligence--- so much so that she's fooled us all. Celebreality is a new business field, and Paris Hilton is the mongul of that industry. She's capitalized it to the max: profiting from personal appearances at parties or clubs and making reality shows like The Simple Life and My New Bff, all for being the manufactured persona of "Paris hehe."

The documentary beautifully conveys Paris Hilton as a caring, humble, classy, good-moraled individual who is a real person in the Celebreality Industry. From a business point of view, Paris Hilton is a genius. She's learned and I'll even go as far as saying, creating the field. Who else before her capitalized immensely on their "life"?

Do me a favor, watch the documentary. Tell me what you think. I definitely have a newfound respect for Paris Hilton, the businesswoman. "Paris, Not France" showed me Paris Hilton is actually, the shit.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEHPRim0emM

He's Ambitious, She's a bitch.

"Let's face it, there's just one word that our culture bestows on that supremely ambitious woman who unrepentantly values success in her career: bitch. Ambitious men are go-getters, but ambitious women are bitches." - Ambitchous by Debra Condren.

If a man is assertive, he is ambitious. If a woman is assertive, she’s called a bitch.

Think about it.

A successful employee has to a go-getter, aggressive, persistent, direct, resilient, confident, proactive, team player, confronts, supervises, communicates, etc…..But now add a male or female noun to that and the context changes a bit: “He’s aggressive, direct—a real go getter.” “She’s aggressive, direct--- God, I hate her.”

Haha, you can almost hear the tone in each of the sentences.

Back in freshman year of college, I read Ambitchous in my Business 100 class for an assignment in which you were to select a business-related material and write your final paper on a topic of the book. Reading the book at 19, only having a small amount of work experience (babysitting, tutoring and administrative assistant at a Probate Law firm) the book made a large impact on my outlook of an employee in the corporate/business world. Although the book has a taste of that negative stereotypical “feminism” the subject matter is greatly substantial.
Condren advises women on how to be contenders, surround themselves with powerful advice, get paid what they're worth, be responsible to themselves, disable detractors, how to network and even how to deal with snide remarks like “Someone’s on the rag!”

Hell, I know that quote will definitely be thrown at me one day. I have no problem admitting: Im a bitch. But see, I don’t see that as a bad thing. I see it exactly as this book defines it.

amBITCHous: (def.) A Woman Who: 1. Makes more money 2. has more power 3. gets the recognition she deserves 4. has the determination to go after her dreams and can do it with intregrity.

At least that is the goal.

Now I don’t mean to come off as a feminist (in the negative sense of the word, of course= believe me, just cause Im female doesn’t mean I want extra attention or sensitivity. I don’t feel like a victim. And I agree, some jobs women should just not do, because a man would do a better job. And vice versa.

Anyways, Im rambling. Here are two interesting articles that tie into this post.

http://community.feministing.com/2008/11/bitch.html from a male prospective.

However, here are 39 jobs where women make more than men. http://money.cnn.com/2006/02/28/commentary/everyday/sahadi_paytable/index.html