Aging 
Is “Bo-tax” Unfair to Women Who Want Their Looks to Compete?(1)
Feminism’s Face-Lift
Alexandra Suich, The Nation
Can a tax on breast enhancements and liposuction be channeled to benefit the public good?
During the Senate’s debates over who should bear the cost of the nearly $900 billion healthcare bill, there emerged a surprising suggestion: plastic surgery patients. A proposed tax, dubbed the “Bo-Tax” after the wrinkle-reducing injections, would add [...]
Ironing Out The Wrinkles of Wanting Plastic Surgery
by Sharon Haywood
The combination of being bombarded by apparent female physical perfection, and receiving early condolences for The Big 4-0 has led me to the mirror.”You look different but I’m not sure what it is,” I prod my Argentine friend Marcela.
“Botox,” she says with a smile.
“Now I know why your eyes look bigger.”
“Oh really? Great!”
“Where [...]
Cougars: Unfortunately Coming to a Town Near You
Today in reference to Demi Moore, someone jokingly asked me, “What do you have against cougars?”
My response?
“I’m all for cougars, but let’s just call them what they are, grown ass women who own their sexuality, are comfortable in their skin and deserve to be celebrated and not demonized as desperate predators.”
Then I woke up. As [...]
Meet the Real Woman on Glamour’s p. 194
What happens when the editor-in-chief of a woman’s magazine actually shows a real woman as she really is? She gets nearly 1000 comments on her blog that express joy and relief. Unlike Lucy Danziger from Self Magazine, let’s hope that Cindi Leive, Glamour Magazine’s editor takes heed to what her readers (not her advertisers) really [...]
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