Documentary with Marie Gdalevitch

Looks like LL is starting to blow up in Canada now.  I can't help but feel this will only have negative consequences as surgeons could capitalize on this exposure and raise their prices making LL even more unattainable for us who are serious about getting it done in the future.

Also the last 10 seconds was interesting; they were clearly talking about Stryde so I guess the new nail will still be titanium?  What are your guys' thoughts on this

Quote from: lessthanavg8300 on February 19, 2023, 06:36:49 PMAll thats going to happen is people will talk about it more in a mocking way.  There is no way this surgery is ever going to gain acceptance.  Post Malone just did a commercial joking about it.

Think about more minor procedures like a nose job or breast implants.  Even those still have stigmas and they're super popular and have been around for a long time.  LL is another level.

I agree.  It probably depends on how you define acceptance but there's a certain stigma that surrounds any kind of cosmetic procedure regardless of how intense it is.
 
For example when women get BBLs its generally not seen as a positive thing.  Most women aren't going to applaud another woman for getting a BBL.  If anything, it's perceived as more competition for the judging woman and they'll try to cope with it by saying a natural ass is better.  There's even a saying "built not bought" that surrounds this entire ordeal.

Not to mention you could literally see this all over instagram comments with guys ridiculing women for having a fake ass but ironically still being more attracted to them regardless lol.

Just look at this Reddit thread. You can see a definite pattern of people expressing their disfavour of BBLs similar to how people disfavour LL even though the comparison between the two isn't even close in terms of financial costs, healing time, and pain

Quote from: hippo60 on February 20, 2023, 03:43:47 PMI think when people hear about LL they think it's something people who are mentally ill do. Seeing examples of "normal" people doing it and understanding why can be helpful. Also, I think we, as a community, should give a lot of respect to these people who pave the way.

People will say anybody who does any kind of cosmetic procedure is "mentally ill" lol.  People are opinionated and love to judge things they can't see or understand. 

Bottom line is we are just doing this to be more comfortable with ourselves.  Many of us are well-educated, have good jobs, have families, and do our part to be good functioning members of society.  If people can't see that doing LL is just a way for us to improve our quality of life then it's not really our problem. 

I could judge people all day for buying expensive cars, doing drugs, being obsessed with the gym - whatever people do to make themselves feel happier but there's literally no point because I don't get to decide other people's values.