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Breast Implants, Plastic Surgery and Hollywood

Tuesday, June 22, 2010, 1:00 PM EST, here

 Phone Number: (724) 444-7444
Call ID: 74229

Moderator: Melissa Silverstein, Blogger, Women & Hollywood

Sybil Niden Goldrich, Founder, Command Trust Network

Mary McDonough, Actress & Women’s Health Activist

Dr. Diana Zuckerman, President, National Research Center for Women & Families

Recently, when the producers of the next sequel of the Pirates of the Caribbean sent out a casting call for female actresses, they specifically said that they did not want any actresses with breast implants to audition.  Additionally, there have been several recent articles talking about how botox has become an issue in film because you can’t see any expressions on the actors’ faces. Yet, the pressure to be thin, to have big boobs and to look young has not abated and continues to pressure people working in the business, especially young women, who now get work done when they are very young.  This conversation will discuss the impact of plastic surgery on entertainment, the double standards for male and female performers in regard to appearance, and what we, as film goers and TV watchers, can do to become part of the solution, not the problem. 

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See the latest posts from our group of feminist bloggers and thinkers:

Erin Matson of NOW shared with us an article from Opednews.com: Massive Race Divide: Blacks Will Never Gain Wealth Equality With Whites Under the Current System. She says:

Provoking piece. Yesterday I watched a screaming white man (Tea Party-type) need to be escorted away from an immigrant rights rally outside the White House. Money may talk, but numbers don’t lie.

Meg Massey shared two pieces with us. The first: Rue McClanahan: An Appreciation Of The Original Jezebel. Meg Massey says:

A very fun obit for a very fun lady. Rest in peace, Rue/Blanche.

The other is from NPR. She says:

Though I don’t share most of the politics of these women, I wholeheartedly applaud the fact that more women — Democrat or Republican — are running for office. It’s long past time for the US to stop looking at female candidates as unicorns. What I am hoping comes out of this surge of GOP women running is that younger Republican woman get a better role model than Sarah Palin — someone with Palin’s charisma, but has solid policy expertise and isn’t afraid to show it off.