Bridalplasty: For Better Or For Worse Is No Longer Good Enough

The Capstone Project that I felt I needed to say something about was called Plastic Surgery: The Transformation to "Bridal Plasty", and it was presented by Lauren Jones, Constance Holmes, and Jen Hedahl. I chose to write about this Capstone Project (out of almost 30 other Capstone Projects) because it did not take very long for me to formulate an opinion about what it was talking about. I believe this group did an excellent job of leaving their own opinions out of their Capstone Project and only providing facts and quotes and other peoples' thoughts about the topic they chose. If I wrote about the show Bridalplasty, I would have found it very difficult to stay on the 'ethnographic' side.

This YouTube video can summarize the television show that this Capstone Project is about: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKFTd6ZEV1w&feature=channel.

Impressive
This group did a great job on their Capstone project. I really enjoyed looking through the PowerPoint they made. They presented something they found interesting and they left it open for the audience to formulate their own opinions. A slide they included in their PowerPoint, titled 'Ignoring the Facts', was very nicely put. They point out how the show does not address any of the dangers of plastic surgery. They are not encouraged to eat healthy or work out at all, but they are rewarded for winning challenges by being given procedures to improve their appearance. They tell us that a girl who was voted off right in the beginning that did not even want as many procedures done as the other girls but had a 'valid deformation due to removal of cysts in her breasts'. All of the other girls seem to want plastic surgery for ridiculous and unnecessary reasons. The group says that since the show displays a celebrity lifestyle of wealth and good looks, it argues for superficiality. I love how they said that! It sounds great. This group had a great way of putting things. Another slide I found a lot of interesting information on was titled "Reality?'. It really makes you think twice. I read that the host, Shanna Moakler, said to a contestant when she was booted off, "Your wedding will still go on, but it may not be perfect." Insane! I like how the group included the argument that could be made about why exactly Shanna Moakler decided to host this show. And what is this I hear about one of the activies being that the girls change their vows to include sex daily and foot massages? The plastic surgeon who performs these procedures... how does he feel? This group definitely did their research and came up with plenty of information to talk about in their Capstone Project. I can tell that they worked hard and did not try to talk about anything they were unsure of (also known as "B.S.-ing"). The PowerPoint presentation is really easy to read through, kept me interested and fired up, and it makes sense!

Questionable

What ever happened to natural beauty? What happens if the groom is not longer attracted to their fiance when she reveals the new her at their wedding? What kind of twisted show is this? What has our society come to? Do these girls realize how beautiful they are at the beginning of the season without any plastic surgery operations? What if something were to go wrong with a procedure? Would the show still be on television? What do the men of the fiances think of this business? How many people who watch this show would like to take part in these activities? Is any part of this show illegal? What ever happened to needing plastic surgery and not just wanting it? Who is paying for these surgeries? Should we really be promoting plastic surgery to be such a casual thing? Does the concept of this show make anyone else as sick as it makes me? Who the HECK is the doctor giving these procedures? What if all the girls end up looking the same?

Wrap-Up

In conclusion, I really enjoyed looking at the Capstone Projects I got a chance to see and I found this specific Capstone Project to be particulary interesting. I think most of us have at least considered what it would be like to get plastic surgery at least once in our lives, and I think I am happy that this show can remind us about the reality and insanity of it. If you don't need it for anything else other than to make yourself look like what you may think is better than who you already are, why would you get it? I wish I could have saved these girls from appearing on this show. "DON'T DO IT!!!! LET ME SAVE YOU!!!" These are just my opinions. I am open to seeing what other people have to say about this show/Capstone Project, especially if it is something positive! Very nice job to this group. :-) Thank you!