Originally published via PJ Media:
This week in elective-surgical-mutilation-as-fashion-statement, missing limbs are the new black. They go with everything.
Via Huffington Post:
“I had my left arm amputated several inches above the elbow nearly a year ago today and it was the best decision I’ve ever made. I spent six years living with an arm that had zero motor function from the elbow to the fingertips after I was injured in a Vespa accident…
Transitioning from an invisible to a visible disability eased much of the tension associated with sometimes needing assistance.
My confidence increased after the amputation. As soon as I woke up from surgery, I FaceTimed a friend and laid down the truth for her: “I look good with one arm.” As I danced in my hospital bed dressed in an oversize Lady Gaga tee and wearing one sock, my mom worried the pain meds might be responsible for my new mindset. Since the medication wore off, I’ve changed my tee a few times and put on a second sock, but I can’t say that my views on my personal image have shifted. I look in the mirror and like what I see — I look familiar again. And I feel most beautiful when I look and feel like myself.”
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As the corporate media always does, first they will test out the waters by publishing limb-amputation propaganda with feel-good stories from this woman who had an arm that didn’t work properly anymore. This allows them to both gauge public receptiveness and refine their messaging to increase the emotional appeal of aesthetic limb-chopping.
…Read the article in its entirety at PJ Media
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