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[feotakahari]

Inspired by a post about trans people “pressuring” people who aren’t trans to get surgeries:

There are valid reasons not to look at trans issues from a medical perspective, but sometimes the medical perspective knocks things back into context. Surgery for a deviated septum is something that can help you breathe if you have a deviated septum. It would be pretty silly to say that surgery to fix breathing pressures people to get nose jobs.

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[cream_and_custard]

I agree, I really don't think it's the same as pressuring people into more "normal" plastic surgery. A lot of that is fueled by society telling you that your features are bad and ugly. That the end product of your surgery is more desirable.

Trans people on the other hand are doing something that they would enjoy more, but others feel would be less desirable.

It could make people realise that they should get the body modification they want, but I don't think it fuels the kind that are chosen purely off of needing to fit societal standards better because of how inherently non-conformist it is to transition currently.