"The human image has been subjected to all manners of manipulation in attempt to create an ideal that does not have human incarnation"( Etcoff, 239).
             Beauty in our culture has become something that is striven for. Today, in our society driven by the media, we are going to many extremes to create this, such as cosmetic surgery. Cosmetic surgery is seen as a degrading and harmful procedure from any perspective, yet the question is, is it an appropriate procedure for those who are suffering from their abnormal physicality, or is it plainly wrong for everyone. Iris Young's writing on the 'Breasted Experience; The Look And The Feeling' concentrates on the objectification and significance of the breasts. She outlines all the risks and reasons for women's feelings of inadequacy and concludes that it is wrong in any condition. Kathy Davis in 'Reshaping The Female Body: The Dilemma Of Cosmetic Surgery' focuses on the problem of understanding why woman are willing to undergo painful, risky and often humiliating interventions just to conform to the norms of society.
             Young views the "Breasted Experience" as either positive, living a life indulged in ones own physicality, or as a negative standpoint, being in constant dissatisfaction with oneself. The positive viewpoint is based on the feeling of the breasts and the power and pleasure gained from them. This, as Young asserts, is something woman can obtain, no matter what size or shape a woman's breasts are.
             Unfortunately, most women do not see this positive view on breasts. Because of our patriarchal culture, breasts are objectified and the importance of their looks are magnified. Young argues this because our society is driven by male domination and woman suppression. As well, woman's breasts are admired by our society as the project of feminine sexuality. What we as a culture idolize is the phallus "hard, high and pointy&...