Korean stars' PS before and after - Page 2

PinkCadillac · July 29th, 2006, 11:56 AM

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Originally Posted by KD

What a huge difference. I hate that these women feel the need to westernize their features though. I think this is becoming common with many asian cultures, not just Korean.

Anyone here do this or are thinking about it?

I dont mean to sound racist but if i had slits for eyes i too would consider surgery

karistiona · July 29th, 2006, 05:32 PM

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Originally Posted by PinkCadillac

I dont mean to sound racist but if i had slits for eyes i too would consider surgery

You may not mean it to, but that is fairly racist. I think their eyes were beautiful before, such a sahme that these girls feel the need to "westernise" their features when they were so pretty before. Different ethnicities make the world go round

KD · July 29th, 2006, 09:20 PM

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Originally Posted by PinkCadillac

I dont mean to sound racist but if i had slits for eyes i too would consider surgery

Sound racist to me.

Grimmlok · July 29th, 2006, 09:51 PM

Yeah, and if you grew up there surrounded by other people with 'slits for eyes' you'd think it was as normal as anybody elses.

Helllo perspective?

KD · July 29th, 2006, 10:04 PM

Helllo, ignorant!

Phinneus · July 30th, 2006, 01:12 AM

Wow. The comment isn't really racist but ignorant. The perception that these features are "slits" rather than eyes is just that...a western perception. It is sad that comments such as "..if I had slits for eyes" influences these girls to go to such extremes to fit in with the western world.

heart_leigh · July 30th, 2006, 02:09 AM

I'm not speaking for all Asians since I'm also Asian (Filipino), but personally, I know several women who had eyelid surgery. And I asked them why they had it done. NONE of them mentioned about wanting to look westernized. They wanted to look like other Asians with naturally creased eyes. Mind you, Asian double lids differ from Caucasian double lids. I can't remember the percentage, but I think it was 50% of Asians have single lids while the other half have double lids.

moomies · July 30th, 2006, 02:20 AM

Yea I agree. I'm also Asian and many Asians have naturally doubled lids while many others don't. It doesn't necessarily mean that they want to look Westernized.

KD · July 30th, 2006, 02:27 AM

^Well, that's a relief, seriously.

heart_leigh · July 30th, 2006, 02:51 AM

For example, my sister has a noticeable double lid, and she didn't have surgery whatsoever. I have barely visible lids, but there's a crease albeit tiny. Not all Asians have "slitty eyes."

lovely bones · July 30th, 2006, 05:43 PM

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Originally Posted by heart_leigh

I'm not speaking for all Asians since I'm also Asian (Filipino), but personally, I know several women who had eyelid surgery. And I asked them why they had it done. NONE of them mentioned about wanting to look westernized. They wanted to look like other Asians with naturally creased eyes. Mind you, Asian double lids differ from Caucasian double lids.

I agree with this, heart_leigh. I'm half Asian and half Portugese; I never considered eyelid surgery although my cousins who are more ethnically Chinese have said that they had considered it only because they wanted to soften their features, not specifically to look 'western.'
It's all about ethnic perspective for sure. My 'double-lidded' eyes and roundish ass make me feel 'not very Asian' but ironically are coveted by my Asian relatives/friends, whilst my Portugese relations love my straighter black hair.

Beauty is definitely in the eyes of the beholder!

lol

quinne · July 31st, 2006, 03:52 PM

i think some of them did look better before PS oO

SVZ · July 31st, 2006, 03:56 PM

A lot of women get the surgery done as well so it's easier to put on makeup.

Double eyelids aren't a western feature!

heart_leigh · August 5th, 2006, 09:57 PM

^ True, SVZ. Not to mention there are quite a few Asians who get eyelid surgery because their lids force their lashes into their eyes.

Some Korean male celebs have PS as well.

voix · August 28th, 2006, 10:52 AM

i think they dont do that to be westernised. like what people said in front, abut 50% of the asians do have double eyelids and big eyes(though not the pokemon big iris they have). but i dount think just double eyelid surgery is enough to make their eyes that big. some of the transformation are like fomr -.- to O.O. wonder what they did. as fo rthe iris, yup, there's this special contact lens just for that.