In 2012 a former flight attendant and glamour model Martina Big opted for breast enhancement surgery. She has continued with the surgery over the past few years, enhancing her natural bust from a 32D to a 32S. The German model loved barbies growing up and the look of glamour models like Katie Price and Pamela Anderson. She also had plastic surgery done on her legs, lips, waist and hips.
Needless to say, we live in a free world where everyone can do what they want. (Within reason). I dislike the idea of plastic surgery because of the health risks that come with it, and because I feel like people should appreciate their natural beauty. That makes me feel a bit hypocritical because I dye my hair and have ear and nose piercings. How much is too much? I would like to get tattoos someday; that is unnatural too right? How different is plastic surgery from dying your hair, piercings or tattoos?
A bit of surgery is ok, but when it becomes an obsession (i.e Michael Jackson) it becomes dangerous. People can ruin their looks with botox and cosmetic surgery. If this Martina lady is happy with the way she looks then good on her; however her boobs are probably a dangerous health hazard that will cause her tremendous back problems in the future. They look ridiculous and she looked nicer beforehand; 32D is a normal size and there is no need to increase them to the point where you can barely see over the top of them.
An even crazier and slightly more controversial issue is Martina’s tanning obsession. The natural fair skinned blonde lady decided at the beginning of the year to get tanning injections to make her skin darker, now making her look like a black woman. Again, I am against the idea of skin tanning because it can cause skin cancer and people should appreciate their natural skin tone. Dark people want lighter skin, light people want darker skin. But again, it is none of my business what the woman does (I know I’m going round in circles a bit here but I’m trying to present both sides). Her skin looks terrible; she looks burnt, and crispy, and terribly unhealthy. But some are looking at the perspective that she is trying to be a ‘black’ woman.
There is no way to be a black woman. Colour is only skin deep, and black is nothing more than skin pigmentation. The only difference between black and white people is that black people have more melanin in their skin. Martina is now a black woman physically. Besides the health risks of what she is doing, I have no issue with this. If she wants darker skin then that is fine. People on her Facebook page saying she is being ‘racist’ and all sorts of nonsense are being stupid. (If anything she's the opposite of racist; she loves dark skin so much she wants it on herself). She should probably speak to a therapist to get some clarity as to why she’s harming her health like this but I definitely don’t think she’s being racially insensitive. This is the problem with pigeonholing people into monolithic groups ‘black’ and ‘white.’ Someone commented saying ‘she wants to be black until it’s actually time to be black.’ What the hell is that supposed to mean? What does it mean to ‘be’ black besides to have dark skin and Negroid features?
I think what Martina’s doing is dangerous and shouldn’t be encouraged, and that she looked beautiful before. I also think everyone has a right to do what makes them happy, even if it’s crazy. But I definitely don’t think making her skin darker makes her racist, and you would be foolish to think so too.