Like many other people, I wasn't aware of the issues discussed in Dr. Leonore Tiefer's presentation on Monday night. I thought her talk was very informative and also funny at times. I thought Ryan's post about her use of comedy to present her information about genital cosmetic surgery and comparing it to Margaret Cho was very interesting, and correct. I think that she uses comedy in her presentations to capture people's attention to get her information across. I really enjoyed it when she showed us things her group does to raise awareness like have street plays, knit vulvas, and show different genital artwork. It was funny, yet informational which was a great way to show this information.
Her talk in general was mostly about women's rights to know how these kinds of surgeries impact their bodies. Her main point was that there's no science behind these kinds of surgeries, and women are having them to "look better" when in fact, everybody is different and shouldn't feel they need to get them. Surgeons can perform these surgeries who aren't even really certain how to properly handle them, and there's no evidence of harmful side effects yet (mainly because there aren't any studies about these procedures).
Laura Kalinowski Post #13
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