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On December 29 2012 00:06 Exoteric wrote: if he wanted to get surgery, good for him, i don't see why he should be looked down at for it
It's more like why he should be looked down before it
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I miss the old supernova.
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HAHAHAHAHAH NaDa Junior! Looks great supernova! :-)
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On December 29 2012 00:10 Gladiator333 wrote:Show nested quote +On December 29 2012 00:06 Exoteric wrote: if he wanted to get surgery, good for him, i don't see why he should be looked down at for it It's more like why he should be looked down before it
Because that is the mentality that the media has been pushing, an arbitrary standard of "this is what beauty is supposed to look like" that keeps being fed to the masses over and over. And then, you advertise products that make people feel really insecure, products that will help them reach that arbitrary standard. And if you think this is bad here in the west, with "hey women need to look like a cross between a famous porn star and Barbie or else you're ugly" and "men need to look like [insert random celebrity actor here]", well as it turns out for some reason this attitude is a lot more prevalent in Korea than here.
So there you go. Like I said, it's an awful situation but I'm not sure that it can even be changed at this point for the people whose tastes and wills have already been molded and brainwashed into buying tons of cosmetics and having surgeries.
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On December 28 2012 23:46 ZerglingTwins wrote:Show nested quote +On December 28 2012 23:14 Aunvilgod wrote: I don´t mind plastic surgery at all but I don´t like how asians dislike their natural looks. You have slim eyes, get along with it or become an even less happy country than you are anyway. I hope Life does not do the same thing. Not all Asian, just Korean, I think. Chinese and Japanese basically never do this kind of thing, celebrity would be bashed to death if media knows about it. In Korea basically every celebrity denies having surgery, even though its extremely common among the general population and most celebrities have double eyelids.
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On December 28 2012 21:44 Xpace wrote: Respect as a human being: Gone. Respect as a pro-gamer: Still there.
Just my 2c. Plastic surgery? What was wrong with him beforehand??
I guess you don't respect women that put silicone as well? Then you wouldn't also respect people in general that put makeup, right? Oooo bad me, trying to feel better about myself by changing the way i look. Who cares if my self-esteem is crap right? I will lose respect as a human being if i do comestic surgery. Seriously.... don't post stupid things like that.
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I liked the old one better, he was looking good.. I will miss the old Supernova.
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On December 28 2012 13:20 Fionn wrote: Who has the Before and After pictures of Stork? He wins in terms of changing one's look. Well the biggest problem stork had were acne.As far as I know he never actually had surgery.
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Funny how people compare his new look to other progamers like NaDa who very likely had the same double eyelid surgery done years ago, yet look down on SuperNova for it or question his motives. 
On December 28 2012 23:18 Makro wrote: yes now he's completely different, time to scout some girls now :D He's got a girlfriend. Said so on his stream.
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Jesus, Koreans and plastic surgery... Anyway, everything's fine as long as Supernova is happy.
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On December 29 2012 00:26 Apolo wrote:Show nested quote +On December 28 2012 21:44 Xpace wrote: Respect as a human being: Gone. Respect as a pro-gamer: Still there.
Just my 2c. Plastic surgery? What was wrong with him beforehand?? I guess you don't respect women that put silicone as well? Then you wouldn't also respect people in general that put makeup, right? Oooo bad me, trying to feel better about myself by changing the way i look. Who cares if my self-esteem is crap right? I will lose respect as a human being if i do comestic surgery. Seriously.... don't post stupid things like that. But...the media...beauty standards...personality...
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As long as supernova is happy, then everything is fine. In truth this wouldn't be news until supernova plays in another tournament where people would ask questions on why he looked so different. Fionn expressed it well in the op In the off season of SC2, we have not lots to talk about that isn't players leaving teams or moving to a new one.
As your reading this, you can experience the new supernova yourself as he is streaming with a webcam.
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lol that is definitely a world of change great looking guy now ahah
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wow, what a difference. to bad, i didn't know supernova cared so much about his appearance :/ looks great now though :D
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AESTHETIC ENHANCEMENT, AUGMENTATIVE or COSMETIC surgery is completely different from CORRECTIVE, or RECONSTRUCTIVE surgery; not so much in their practical applications, but in their reasoning.
There is a big difference between fixing abnormalities caused by accidents such as burns, or repairing human functions from impairment, to "I want to look like a pop star."
My original quote + Show Spoiler +On December 28 2012 21:44 Xpace wrote: Respect as a human being: Gone. Respect as a pro-gamer: Still there.
Just my 2c. Plastic surgery? What was wrong with him beforehand??
Please note my question at the end: "What was wrong with him beforehand?"
Were his eyes so impaired that he couldn't see the mini-map clearly and he therefore needed corrective surgery to continue his career as a pro-gamer as a way to make a living? Or was he simply dissatisfied with his looks that he wanted to look more like a K-drama supporting actor?
On December 28 2012 22:22 Snowbear wrote:In Belgium it's almost standard to correct your teeth around age 14-15 (braces). I wonder if this plastic surgery is the next step? Ask yourself: if 80% of the children get plastic surgery from their parents, would you give it also to your child? If you don't, it won't fit in the "group". Sad but true  And WOW @ Stork!
Crooked teeth leads to things like periodontal disease and chronic inflammation; they're also harder to clean even if you're diligent about brushing and flossing. I'm not a dentist nor have I read beyond the pamphlets and posters I come across when I visit my dentist, so I won't go into this topic too far; but as you mentioned yourself, those individuals are CORRECTING their teeth for reasons related to health and hygiene.
On December 28 2012 22:15 Corrosive wrote: You lost your respect for someone because they didn't like how they looked and they changed it?
Do you lose your respect for people who cut their hair? He just had his eyelids done.
That's a pretty bad strawman; I don't even know how to start with the haircut comparison. Seriously, what was wrong with him beforehand?
On December 29 2012 00:26 Apolo wrote: I guess you don't respect women that put silicone as well? Then you wouldn't also respect people in general that put makeup, right? Oooo bad me, trying to feel better about myself by changing the way i look. Who cares if my self-esteem is crap right? I will lose respect as a human being if i do comestic surgery. Seriously.... don't post stupid things like that.
"Trying to feel better about myself" - seriously? Don't post stupid things that.
You want to feel better about yourself? Volunteer at a homeless shelter or a soup kitchen. Donate some clothes you never wear to that man in rags down the street. Sponsor as many children as you can in Bangladesh. Make friends with that guy who has no friends because of his looks. There are many ways to reward yourself and make yourself feel like a good human being than "I want to look like X because Hollywood says so."
I'm not hating on the guy. I'm not saying what he did was wrong. I'm not advocating that other people should look down on those who want to go under the knife to look like the people they see in magazines and on TV. It's just my personal opinion; I dislike aesthetic plastic surgery, I consider it unnecessary and fake, and I don't like how society pushes men to look like X, or women to look like Y, especially when the level of what's considered "beautiful" or "attractive" is so twisted and malformed by companies who are out to push products by shoving the face of a person who's 1 in 10'000 or 100'000, with a crew of 10 people applying make-up, lighting, and unrealistic scenarios topped off by abhorrent transformations through Photoshop or whatnot. A woman shouldn't need Cosmopolitan or Vogue to tell her she's beautiful, a man shouldn't need to look like a Calvin Klein underwear model to be confident in himself, people shouldn't need to feel so insecure that they'd twist themselves to conform to an unrealistic standard.
I'm repeating it one last time; this is just my opinion on the matter. I do not and will not try and stop somebody from doing whatever makes them happy. But I have the right to judge someone as I see fit, just as some people judge me, fairly or unfairly, for whatever I do or don't do.
What was wrong with him beforehand?
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He probably cares more about Korean girls' opinions of him than the opinions of guys who disapprove of plastic surgery.
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