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Beauty, Women’s Bodies and the Law

Jocelynne A. Scutt

Beauty, Women’s Bodies and the Law Performances in Plastic

Jocelynne A. Scutt University of Buckingham Buckingham, UK

ISBN 978-3-030-27997-4 ISBN 978-3-030-27998-1 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-27998-1 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2020 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, expressed or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover illustration: © Alex Linch/shutterstock.com This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland

Contents

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Introduction—The Body Plastic 1 Brain & Body, Brain vs Body 2 The Body Perfect/Imperfect 3 The Body as Image 4 My Body, Your Opinion 5 The Body as ‘I’

1 1 5 11 16 20

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The Body Beneath the Knife 1 The Body in the Beauty Parlour 2 The Body on the Operating Table 3 The Criminal Body and the Body in Crime 4 The Criminal, the Civil and the Role of the Law

29 30 42 58 66

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Above the Shoulder Blades 1 Her Crowning Glory 2 Oh! My Face … a Retroussé Nose & Pinned Ears 3 Around the Eyes & Rounded Eyes … 4 For Bee-Stung Lips, Whiter-Than-White Teeth, Receding Chins & Measures Under the Neck 5 Plastic Faces or ‘The New Normal’?

79 79 88 97 102 109

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All Above the Waist 1 Over and Above the Bosom 2 Bust, Bosom, Breasts … 3 Reclaiming Our Bodies, Our Selves—Beginning with Breasts & Chests

150

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Below the Belt and Under the Waist … 1 Muffin Top Madness 2 Around the Fatty Abdomen 3 Within the Fatty Abdomen 4 What Lies Beneath … 5 Bad Body Hair … Comes Good?

165 165 171 180 187 198

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Our Rounded Bits … 1 Rounding Up vs Rounding Down 2 The Bottom as Bustle … 3 Bottoms, Hips, Thighs … 4 Exposing My Midriff or Where Are My Abs? 5 Suction Up, Suction Down

211 212 219 222 232 236

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Extremities: From the Tips of H