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We have been reading and thinking a lot about 'radical' body modification in class (although some of you question how 'radical' these acts really are). For this blog I want you to consider the political implications of "mainstream" body modification, those body projects that take as their goal the normative body standards (young, thin, fit, etc.). Do these body projects hold the same political potential as Pitts finds for their more radical counterparts? Are they promoted or normal in any way or are they still subject to the same taboos as non-normative body modifications? It will be useful to think about Pitts's argument here. Can you apply any of the arguments seen in In the Flesh to these mainstream body modification projects?
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