Thursday, March 31, 2011

Vanity Insanity

Fresh from the Huffington Post's Style section, the newest form of humiliation for American women: La Decollette Cleavage Wrinkle-Prevention Bra.
According to the Huff Post, this product is described:
"At night, La Decollette will do her job very effectively.Because of this special bra, your breasts are more or less forced to stay in place so no vertical wrinkles will occur and your cleavage will stay smooth. After just 1 night you will see the difference and after 5 to 7 nights you will be amazed by the stunning result."
I'm stunned and amazed that 34% of readers voted it "a must buy." It looks like someone put their underwear over their head.
So 34% of Huff's readers would pay $70 for this odd form of night torture softened by two petite bows in the name of vanity?
Can this 34% just get a grip for a moment?
Aren't you tired of conforming to the padded and pushed up, molded and underwired expectations of our rack-obsessed culture? Shall we stand in front of the mirror contemplating the vertical wrinkles in our cleavage or should we contribute our intelligence, our fire and energy to the world? We are worth so much more.