Hercules! Hercules! Hercules!

You gotta love society sometimes. I've come across many a person--and even I am guilty of this at times--who haven't yet reached the "FTW" mentality, to be ever-so-comfortable in their own skin. I'm not talking about those instances where it's better to keep one's clothes on, lest he/she has a "now they KNOW they shouldn't be out here lookin' like that!" moment. I'm talking about those people that are so affected by society's insatiable desire to impose their often, Euro-centric standards of beauty, that they go as far as getting surgery or in Prof. Klump's case, take potions. Before I go any further, I do want to pose to you a question. How cool would it be if we could just take a weight loss potion? I'd finally have the sexy chocolate body I've longed for since high school--sans the side effects, of course; but I digress. I do find it unfortunate--mainly because I'm not the one raking in the big bucks off these things--that there are so many surgical options to 'fix' yourself. Is this a build-a-bear world now?Actually, I stand corrected, is it a build-a-human world now? Indeed it is! Hell, they can even customize babies(and I just might have to take them up on that offer)! Really though, where do such desires--and more importantly, such guts come from? I don't think I'd ever have the gall to get up and go under the knife for superficial reasons. MAYBE, and that's a BIG maybe, if some unfortunate event happened to mess up my handsome face then I might *gasp*. God, forbid such a thing happen. Truth be told, I'm far too scared to go under the knife for necessary reasons. Hell, I don't even like going to the dentist out of fear I may have cavities(that drill is a tool of the devil)! Luckily, I've never had to get anything other than root canals and other forms of dental torture--I mean, surgery. Seriously, if you feel that society can't accept you for you--flaws and all--don't go see Dr.Xzibit to 'pimp your body'. The solution to your problems is right there in the title. Stand in the mirror, take a deep breath, and chant. And for Pete's sake, stay away from potions!