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The Problemsof

- How it promotes‘Look-ism’

<Let us sleep> team1346016 Sumin Ahn 1346018 Heekyung Yoo 1346025 Jungwon Lee 1346036 Yejee Choi

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Contents

Ⅰ. Introductionⅰ Korea’s public trend/problem: Lookism ⅱ. Present subject: TV program ‘Let Me In’

Ⅱ. Body – Factors that promote Lookismⅰ. Showing only the results of the cosmetic surgery,

excepting the process.ⅱ. Implementing plastic surgery not only for medical pur-

pose, but also for cosmetic purpose.

ⅲ. Reactions of the applicant’s family and friends.

Ⅲ. Conclusionⅰ. The view for the future ⅱ. Pass along a request to the public

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ㅇIntroduction

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Lookism

PlasticSurgery

Korea’s public trend/problem: Lookism

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Present subject: TV program ‘Let Me In’

TV program ‘Let Me In.’Has lots of contro-versies

: promotes Lookism

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ㅇBody 1

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First problem of the <Let me in>

focuses only for the result of the cosmetic surgery, excepting the process.

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Example of ‘painful process’

Bimaxillary operation

1. can't open their mouth

2. can't eat anything

3. can't sleep well

4. can't meet anyone.

→ suffer both physical and

mental pain. 

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Effect

people can easily decide to do a cosmetic surgery without knowing the process

Solution

make people to think cosmetic surgery as a good thing

the program should also present the painful process transparently

think about the cosmetic surgery more prudently

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ㅇBody 2

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Implementing plastic surgery for cosmetic purpose

Excessive plastic surgery

Medical pur-pose

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Cosmetic pur-pose

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Medical pur-pose

Cosmetic pur-pose

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Incite thoughtless and excessive plastic surgery of ordinary people

Effect

Encourage Lookism

Incite thoughtless and excessive plastic surgery of ordinary people

Solution

Must operate minimum plastic surgery for medical purpose

Heal illness of the mind of the applicants

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ㅇBody 3

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Reaction of applicants’ family

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<Episode 1>

A daughter, who’s always beaten by her dad

My parent were divorced when I was 9. I cannot remember my mom.

You look same as your mother !!You have rectangular

jaw….Your nose is squished…Your cheeks are plumpy…Father then hits her daughterDaughter applies for <Let me in>And her plastic surgery begins…She changes into a beautiful

lady“ I had so much misunderstandings

about her…”

“ From now on, I will take a good care of her and be nice to her, which

I didn’t do for the last 21 years…He hugs her

and says “I am sorry…”

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<Episode 2> A woman, forced to divorce by her husband

“I always live with hatred about you!”“Please divorce me….”“About 2 weeks after I gave birth to my child,”

“ I witnessed my husband with a strange woman, both naked…”

“ “She is awfully ugly… I think I’m gonna throw up!”She decided to apply for

<Let Me In> and she changed into a beautiful woman…“I cannot say ‘divorce me’ anymore…”So their divorce is Dramatically suspended…

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Problem…?Reaction change of the applicant’s fam-ily….

Look is imperatively important in our life…

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Incite thoughtless and excessive plastic surgery of ordinary people

Effect

Encourage Lookism -because audience think ‘look’ is important for happiness

Shows the reaction of families after the applicant’s appearace have changed

Solution

Omit the part where applicants first meets their family

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Conclusion

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SummaryShowing only re-sults of surgery, not process

Implementing unnecessary plastic surgery

Reactions of the applicant’s fam-ily and friends.

Promote Lookism

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Lookism Look-ism

The view for the fu-ture

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Showing only results of the surgery, not process

Implementing unnec-essary plastic surgery

Irrational reactions of the applicant’s family and friends.

Editing based on thewhole fact(Don’t beau-tify)

Don’t recommending unnecessary surgery.

Show more rational Responses.

Proposing directing point

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We need to consider carefully when we see the program Let Me In.

Media Forming the public’s cognition: Let Me In Promotes public to support Lookism.

We need to reconsider and change our thoughts about the outlook.

Passing along a request to the public

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Q&A

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Thank you!