Wednesday, November 17, 2010

The article talks a lot about the biology of sexuality. At one point, it is even said that medicalization refers to calling one thing healthy and the other an illness. It then says that the medical practice must eliminate or control the deviant. This idea really alienates a person as an other is society. Why do people have to be placed into one of two created categories and why is one category considered as sick? It also seems that of these two categories, only one will be accepted. This also gives rise to "sexual adequacy" and people striving for it so they can fit into that "healthy" category. This reminds me a lot of the show Nip/Tuck. Christian is completely obsessed with how he looks and how many women he can sleep with. Also, most of the surgeries they perform are sexual based. I think the show is in a way mocking society's obsession with sexuality.

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