Oh my. What a bunch of pessimists. So the majority of the world that is Asian, South Asian and African will rush to look like Marilyn Monroe and Brad Pitt, thereby reinforcing racially-chauvanist ideals of beauty? Somehow I doubt it. And we’ll have to save the question of whether such a risk constitutes a reason to restrict access to body modification for later.

New poll: Should ecstasy (MDMA) be legalized? See the recent UK drugs safety study for more information.