Prevalence.
1/5 vs 1/20.
Kids as young as like 8 years old are getting the double eyelid thing.
You're overanalyzing it. Nose jobs (even in the US) are more popular than double eyelid surgeries, but they're no way related to better fertility. How do you explain that in your logic? People just want to enhance their looks which lead to better reproductive chances.
Prevalence.
1/5 vs 1/20.
Kids as young as like 8 years old are getting the double eyelid thing.
Korea is an extremely competitive society. There are not many second chances given to you within the country and many are competing for the same resources. You miss a boat than it's very hard to keep pace unlike the US. Women are competing for the same type of men. Bigger eyes = more feminine -> higher reproductive chances
The logical assumptions here at work are messed up. Like, when I say "big breasts and clear skin" are evolutionary advantages, I'm meaning like in man's hunter-gatherer phase this would be true as much as it is today.
Here it's saying that double eyelids are an advantage due to the screwed up nature of society. That's...not really the same.
Those pics make me want to get surgery. I'm Asian, and I don't like the way I look. Especially when I smile. When I see photos of me smiling I just get this urge to deck the person smiling, which is me.
Bigger eyes = signal higher estrogen = signal youth (scientifically shown) = signal easier conception of babies/higher fertility -> seen as better mates
Happy now?
Bigger eyes =/= double eyelid.
For that matter, bigger eyes =/= higher estrogen.
I think it's really creepy. For starters, unlike say a tanning bed, or like even a boob job or botox or whatever else people in the USA do, the double eyelid is in no way related to fertility (big breasts actually are kind of related to fertility, deep down) or health (good skin) or strength (steroids), etc.
Double eyelids are like, racial attributes. And they're so minor that no one is really going to notice IMO.
Why do Koreans do this ridiculous surgery? Honestly, boob jobs make more sense than double-eyelid surgery.
http://health.howstuffworks.com/skin-care/problems/treating/get-rid-of-bags-under-eyes.htm. ^_^what is the procedure called to remove the bags under your eyes?
lol @ the idea that heritage is remotely relevant in this situation. Why the fuck should people be shamed into staying as something they perceive as unattractive just because their ancestors looked that way? That attitude is more sickening than vanity.
Why do they perceive it as unattractive?
Because the society around them finds those features unattractive.
And why is that?
A: due to an Eastern inferiority complex.
lolno. All cultures have their weird quirks when it comes to judging attractiveness. Indians bleach their skin, whitey tans the fuck out of it and develops anorexia, blacks get nosejobs, etc. What do Koreans even have to feel inferior about relative to Americans or Europeans?
Indians bleach their skin due to...the centuries of British colonization, when the ruling class tended to be lighter skinned.
Whites tan because it signifies outdoorsiness.
Blacks don't get nosejobs much AFAIKT, but straightening their hair used to be a big thing. Eventually they developed black pride and black is beautiful, and that kind of put a stop to that practice.
The double eyelid thing is like straightening out kinky hair or bleaching skin. It's not necessary for larger eyes IMO. You could probably make some surgery to make single eyelids larger.
Explain why Africans never developed a double eyelid surgery craze. Lots of Africans have Asian-like faces, which would have to include single eyelids.
Examples of Africans with single eyelids?
Uh, can't find any. There are lots of Africans with almond eyes though.
It's such a minor minor trait though that the only people who are really going to notice it are phrenologists, Nazis, or the person herself.