Do you think this is ethical or unethical?

Question

http://potw.news.yahoo.com/s/potw/35823/hooter-heaven;_ylt=AvEq5UyBB2N7w4eV18k6oLQKwId4

This guy started a web site to "help" women raise money to get breast implants. The women, in turn, have to show 'benefactors' the results.

Implants can cause pain, hardness, numbness, toxic shock syndrome; there's been a few deaths from gangrene; sometimes additional surgery is needed; and it can be difficult to breastfeed or detect cancer on mammograms (according to breastimplantinfo.org)

This guy insists his site is beneficial to women (funny enough, his girlfriend disagrees but i guess she doesnt have any pull!)

What are your thougths? It will be interesting to hear both men and women's opinions.

Answer 1

obviously this guy is having some voyeuristic issues/ Women need to learn to love themselves the way they are. A breast implant for purely cosmetic reasons will do nothing for the messed up thought processes that cause a women to want a breat implant in the first place.

Answer 2

I didn't open the link ONLY because I've heard about this and am not at all impressed. Reason, I think it would be better to post what your life is going through and maybe someone could throw a little money or FOOD to people who need it. I'm living in a LARGE community with a lot of laid off people in TROUBLE (myself included) and it's hell. Surgery? That is the last thing from my mind. I was excited to find a can of fat free refried beans today. BUT I HAVE A ROOF OVER MY HEAD AND ELECTRICITY ON, ETC. so I'm not complaining. The problem is there are so many people in even WORSE shape than we are right now and people are throwing money to girls just so guys can see their boobs when finished? Well, I guess - to each their own. But I know for a fact where I'd put my money if I had any left over and it would be to the Salvation Arm......I don't know if it's unethical. I would call it immoral -- and NOT because I'm against implants -- I don't care one way or another but people don't see where they can help people in a REAL WAY --- it's soooooo sad.

Answer 3

Well, it's not very ethical... but I would say it's more immoral. These guys are basically paying to see breasts.

I don't think they are doing a disservice to women because the women who are going along with this *want* the breast implants. They would have gotten them anyway, if they had the money. So in a way the women are prostituting themselves (or at least selling their soft-porn image) for money. The guys are just offering a service that many women would happily go along with. The fact that implants may be unhealthy is not the issue, since the whole purpose of the website to provide women who want breast implants the opportunity to have them.

Both sides are wrong to me, but everyone has the right to do what they want, and it's not illegal, so.... to each his own.

Personally I think it's degrading for a woman to sell herself like that (especially just to have bigger boobs!), and I think the men are perverts, but that's just my opinion.

Answer 4

Which is worse, the one making the offer or those taking him up on it? It's like asking which is worse, the prostitute or the john. You can hardly denigrate the man without also equally denigrating the woman.

Seems very similar to nudie bars where women pose naked (or in various stages of undress) for money.

If everyone involved is happy, what's the problem?
As far as problems with implants, isn't that the doctor's job to inform the women BEFORE surgery?

Answer 5

relies upon. What'll you pay me? Face it: maximum people are, by ability of nature, really unethical, or perhaps extra are, by ability of nature, in basic terms extremely lazy. determination tree: Is it moral? what's going to i'm getting from it? What might want to I lose from it? Do features outweigh losses? might want to i trust mushy with doing this for what i receives? Condensed: Will i'm getting a lot of money for the attempt I put in? moral: a variety of of human beings might want to do the unethical element because it really is straightforward, probable makes extra money, and grants severe go back. celebration: wealthy human beings (like bill Gates) supply a variety of of money to charities at the same time as undesirable human beings supply little or no. human beings look to imagine that this makes them better human beings, so it boosts their public image, yet observe that they not often supply sufficient to develop into no longer-wealthy or, heaven forbid, undesirable (even regardless of each and every thing his charity, Gates nevertheless has his huge abode aka mansion with a lot of techy stuff). It extremely makes little or no massive difference of their money. Loss: minimum, benefit: important. Do it: definite. undesirable human beings supply little, giving the impression that they are worse or grasping human beings, yet observe that they do no longer have a lot money to grant interior the first position with out ravenous. What little they offer would not impression their attractiveness a lot besides. Loss: important, benefit: minimum. Do it: no. actual answer to the question: unethical.

Answer 6

If a women is willing to do this then she more than likely knows the risk involved.If she is going to get a $5000 surgery for free then ethics are out the window already. The women participating obviously have a lower set of moral standards than most seeing as how they're willing to expose themselves after wards. It may be beneficial to both sides since he's probably going to sell the pics on the web and they'll probably end up earning more at their respective strip clubs.

Answer 7

I think he is a moron, but women go on Howard Stern to try and get their breast implants paid for. Some people value strange things.

Answer 8

...you forgot to mention the scars resulting from botched surgeries (more common than people realize).

Whoever that guy is needs to have his head examined.

This is just another example of why women are better at discerning what issues pertain to them. Leave it to men (some men) to figure out and women would all end up with breast implants.

Answer 9

its ethical in the fact that he has put the full details up and that the women know what has to happen to get the money. but you also gotta ask why would you get a boob job if you werent gonna flaunt it? that would be like gettin a tattoo and not showing anyone? if the girls really want it and dont have a problem doin it then its thier choice and if he wants to perve then go a head. what the difference between that and the young girls sleezing on the old guy to get money for a boob job?

Answer 10

Ethics. Hmmmmm. I'm not sure that I know what they are anymore. The line is so clearly blurred. I do know that no one is being forced to do anything here, and he is providing a service for a cost. The women know that going in. So really - its up to the individuals involved to determine their line in the sand....its none of our business.