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Leg extension surgery does not, or has ever, expressed an individual’s choice about the body. It even says in the article that the woman did the surgery in order to increase her chance of becoming a diplomat. Sure, it is the individual’s choice to get the surgery. However, the influence of Western culture is what led to that choice. Even though this event was taken place in China, America and its standards are what caused the influence. Social pressures have caused those that are not of white heritage to succumb to the ideal Western culture (Vincent Parrillo 40). With that, the outlook on how one should look has expanded to other countries in order to fit their superior stature. This, in turn, relates to back to Xiaowei’s story about becoming a diplomat. In order to be superior, one must look like the ones that already are.
It is difficult not to consider Western ideals as a primary reason for cutting down the number of applicants with the use of height requirements. If......

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