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By:\u00a0Anne T. Donahue<\/p>\n

This week, Kensington Palace hit back at claims<\/a> that Kate Middleton got Botox, claiming the allegations were \u201ccategorically not true\u201d and that \u201cthe Royal Family never endorse commercial activity.\u201d The rumours started after British plastic surgeon, Dr. Munir Somji, posted before and after images of the Duchess on Instagram<\/a> alongside the caption, \u201cOur Kate loves a bit of baby Botox,\u201d which is I will say is a strange thing to do, especially since no Royal would agree to front for anything outside of charities and like, corgis.<\/p>\n

Eventually, the clinic\u2019s marketing manager told Page Six that she thinks that his reference to \u201cour Kate\u201d was used in a general sense \u2013 as in \u201cthe UK\u2019s Kate,\u201d and not \u201cour personal patient, Kate Middleton.\u201d Plus, she admitted that the non-disclosure agreements prohibit the doctor (or anybody) from confirming or denying that they\u2019ve done anybody, let alone a Royal.<\/p>\n

Which, like, cool! Great. Clearly, in an ill-advised attempt at self-promotion and normalizing cosmetic procedures, Dr. Somji shit the bed and now we\u2019ve got to have opinions on Kate Middleton maybe getting Botox in the year of our lord 2019. But here\u2019s the clincher: who cares?<\/p>\n

I mean, obviously enough of us do that I can justify writing this piece. But outside our deep dive into Kate Middleton\u2019s maybe-or-maybe-not beauty routine, have we not moved into a place where Botox or fillers or whatever you want to do is filed safely into the \u201cdo what you want\u201d folder? Are we still supposed to be shocked that people have chosen to take advantage of something that reduces the look of age and fine lines and whatever else the world\u2019s thrown at you? Are we supposed to be disappointed? Like somebody is less than because they\u2019ve opted to go down a road you maybe wouldn\u2019t? Do we still require people to justify their cosmetic surgery should they have it? Especially since it doesn\u2019t affect us in any way?<\/p>\n

My favourite part about conversations regarding cosmetic procedures is the way many of us rush to claim that we have or haven\u2019t had any (though there\u2019s always an emphasis on the latter), and then start elaborating on why as if our choices warrant more explanation outside of having free will. \u201cI wouldn\u2019t do it, but\u2014\u201d is something I\u2019ve even heard myself say when talking about Botox or face peels or whatever else you can elect to do. And as I say it, I soon realize I\u2019m desperately trying to establish myself as . . . what, exactly? Interesting? Special? Because, look: my stance on whether I would or wouldn\u2019t have cosmetic surgery doesn\u2019t make me either. Who the fuck cares whether or not I\u2019d get Botox? Frankly, Botox is like dying your hair: if you do it, that\u2019s great. If you don\u2019t, I\u2019m equally unaffected.<\/p>\n

But there\u2019s that shame built-in to anything meant to make someone (especially women) feel better. There\u2019s an emphasis on \u201caging gracefully\u201d (fuck off) and then a more pronounced emphasis on \u201cnot looking your age\u201d (kill me). From puberty on, unreachable beauty norms are commanded by an industry largely helmed by people happy to perpetuate the myth that if you don\u2019t look a certain way, you are a failure. And if you do<\/em>look that way, you sure as hell better be following a very specific set of guidelines. Good night, good luck, etc.<\/p>\n

And cosmetic procedures \u2013 whether we\u2019re talking Botox or fillers or whatever you\u2019ve elected to get \u2013 have consistently been a taboo. They\u2019re talked about in hushed tones and with raised eyebrows, as if admitting to something you genuinely want, have chosen to get, and\/or affects nobody but you, is an embarrassment. Like you\u2019re not \u201creally\u201d as beautiful because you opted for something that millions of others have gotten too. Like we don\u2019t all already Photoshop our breakouts or under-eye bags before posting a photo to Instagram. (At least I do.) Like this isn\u2019t an industry that\u2019s been flourishing since the dawn of goddamn time. Like it\u2019s shameful<\/em>. It isn\u2019t. It is not. Fucking go for it. And if you don\u2019t want to, stop peppering your support with your own personal absolutes.<\/p>\n

Especially since things change. Right now, I\u2019m still afraid of needles and tend to be prone to massive medical fuck-ups and side effects. (I almost passed out getting a filing once \u2013 because something went wrong, and my dentist had to take everything out and refill it again<\/em>. Simultaneously, Christmas music was on the radio.) So for me, the risk outweighs the pay off. But will it always be that way? Who knows. Right now I say I\u2019m psyched to see what age does to my face, but maybe in 20 years I won\u2019t feel the same way. Maybe next week<\/em>I won\u2019t feel that way. And when I\u2019m greeted with someone\u2019s news that they\u2019ve had something done, that also isn\u2019t an excuse for me to explain why cosmetic procedures aren\u2019t for me, but it\u2019s great for you, I swear, congrats<\/em>! Who gives a shit what I think? Do you want plastic surgery? Get plastic surgery. Does Kate Middleton want Botox? Girl, get Botox. Do you want to avoid all of the aforementioned at all costs? Godspeed.<\/p>\n

The beauty norm is bullshit because it was always impossible to achieve. So do what makes you feel beautiful. And anybody who has an issue or uses your choices to justify their own? We\u2019ll see them in hell. (Or just like, around later. They\u2019re working through their own shit, too.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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