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This is on about the same rhetorical level as "Why do you kids like Apple Jacks when they don't taste like apples?"



Really? You missed the whole "self-harm is not a manifestation of power" argument?


No, I got it, but it doesn't actually follow. Popular perception has no correlation to health value. Saying that something is bad for you does not disprove the idea that it is often perceived as "powerful," just like Apple Jacks can (I assume) taste good without tasting like apples.

Note that I'm not saying that wearing high heels is a good idea.




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