Sarah Burge and daughter Poppy. The bodies of the children that were not quite perfect enough are stuffed into the closets in back.
What do you give the 7-year-old that has everything? You give the gift of insecurity, of course! The gift that keeps on giving. Fifty-year-old Sarah Burge told Closer magazine that she gave her daughter, Poppy, a "voucher" for breast implants when the child turns sixteen, among other gifts (including a spa vacation, according to dlisted). Ms. Burge herself has made it known that she's spent over $100,000 to resemble a Barbie doll, and she apparently makes her living throwing swingers parties and writing erotic fiction. There's nothing wrong with writing erotica, but it would be rather egregious if the stories in question all involve Ken and Barbie, creations sans genitalia. Thankfully, Ms. Burge is not American; she lives in Cambridgeshire, England, and Poppy, supposedly, is already the envy of all of her friends in their home town. No surprise there. This scenario is reminiscent of the mother of the cool high schooler in Mean Girls, who allowed her daughter to drink and have sex at the house just so she could be the cool MILF in her daughter's clique. It goes without saying that entrusting the care of a child to a woman as vain as this virtually ensures that Poppy will grow up to be a looks-obsessed young woman along the lines of a Heidi Montag, but as the actions of Ms. Burge are not against the law, there's little that can be done. Should the story of Sarah Burge and Poppy be interpreted as the malign influence of American culture on the world? Can we blame America for cultural activities occurring in the United Kingdom? Is there anything wrong with promising a 7-year-old two bouncy bags of silicone strapped to her chest when she turns sixteen? Does censuring Ms. Burge prevent Poppy from being exposed to the constant sexualization of young women in the media? You be the judge! (via dlisted)
Poppy seems really excited about filling out that red bra one day
