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Cosmetic surgery processes the bodies of woman-made women, who make up the vast majority of its patient pool, into man-made women.

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Naomi Wolf
Age: 61
Born: 1962
Born: November 12
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San Francisco County
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Naomi R. Wolf
Naomi Rebekah Wolf
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