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[–]IkeConn 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

What is "top surgery" exactly?

[–]Q-Continuum-kin 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

They use a euphemism for mastectomy because that's a removal of breasts & can imply it's a surgery for women. It also sounds less medical so it's part of the language manipulation.