The Damage of Designs

            Recently designer babies have become a more naturalized way of creating a person's child. Parents are allowed to decide which characteristics their child will have. They can pick a variety of traits including hair color, eye color, intelligence, athletic ability, and height. The best gene is then picked for each characteristic in order to build the perfect child to be conceived. After writing a speech on this topic I have become interested in the ethics behind creating a designer baby and my interest was the inspiration for this project. 
            This method of creating a child is detrimental in several ways. My picture challenges the issues that creating a designer baby brings about. Creating a designer baby is very similar to creating a video game character. Parents pick the traits they want in order to give their child, or "character", the best advantage. In society parents often pick the traits that are seen as the most desired, such as being white, blonde, smart, and athletic. This is destructive because it allows society to enforce what is perceived to be perfection. Designer babies are also damaging because of the social class aspect. Only the upper class can afford to create these children because they cost thousands of dollars. This allows only those with the monetary advantage to be able to purchase "perfection". In my image the woman wears a wedding ring. This represents the issue in society with the thought process that only married couples are capable of raising children. Designer babies are harmful to society in multiple ways, harming the concepts of individuality and does not allow for blending of class.