I know this is sort of way off topic, but I am curious to know what everyone thinks of body modifications...
Including:
Tattoos
Piercings
Stretched ear lobes
Other stretched peircings
Silicone implants (not the kind you're probably thinking) :lol:
Again, totally off topic, but I stretched my ears pretty big when I was younger, and from experience I know I was frowned upon quite a bit... Just want to know what the OG community thinks...
To each their own.
Got no problems with it. It's your body. Of course I've got multiple tats, so I guess I'm biased. I will admit though, I've never understood the ear stretching thing. Don't care if you do it, just don't understand it.
I've got a tattoo and plan on getting some more, but I don't really understand the stretched lobes and other stretched piercings. I'm fine with people wanting to do it but with tattoos you can usually cover them up for like a job interview and such. But to each their own.
WHY!!! :begging:
I gave myself some stretch marks around my love handles by indulging in massive amounts of pizza and beer for many years...Does that count? They're kinda in a tribal pattern...sort of. :(
Quote from: stinkpickle on April 16, 2011, 07:39:08 AM
I gave myself some stretch marks around my love handles by indulging in massive amounts of pizza and beer for many years...Does that count? They're kinda in a tribal pattern...sort of. :(
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Quote from: stinkpickle on April 16, 2011, 07:39:08 AM
I gave myself some stretch marks around my love handles by indulging in massive amounts of pizza and beer for many years...Does that count? They're kinda in a tribal pattern...sort of. :(
leave it to stinky! :TooFunny: :TooFunny: :TooFunny: :TooFunny: Tribal pattern huh? Try to tell that to your wife after she has had a baby!!! :TrainWreck1:
I don't like the face piercings or the stretched ear and nose stuff. Just remember people get their first impressions from how you look. This does not mean you are a bad person. Today's society is not ready for that stuff right now (to many old people still around) in years down the road it wont even be noticed because it will become the norm.
FREAKS!!! :lol:
Take it back to Africa! I'm not old,and we don't need it in America! :smiley-patriotic-flagwaver-an
Quote from: S.C.C on April 16, 2011, 09:14:07 AM
FREAKS!!! :lol:
Take it back to Africa! I'm not old,and we don't need it in America! :smiley-patriotic-flagwaver-an
Native American tribes did it as well.
I did stretch my ears really big, but I got tired of all the nasty looks and being judged, so I let them shrink down.
I had my ears to 1 3/8" and I also had my septum pierced...
My reason for doing it was for the original reasons it was done... I did my septum because in some early civilizations it was part of becoming a man... My ears were stretched because in ancient cultures they represented status and wisdom.
I'll see if I can find some pictures.
(http://i679.photobucket.com/albums/vv154/nharper6437/001.jpg)
In hindsight, I regret it... Not because of the way it made me appear, but because it was so hard to find a job and I was constantly judged and looked down upon.
It's also really hard to hold a conversation with some people I know with way larger ears than me, because they are kind of intimidating and very distracting when they get over 2 inches... I'll see if I have a pic of one of them...
Quote from: new2turkey on April 16, 2011, 09:22:05 AM
My reason for doing it was for the original reasons it was done... I did my septum because in some early civilizations it was part of becoming a man... My ears were stretched because in ancient cultures they represented status and wisdom.
Status and Wisdom...... :TooFunny:
Sorry but you asked for what we thought and I also thought it looked pretty "stupid" to me. But hey what do I know. I'm one of those old farts that will look at a kid with piercings all over their face and ask them if they're goin' fishin'. And when they ask me why, then I just remark that they look like a "Walkin' Tacklebox".
Status and Wisdom.... :TooFunny:
Quote from: bird on April 16, 2011, 09:31:45 AM
Quote from: new2turkey on April 16, 2011, 09:22:05 AM
My reason for doing it was for the original reasons it was done... I did my septum because in some early civilizations it was part of becoming a man... My ears were stretched because in ancient cultures they represented status and wisdom.
Status and Wisdom...... :TooFunny:
Sorry but you asked for what we thought and I also thought it looked pretty "stupid" to me. But hey what do I know. I'm one of those old farts that will look at a kid with piercings all over their face and ask them if they're goin' fishin'. And when they ask me why, then I just remark that they look like a "Walkin' Tacklebox".
Status and Wisdom.... :TooFunny:
It's what it used to stand for...
And to each his own, ;D
The Good The Bad and the Ugly!! :whip2:
Fellows if you would take the time and read your Bible It explains were this and other things that are being excepted in the world today comes from,and it doesn't get anymore Ancient than the good book!!! :jesus-cross:
God Bless us all!! :angel9:
This is a piercer I know... I would never have pushed my body this far...
(http://i679.photobucket.com/albums/vv154/nharper6437/180610_195864797106374_100000485654197_732482_2711009_n.jpg)
And now that I do think back, I really do regret it. If I could go back I wouldn't have done it, but then again that is liek alot of things.
we all have our regrets.
Quote from: Mailman on April 16, 2011, 09:44:35 AM
we all have our regrets.
No human has to live on this earth with past regrets!!
Seek and except the Peace that is offered to all mankind while you are still alive on earth!! :jesus-cross:
I have none of the things you mention.Tattoos are ok to me though. Actually I wouldnt mind having a tat .
A preacher once told me that such things bring attention to self and not to the Lord.
Didnt say I live with them. I am at peace with the Lord. I was raised Catholic. Never missed a Sunday at church. Even when on vacation or camping. First thing our parents did was go into town after getting setup and find a church. But thanks for your good advice.
I have always been old school, and not too many people where I grew up in a small town in central PA had much for tatoos. Within reason I have no problems with it. The piercings are another thing. I grew up in the "that's the wrong ear" time when piercings came out, and if a guy had a pierced ear he must sit down to pee. My dad had told me that if I ever came home with a pierced ear I would have a bloody stump from him ripping it out.
I now can accept the pierced ears and tatoos within reason, but I just don't get the stretched ear, pierced eye brows, lips, nose ect. and tatooed face/neck. To each his own, I look at it as less competition for me when it comes time for a job interview. If I would be the HR man in the interview, it would be a very short one and the resume droped in the trash as they walked out. I must also add that I'm retired military and that stuff just did not fly in our time.
I just have to ask the question, what are these people trying to represent themselves as?
So, that's my opinion in a nut shell
God put all the holes in me I need. Also I kinda got this thing about pain. I cause myself enough by accident, I dont want to add to it intentionally. Ink dosent bother me, if its done to mean something. Each one you get takes away from the meaning of the others to me, so once you have 1/2 your body covered, they start becoming just drawings to me like a kid that draws on himself at school.
I do have to admit that I cant hire someone with extensive tattoos or the ear thing or nose rings or lip rings.
Ryan
I've been thinking about getting me some man boobs, then having them pierced.
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Quote from: guesswho on April 16, 2011, 10:51:39 AM
I've been thinking about getting me some man boobs, then having them pierced.
Do that and go shirtless with your tailfan head gear and you'll fit right in at the GAY pride fairs going on across the country!! :TooFunny: :TooFunny:
To each his own to do what they wish...those have to live with the decisions...
I have seen earlobes from ripped out earrings back when that trend started to be popular with my generation...excessive facial piercings seem strange. There wont be any under my roof.
I have tats and regret them. The ear stretch thing I dont get.
No offense to anyone, but it looks weird and fruity.
I'm all for the implants on the ladies.
Yep, don't mind those at all. :happy0064:
I had a piercing once for a short while......does this count??? :you_rock:
(http://www.hunt101.com/data/500/medium/nailgun.jpg)
You said it yourself, the earlobes showed status and wisdom in ancient cultures. Think you will have a hard time finding someone to buy into that today.
Quote from: MDbowman on April 16, 2011, 12:27:35 PM
I had a piercing once for a short while......does this count??? :you_rock:
(http://www.hunt101.com/data/500/medium/nailgun.jpg)
I wonder why that trend never caught on.
It seems that body modifications are meant to shock people. In that regard I would say they accomplish the mission.
I dont have a problem with any of the above referenced body "art". I actually expect to see it nowadays.
Truck Stop: Old timey military type or road dawg truckers type tats
Music store: Weirdo's (no offense) with tribal tats or stretched ears
Fast food joints: slackers with tribal tats who spent the better years of life partying
Bars/Dance clubs: Easy wemon with the billboard on their lower backs
of course this does not cover all walks of life,and there are some respectable people out there with tats/body mod. Not all professions call for people with that type of stuff though. Someone with a lip ring or full skull tat might make a good radio personality or dell call center worker. But they would not be well accepted for a job in the publics eye. I believe everyone has the right to take part in any of the activities listed in this thread. That is the freedom America affords us. But they also do not have the right to complain when they cant get a good job because they chose to modify their body in a place that cannot be hidden. Shoulder tat that is hidden is ok, ring in nose is not accepted in society as a whole yet. To each their own, but that goes both ways.
Basically Dont Do It If You Cant Handle The Reprocusions
...a cry for help... It's not needed...and if it's wanted, then my friend...you might have some issues.
....Even my 9 year old son understands that.
i dont understand the ear stretching thing either but each to his own. i have a tat on my arm but it is easily covered with a short sleeve shirt. the only reason i got it was in memory of my dad who i always called "Pops". here is a picture of it.
(http://i898.photobucket.com/albums/ac187/bowhunter-84/101_1907.jpg)
I think alot of those ideas come from the San Francisco version of the Bible, you know the one that talks more about Adam & Steve and not Adam and Eve. It seems alot of people today think their actions in life are covered under this new twisted version of the Bible. Good luck with that!