Body Modification

[MassiveGeek]

Just like clothes, hairstyles, make-up and colours fit people, the same goes for tattoos.

Just like one person might look like a goddess in a green dress and someone else looks like a hooker in the same dress, some people fit with tattoos/piercings and others do not.

It's that simple.

 

[Erana]

Body modifications can be quite good. Like that woman who got tattoos on her chest to deal with the loss of her breasts to cancer, or a friend of mine who is commemorating the death of his sister-like friend with a tattoo of her initials.
It was just so terrible- she was a nurse, and such a good person. An angry, schizophrenic man waltzed into the hospital and shot her dead.

And on the lighter side, a lot of my Indian friends have very tasteful nose piercings.
The problem is, most people are not tasteful about it and disrespect their body, doing stupid things to it that they regret later. Or they're terribly irresponsible and get tongue piercings that they don't care for, then get serious infections from it.

 

[steph01a]

In my opinion, the natural beauty of a woman doesn't need to be augmented or covered. I assume that's how the other people feel too.

Someone here thinks tha same way I do ..

 

[Addendum_Forthcoming]

Meh ...

Just don't wear *large* body ornaments in airports I'm good ... I personally want a large tattoo of a grey wolf sleeping in the snow on my back ^_^

My stance on piercings is as long as it doesn't waste my time o.o given that it's rare that piercings (barring one time at the airport) caused me any fleeting grievances I'm good with them.

 

[TipsyPeaches]

I miss my double snake-bite! >_<

but yeah, I love my piercings, and my tattoos. But again, they are removable/coverable if need be, because at this precise moment in time I am but a lowly student and not an award winnign author, and so may have to searc for work in the near future.

I can kinda get people who don't like them, it's all a personal thing, I just hate people who come and flame me for having them. Ok, you don't like them, but it is my body at te end of the day.

Best incident was when I was in Tokyo, my host parents were having a dinner party (which i hadn't been warned about) so I came down to dinner in a vest top, exposing both my tattoos. Which in Japan, is a MASSIVe no-no. Then spent the next our discussing them with 2 artists! ^_^

 

[Jedoro]

I'm fine with them but won't be attracted to women who go overboard with it. I plan on getting a few tattoos myself, eventually.

 

[Joepow]

I don't think it's wrong, OP, but I find it unattractive. But hey, there's guys who find that thing attractive. I just don't like any body modifications at all. Not on me, not on anyone, but I'm not about to go tell somebody they can't do it because I don't like them.

Basically, this. (hooray for lazy posting!)

 

[Numachuka]

It's because women are beautiful by nature, men are intimidating. In my opinion, the natural beauty of a woman doesn't need to be augmented or covered. I assume that's how the other people feel too.

I hate to say this. What if a woman doesn't have natural beauty? Should she cover that?

 

[Togs]

I have very little problem with tattoos and piercings in certain environments (e.g. rock clubs/gigs) but outside of that anything much larger then a nose ring is just plain distasteful.

And yes alot of the double standards with it seems to come from old gender stereotypes and the fact that alot of body mods make the wearer appear rather intimidating- which whilst Im ashamed to say I agree to a certain extent I also recognize how ridiculous it is

It's because women are beautiful by nature, men are intimidating. In my opinion, the natural beauty of a woman doesn't need to be augmented or covered. I assume that's how the other people feel too.

By that reasoning what does make up count as?

 

[FamoFunk]

Just like clothes, hairstyles, make-up and colours fit people, the same goes for tattoos.

Just like one person might look like a goddess in a green dress and someone else looks like a hooker in the same dress, some people fit with tattoos/piercings and others do not.

It's that simple.

I like this.
I'm going with this haha

 

[TheMan2203]

I think its all a matter of perspective. Some things look good on some people, others......not so much.
If you treat it as actual body art then it has practically limitless possibilities because the canvas is active, its alive. So tatoos and piercings and stuff can, i think anyway, be used as a way of really bringing out someone's inner person.
To quote Yahtzee "Exercise artistic freedom with a bit of aesthetic sense for the love of God......of War"
...
giggle

 

[Sion_Barzahd]

I have a pierced eyebrow, and i've had my lip pierced thrice. two of them i still have in.

Not got any tattoos though. Not because i don't want any, but i can't decide what to get.
Damn my crippling indecisiveness.

 

[BlueberryMUNCH]

Damn, a girl with decent tattoos...nomnom<3.

Personally? I'll probably get flesh tunnels soon, and maybe a tattoo...but I dunno><.

 

[higgs20]

i know it makes no sense but i am far more against piercings than i am tattoos, even ear piercing just seems strange to me and yet i don't think tattoos are strange in the slightest.

 

[ChaoticKraus]

Tatoo's can look really good. I plan on getting a few myself.

I don't like piercings in the face, neither on men nor women. It looks very, trailer-trashy. Can't really think of another way to put it. Ears and stuff like that are fine though.

 

[xavix]

It's hard to define, but if a tattoo, or even a piercing is tasteful, then I have no problem with it, it's all about moderation with these things.

(in other words, don't get gauges or tongue piercings, they're fucking disgusting and so are you for having them)

 

[The_ModeRazor]

Don't really have much against piercings, and tattoos are cool. Except the ones that suck. Those are bad.