Piercings - why do people get them?

[Richardplex]

I've always been confused and somewhat disturbed why people get piercings; to me it seems like unnecessarily damaging your body without benefit, and they make me nauseous - I'm fine with stud ear piercings since I'm more used to seeing ear piercings and the injury can't be seen, but earrings, piercings on other parts the body, they make me unwell seeing them very quickly.

I'm not saying its stupid to get them or anything, I just don't see the logic, and am curious why people have them, and what people like about someone who has earrings.

 

[Crazy_Dude]

I got an eyebrow piercing when I was 17. Some of my friends already had multiple piercings I wasnt really trying to "fit" in I just like the look of them.

I also prefer it above a tattoo cause if you would want to get rid of it. You can easily take it out and if you are unlucky you would have a small scar. Tattoo's are a pain to remove.

 

[Javarock]

I Don't know, To me It seems really incovent.

But I guess they consider it a part of Self Expression and makes them more so of a individual...

That would be my guess.

 

[CrashBang]

People like the aesthetics of them. I used to have my ears stretched to 16mm and my nose pierced. I have none now but sometimes I miss them. I loved having a nose ring, it was bad-ass!
It's the same with tattoos, I'm fairly tattooed but my parents just don't see the point or attraction behind them, neither do some of my friends

 

[Vault101]

why do anything crazy?

just cause

I dont mind them so much aside from the issue of infection

 

[Thaluikhain]

I really don't get it either. Even earlobe piercings seem a bit odd.

 

[bladecuttersedge]

I have a tongue piercing...mostly due to the 'why not?' angle.
That being said, I could remove it and the hole would heal by itself, unlike a tattoo.

The massive ear lobe piercings always perplexed me though.

 

[FuktLogik]

Who knows. I got my left ear pierced when I was 12, the age when I don't remember having any legitimate reason to do anything. I think it may have have been along the lines of "Just because". Though I did have a pretty slick yin yang silver stud to go in the hole.

 

[Harlief]

I got a nipple piercing, it felt and looked good. Then I took it out because I'd started learning Karate.
I'd say it's mostly an image thing, like dying your hair or wearing a humorous T-Shirt.

 

[EightGaugeHippo]

Its body modification/customisation. The idea that your body is a canvas for you to decorate how you like.

For example all these come under that idea:
hair styles and dye, tattoos, and piercings.

 

[TroubleMaker411]

the shame of it is that alot of people tend to have them done because it's the fasionable thing to do.
I have a Double Labret piercing (spiderbite/snakebite whichever you want to call it) The next year, David Draimen and Disturbed appeared and everyone thought i was copying him!

The honest answer, I wanted the get my face pierced because it made me a little different (this was long before everyone and their mother had the "madonna" piercing etc)

It's the same reason I have tattoos. Just for me,as said above, my body is my canvass, because I like them, and anyone that tells me i'm stupid or look retarded for having them, I just ignore.

 

[MassiveGeek]

I have a tongue piercing...mostly due to the 'why not?' angle.
That being said, I could remove it and the hole would heal by itself, unlike a tattoo.

The massive ear lobe piercings always perplexed me though.

This.

I don't get why you'd want to make a hole in your ear the size of a golf ball, it's just... not good looking.

Generally I don't actually mind much, had friends who got them early so they've grown on me, but personally I think it's better to keep them in your ear. I have three in my ears in total, I won't get more(even though I think those chain earrings that go from the lobe to the top of the ear are awesome) because I wouldn't use them. I rarely wear any jewelry because of what the OP said; it's in the way.

 

[Gregg Lonsdale]

I don't mind normal piercings, but the stretched out earlobes and chains across the face just look gross. I'd rather get a tattoo, sensible design in an easily concealable place. I'm thinking Aperture logo on my arm. maybe black mesa on the other arm later on.

 

[k-ossuburb]

I've got my lower lip peirced and I'm going to have a sleeve tattoo on both of my arms when I can find the time off work and when I can be bothered to actually design the thing.

I got the piercing I have now to replace the one I originally had. I got the lip piercing originally because I wanted to make sure only the kind of people I wouldn't mind talking to would talk to me as people tend to make snap-judgments about people, so I wanted to make sure only the open-minded would be the ones to strike up a conversation.

Also, my girlfriend has a pierced tongue and lets just say that it has its uses.

 

[Milo Windby]

Why do people like ______? I'm very confused that people like ______ and I do not understand it...
Is it because people are all different and have tastes and ideas that not everyone will have?
Is it because we are all like snow flakes? Each one very different in our own little way?

 

[Keava]

I'm not saying its stupid to get them or anything, I just don't see the logic, and am curious why people have them, and what people like about someone who has earrings.

And what is the logic behind wearing clothes in colours you like? What is the logic behind someone say preferring jeans over other material? Yeah, personal comfort and affiliation with certain outfit style.

Same reason i have piercings. I simply like how they look, similarly with tattoos and pretty much everything about my looks.

 

[Sion_Barzahd]

I dont mind them so much aside from the issue of infection

I've had 3 lip piercings and one eyebrow one, and whilst infection does suck its not even that much of an issue if you keep them clean and pop to the doc's for some broad spectrum anti-biotics when it starts looking grimey.

Reason i got them was, as my quotee said; just cause. They look good and now i can't imagine myself without them.
Also there was probably some adolescent disobediance mix in there since i was 15 when i got my first one done...

 

[Idlemessiah]

why do anything crazy?

just cause

I dont mind them so much aside from the issue of infection

Bang on the money. Why do I have a lip piercing, why do I have 16mm stretches? Because I can.
And so long as you look after them infection is not an issue at all

 

[SageRuffin]

I've wanted earrings since I was little. I thought they were cool.

Nothing beyond that. Just simple, conventional earrings.