Piercings - why do people get them?

[Queen Michael]

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.

I don't mean to be insulting here, but it's not that complicated; people get piercings because they like the way it looks. "Without benefit?" Either you don't think looking good is a benefit, or you don't realize that some people consider piercings to be good-looking. That you don't find piercings appealing doesn't mean that nobody does. Maybe you don't realize it, but what you're writing is essentially that you can't understand how other people can like something you don't like, and if that's what you mean then I don't understand what there is to wonder about. You didn't ask why people would eat food you don't like or watch movies you don't like, since you understand that other people have other preferences. So why not just accept that this is the case with piercings as well?

 

[elvor0]

It's just about customizing your body, personally I love tattoos and piercings on women, but whatever floats your boat. Saying that though, can't stay ear lobe stretchers or chains, I've seen some guy have the entire outside of his ear torn off in a mosh pit because he had his ears stretched. *shudder*

 

[LuckyClover95]

It's because a lot of us find piercing quite pretty or good looking. I have ear studs. I'd love to get hip piercing but there isn't six weeks in a year that I could not take them out for.

 

[Gaiseric]

Honestly, I think they look good on women and can look cool on guys. Within reason of course.

 

[holy_secret]

Pierced my tongue just because it would be untypical of me to do so.
I don't regret it. People I'm about to kiss always get a little excited smile when they see it.

That's my why. Sorry for it not being more interesting.

 

[Zeema]

I don't Mind Ear piercing

but i don't know if Stretcher's count because i have no idea why people get them

 

[Richardplex]

Hey, thanks for the responses, I might be a bit less ignorant now =)
It looks like the problem is that I don't understand fashion either, and while I can understand why people do self destructive things for short term gain (e.g. food) I couldn't see the gain from deliberately injuring one's self. Normally I just accept people are different and am cool with it, but I can't really do that with the feeling unwell at the sight of them.

 

[MarcusD357]

Because piercings make you look like a pirate.

 

[AbyssalSanhedrin]

I have my tongue pierced for purely sexual reasons. I'm not joking when I say that lasses can't get enough of a guy who owns a vibrating tongue bar.

 

[katsabas]

Cause they have an infection fetish. Hell if I know. The only place I like a piercing is on a girl's nose. Other than that, you look like a bull.

 

[Tsaba]

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I don't think people think about "damaging their body" when they get piercings, and I think this video pretty much covers this.
Replace tattoos with piercings.

 

[sketch_zeppelin]

Theres a documentary called Modify that goes into body modification, including the culture and mindset around peircing. (warning, gets a bet...graphic at parts)

 

[Richardplex]

Theres a documentary called Modify that goes into body modification, including the culture and mindset around peircing. (warning, gets a bit...graphic at parts)

Thanks, but 30 seconds of google images on the subject has shown me that images and videos about the more extreme piercings is a wall I'll never get over. I'll give it an attempt though to see how far I can make it.

 

[captaincabbage]

I cannot understand for the life of me why people get their bodies pierced. However, I equally cannot understand for the life of me why I got my own tattoo on my back last year, I just wanted it. And it is awesome.

 

[Jerakin]

The simple answer would be that people think it looks good. I don't have any myself and wouldn't want it, but some people look good in it. It's like... high heels can't be that easy/good to use/have but it still looks good.

Just guessing about the high heels part, am a man so I wouldn't have a idea. Or would I.

 

[Winterfel]

New topic for a thread:
Haircuts why do people get them?

That is all.

 

[Nightvalien]

yah i don't get it either but people will be crazy man, i mean it's a useless piece of metal hanging from your body like a metal mole it disgusts the hell out of me but go figure crazy people will always be crazy.

 

[Hamish Durie]

well there are many reasons fitting in, wanting to be diffrent, piss of your dad/mum, you want to impress the goth girl who works at the shop and my final answer it's their choice

 

[TroubleMaker411]

New topic for a thread:
Haircuts why do people get them?

That is all.

I don't

I need long hair to cover the piercings

 

[Kaltazraza]

My mind says crazy people do crazy stuff, like getting a bagel in your forehead
http://www.japanator.com/newest-bagel-body-modification-makes-me-facepalm-19750.phtml