Poll: Why do you think men like showing off scars?
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It can be a little difficult to hide a scar when it's placed directly in the centre of your forehead.
But never mind that it's a scar I received when somebody pushed me over a step when I was a four-year-old. As far as anyone else is concerned, that was a "fight". Sounds cooler that way.
But never mind that it's a scar I received when somebody pushed me over a step when I was a four-year-old. As far as anyone else is concerned, that was a "fight". Sounds cooler that way.
Every scar has a story, and human beings are storytelling creatures. For instance: I have a scar on my knee, which I got on a regatta with my dad. And that reminds me, on the same regatta, we got hit by a squall and were blown into the broad side of an island. Took a chunk out of the nose the size of a toonie. You wouldn't believe it; my dad was at the tiller, and I was at the bow trying to get the jib down barely twenty feet away, and we were screaming at the top of our lungs. Couldn't hear a word each other said.
See how that worked? Started out showing you a scar, ended telling you an awesome story.
I also have a scar on my very upper thigh from my feeding tube when I was in ICU, but I can't remember any of that story as I was a newborn.
See how that worked? Started out showing you a scar, ended telling you an awesome story.
I also have a scar on my very upper thigh from my feeding tube when I was in ICU, but I can't remember any of that story as I was a newborn.
I think those are stretch marks from really quick growth spurts. I really don't see the appeal in showing off scars, at least not to people with whom you aren't already friendly. Like a few people have said, most scars are caused by pretty lame reasons. Almost all of my scars are from before puberty. Would these same men show off their circumcision scars?Aby_Z said:
I've thought about getting a tattoo in order to cover up a surgical scar.
Oh yeah, I mostly joke around with friends or those who I'm actively being friendly with. The scars on my back only come up when I'm swimming.Dags90 said:
Circumcision scars, neh? That actually explains a lot...
Since my being Jewish is a lot of my 'act' when I make fun of myself, that comes up every now and again. I just tend to say something along the lines of "Well hey, I never really had that part so it's not like I miss it." No scar showing there, though...
I think guys like impressing other guys with scars more than women, like a badge of honor. I've got a couple of gnarly ones myself, but I never really show them off, they're just there.
For me, it makes conversation. I REALLY don't care about impressing anyone, it's usually awkward if someone is trying to act like they're better than anyone else just for attention. I have a scar that runs down the back of my hand from the top of my index finger to the knuckle on my third finger, which I got as an infant and not doing something dumb, and if anyone asks how I got the scar it usually sparks a pretty interesting conversation.
Like many of the other posters, I'm female and I would enjoy showing scars as conversation starters, if I had any impressive ones on appropriate body areas (I've had some lung surgery, but I think pulling up my shirt in public would get me the wrong kind of attention). I do have some nice ones on my nose from a friend's dog, but they're just bumps and I don't want people touching my nose.
I possess a rather large scar on my right hip. I've only just completed the part of my life where PE is considered a compulsory class (where I go to school, you can choose to simply fulfill the, albeit, meager fitness requirements outside of school, as opposed to taking up time that could be spent on meaningful courses), so for a while I would get questions along the lines of "Were you shanked?" Now, to my credit, never did I say that I actually was stabbed, but it's always more than a little boring whenever I tell people that I just got a mole removed.
Whoever it was that said that scars usually have really boring origins probably knew a great deal on what they were talking about.
Whoever it was that said that scars usually have really boring origins probably knew a great deal on what they were talking about.
Something like this plus if you didn't cry during the whole ordeal people are like this person is a fucking badass I must be friends with them now.lykopis783 said:
Because they show what kind of experiences they have, be it a good one or a bad one, which may get the interest of people.
Because they are little memories of my past.
Every scar and cut, all i need to do is look at it, To touch and feel it, and i can remember entire months about that scar alone. Most importantly i can remember what happened when i got that scar step by step.
It's not something i brag about, or try to impress people with. It's just a reminder of my life imprinted on my body. A sign that i have lived.
And i enjoy them.
Every scar and cut, all i need to do is look at it, To touch and feel it, and i can remember entire months about that scar alone. Most importantly i can remember what happened when i got that scar step by step.
It's not something i brag about, or try to impress people with. It's just a reminder of my life imprinted on my body. A sign that i have lived.
And i enjoy them.
I dont show them off but i tell people if they ask (they are on my hands, was born with fingers attached)
