LOL, ok so you arent a freak, maybe. Just want to ask some body art questions:
How do you feel about it? Do you have any, if so what? What was the most painful? Most fun? Good experiences? Bad experiences? Personal philosophies/opinions about body art?
For reference, this is what I have; 2 piercings in each ear, just cuz i like them. The first set done as a toddler, the second as a teen. A belly button piercings that i just got dones yesterday. Surprisingly low pain, no redness, Im loving it! And a tattoo on my hip of a purple star with the infinity symbol in it. I got the star because my love for them goes back to my infant days. My grandma would sit me outside and we would make wishes on the stars. They also symbolize hope for me. Star+infinity symbol=infinite hope. Also, stars originate as the symbol of feminine diety. Venus traces a star pattern in the sky over a period of time. Now for your stories...
2006-07-28 01:22:49 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Other - Arts & Humanities
People who label themselves only need to do that because they haven't enough personality to show who they are without tagging.
The more tags, the less in the bag.
2006-07-28 01:29:54 · answer #1 · answered by insincere 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I'll try the philosophy thing:
Many ancient/tribal communities had serious (and often painful) rituals which children would go through to become adults. This usually happened shortly after puberty. Before the rite, you were a child and afterwards you were accepted into adult society with full rights and responsibilities.
In modern/western culture, because so much additional education is needed to survive in the world, the period between sexual maturity and acceptance into full rights and responsibilities of adulthood get's stretched out - and as such, many people are quite immature (socially speaking) longer and longer. There really is no magical time when one truly feels as "adult" as our parents seemed to be when we were kids.
I think the return to tribal art (scarification, tattoos and piercings) maybe a yearning for a rite of passage.
2006-07-29 04:11:04 · answer #2 · answered by Dr. Nightcall 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Tattooing and piercing in moderation are not so bad. When people have every available soft tissue or piece of cartilage on the facial area pierced it is too much.
Anytime you make a choice to get tattooed or pierced it would probably be a good idea not to be impulsive and consider how discrete the location is; incase you want to remove it or cover it up someday.
There is a “fad-factor” involved in all of this right now. As with every thing else, it will go out of style one day, unless you are a rock-star. …..I don’t know if I want my receptionist greeting clients with a tattooed on necklace of a snake around her neck! [Which I have recently seen!]LOL
2006-07-28 09:07:18 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I personally find it difficult to look at people with their faces and bodies so filled with piercings that they set off metal detectors. I want to ask them if they aren't smart enough to find better ways to entertain themselves. It looks ridiculous.
2006-07-28 08:26:30 · answer #4 · answered by odandme 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Anything on the face (besides ear rings) is unattractive to me. But if that is what your into go for it.
2006-07-28 08:30:16 · answer #5 · answered by morrissey 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋