Opinions on tattoos and piercings

[Hadley4000]

For now, all I've had are play piercings (hooks in my back and my legs for suspension, cheek skewers for a couple of photos, that kind of things). I'm thinking of getting a tattoo on my shoulder, I've decided what to have, but I still need a good design. And finally, I'd love to have a/some piercing(s), but I have no idea what would look good on me.

Ohhh I'm so jealous! I want to do a suspension so bad. I think I'm a little big for it, though.

Tattoos are nice depending on content, but I don't really appreciate large amounts on one person.

Piercings for me are a matter of location. A few ear piercings and one in the nose is nice. Any piercing on a sexual part is a major turn-off; same with tongue.

I'm not a huge fan of genital piercings myself. I don't know if I'd go as far as to say it's a turn off, but they aren't my favorite.

Tongue piercings are cool. The healing sucks, though. No dairy, no smoking, limited eating. Annoying. That is one of my many retired piercings now.

 

[emolover]

Tongue piercings are cool. The healing sucks, though. No dairy, no smoking, limited eating. Annoying. That is one of my many retired piercings now.

Why no dairy? This would such for me because I have had 30 oz of milk and 4 oz of yogurt already today.

 

[chrissyD]

My ex thought it would be a good idea for me to get her name tattooed on my arm. I saw ahead of time and said no

I don't mind them, only thing I find quite disturbing is wrist piercings 3:

 

[Sa967St]

Why no dairy? This would such for me because I have had 30 oz of milk and 4 oz of yogurt already today.

A new piercing is an open wound, and it can swell if you're not careful. For oral piercings (including snake bites), you have to be careful not to irritate it. Dairy products and spicy food can cause it to flare up if it gets inside it and stays in it for too long. They should be fine though as long as you wash it down with lots of water. I didn't have any problem with my labret swelling when I first got it done.

 

[Hadley4000]

Why no dairy? This would such for me because I have had 30 oz of milk and 4 oz of yogurt already today.

Various piercers will tell you different things about dairy. Some say you can, some say you can't. Oral piercings heal very quickly and easily, though. He said no beer or smoking after I got mine done, but I still did anyway and it healed totally fine.

Except that the ******* did it crooked, which is why I took it out.

 

[Dene]

Piercings and tattoos and other such things are cheap tricks in body art. A truly dedicated person should sculpt their body into the perfect artistic form through years of hard work, like this.


But yea, my personal opinion is that tattoos are silly, and the vast majority of piercings are also silly. Other body mods are just insane.

 

[Hadley4000]

I find the body builder stuff weirder than any piercing or tattoo I've ever seen.

 

[emolover]

Piercings and tattoos and other such things are cheap tricks in body art. A truly dedicated person should sculpt their body into the perfect artistic form through years of hard work, like this.

What if a person thinks that sculpting a body into that is just plain disgusting? I myself think big on the human body in any manner is just unnatural.

 

[aronpm]

I find the body builder stuff weirder than any piercing or tattoo I've ever seen.

qft. I'd rather see a girl with a tattoo than a girl with huge muscles. That's really really gross.

lol "perfect artistic form"

 

[Kingsman08]

Its all a matter of opinion. i personally am getting 2 tattoos for my 18th birthday. I think they rock. Also, i love going to concerts and seeing the vocalists of the metalcore/hard core bands i like have full sleeves, because almost all of the time, every single tat means something. i cant wait until my 18th birthday to get mine

 

[choza244]

Talking about suspension, have you seen the freefall suspension by the sinner team? So incredible. Is a shame that they erased the trailer and the complete movie/documentary abou it but you still can see some videos about it.

 

[cuberkid10]

I personally think tattoos and piercings are fine. With tattoos though, I feel alot that you see in the media are excessive. Like really. Who wants a tiger tattooed to their whole face. With piercings, I think most locations are fine, what bothers me is when I see people with 20 piercings on their face. (Not including ears) Really. That'd be like making out with a pole.

 

[unirox13]

I'm a fan on both, so long as neither interferes with your professional life.

I've got both ears stretched to 1-1/8" and one tattoo on the left side of my chest. I'd like more tattoos but I want to make sure that what I get is going to appeal to me for a long time. I wouldn't mind more piercings, but for now the ones that I'd like conflict with my job. I one day would like to get the bridge of my nose pierced and then get glasses made to be worn through the piercing.

 

[JianhanC]

Both are fine, as long as not overdone. If a person walks around with his face looking like a metal junkyard that's his problem, he looks ridiculous.

 

[Godmil]

A friend of mine had some problems while she was in Japan. Over there Tattoo's are associated with the Yakuza, so lots of establishments have a 'no tattoos' rule, so she couldn't go to any of the hot springs or swimming pools, etc.

 

[NOLAcuber]

@apple ALOT of "professionals" have body mods. Just because you can't see them doesn't mean they don't have them. They just choose places you can't see them. You would be amazed some of people who have extensive work done that is hidden. I was an apprentice piercer and we had had alot of people in high end jobs come in for work. Body mods have become very much acceptable in today's socity in the US. And you would be amazed that the "uneducated" people you speak of are auctully rather intelligent if you would get past YOUR sterotypes and talk to them. Most people are quite surprised at how well spoken, polite and intelegent I am, like many others with heavy mods. There are a few like the lizard man and stalking cat with degrees in major fields of study.

 

[unirox13]

What he's trying to get across is that the reason the stereotypes exist are because of the uneducated and *****ic people that get mods done for all the wrong reasons. The redneck with 7 ex-wives tattooed on his arm. The gangs that use tattoos and piercings as labels. These folks have helped to create the stereotype that all people with mods are like them because they're the ones you hear about most. The educated and those who get mods for the right reasons don't receive the media attention that the uneducated and foolish do. It's the same reason that people accused my 1-1/8" ears of stinking. They're so used to hearing that large stretches smell bad when the reality is, they only smell bad if you don't take care of them.

 

[choza244]

That is so true, everyone around me thinks that if I take out my plugs the smell will be horrible, but I make sure to clean my lobes everyday in the shower xD.

 

[Hadley4000]

Who wants a tiger tattooed to their whole face.

Well, obviously the people who've had it done.


I think the term excessive really depends on the person. My ears again, for example. 3/4th inch isn't huge, but it is sizable. I have friends who have theirs around 2", and will tease me about mine being smaller. Obviously, to them it is far from excessive. But, I've had people with smaller ears around 2 gauge(6.5mm) say that I have gone too far and to an excessive size.

Same with tattoos. One day I will have full sleeves and a back piece. I personally don't see this as excessive, and I bet Lucky Diamond Rich feels the same.

That is so true, everyone around me thinks that if I take out my plugs the smell will be horrible, but I make sure to clean my lobes everyday in the shower xD.

It's because most people who stretch their ears have no idea what the **** they're doing. The ways they stretch, the lack of cleaning, the lack of oils. It hurts to watch.

I know someone who used duct tape.

 

[waffle=ijm]

they are cool.