Opinions on tattoos and piercings

Hadley4000 said:
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.
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I can't tell if I should applaud or cringe.

I keep hearing people say that it is much harder to get a job with tattoos/piercings.
Thoughts?
 
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Cool Frog said:
I can't tell if I should applaud or cringe.

I keep hearing people say that it is much harder to get a job with tattoos/piercings.
Thoughts?
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Cringe. Duct tape is probably the worst tape you can use. There is a method where you use tape to stretch, and is pretty much the only safe way to do it at bigger sizes. But, you need to use bondage tape or teflon tape to be safe. Other kinds can really mess up your ears.
 
Cool Frog said:
I keep hearing people say that it is much harder to get a job with tattoos/piercings.
Thoughts?
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Is harder, but not impossible, you just have to know how to do your things. As I said, I'm Mechanical Engineer and I work as a Mechanical Designer, and there is no problem to have piercings there, there are other people who has stretched ears and tattoos like me.

But there are just a few places in the city where you can work with body mods without problem, as I said is hard but not impossible.
 
Do colleges judge you for piercings?

I am definitely going to get my ears pierced on my eighteenth birthday(so I don't need parental permission) which is the 17 of March and probably get snakebites and septum. I hear there are some piercings that you must keep in for 8+ months or else it will close and I will have interviews for college before that is up. So do they deteriorate your chance of getting in?

BTW this is next year.
 
emolover said:
Do colleges judge you for piercings?

I am definitely going to get my ears pierced on my eighteenth birthday(so I don't need parental permission) which is the 17 of March and probably get snakebites and septum. I hear there are some piercings that you must keep in for 8+ months or else it will close and I will have interviews for college before that is up. So do they deteriorate your chance of getting in?

BTW this is next year.
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It depends on the school, but I really doubt they will. They can't turn you down for the way you dress. Plus, pierced ears on guys is fairly common now.
 
emolover said:
I am definitely going to get my ears pierced on my eighteenth birthday(so I don't need parental permission) which is the 17 of March and probably get snakebites and septum. I hear there are some piercings that you must keep in for 8+ months or else it will close and I will have interviews for college before that is up.
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You can easily hide a septum piercing, just rotate it upside-down. :p

For snakebites, if you start out with studs in them (which you should, there are many more risks if you start out with rings), the original studs will be longer than what you'll need after it heels, so that they won't get stuck if your lips swell up. They're uncomfortable (it's hard to eat for a few days after a lip piercing, because the back of the stud will get on top of your teeth, and when you chew it'll pull on it), and after 1-3 weeks (depends on the piercer), you can get it changed for a shorter one. If it's just a quick change then it won't heal. If you want to hide them, you can get transparent labret retainers.
 
pdilla said:
I have a lip ring, and my fiance has a septum, a conch, a rook, a tragus, one anti-tragus, and 4 lobe piercings.
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Oh God the conch. I had(Past tense) my conch done as well. Out of all 11 piercings and 7 tattoos, that might have to go top 3 for more uncomfortable mods. It hurt so bad, and the audible pop was gross. There are a few of my piercings I might get redone at some point, but the conch is NOT one of them.
 
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I'm really considering getting my PA done. I've been doing research for a few days now and I really like the idea of it. I find it to be a really attractive piercing. Does anyone have any experience with it? Whether your own or someone you know. Let's keep the stories private so PM me if you have any.
 
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I don't mind tatoos unless a person has an excessive amount. I think that certain piercings do not look professional. These would include: snakebites, septum, and stretching ears. I think it would hurt your chances of getting professional jobs by having these piercings along with some others I didn't mention. It also depends on the profession, but I think for the most part they would harm rather than help.
 
I used to have ears and eyebrows pierced, about 10 years ago. I never got tattoos though, I knew they would bother me now that I'm reaching my 40's. Skin and tattoo pigmentation don't age well.
 
NOLAcuber said:
@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.
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Yet again someone else doesn't understand the point I made and I really CBA to explain it again.
 
yoyokidify said:
I'm ok with tattoos, but not in excessive amounts(my dad has two but you can't see them when he wears long tshirts). I actually want a tattoo or two when i get older.
I do not like piercings which are on the face, and i hate ones which stretch earlobes. They're disgusting.
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This is pretty much my opinion as well.
 
Not sure if I posted this already, I have both ears pierced and that's it. My brother has both ears, lip, tongue, and left nipple(?) and 1 eyebrow. Along with 4 tattoos. I personally don't care what he or anyone else gets tattooed or pierced so long as they don't bother me. But the piercings can be a little bit of a turn off if they are excessive or just plain stupid. Same with tattoos.
 
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