Is it bigoted to be repulsed by body piercings'?

Irwin said:
Some of it grosses me out. It makes attractive people unattractive and unattractive people even more unattractive. I don't get why people put so much effort into something that's so superficial and egocentric. I don't care for tattoos, either. Looking weird doesn't make a person interesting. Doing something creative that no one else is doing makes someone interesting.
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Excessive tattoos & piercings are a craving for attention. They want people to stare at them; that's the whole idea.
And the more outrageous, the more attention.
 

The people with the face tattoos are making a statement. They are saying, no one will give us a job, therefore the state will have to feed, house and clothe us, for the rest of our lives.
 
Piercings I mostly ignore, however the nasal septum with a horse shoe shaped ring in it...something else.
It always brings up a thought of the person trying to blow his or her nose...👃
To his or her own I guess...
 
Tish said:
To each, their own, live and let live.
On a personal note, I am not attracted by them but not repulsed either as long as it is them and not me I'm good with it.
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I feel the same way Tish, I think that those who want them should get them, they are popular these days with the young people, and some smaller ones like a nice nose stud can be attractive. I didn't get my ears pierced until I was thirty, and then rarely wore earrings, haven't put on a pair in many years, the holes are probably closed up by now, I don't know. I can't say I've seen any extreme or excessive ones in real life like in those pictures, so I'm pretty sure that's rare. ;)
 
Personally I'm not a fan of piercings but if others see some benefit for themselves then that's their choice, not mine. They are reversible when the time comes and, it will come!
Tattoos upset me more because they're permanent. There's not going back really. They seem very popular with many though. Hope those that have them are still thrilled with those tatts at 80 or 85 when the color's all gone and the lines of the images are well blurred.
 
win231 said:
Excessive tattoos & piercings are a craving for attention. They want people to stare at them; that's the whole idea.
And the more outrageous, the more attention.
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This is how I feel too.

A few years ago the gal in front of me was gushing at the cashier about his huge earlobe rings. He said “I wish I hadn’t done it.”

My SIL had a tongue ring and a nipple ring. After a night of food poisoning affects, he removed both and never replaced them.

If someone wants to make a statement, it’s easier if it will grow out. Like every time I decided I needed to dye my hair black. It took me a while to learn.
 
Shalimar said:
I have a lovely diamond nose stud, and a tiny gold ring among other delicate nose jewellery. I have been wearing this stuff for over thirty years, and so far, no one has run screaming down the street. Living on the west coast of Canuckistan, bohemian paradise, no one seems to notice. 😁
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Do you wear your nose stud and ring when seeing clients?
 
DaveA said:
I'll leave the judgement to others but I often wonder what it's like to have a bad head cold and a nose ring. Seems like I have enough trouble with my runny nose, without an added object to contend with. Gross!!!
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You beat me to it....I was just about to ask that.
 
In the Hindu culture, for all women, the nose ring is a symbol of being married
It is believed that a girl should only wear a nath or nose ring on the day of the wedding and
continue to wear it till the time she is married when it is removed by the Groom ending the Bride's virginity
Getting the nose pierced is also seen as paying respect to Goddess Parvati
This has been done since the Mogul Empire around 1500
In the South of India the nose is pierced on the right and in the North of India the nose is pierced on the left side
To answer the question I am not repulse by them but I do not like body piercings or tattoos
I am always amazed at the amount of tattoos some people have....must be a painful experience....I am not that game :(
 
In Africa, the Kikuyu tribe put weights in their ear lobes to enlarge them. It is considered attractive. I can't even bring myself to have pierced ears!
 
A lot of hard core gang members / prison inmates are loaded with bad ass tattoos and these are clearly anti-social people, so why would the average person mimic their look in even the smallest way?
 

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