Is it bigoted to be repulsed by body piercings'?

[Sunny]

I dislike all forms of body disfigurement, except for pierced ears. One tiny piercing in each earlobe, that's it. I don't find tattoos attractive at all, and wonder how happy their owners will be 20-30 years down the line.

If I were really "repulsed" by the piercings, as Serenity says she is, I'd probably look for another hairdresser. I once gave up a very talented hairdresser, whose haircuts I loved, because she kept annoying me by trying to sell me various cosmetics and services I had not come in for.
(This was a pretty expensive salon). I hated to give up the haircuts, and never found anyone else even nearly as talented, but was getting tired of steeling myself against the sales pitch every time I walked in the door.

Sometimes you just gotta change.

 

[RadishRose]

Beauty is still in the eye of the beholder.

 

[Phoenix]

bigot | American Dictionary​

bigot
noun [ C ]
a person who has strong, unreasonable ideas, esp. about race or religion, and who thinks anyone who does not have the same beliefs is wrong.
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Just because someone does not like piercings does not make them a bigot. We can dislike something without being a bigot. It's a matter of one's motivations. Example : Bigotry would be hating everyone who wore red, just because they wore red.

 

[AnnieA]

Nose piercings in food service workers gross me out. Other than that, it doesn't bother me.

 

[fuzzybuddy]

No, it's not bigoted. Considering these people are obtaining the reactions, which they intended with body piercings. I love a naked human. I don't like tats, or piercings. I think they are gross. But if some are stupid enough to willingly deform their bodies, well, it's their thing.
When I look back at the excesses of our generation- flowers in the hair, zodiac medallions, afros, bell bottoms, platform shoesYeah, it was hip for about a month.-, it was dumb. At least we can burn our excesses, today, you'll need a plastic surgeon.

 

[Shalimar]

Hmm, I think being a flower child would be wonderful. I missed it, too young, but in my heart I will always be a hippie/bohemian.

 

[Buckeye]

delete

 

[mrstime]

A couple of years ago I was in my local having a pint. The grandson of my friend came up to the bar with his pals and said, "Hello."
I noticed that he and his mates had rings through their noses and lips. I asked them if they were uncomfortable and they replied,"No."
One of the lads told me that he had 3 rings through his 'John Thomas', I laughed and said that I didn't believe him.
He only pulled his 'tool' out and proved that he wasn't lying.
I asked, "When you go to the loo and you've finished peeing and you are shaking the drips off, do the rings play a tune?"

Our son was in a position like that with a woman, when he saw the piercing on her hooha he deflated immediately got on his clothes and left. He doesn't like seeing piercings anywhere but the ears, but that one was the worst!

 

[Warrigal]

Our son was in a position like that with a woman, when he saw the piercing on her hooha he deflated immediately got on his clothes and left. He doesn't like seeing piercings anywhere but the ears, but that one was the worst!

And he told you, his mother?
That is not the sort of family sharing that I have ever been privy to.

 

[mrstime]

And he told you, his mother?
That is not the sort of family sharing that I have ever been privy to.

He has very strong feelings about the subject and so yes it came out.

 

[Warrigal]

I guess that's OK as long as it isn't at the dinner table at Thanksgiving.

Ooops. I see that you are from Canada. Perhaps not Thanksgiving. Christmas?

 

[Shalimar]

Warrigal, Canucks also celebrate Thanksgiving, but in October rather than November. Also, it only has a harvest theme, we didn’t have the Pilgrim experience the Americans did. Smaller celebration for us.

 

[katlupe]

Personally I don't care for an excessive amounts of tattoos. even though my second husband was a biker and had some and I did date biker types in my younger years. I don't like the body piercings either unless it is just the normal kind for earrings. But that is my taste and I don't say anything or judge anyone based on that.

I remember how back in the sixties when the Beatles came out and certain boys at school started wearing their hair longer (not real long yet). The school, the parents, the rednecks were all upset over that. That made those boys more popular! Sometimes they would get beat up just over their hair. Yet those same people would buy music by bands who had really long hair later on.

Everyone wants everyone else to do what they do.

 

[Serenity4321]

I don't recoil at the sight, although depending on the severity... but I do hate those huge holes in the lobes for example.. and tongue piercings... but you're entitled to feel a certain way about these things as they are entitled to do with their bodies what they please...

holly..I have to agree on the big ear holes...and also agree everyone is entitled to do what they please with their body..and honestly it is NOMB
(BTW my nickname is Dolly but just from my brother's family and friends...and I wonder if it is a made uo name for you or is it a real nickname)

 

[Pepper]

@Serenity4321
Sooooooooooo..............your nicknames are Dolly, Serenity, and your avatar is the letter J. I'm sticking with Serenity.

 

[Serenity4321]

Maybe you'd relax about it more if you look at it thinking "Glad it's him/her and not me" and move on.

Murrmurr...I am working on not reacting..it is automatic reflex now... I hope I can overcome the reaction because it really is their choice to do what they wish with their body

 

[Serenity4321]

@Serenity4321
Sooooooooooo..............your nicknames are Dolly, Serenity, and your avatar is the letter J. I'm sticking with Serenity.

LOL Pepper..well Serenity is a made up name for this site and no where else. I have been called Dolly by my brother and his friends and now his family all my life..
I am trying to figure out how to change the avatar..I have a new computer and do not know how everything works yet..

 

[Pinky]

I once asked a young man if his eyebrow piercings were painful when he had them done. His answer was "yes, a lot!"

 

[Serenity4321]

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.

Irwin... I agree on the tattoos too...especially when they cover the body but here too I feel maybe I need to just live and let live with no 'judgment' ..I am working on that
Interesting to me was I read some people who get tattoos become addicted to getting more tattoos...

 

[wasserball]

As I get older, I remind myself that I should not be a crabby fault finder.

 

[Happy Joe]

Is it bigoted to be repulsed by body piercings?
No. If someone wants to make themselves repulsive it is their choice.
Their choices do not require any agreement, or modification in my attitudes or behavior... Reciprocity in all things; IMO.

Enjoy!

 

[wasserball]

stet

 

[Serenity4321]

I think there was a time I found extreme body modifications a bit disconcerting but over time and meeting many people with various tattoos and piercings I guess I’ve just normalized it.
I think it’s a normal human reaction to be put off from things that you’re not accustomed to but I also think it’s a kinder human response to learn to be okay with other people’s personal choices and just live and let live.

aMused..you are [probably right..I have not been around many with either piercings of tattoos. That changed when I moved to Florida from California..and I agree I would be a 'better person' to just accept and try to stop the physical reactions..

 

[Serenity4321]

I feel sad when I see what to me are extreme examples of body piercings and tattoos.

Like so many things in life, all I have to do is accept them.

"The only true disability is the inability to accept and respect differences." - Tanya Masse

AuntBea Tanya Masse is very wise and worth reading..TY

 

[Serenity4321]

do you physically recoil? you should probably work on that.

I agree but not sure exactly how...maybe self talk and relaxation & affirmations

i think an ear full of 8-10 piercings up each side... just silly looking.

i don't think anything beyond a simple 1-2 hole ear piercing should be allowed until the person is no longer a minor. not even if parent are ok with it.

nobody who isn't paying their entire "way" with everything (car, house/apt, food, job, etc) should not be allowed to get those gauges. seems that surgical procedure costs (today) around $500/ear. same with tattoos. if you're not a legal adult, you can't get them. removal takes several visits at something like $3-500 each.

and i'll hold the money you'll need to fix that f-up.



you do understand this is not entirely serious, right!

LOL actually I thought you were being serious until you said otherwise...