Is it bigoted to be repulsed by body piercings'?

Serenity4321 said:
I have a very negative reaction to body piercings. Ear piercings are fine..but I especially react and recoil when I see nose piercings. Also but less so, with tongue and lip piercings I once had a very sweet, talented, hairdresser who had a nose ring and I always had to avoid looking at the
piercing. I never left her until I moved because she was very talented and pleasant and I find it difficult to find hairdressers who I think are really good.
I was recently told by one of my friends I should 'get over it' because I was being too judgmental. Her friend told me I was too prejudiced and biased...so I just wondered what others think. I really do not see a reason to 'get over it'..but maybe I am wrong and should be more accepting of others choices?
But I still recoil at the sight😏
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I would not say get over it. You are entitled to how you feel about it. When my daughter was younger (she is now 28) I talked her out of getting a tongue ring. I worked for a Surgical Group and my daughter babysat for one of the doctors son. I relayed the info to her about my daughter - she told me to tell my daughter a tongue ring will mess up her teeth.... she never got the tongue ring. To each is own.. I don't judge. We all have something someone don't like. I am at the age, you like it, I love it.
 

Ladybj said:
I would not say get over it. You are entitled to how you feel about it. When my daughter was younger (she is now 28) I talked her out of getting a tongue ring. I worked for a Surgical Group and my daughter babysat for one of the doctors son. I relayed the info to her about my daughter - she told me to tell my daughter a tongue ring will mess up her teeth.... she never got the tongue ring. To each is own.. I don't judge. We all have something someone don't like. I am at the age, you like it, I love it.
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Thanks Ladybj I try not to judge and am going to work at preventing the physical recoil I feel when seeing nose rings, tongue rings...I accept it is really none of my business and would like to stop the physical reaction if I can.
 
wcwbf said:
i guess looking back on this... i was more serious than otherwise. but then my opinions, if you don't like them... that's totally fine with me. things i mentioned... things i don't care for.
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wcwbf.... I actually like everyone's opinions. Whether I agree or not is a different matter but for me the fun of boards like this is to hear others POVs
 

mellowyellow said:
It seems everyone is 'afraid of being bigoted'. Why? Isn't it a natural human trait? Do we need to become de-humanised and have no personal opinions at all, about anything?
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Thanks...Interesting POV mellowyellow..I would not say I am fearful but more that IMO it is not a good thing/quality to be a bigot. Bigotry as I view it is unreasonable prejudice. And I think my goal should be acceptance. I don't think that is a human trait that I should have.
 
Not my cup of tea either. I’m not repulsed by even the really bad ones, but more like “WHY?”

But do I think being repulsed by something like that is bigotry? Nope, not at all.
 
debrakay said:
There were several who picked up on my last comment and flew off the handle. Then there were a few who realized how we find ways to place place another into a category of our own choosing. Most people on a forum could care less who I am, what I think or what my opinion is therefore I am a bigot in their eyes when they choose not agree with my values, my morals, my beliefs. There are a few who take the time to ask "why?" Today we live in a society that is all words (mostly typed into a computer screen) and very little positive, uplifting action in everyday life and the real world. Today we live in a society where "self" is far more important than "others". Today we live in a very dysfunctional family of human beings. Thank you for asking about my snide remark.
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I really appreciate what you said... you sound like someone with whom I would love to spend time talking :)
 
StarSong said:
I've gotten used to tattoos and piercings as the past 20 years have rolled by and barely notice them anymore. I've been known to compliment someone on a particularly striking tattoo, but otherwise MYOB.

Speaking of being offended by other people's bodies, when I was a child and teen there were plenty in my age group who were totally grossed out by old people. That's probably even truer now, given that youth is even more highly prized than it was then.

Perhaps while some of us are judging younger folks' by their piercings and tattoos, the objects of our revulsion are shuddering at our crepey skin, sags and wrinkles.
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Star..Kind of my point was I do not want to judge based on piercings.
It occurred to me so much of what we think is based on what we have be 'taught'
Just think if the process were reversed and we were born with wrinkles and in old age our skin became smooth, then wrinkles would be admired..
LOL we have to laugh at ourselves for our silliness
 
And I believe that everything is for people. It may be difficult for us to keep up with young people, but I think we should not criticize them so much. I myself, at the age of 55, got my first tattoo because why not? You have to try everything in life, and if I didn't manage to try everything young, now I'm catching up. After all, this old age is for us
 
I wouldn't call it bigoted. There are things that repulse individuals and each individual has different things that do that to them. There are some things, too, that I can't stand to look at so I just look away. Ear, nose piercings don't bother me and I even had a nose piercing for awhile but it bothered me physically so I took it out and the hole grew over. There are some piercings I've seen that I've found very distasteful.
 
With the old adage, "beauty is in the eye of the beholder"; disliking or being repulsed by some manner of appearance would not be bigotry., It is likely, though, that there are people who want to make it a hate crime for you to dislike what they like. Personally, I think piercings are tawdry.
 
Baciara said:
And I believe that everything is for people. It may be difficult for us to keep up with young people, but I think we should not criticize them so much. I myself, at the age of 55, got my first tattoo because why not? You have to try everything in life, and if I didn't manage to try everything young, now I'm catching up. After all, this old age is for us
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I have a beautiful and intricate tattoo of an Asian dragon reclining on a bed of chrysanthemums. Lovely pastel colours. Location? My derrière. A master tattooist who felt I had saved his son‘s life gave me this as a gift.
 
Baciara said:
And I believe that everything is for people. It may be difficult for us to keep up with young people, but I think we should not criticize them so much. I myself, at the age of 55, got my first tattoo because why not? You have to try everything in life, and if I didn't manage to try everything young, now I'm catching up. After all, this old age is for us
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I think I criticize myself more for my reaction than the kids who get a tattoo or piercing...I can't quite figure out why I have a negative reaction.
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Personally, I detest both piercings and tattoos but accept it's a personal choice so . . . rock on.
But, long ago when men started wearing diamond studs someone asked me why I didn't get one. I just replied that I don't need an ear piercing to be cool. So, being the wiseass I enjoy being, I clamped a few paper clips onto my earlobe and went on with my day. Later, at the bank while talking to my favorite teller (you know, the beautiful flirtatious woman) she said, "Oooh, I like your earring!" Naturally, the joke was on me.:rolleyes:
 
I understand how you feel. I have a grand niece who had piercings on her face...I think one was near the eyebrows and nose. Some of it grosses me out. The thought of needles piercing the skin just gives me the creeps. I never got my ears pierced. I remember once a friend asked me to put her earring back in. I freaked me out. I don't think it's a matter of being bigoted because you can't stomach seeing the piercings.
 
I understand how you feel. I have a grand niece who had piercings on her face...I think one was near the eyebrows and nose. Some of it grosses me out. The thought of needles piercing the skin just gives me the creeps. I never got my ears pierced. I remember once a friend asked me to put her earring back in. I freaked me out. I don't think it's a matter of being bigoted because you can't stomach seeing the piercings.
 
I understand how you feel. I have a grand niece who had piercings on her face...I think one was near the eyebrows and nose. Some of it grosses me out. The thought of needles piercing the skin, especially in certain areas, just gives me the creeps. I never got my ears pierced. I remember once a friend asked me to put her earring back in. I freaked me out. I don't think it's a matter of being bigoted because you can't stomach seeing the piercings.
@DaveA ...Exactly!
 
Apparently there's something weird going on here today. I tried posting the last reply and it keep giving me an error. Now after refreshing I see there's three replies! @SeaBreeze @Matrix would either of you please remove the first two.? Thank you.
 
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OH . . . and on the subject of tattoos, I considered getting a peace sign ofr Taurus symbol on my shoulder during the war but, luckily couldn't decide what I wanted for the rest of my life. I did however enjoy writing "My Beach My Wave Go Home" on my arm during the summer just for a laugh. The guys on the cliff loved it . . . :ROFLMAO:
 
When working, my job involved frequent conferencing with people, some of whom came in sporting nose rings, lip piercings, or large ear lobe plugs. The challenge to myself was to keep my eyes engaged with theirs, and not let them wander to their facial modifications, which could pose a distraction or derail my thought process. Such things were not for me and I did not presume to judge them, but I simply had to deal with the potential distraction factor, which I learned to do.

With piercings or tattoos, the reaction of others to them can be a function of their visibility and type as well as the possible intent of the expression to others. While I have tattoos, they are all invisible under full clothing, and there is not a burning skull or naked woman among them... 😺
 

Is it bigoted to be repulsed by body piercings'?​


Never have voiced my thoughts in regard to how folks look, or what they've done to themselves

I mean, if they've mutilated their bodies, they prolly think it looks good

I'm a bit quirky at times myself

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I may be bigoted, but I do keep my opines to myself
I have enough trouble of my own jus' keeping clothes on



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Saggy skin, warts an' all

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However, I've seen a few young folks that have had the misfortune of some irreparable decisions

I still keep my thoughts to myself

But,

Day'em

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seems my facial expression gets away from me
 

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