Mutilating their own bodies

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UK news article about the 2015 international tattoo expo in Venezuela - bizarre photos at link below


Forked tongues, vampire teeth and tattooed eyeballs... More stomach-churning pictures from tattoo expo where extreme body modification takes place as you watch

" It's the show which celebrates some of the most extreme body modification imaginable… and should you be uncomfortable with having your eyeball tattooed then look away now.

These unsettling pictures show in excruciating close-up every detail of the process, carried out at this year's Venezuela Tattoo Expo in Caracas, which bills itself as being the biggest event of its kind in Latin America. "

Bizarre photos at link

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...dy-mod-enthusiasts-gather-expo-Venezuela.html
 

Eva Tiamat Baphomet Medusa

Just came across this. You might want to skip this is you are easily offended or grossed out by body mods.

Tiamat is becoming a dragon.

 

SifuPhil said:
Eva Tiamat Baphomet Medusa

Just came across this. You might want to skip this is you are easily offended or grossed out by body mods.

Tiamat is becoming a dragon.

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If that is what it takes for this being to heal from horrendous childhood abandonment issues, I am supportive. Sure beats becoming a substance abuser, or embracing suicide.
 
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Shalimar said:
If that is what it takes for this being to heal from horrendous childhood abandonment issues, I am supportive. Sure beats becoming a substance abuser, or embracing suicide.
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Words can't possibly express my disgust at that... that.... thing. What ever it is, it sure ain't human.
 
After viewing some comments here, I did some reading on tattoos and such

then realized.....books are tattooed dead trees!!!
 
Traveler said:
Oh, I do look away. But as I've said before, what has been seen, can not be unseen.

I don't want to be anywhere near them. If one of those "creatures", I can't call them human, gets on the bus, I get off. If one enters a place where I am eating, I exit. If one of my grandchildren were to ever do such a bizarre thing, I'd instantly sever all contact --- forever.
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That is truly sad. Though I'm not at all surprised.
 
My youngest son and I had a right royal falling out over him getting his first tattoo. He was underage at the time. He has multiple tattoos now and I barely notice them. He can cover them up though if he chooses to and has said he would always cover them up if he was applying for a job. His soon to be wife has tattoos too. The tattoos are beautifully done, but not something I would choose, he is into heavy metal and she is into punk, so you get the idea, skulls and the like.

Some tattoos are quite beautiful these days, not like they were years ago. I think if I was a young woman now I would probably have one, (or two) - butterflies and flowers hippie sort of thing. Come to think of it, I actually toyed with the idea of getting one, (a small butterfly), back in my long lost hippie days, gee it must have been 40 years ago. Never did get around to it. Probably a good thing.

I have seen pictures of tattoos being used to cover up scars, turning something sort of ugly, into something beautiful. My kids were Cesarean babies of the early 70's. If tattoos back then were as well done and as beautiful as they are today I would have definitely gone for that.

I'm not so keen on the more bizarre body modifications, those big holes in earlobes are becoming more and more common around here. Not sure I'll ever get to a stage where I barely notice them, but you never know.
 
I can't say that I like extensive tattoos. One of my nieces has a number and they are not what I would call beautiful but my niece is a very loving young woman with a passion for social justice. I must look beyond the wrapping to see the inner gift, and be grateful.

For what it is worth, I am equally unhappy with extensive cosmetic surgery. The woman who has progressively transformed herself into Barbie is a very sad case IMO but I have no idea about her character.

https://www.gq.com/story/valeria-lukyanova-human-barbie-doll

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Millions of women choose to enhance their natural beauty. It may be that she is attempting to fend off impending age. Cher is a classic example of that. Cher, the ultimate diva, seems quite happy with all of the cosmetic surgery she has had done. I'd be willing to bet that Cher has tremendous depth of character. I for one, would give anything to sit and talk with her. I don't find that what Cher has done, to be the least bit sad.

I find a great difference between mutilating ones body, and the desire to be beautiful.

P.S. As I have said numerous times, I do not think that a few obscure tattoo's is mutilation.
 
This is an old thread. I wonder if it's still as much of an issue. Probably most of the establishments that offer these "body enhancements" are closed.
 
@Sunny My tattoo gal and her shop was closed down for several months after Covid became such a big issue. I was grateful they had opened back up by the time Ron and I were ready for our marriage tattoos.

The shop protocols had changed considerably since the last time I’d been in several years before. They’d eliminated the waiting area in the front which had been very nicely decorated with couch and loveseat and some gorgeous art. Folks were now required to wait in their cars. Most of the art was still on the walls, but the reception desk had been moved all the way to the front to make room for the tattooists to have their stations about 8 feet apart.

Our temperatures were taken, masks were required, everything was scrupulously sterilized (that part hadn’t changed.) Caitlyn told me their regular health inspections had become more frequent since Covid, and they weren’t allowed to re-open at all until they’d been thoroughly inspected.

So, yeah, Covid changed things a lot. She told me some of the studios just couldn’t survive the shut down and had gone completely out of business 😞
 
I don't have any tattoos & will never get one. I think they are ugly. I remember what my now deceased wife used to say, "Wait till these young people get old, then you'll really see what ugly is". Maybe there are just too many huge urban cities around & the world is just getting too crazy and over-crowded. Thank goodness that Covid-19 is getting the population under control again. As why young people are doing this; I would think the mass media is promoting it. A lot of them are "uglier than sin" but fortunately, I wouldn't be around here for too many more years to see more of this crap!
 
I have to say, I’m unpleasantly surprised at the degree of judgment and condemnation I’ve read in this thread. 😞

I support 100% one’s right to one’s opinion. To say that you don’t like the look or it’s something you could never do yourself or that you consider the body art ugly is your opinion.

To pass judgment on the tattoed person, to says they’re psychotic or crazy or have low self esteem or whatever else has been said here is offensive to me, and not because I have some ink myself. It’s offensive to me because of the condemnation of the inked person, the “holier than thou” attitude exhibited by some of the posters, the conclusions drawn as to the inked person’s character or state of mind or mental capacity.

Who are you to pass judgment? What right have you?

it’s the difference between “I find that offensive and ugly” and “YOU are offensive and ugly”. The first statement offers your opinion, while the second is rude and discourteous, and passes judgment and is condemnatory.

It’s a nuanced difference, and that’s lost on some of you. Clearly subtlety and tact is not your strong suit. 😒
 
I don't think it is a purely ethnic activity. I'm seeing this in all 20-30 aged people- both men & women. It does seem that tattooing is assuming more and more of the body. There was a time when tattoos were abled to be clothed over. But then it was kind of fashionable to have some kind of tattoo peaking out the collar on the neck. Then tattoos progressed to having always visible ones on the side of the neck to behind the ear and to mid nape. And tatts began to be seen on one hand. Haven't seen the whole body ones yet.
I hate tattoos. I think they mar the beauty of the body. But what gets me is those, who use tatts as a canvas to memorialize their life's milestones. My buddy got a tatt of his girl "Michele". They broke up the day he got the tatt. So now, he has a list of exgirlfriend's names down his arm. Someday you may not want body artwork of you snorting stuff.
 
Don M. said:
I suppose there's nothing wrong with a discrete tattoo that can be easily covered with clothing. However, when I see someone with that Trash all over their bodies, I wonder if they have any "self esteem".
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I don't think it's a self esteem issue. I think it's an attention-craving issue.
 
I personally think tattoos are tacky but that's just my opinion and we're all entitled to our own. I also think short, tight skirts that threaten to show one's hoohoo are tacky but again, just my opinion.

There are several people near and dear to me that favor both so maybe it's a generational thing.
 
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