Mutilating their own bodies

Personally I don't like the look of most tattoos I've seen on mostly men--not done very well. There must also be some well done ones on men but I haven't seen them yet. I have seen some on women that were nice looking art. I've also seen some beautiful ones on tv and in magazines.

I thought of getting one to cover up a big scar I have but that was a long time ago.
 
Traveler said:
It may not be happening where you live, but I live right up against the Mexican border, in the very heart of Hispanic California, and every day I see hundreds and hundreds of people, both male and female, who have mutilated their bodies with dozens of facial piercings, and tattoos. They are even, if you can imagine it, completely covering every square inch of their faces with tattoos.

Some of the most bizarre things I've seen are, ear lobes stretched out to the point where a silver dollar can be passed through. Into these opening I see various kinds of "rings" and solid "plugs". I see quite large "nose rings", the kind you might expect on cattle. Tongue, cheek, eye-brow and lip piercings are very common. And so are a dozen or more ear piercings, along the outer rim of the ear which have metal ornamentation.

I see tattoos all up and down their legs and arms and, where the skin is exposed, on their backs and chests. Yes even the women. It was bad enough to see head hair dyed bright purple, green, fire-engine red, and electric pink. Worse are the disgusting dread-locks. But this newer thing defies, civilized imagination.

In a single generation we have gone from normal healthy looking people to savages right out of primitive societies.

It turns my stomach. Bizarre does not even begin to describe it. What are they thinking ?:nightmare::dunno:

If I was still running a business there is no possible way I'd hire any of them
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Double R, the proper term for you second picture of the guy with his hair dragging the floor is FREAK.

Post 13-the only place I've seen the total facial tattoos is in Russian Prisons.
 
Just outside the base when I was in the service there was a tattoo parlor. I had considered getting one but never did. The main reason I believe was that I was not yet 21 and you had to be over 21 to drink in that state. If I was able to have a few beers I'm sure I would have ended up with a tattoo. My point is that with the prevalence of drugs in society today, more and more are having their self control slip away hence the tattoos.
 
RadishRose said:
How about the "mono dread"?

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We call those "beavers". We catch several every year in our traps. We get good money go the coats.
 
Not what I’d call mutilation but I find some of the modern looking eyebrows a bit strange ....
I’m not even sure if that are tattooed or just some sort of liquid they paint on to “get the look”

Ive seen both male and female with eyebrows like this, some appear to be really thick looking like you could peel them off
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I see a frame of only makeup around the hair of her eyebrows, @Kadee46. So, I guess the brows are shaped and eyebrow color is framed & added. Looks that way.
 
Kadee46 said:
Not what I’d call mutilation but I find some of the modern looking eyebrows a bit strange ....
I’m not even sure if that are tattooed or just some sort of liquid they paint on to “get the look”

Ive seen both male and female with eyebrows like this, some appear to be really thick looking like you could peel them off
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Remember Joan Crawford?

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I wonder if the tattoos are gang related. I've seen body tattoos that are stunning works of art but I'd never get one. I don't see how people can sit through getting one tattoo let alone several. I hate to see people with piercings in their noses, lips, eyebrows, etc. My grand niece had a facial piercing and it was uncomfortable for me to look at here. I just imagine it must've hurt. How do you blow your nose with a nose piercing...or kiss with a lip piercing. They can have it! Gives me the creeps just thinking about it. I never even got my ears pierced. I hate needles!
@Aunt Marg I have to wonder why would someone want to walk around with hair that sweeps the nasty floors and ground?! It must be a mess to have to wash.
 
There‘re expensive treatments that can remove tattoos. They take a lot of time and are painful.

I’ve never read about anything for refilling the monstrous holes that some people create in their ears. Back when this was a new fad, a male store clerk who had a younger woman raving about his replied “I wish I’d never done it.”
 
Quite the thread! Just another tattooed person here, although mine are all invisible under full clothing, and were professionally done by a well-regarded artist at considerable expense. They're quite thematic; a small fox even runs over skin normally covered by my watch strap. A pharmacist commented that a fox on my arm was "extremely well done" as he gave me a vaccination. I'm not a fan of neck or facial tattoos either, nor piercings for that matter; it's hard not to have the eyes wander to the ear plugs of someone sporting a large set. But for those of us with "executive tattoos," they are a form of permanent jewelry, and a sign of our personal identity...
 
In my day (the '70s), we didn't care what we looked like; it was what you created that was important to people who wanted to live outside the mainstream.

Nobody creates anything culturally significant any more. There are no great novels, no great movies, no great music, no great works of art... But people sure can make themselves look hideous with all their tattoos and piercings.
 
My daughter has several tattoos, but they are tasteful and discrete. My son never got any tats- hallelujah!

The pop culture over the past 30 years has had a huge influence on the proliferation of excessive tattoos and piercings.
 
Although I have never gotten a tattoo, I don't have a problem with anyone getting one. My 2 grandsons have them. What I don't like is someone having ridiculous ugly mutilating tattoos.
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@hearlady You mentioned tattoos as a memorial to a friend or relative who has passed away.

When my father-in-law died, my nephew (his grandson) got Papa tattooed in big letters on his leg. The only problem with that is my father-in-law HATED tattoos...my husband said he was probably spinning in his grave...
 

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