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Oyeve

Lifer
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Big ass gauges are fucking ridiculous looking and NEVER look good. Me, I have 2 tats, a small dragon I created on my neck and a Kokopeli on my right arm that I also created. I have had them for nearly 25-30 years, long before the douchey tribal shit. I also have four standard ear piercings that I did myself with a freaking needle, ice pop and fishing line. I did them in 1981 when I was in HS. I occasionally wear 2 small loop earrings and a small diamond stud. Most of the time I wear nothing. My tats are 90% covered up and they look nice even afeter a few decades.

I find tat sleeves, tramp stamps, tribal shit and facial shit stupid tho. And nose piercings, eyebrow, belly button, tongue piercings stupid too. I guess I am part prude but thats how I fucking feel.
 

twinrider1

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Pelov and AoS comments.....

Fair enough. Fashion is one thing, body mods are a step beyond that for sure.

I've laughed to myself seeing kids these days wearing the blacked-out goth look......my assuming they think they're being cool and original and different. Yea kid, that look was cool.....in 1983.
No harm in the occasional rant, but I try to remember we all do it to some degree. And we don't all do it to look cool, sometimes it's to hide...blend in. Just trying to find a comfortable spot to fit in.
 

CountZero

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Jul 10, 2001
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Nononono! you've got it all wrong.

If I spotted a man with a bolt going through his forehead and coming out the other side of his cranium I'd probably giggle and respect that he's at least being creative. I can't say the same for these hipster/faux-prisoner/douchemonkeys who all look the same. Needless to say, they're both doing it specifically for attention but at least the dude that's been speared can say he's original and not a mindless drone who's lying to himself.

Who cares. Whatever reason someone wants a tattoo/piercing or where they want it is really a non-issue. I'm sure some do it for shock factor but I guarantee the majority did it because they liked the way it looked and don't care if others like it or not. The only way I can imagine being so worried about this is if in your own life the way you cut your hair, the clothes you wear and everything you do is guided by what others will think of you and therefore you assume that is the reason they do it.

I've known and seen plenty of morons that dress 'normally' and I've known and seen plenty of smart people with tattoos and piercings. I just don't care what people do and if you do care what other people do I'm sure those people with tattoos and piercing that you hate have no problem not interacting with you.
 

pelov

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TwiceOver

Lifer
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I generally see these people and immediately think to myself "Have fun with life!". I have a tattoo, several of my friends are tattooed, pierced, etc. I don't know what it is, I just see people like this and think "Fail".

Especially lip pierced people. I have yet to meet one that doesn't talk funny because of it and doesn't slobber when talking.

To each their own I guess.

Or a window :eek:

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That has to be extra gross while she is eating food.

I don't know what that guy was thinking. That's kinda vomit inducing.
 

Viper GTS

Lifer
Oct 13, 1999
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Stretched lobes have presented me with no career difficulties whatsoever. Granted mine are fairly small (somewhere around 1/3") but nobody so much as mentions them.

I don't do tattoos and I've no plans to stretch further, but with a little common sense there is no harm.

FWIW I'm 30, management level position in a sports network.

Viper GTS
 

ProchargeMe

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Stretched lobes have presented me with no career difficulties whatsoever. Granted mine are fairly small (somewhere around 1/3") but nobody so much as mentions them.

I don't do tattoos and I've no plans to stretch further, but with a little common sense there is no harm.

FWIW I'm 30, management level position in a sports network.

Viper GTS

My ears are a 0g and i have a lip piercing, I've also never had difficulties.
 

Wyndru

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Apr 9, 2009
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I knew a few people who gauged their earlobes and they said they liked the feeling of it. I never considered it because I was worried what it would look like when I'm elderly.

I had earrings in both ears when I was a teen and I remember my mom telling me they wouldn't ever close up. 10 years after I stopped wearing them, the holes still haven't fully closed. I still have indents, and if I squeeze the holes a little puss comes out. I guess she was right. Oh well.
 

MichaelD

Lifer
Jan 16, 2001
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I am an employer and when someone hands off a resume and they have a spike sticking out of their lip I can pretty much guess that one of the other 20 people that want jobs that don't do things like jab spikes into their face are going to be a better fit.

Same here, and I agree. I don't begrudge anyone the right to do what they want to their own body, but don't expect normal, responsible society to think you just fit right in. :colbert:

Tats are fine IMO as long as they aren't on your face or neck. But all that tunnel-vagina-ear crap and 2-inch spikes pinning your mouth partially closed...that's too S&M for the corporate world.

I dated a chick with lots of piercings. For a few weeks. She was "artsy"...sorta part Emo, part free soul and part beat me, slap me and treat me poorly. Fun to throw around the bed like a piece of meat, but not the kind of girl you take home to Mom. She'd be mid-30's at this point. I'm sure her hair is now one color and most of the metal removed...at least she had none of that tunnel-piercing crap.
 
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AyashiKaibutsu

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I generally see these people and immediately think to myself "Have fun with life!". I have a tattoo, several of my friends are tattooed, pierced, etc. I don't know what it is, I just see people like this and think "Fail".

Especially lip pierced people. I have yet to meet one that doesn't talk funny because of it and doesn't slobber when talking.

To each their own I guess.



I don't know what that guy was thinking. That's kinda vomit inducing.

Pretty sure that's a girl. Yea, pretty gross. I think a lot of things like the window to teeth are pretty ugly and probably not a good idea. However, I think to each their own, and I'm definitely not so much of a loser like the op as to rage over it. Most people that do it aren't doing it to be "different" they generally are hanging out with everyone else that does it. They know damn well they're not different. They do it because they feel like it or it gives them a rush or any of a number of reasons.
 

JulesMaximus

No Lifer
Jul 3, 2003
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I have no tatts, no piercings, no stretched lobes and no plan on ever getting any of that useless shit done to my body. It just makes you look like an idiot IMO.
 

pelov

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Pretty sure that's a girl. Yea, pretty gross. I think a lot of things like the window to teeth are pretty ugly and probably not a good idea. However, I think to each their own, and I'm definitely not so much of a loser like the op as to rage over it. Most people that do it aren't doing it to be "different" they generally are hanging out with everyone else that does it. They know damn well they're not different. They do it because they feel like it or it gives them a rush or any of a number of reasons.

Some of you should really consider reading my posts instead of blabbing on about stupid shit I never said. Let's give it a rundown, shall we?

- I don't give 2 fucks what people look like. In fact, I value people who have something new to offer me as far as appearance goes and consider a person with a dildo strapped to their chin to be of more value than a hipster with tattoos and tunnel plugs. *Your argument about me raging or hating people because of the way they look has already fallen apart.

- I was making an observation based on what these people actually say. An overwhelming majority won't explain their actions like you've reasoned above -- joining a particular crowd or a fashion statement (that's what it is), but rather state that it's a personal choice. Somehow, all of these personal choices ended up being the same. Funny how that works...

- Body modification is fucking retarded and gets exponentially more retarded and stupid looking as it gets more extreme. For somebody like myself, and apparently a whole lot of other people, it's just a way of saying "Look at me!! For fuck's sake, please look at me!!!" Do you have anything else to offer other than your appearance that nobody should give 2 fucks about? No? Didn't think so.

- You don't go nuts with tattoos and piercings for yourself but for other people. You can say you like it and that it's for you, but the reality is that everyone else will look and notice it more than you ever will. Branding yourself then brandishing those brandings on the outside of your body only to claim that it's a personal decision that isn't influenced by other people's opinion is just about the stupidest thing I've ever heard.

- I've also admitted that it's not entirely about these idiots but also other idiots; those who spend money on the exterior of their cars or buy expensive jewelry I'd throw in the same boat. I encounter the hipster d-bags more often than the others so that's why I singled them out for the rant. Bear in mind that body modification isn't exactly easy to get rid of / return to its original state, thus you can make the argument that it's much more stupid.

Ignorant or bigoted I am not . I've quite clearly thought about this and I've treated them the same way as I'd like to be treated myself and will continue doing so -- in fact I actually mentioned that in my prior posts but it seems some of you just want to get a word in and announce your stupidity. Although I appreciate that you want the rest of us to know you're idiotic, the unfortunate side effect is that you seem to be attracting more idiots wishing to do the same. Before you know it it'll be a thread full of douchebags without reading skills who can't wait to post but hate to read and it's ended up in P&N. Therefore I've collected my thoughts and ideas into a neat little post you dumbasses can read and reference before going apeshit over what you're pretending I actually said in order for your argument to have a leg to stand on.

Where the fuck is my trophy?
 

surfsatwerk

Lifer
Mar 6, 2008
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I'm 35 and have visible tattoos on both arms. I asked my employer if he was concerned about it before I got the work done, he didn't much seem to care.
 

lxskllr

No Lifer
Nov 30, 2004
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moonbeam ? :)

If so, that would be amazing. I don't even remember the guys name anymore. I last saw him over 20 years ago. He was only an acquaintance, but he stood out from the group he hung with. Interestingly, his group wasn't tattooed or pierced :^D
 

shortylickens

No Lifer
Jul 15, 2003
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I see a lot more ugly fatties with tattoos than cute skinny's. They should have spent that money on a gym membership and some day spa trips.
 

CountZero

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Jul 10, 2001
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- You don't go nuts with tattoos and piercings for yourself but for other people. You can say you like it and that it's for you, but the reality is that everyone else will look and notice it more than you ever will. Branding yourself then brandishing those brandings on the outside of your body only to claim that it's a personal decision that isn't influenced by other people's opinion is just about the stupidest thing I've ever heard.

You still don't get it. When you get dressed do you pick out the clothes you personally like or do you pick out clothes that others will like? Same with your hair cut or what facial hair you have if any. You act as if wanting visible piercings or tattoos can't possibly be because you like them.
 

pelov

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You still don't get it. When you get dressed do you pick out the clothes you personally like or do you pick out clothes that others will like? Same with your hair cut or what facial hair you have if any. You act as if wanting visible piercings or tattoos can't possibly be because you like them.

No, I do get it. In fact I acknowledged it. But comparing someone gelling their hair or a haircut to permanent ink is a little silly, no? It seems to me you're grasping at straws at this point.

Secondly, it isn't just about whether the person likes them. They might like them, but they like the way it looks on them. <~~ that's an important point because it signifies that other people are looking at them and will be looking at them moreso than the person wearing the god damn ink/piercings. I don't need to give you an anatomy lesson, but your eyes aren't located 3 feet away from your body staring right back at you. Thus, the reasoning that "it's only for me" is just wrong. It isn't true.
 

CountZero

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No, I do get it. In fact I acknowledged it. But comparing someone gelling their hair or a haircut to permanent ink is a little silly, no? It seems to me you're grasping at straws at this point.

Secondly, it isn't just about whether the person likes them. They might like them, but they like the way it looks on them. <~~ that's an important point because it signifies that other people are looking at them and will be looking at them moreso than the person wearing the god damn ink/piercings. I don't need to give you an anatomy lesson, but your eyes aren't located 3 feet away from your body staring right back at you. Thus, the reasoning that "it's only for me" is just wrong. It isn't true.

Again you don't. You seem to think it *impossible* for someone to do something that is outwardly visible just because they like it and I claim you are wrong. You are claiming to know what people are thinking when they do things and I'm claiming you can't possibly know that.

You are convinced you know why people do it and therefore give yourself carte blanche to judge them for the reasons you decided they did it. There's a massive gap between "I think piercings/tattoos are ugly" and "People that get piercings/tattoos are attention whores that got them just to feel unique and special".
 

pelov

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Again you don't. You seem to think it *impossible* for someone to do something that is outwardly visible just because they like it and I claim you are wrong.

LMFTFY

You seem to think it *certain* for someone to do something that is outwardly visible just because they like [the way it looks on them], you are


It's on your skin thus it's outward. Unless you've got a mirror you're staring at every day for a few hours, it's meant for everyone else. You don't spend a significant amount of time each day staring at your own tattoos. Yet if someone were to do that then I'd agree that they actually like it and don't care about other people's opinion of it.

There's a massive gap between "I think piercings/tattoos are ugly" and "People that get piercings/tattoos are attention whores that got them just to feel unique and special".

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- I was making an observation based on what these people actually say. An overwhelming majority won't explain their actions like you've reasoned above -- joining a particular crowd or a fashion statement (that's what it is), but rather state that it's a personal choice.

- You don't go nuts with tattoos and piercings for yourself but for other people. You can say you like it and that it's for you, but the reality is that everyone else will look and notice it more than you ever will. Branding yourself then brandishing those brandings on the outside of your body only to claim that it's a personal decision that isn't influenced by other people's opinion is just about the stupidest thing I've ever heard.

- I've also admitted that it's not entirely about these idiots but also other idiots; those who spend money on the exterior of their cars or buy expensive jewelry I'd throw in the same boat. I encounter the hipster d-bags more often than the others so that's why I singled them out for the rant. Bear in mind that body modification isn't exactly easy to get rid of / return to its original state, thus you can make the argument that it's much more stupid.

- I don't give 2 fucks what people look like. In fact, I value people who have something new to offer me as far as appearance goes and consider a person with a dildo strapped to their chin to be of more value than a hipster with tattoos and tunnel plugs. *Your argument about me raging or hating people because of the way they look has already fallen apart.

Secondly, it isn't just about whether the person likes them. They might like them, but they like the way it looks on them. <~~ that's an important point because it signifies that other people are looking at them and will be looking at them moreso than the person wearing the god damn ink/piercings. I don't need to give you an anatomy lesson, but your eyes aren't located 3 feet away from your body staring right back at you. Thus, the reasoning that "it's only for me" is just wrong. It isn't true.

*You like the way it looks on you* Which is fine, btw. I don't care other than that I think permanently branding yourself is rather brazen. But don't sell me the "it's personal" crap, though. If it truly was personal than it wouldn't be on the outer surface of your body where everyone else sees it more than the person wearing it ever will. Furthermore, tattoos, in particular popular types of tattoos that everyone seems to have wouldn't be so ubiquitous, stars, tribal, paws, etc. When a million people do the same thing it's no longer personal and becomes a fashion trend.​