Dear people with tunnel earrings, tattoos, and facial piercings

[pelov]

You're not special, creative, unique or even interesting. You all try hard to be very different and in typical stupidity end up looking the same. I can't remember the last time an idiot with an earring wide enough for me to stick my penis through presented to me an interesting thought-provoking idea or statement. In fact, if you actually had something to contribute you probably wouldn't go so far out of your way to stand out by your looks but rather the merit and substance of your ideas.

/rantoff

 

[blackdogdeek]

you sure have some strong opinions about what other people wish to do with their own bodies.

 

[Platypus]

I'm almost entirely sure they don't care what society at large thinks about them, nor are they trying to be extreme or different just to rub it in your face. I don't have any odd piercings or tattoos but I don't think there's anything wrong with expressing yourself and living your life the way you want to.

Maybe I have a different viewpoint on it because everything about the life I was handed puts me on the fringe of society by default.

In short, don't judge a book by its cover. You cant wear merit or substance of ideas on your exterior anyway.

 

[Insomniator]

Agree with OP

 

[lxskllr]

One of the most thoughtful, insightful people I've met was covered in tattoos, including a huge ghetto Buddha on his chest.

 

[Harrod]

You're not special, creative, unique or even interesting. You all try hard to be very different and in typical stupidity end up looking the same. I can't remember the last time an idiot with an earring wide enough for me to stick my penis through presented to me an interesting thought-provoking idea or statement. In fact, if you actually had something to contribute you probably wouldn't go so far out of your way to stand out by your looks but rather the merit and substance of your ideas.

/rantoff

 

[Apple Of Sodom]

I'm with OP on this. I had this guy come to train BJJ with us and he took out his giant ear piercings. His lobes hung down about 3 inches and looked like a sloppy vagina.

It is unappealing to so many people on so many levels. Just because you have tattoos and piercings etc. doesn't make you a bad person. However, it doesn't make you unique nor does it make you interesting and more often than not the people who do this type of thing are low class and uneducated, contributing very little to conversation or society.

Whoever said "Don't judge a book by the cover" was obviously an idiot. With 7 billion people on this planet it becomes apparent we don't have enough time to read the liner notes on everyone - using the cover can be a quick way to dismiss people with a good bit of accuracy. Although not perfect it is better than nothing.

 

[foghorn67]

Some of you guys are way to opinionated for your own good.
Must be the cool thing to do now.

And no. I don't have any tattoos or piercings.

 

[Platypus]

Whoever said "Don't judge a book by the cover" was obviously an idiot. With 7 billion people on this planet it becomes apparent we don't have enough time to read the liner notes on everyone - using the cover can be a quick way to dismiss people with a good bit of accuracy. Although not perfect it is better than nothing.

lol, you must live a sad sheltered life if you only read the liner notes. I wouldn't call someone who takes the time to get to know people an idiot versus a snap judgement. I'm just polite enough not to call people who do the latter idiots.

 

[pelov]

I'm almost entirely sure they don't care what society at large thinks about them, nor are they trying to be extreme or different just to rub it in your face. I don't have any odd piercings or tattoos but I don't think there's anything wrong with expressing yourself and living your life the way you want to.

Maybe I have a different viewpoint on it because everything about the life I was handed puts me on the fringe of society by default.

In short, don't judge a book by its cover. You cant wear merit or substance of ideas on your exterior anyway.

I think you and a couple of others may have taken my rant the wrong way. Personally, I could care less if the person I'm speaking with has a dildo strapped to their chin, because so long as they're insightful and interesting they will have my full attention. I'm certainly not one to judge a book by its cover. That idiom does fall short when you consider why they go out of their way to be "different."

It has everything to do with appearance. Thus stating that I shouldn't judge a person by what they look like when the person on the other end tries so hard for others to pay attention doesn't make much sense. You don't brand your skin or pierce your nose because you like the look of it; that's the excuse. People do this to draw attention to their appearance because it's the rest of us that will be looking at them. It's akin to a douchebag buying a set of shiny rims on his car because he likes the way it looks. Unless he's riding alongside his car every morning rather than in it, that makes no sense.

Not that there's anything wrong with that. We all do something to effect in one form or another but it's the eccentricities that get the most attention and it's done specifically for the attention. Pretending to do it for other reasons is ignorant and just untrue.

Finally, I try not to judge people by their appearance and I'm sure many of these assholes would feel the same way and I'd believe it if they weren't trying so hard to get the rest of us to concentrate on their appearance. I don't care what you look like so stop trying so hard to draw my attention. It's not me who's judging them by appearance, they're doing that themselves.

 

[SillyOReilly]

you sure have some strong opinions about what other people wish to do with their own bodies.

Agree with OP

 

[Apple Of Sodom]

lol, you must live a sad sheltered life if you only read the liner notes. I wouldn't call someone who takes the time to get to know people an idiot versus a snap judgement. I'm just polite enough not to call people who do the latter idiots.

It is fine to get to know people. Snap judgements are pretty effective once you get good at them. I'm not saying they cannot be wrong and that I haven't missed out on something. What I am saying is that if there are 30 people for me to get to know, I can't get to know all of them. I am going to choose the ones who had the foresight to not get a neck tattoo. I wouldn't not be someones friend because of such things, but in my experience, neck tattoos and gaping vaginal ear lobes just don't belong to the type of people I generally identify with and have relationships with.

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.

 

[MrColin]

You have a good point here. Sorry about your penis though.

 

[darkewaffle]

Do what you want, but I'm pretty convinced that shit's fugly.

 

[pelov]

you sure have some strong opinions about what other people wish to do with their own bodies.

At least bring something new to the table. Instead, all of them look the same, dress the same and even have the same tattoos and haircuts. "Different" is only different if it's actually different. Secondly, if they didn't want people staring at them then they wouldn't pay thousands of dollars for tattoos and piercings for the rest of us to look at. The whole point is "look!" and you're telling me that having an opinion is somehow wrong? I'm just playing along. Forgive me if I'm wrong, but that's the whole point isn't it?

 

[KeithTalent]

Does not impact my life, so do what you want; the tunnel ears do kind of gross me out a bit though. Only about 4 people in the real world know I have tattoos. /shrug

KT

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

I dunno. I find it hard to opine on this without just reflecting my own personal biases, which are as follows:

- The tunnel earrings are, without exception, stupid and disfiguring. I can get fairly indignant about these because I see no upside to them, period.

- Facial piercings are not for me but at least they are, broadly speaking, reversible, once the person gets a little older and wiser.

- Tattoos can be beautiful, (intentionally) funny, provocative and interesting. They can also be disfiguring and/or render the tattooed person unemployable and unwelcome in most decent company. This is entirely an aesthetic choice, and unfortunately in my view many people getting tattoos lack aesthetic sense. In particular, facial or neck tattoos just suggest to me that the person lacks judgment, because what seems "cool" when you're 19 isn't going to seem worthwhile when you are seeking serious employment later in life. In that sense I can kind of respect rock musicians who do this - it's a way of ensuring there is no back-up plan, because they will be unemployable in any other field - but that doesn't make it smart.

- Generally I dislike tattoos on women unless they are both small and discreet. I actually dated a roller derby girl some years ago who had a lot of them, and over time (particularly as she added to her collection), I found them a real turn-off. I can appreciate a young, fit girl with a large, prominent tattoo of something beautiful (e.g., a traditional Japanese design), but you just know that over time it's going to get ugly, and in practice it's usually a poorly chosen design in the first place. I am totally perplexed by attractive women who tattoo their breasts, back, or other area likely to draw public attention - honestly I just think it's stupid. I was recently looking at a friend's wedding pictures and the bride, a lovely young woman of about 30, had tattoos on her breast creeping out of her wedding dress. I mostly just felt bad for her. Not my cup of tea.

 

[lxskllr]

Forgive me if I'm wrong, but that's the whole point isn't it?

I'm sure there's as many reasons as people. Some are just interested in body modification. Other people's opinions aren't a concern at all. Some are attention whores, and some are bandwagoners. There's lots of reasons to get it done, and I hold no opinion at all until I know the person. Rather, my opinion is only based on aesthetic properties. I don't guarantee I like the work done, but it doesn't affect my opinion of the person.

 

[pelov]

I live in NYC. These fuckers are everywhere.

I can wrap this up in a simple sentence in response to that popular idiom:

The more colorful and shocking the cover of a book the less likely it is that it has anything interesting on the inside.

I'm sure there's as many reasons as people. Some are just interested in body modification. Other people's opinions aren't a concern at all. Some are attention whores, and some are bandwagoners. There's lots of reasons to get it done, and I hold no opinion at all until I know the person. Rather, my opinion is only based on aesthetic properties. I don't guarantee I like the work done, but it doesn't affect my opinion of the person.

If they painted or created something or tattooed the inside of their mouths I'd agree with you. The notion that they're "personal" first and foremost is silly. If they were personal they wouldn't be pasted on one's skin for everyone else to notice. There's a billion different ways to express yourself yet why do so many people choose tattoos? Don't tell me that it's personal, it's just a fashion trend

 

[Apple Of Sodom]

I think there is this idea that those who don't like it think it should be illegal. I certainly don't. Go ahead and do whatever you want to your body.

I think there is something to be said about the type of people who do that. Ever read Freakonomics? There was a chapter on people with very ethnic names and how they are placed at a disadvantage. Names like Tre and Roshanda can get your resume dismissed pretty quickly. Why? Not because of their color (how can you tell color by a name?) but because people who name their children something so completely ethnic generally come from an uneducated and low-class background, and that says something about the amount of education their children received and how they grew up, in general.

Same thing with these nasty looking piercings and tattoos. I'm not talking about a turtle tattoo on your foot or a cross on your shoulder. I'm talking about sleeves, knuckle tattoos, facial and neck tattoos, giant facials piercings with plugs. The type of people that do this are generally social deviants, loners, and not the type of people I would identify with in my experience. Not all of them, but enough of them for me to say "Nah, there are other people to hire or get to know..."

 

[SS Trooper]

I have a buddy who has the whole piercing and tatoos everywhere thing going on. I always thought he looked like a douche, but he's a cool guy. I enjoy hanging out with the dude as he's very athletic and we play several sports together. Did I laugh when some guy's jersey got caught on his lip ring and ripped it out? A little bit, yeah.

All that stuff he has is going to prevent him from getting a job in the corporate world, but he could care less. He has money for his bills, toys, and hobbies so it works for him. I, on the other hand, have none of that and enjoy the business world. Much more fulfilling then slinging pizza's.

 

[Uppsala9496]

Two of the smartest people I know have a LOT of tattoos.
One has a phd in chemistry and the other in physics. The one with the physics phd looks like a biker. Long hair, scraggly beard. Beyond smart and articulate.

 

[twinrider1]

You have a good point here. Sorry about your penis though.

Yes, I'm starting to think the OP was denied permission to stick his penis through said earring, thus the angst.

We all wear a uniform. We all want to fit in somewhere. What is acceptable, or cool, in one group would be considered a total joke in another group. For example, the Mexican fashion of wearing boots with really long tips. In those clubs, it's the thing to do. Here, you'd be laughed at.

 

[Vdubchaos]

The more colorful and shocking the cover of a book the less likely it is that it has anything interesting on the inside.

You can say the same about Beauty.

I don't really care what people do with their bodies, it's not me that won't be getting a job.

But my only question is WHY?

These ear loops things look like shit.

 

[soulcougher73]

So glad people dont care what the OP thinks. Get a life OP. Im sure we could micromanage your shitty life for you as well.