Piercings....why?

visceral_instinct said:
Cutting and piercings are not done for the same reason.

People don't cut themselves because it looks pretty. Anorexics usually do it either due to emotional issues to do with control and power (they are desperate to feel that they have self determination, so they fast because they can) or they have some sort of sensory processing distortion, and genuinely see their hyper-thin body as fat.

So what exactly is your stance on piercings? Do you think that any number is mutilation, since extreme is a relative thing? Do you think of earlobe studs as mutilation?
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I guess we will disagree on this. I think these people are as mentally unstable as an anorexic. They don't like what they see so they take drastic measures to change it. Same as being addicted to plastic surgery.
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(Q) said:
No, I don't shop at walmart or kmart. I buy quality clothes that fit well, whether it happens to be A&F or Armani. For example, I've owned a set of Armani tortoise shell sunglasses for at least 10 years, they still work and look as good as the day I bought them. It's all about quality, not trends.
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yup, all are trends..and if you have that much money, why are you on here, and not out having tea, or whatever it is rich people do
 
and I have the BEST pair of glasses, I bought for 20bucks 6months ago, that i LOVE!!! They are great.. and I wont freak out if they get lost.. why spend 200$ on sunglasses when they will get strached up and crap... EVERYTHING that goes into the stores, are based apon people re resurch trends, and they are trying to get new ones started, or are following others leads.. Everything that comes out is trend related
 
I'm confused. Is this thread about sunglasses or clothing?
I only buy name brand (A&E, Hollister, Roxie, etc) for my daughter. Luckily they are only $3.99 at Goodwill
 
i am happy buying my daughter walmart cloths, shes gunna outgrow them anyways! and our goodwill SUCKS!! haha

but its sapost to be about piercings, but its time for clothing haha
 
Orleander said:
I guess we will disagree on this. I think these people are as mentally unstable as an anorexic. They don't like what they see so they take drastic measures to change it. Same as being addicted to plastic surgery.
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You could say the same of wearing makeup, nice clothes, or hair dye.

I don't agree that it denotes unhappiness with yourself. I like my facial structure, but I still like to wear metal in my lips and nose.

You see it as being unhappy with yourself. I see it as celebrating being alive. You only get to live once, so why not have fun by doing extreme things with your appearance? It hurts no one.
 
christa said:
and I have the BEST pair of glasses, I bought for 20bucks 6months ago, that i LOVE!!! They are great..

i am happy buying my daughter walmart cloths
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Yes, many in your station will justify and be happy with it when they simply have no other choice.
 
(Q) said:
Ok, so you're a slave to trends. Fair enough. If you had said you started getting turned on every time you passed the butcher shop, it would be interesting.
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Um...why am I a slave to trends?

Just about anything you do can be construed as a trend, why pick on piercings specifically?

As a matter of fact, it was anything but a trend...everyone in my college class at the time tried to tell me not to get one "because I'd look like a butch lesbian". I got one anyway.

They all wanted one after I walked into class with a metal rod in my lip.
 
visceral_instinct said:
Just about anything you do can be construed as a trend, why pick on piercings specifically?
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I'm not "picking" on anything, isn't the title of the thread about piercings?

As a matter of fact, it was anything but a trend...everyone in my college class at the time tried to tell me not to get one "because I'd look like a butch lesbian". I got one anyway.
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And where, pray tell, did you get the idea?

They all wanted one after I walked into class with a metal rod in my lip.
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Uh-huh. Are you saying you are the trend-setter as opposed to the trend-follower?
 
(Q) said:
Yes, many in your station will justify and be happy with it when they simply have no other choice.
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i have a choice. I choose to save the money I save on other things we need.. So instead of spending 40bucks on a dress my daughter will wear for 3months, I spend 10-20, and can buy her bubble bath, or food
 
visceral_instinct said:
Why do I have to provide reasoning? I don't have any. I just like different things to you. Same reason I think wolverines are pretty when most people just think of them as "oh yeah, those wild ottery things you get in cold countries". Same reason some people like black and others think of it as a morbid colour. Why do I have to have a special "reasoning" for liking piercings?
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you should practice what you preach then. *see example below*

visceral_instinct said:
When someone holds you down and forces you to get a facial piercing, then you can complain and moralize. Until then shut up, it is none of your business.

Tell me, have you ever had girlfriends? Did they have ear piercings? Did you complain about those?
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to me piercings are horrible. and if i were a female i cant see myself even getting my ears pierced. so no, my girlfriends dont need to wear earrings or nail polish or makeup.
 
(Q), visceral_instinct, shichimenshyo and Christa: The topic is Piercings not trends.
And no more insults please. Thanks.
 
Enmos said:
(Q), visceral_instinct, shichimenshyo and Christa: The topic is Piercings not trends.
And no more insults please. Thanks.
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its relating them to trends, and piercings are part of the trends too at times:p

but can do
 
It's more like bickering over what are trends. Just try not to lose the topic out of sight.
 
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