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Body Modification and Tattooing
I'd like to know the Toribash community's opinion on body modification and tattoos. Are they cool and about self expression, or are they dumb and about attention whoring?


This seems to be a pretty well divided camp, I've never seen anyone feel neutral about this topic. It's quite polar, which should hopefully create cause for a good discussion.


I personally am all for it, I have a nose piercing and I'm getting tattoos once they're designed and I can afford it (student life I'm afraid) (also get on that Erth I mean god.)


feel free to post any pictures of tattoos etc that you have - also if this thread is more suited for off-topic by all means move it there.
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I personally think it should be their choice if they want it: Some tattoos have meaning and some are just there. My friends mom got a tattoo of a semicolon (info about it http://epicbh.org/blog/project-semic...iOIaAhjd8P8HAQ) for her depression in life. She also has tattoos of an anime cat which she had in representation to her cats. I know that went a little too off topic,but it sorta reflects people getting tattoos with different meanings.
Piercings are different it's more of a fashion choice which i personally don't like unless it's on the ears or lip, but what do i have to judge.
I personally don't want tattoos or piercings or anything, but I don't see any reason why anyone else can't have them if they want, and it doesn't matter to me whether they're for self-expression or if they're to attract attention or if they're there just to feel cool, you can do what you want with your body. I thought this was a pretty accepted view.
It's a personal decision. To be honest, i can't say i don't like the tatoos 100%, some of them are nice especially in some parts of the body, but the others meh. About the piercings, i find them shit, horrible, useless more health dangerous than the tatoos. Now how i said, everybody with their personal opinions and preference.
I don't like Body Modifications, I like Tattoos...
Body Modifications like piercings are ugly as hell, make your tits/butt more bigger makes you look like a sintetic girl(for all the girls), and maybe too much body modifications can get you to an accident, maybe...
Tattoos are cool on my opinion, but not in gigantic proportions, like all of your body, even your genitals...
Maybe one or two in the arms or chest can be cool, the problem of tattoos are you can't donate blood to people who need it.
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I dont like body modificaitions tattoes are better its like body modifications change your whole life like the one where you can have 4 eyes body modifications are ugly and dumb i dont know why peoble even do body modifications search on youtube 10 body modifications and you can see some body modifications some peoble have tattoes and body modifications and they look ugly as hell but tattoes dont seem that ugly and cannot get you killed by an accident like the body modifications that involve your eyes what if the dude accidently stabbed you?
my girlfriend is super into tattoos and body mods, i know her dream job is being a tattoo artist, and she wants to be covered from like her neck down in tattoos, part of it she's told me is she wants to be different, something like when she dies she wants to leave a corpse full of beautiful art or some such. and some of the tattoos she's getting has sentimental value to her, iirc she wanted to get a gears of war dog tag with her fathers name on it since they played the shit out of GoW before he passed away. she was also interested in getting those rings in your back where you can lace them up or whatever, something like

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and some like four stud things around her collarbone area, i believe this is what she's referring to

stuf



no much for body mods myself but i do enjoy tattoos, i'd probs get one if i wasn't a huge pansy.

i think tattoos and body mods are a good way to express yourself, for good or worse
Last edited by Nearly; Sep 9, 2015 at 06:06 PM.
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Originally Posted by Nearly View Post
she was also interested in getting those rings in your back where you can lace them up or whatever, something like

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While those look super cool and I find them attractive, they tend to get infected for a few reasons, and even if they don't, you're never supposed to leave them in for more than a month, maybe two.


Originally Posted by Hyde View Post
I just assume people with gauges or whatever are stupid and stay away from them

Gauges aren't bad in and of themselves, but they do become a bit scary to everyone if they get any larger than 2cm or so.

Originally Posted by Hyde View Post
Honestly, provided you don't make yourself physically revolting to everyone around you, you're fine. Professional appearance is important.

That's everyone else's problem if a tattoo (or multiple tattoos in visible areas) make them uncomfortable. Tattoos are about as unprofessional as long hair on a guy or short boyish hair on a girl.

Originally Posted by Hyde View Post
It's really important to keep up your appearance, along with personal hygiene and other things. If your taxi driver hasn't showered in a month and has gauges big enough to fit your hand through, chances are he isn't going to get much business.

While I would be put off by the gauges, I would be more offended by his body odor.

Originally Posted by Hyde View Post
As far as other body modifications go though, if I could replace my arms with bazooka shooting chainsaws, I totally would.

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Originally Posted by Hyde View Post
Professional appearance is important.

All in all, I'm not opposed to tattoos and piercings in general, but as with everything, moderation is key.
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I just assume people with gauges or whatever are stupid and stay away from them

Tattoos aren't as bad, and are a lot more private than gauges. Honestly, provided you don't make yourself physically revolting to everyone around you, you're fine. Professional appearance is important. If people don't trust you because you look like a retard, they will likely take their business elsewhere.

It's really important to keep up your appearance, along with personal hygiene and other things. If your taxi driver hasn't showered in a month and has gauges big enough to fit your hand through, chances are he isn't going to get much business.

As far as other body modifications go though, if I could replace my arms with bazooka shooting chainsaws, I totally would.
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Originally Posted by Virus View Post
I personally think it should be their choice if they want it: Some tattoos have meaning and some are just there. My friends mom got a tattoo of a semicolon (info about it http://epicbh.org/blog/project-semic...iOIaAhjd8P8HAQ) for her depression in life. She also has tattoos of an anime cat which she had in representation to her cats. I know that went a little too off topic,but it sorta reflects people getting tattoos with different meanings.
Piercings are different it's more of a fashion choice which i personally don't like unless it's on the ears or lip, but what do i have to judge.

Why specifically ears and lip? Bit of a weird combination.

Originally Posted by NotShadow View Post
I personally don't want tattoos or piercings or anything, but I don't see any reason why anyone else can't have them if they want, and it doesn't matter to me whether they're for self-expression or if they're to attract attention or if they're there just to feel cool, you can do what you want with your body. I thought this was a pretty accepted view.

I like this opinion, this is a nice opinion.

Originally Posted by azzeffir23 View Post
It's a personal decision. To be honest, i can't say i don't like the tatoos 100%, some of them are nice especially in some parts of the body, but the others meh. About the piercings, i find them shit, horrible, useless more health dangerous than the tatoos. Now how i said, everybody with their personal opinions and preference.

Health dangerous? Tattoos healing is significantly more dangerous than 99% of piercings and in all cases much more painful and likely to get infected.

Originally Posted by jkawig View Post
I dont like body modificaitions tattoes are better its like body modifications change your whole life like the one where you can have 4 eyes body modifications are ugly and dumb i dont know why peoble even do body modifications search on youtube 10 body modifications and you can see some body modifications some peoble have tattoes and body modifications and they look ugly as hell but tattoes dont seem that ugly and cannot get you killed by an accident like the body modifications that involve your eyes what if the dude accidently stabbed you?

Originally Posted by jkawig View Post
I dont like body modificaitions tattoes are better its like body modifications change your whole life like the one where you can have 4 eyes body modifications are ugly and dumb i dont know why peoble even do body modifications search on youtube 10 body modifications and you can see some body modifications some peoble have tattoes and body modifications and they look ugly as hell but tattoes dont seem that ugly and cannot get you killed by an accident like the body modifications that involve your eyes what if the dude accidently stabbed you?

I'm having trouble understand what you mean... and trouble understanding what you're actually saying.

Piercings are Body Mods... do they "change your whole life"

Where are you getting your ideas on what tattooing and body modifications are?

Cite your arguments please, like it says in the rules of this board.

Originally Posted by Nearly View Post
my girlfriend is super into tattoos and body mods, i know her dream job is being a tattoo artist, and she wants to be covered from like her neck down in tattoos, part of it she's told me is she wants to be different, something like when she dies she wants to leave a corpse full of beautiful art or some such. and some of the tattoos she's getting has sentimental value to her, iirc she wanted to get a gears of war dog tag with her fathers name on it since they played the shit out of GoW before he passed away. she was also interested in getting those rings in your back where you can lace them up or whatever, something like

thing



That's really cool... I personally wouldn't do it but I think it looks quite cool - what's your opinion of it? Do you think you'd find her less attractive or more attractive or net equal if you don't mind me asking?

and some like four stud things around her collarbone area, i believe this is what she's referring to

stuf



no much for body mods myself but i do enjoy tattoos, i'd probs get one if i wasn't a huge pansy.

i think tattoos and body mods are a good way to express yourself, for good or worse

That's really cool... I personally wouldn't do it but I think it looks quite cool - what's your opinion of it? Do you think you'd find her less attractive or more attractive or net equal if you don't mind me asking?


Originally Posted by Hyde View Post
I just assume people with gauges or whatever are stupid and stay away from them

Tattoos aren't as bad, and are a lot more private than gauges. Honestly, provided you don't make yourself physically revolting to everyone around you, you're fine. Professional appearance is important. If people don't trust you because you look like a retard, they will likely take their business elsewhere.

It's really important to keep up your appearance, along with personal hygiene and other things. If your taxi driver hasn't showered in a month and has gauges big enough to fit your hand through, chances are he isn't going to get much business.

As far as other body modifications go though, if I could replace my arms with bazooka shooting chainsaws, I totally would.

Judging people on how they look is what people have done for ever and will continue to do for evermore so I can't bash your opinion of that.
I'm not a fan of Gauges but I like most things in moderation.
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