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For most people it's just another way of showing they have money to do those things. A few do it to be original, but for most it's just something to spend money on.
I don't really care about piercings, tattoos, etc. - it's just an individual expressing their style. It just bothers me when I think how uncomfortable it may be for the wearer when the piercings are in a place that is sensitive, like their nose or tongue.
Based on your posting history, perhaps a good therapist can make you understand that none of these things that you come here to complain about are worthy of your time or attention.
And yet, you bothered to come here and insult me...perhaps you should get some therapy yourself
And by the way, it doesn't irritate me or anything, I just think it's silly
This explains it. To you, normality is rebellion. You're still rebelling, just as you were raised to do by your liberal anarchist background, but you're rebelling against rebellion!
Nah, I think my genuine take on the matter is that it's not worth the bother to draw added attention to myself. Not everyone has a penchant for rebellion. As I was saying before, in some areas dyed hair and piercings are so normal they can't even be considered cutting edge (such as Capitol Hill in Seattle where I can't walk along any block without seeing someone of this sort). Maybe back when punk rock was fresh on the scene, but these days it doesn't have much shock value. At least not on the West Coast.
Add me to the list of skeptics over that punk childhood of yours, but you did post this earlier in the year: "For the 18 years of my childhood I was beaten and had crazy, drugged-out parents and was in foster care".
Egads, I hope for your sake none of this is for real. If it is...I'm sorry, gal. You also said you're 23, so that's still pretty fresh. And yes, if that's all real, your misanthropic tendencies have everything to do with your trauma. Know that your childhood doesn't have to define you as a person, or define the direction of your life. Things get better with age.
Thank you, I will admit I became a lot more cynical and jaded as a result of the whole experience. In a lot of ways I became a meaner person, not that having negative experiences excuses this but if I hadn't been screwed over by people so many times I imagine I wouldn't have such harsh opinions of others. Been trying to soften up towards others over the past several years but it's still a work in process...
You had a rough time of it, and for that I am sorry. As far as your OP, live and let live. If someone else wants to change their appearance, it is really up to them. The rest of us are just their audience.
To the OP, sorry that you were forced into looking a certain way when you were younger.
To emphasize what I wrote in my last post, this whole discussion about tats/piercings/counter-culture, etc. reminds me of a great interview with Larry D. (co-creator of Seinfeld & creator/star of Curb your Enthusiasm) I read back in the 200X's. He was talking about the "hippie" movement back in the late '60's & '70's, and his reaction to it. He mentioned that he was never involved in this, and one of the reasons was that he felt that the whole "movement" was very conformist, in that everyone was dressed the same, looked the same, etc.
I feel the same way about the tats/piercings/dyed hair that I see on a regular basis these days. People are doing it to presumably be "edgy" or "unique", but since so many people are doing this it has lost any kind of edginess or uniqueness that it once had.
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It is peculiar that you do not like this kind of look even if you grew up with punk parents. Probably, it is exactly the reason why you refuse it. Usually kids grow up with pretty "normal" looking parents and, when they go through pubescence, they feel the need to rebel against their parents. So some and get all kinds of things done to themselves, like piercings, tatoos, etc. You, on the other side, thought this style was "normal" so refusing it is your way of rebelling against authoritty. This is, of course, only my point of view, I could be completely wrong..
I personally like people who look a bit different, but I've nevere had a piercing or tatoo done, it is something I don't consider "mine"
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