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On March 08 2013 02:05 Le Cheque Zo wrote: Them perky nipples Oh how I love you TeamLiquid. This post made my day. 
On topic, I think that it's perfectly fine to do it if it's been in your tribe or group of people for centuries but not anything else. Anything else is just crazy people to me...
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On March 08 2013 04:20 IceCube wrote:Oh how I love you TeamLiquid. This post made my day.  On topic, I think that it's perfectly fine to do it if it's been in your tribe or group of people for centuries but not anything else. Anything else is just crazy people to me... Are you implying that their tradition isn't crazy?
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Bisutopia19202 Posts
On March 08 2013 02:10 Locke- wrote: Wow, I read as "Sacrification" at first. Still kind of disturbing anyway. :l Read half the OP that way. :/
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On March 08 2013 03:02 Arghmyliver wrote:Show nested quote +On March 08 2013 02:54 Callynn wrote: Where do we draw the line? I mean, what if your kid walks up to you one day and tells you chopping off his small toe is a new form of art?
I think the amount of permanent damage this kind of art inflicts is too great to be allowed. And yes, I am also against smoking. I think it is utterly disturbing to cut yourself up, for whatever reasons. Slightly off topic - but there is a somewhat obscure theory in the scientific community that - in evolutionary terms - the pinky toe is on its way out. Easily the best post in this thread! hahahaha
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On March 08 2013 04:26 KurtistheTurtle wrote:Show nested quote +On March 08 2013 03:02 Arghmyliver wrote:On March 08 2013 02:54 Callynn wrote: Where do we draw the line? I mean, what if your kid walks up to you one day and tells you chopping off his small toe is a new form of art?
I think the amount of permanent damage this kind of art inflicts is too great to be allowed. And yes, I am also against smoking. I think it is utterly disturbing to cut yourself up, for whatever reasons. Slightly off topic - but there is a somewhat obscure theory in the scientific community that - in evolutionary terms - the pinky toe is on its way out. Easily the best post in this thread! hahahaha i need my pinky toe for balance
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I even consider tattoos stupid, so this is just a higher form of stupidity to me. Congrats on permanently scarring yourself because you care what other people think so much.
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lol. i thought the thread was going to be about scary things.
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Lots of my African students had tribal scars. From speaking to them, they were pre-Christian hand-me-downs, many tribal schisms exist along what are now boundaries between churches and church groups. Living in London many of the African churches used to try and (REALLY) out do each other and scarification was a means of identifying a particularly members' affliction. It was something I generally saw amongst West African people.
Also I knew a guy in to body modification and his dick went septic and fell off. But that is unrelated.
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United States33175 Posts
the procedure is kinda gross, but I don't find the end effect unappealing
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On March 08 2013 04:30 dAPhREAk wrote: lol. i thought the thread was going to be about scary things. Seconded - I expected a long list of those scare-gifs.
Anyhow, to me, this is basically the same as tattoos. They might be more extreme to apply, sure, but in the end, it's a skin decoration just like tattooing. I don't mind tattoos any, and I wouldn't mind these either, if they became as common as tattooing is. For now, however, I imagine seeing someone with these would raise an eyebrow due to the rarity, but that's about it.
That said, I like smooth skin for physical contact. Running my hand over some bumpy surface that's supposed to be sleek would probably be quite the turn-off.
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On March 08 2013 04:29 rusedeguerre wrote: I even consider tattoos stupid, so this is just a higher form of stupidity to me. Congrats on permanently scarring yourself because you care what other people think so much. Aesthetics are important. While I don't think you should be hugely concerned with how others see you/view you/etc. I do think that they DO matter. Even if it's only subconsciously, we ALL like things that look attractive, cool, interesting, and so on. Does a tattoo really matter? Not really. Just look at...
![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/cI10W2n.jpg) Good ol' ODB.
Anyway, who cares if it's permanent? It adds some flair to it. It's like playing on Hardcore in PoE/D3/ARPG's.
@Post below. I'm just going to walk away on this one.
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On March 08 2013 04:22 Blargh wrote:Show nested quote +On March 08 2013 04:20 IceCube wrote:Oh how I love you TeamLiquid. This post made my day.  On topic, I think that it's perfectly fine to do it if it's been in your tribe or group of people for centuries but not anything else. Anything else is just crazy people to me... Are you implying that their tradition isn't crazy? Exactly that. Yes.
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