toldailytopic: Body piercing: is it sinful? Is it just stupid? Or is it perfectly acc

[Nathon Detroit]

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toldailytopic: Body piercing: is it sinful? Is it just stupid? Or is it perfectly acceptable?

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[Rusha]

I'll go with stupid but acceptable.

 

[GuySmiley]

I'll go with stupid but acceptable.

I'll second this. Most annoying to me is the big hoops people make out of their ears. I know, its their ears not mine, but it still bugs me.

 

[Traditio]

It's probably not a sin, but it looks ridiculous.

 

[Stripe]

Ears - acceptable.
Anywhere else - stupid.

 

[Granite]

Depending on the woman it can be a good look.

 

[King cobra]

Not sinful.

Less stupid than tattoos since in most cases more easily reversed.

 

[The Horn]

I don't know if it's either sinful or stupid, but it's definitely risky, and there are potential health risks, so it's important to be careful about this, and it might be a good idea to consult your physician first.

 

[Nathon Detroit]

Ears - acceptable.
Anywhere else - stupid.

I agree.

But why do we think that way?

 

[Stripe]

I agree.
But why do we think that way?

:idunno:

Maybe that's the way God thinks. And we both want to be like Him. That might be one reason why two such different folk living on opposite sides of the planet align so precisely on such an obscure topic.

 

[Stripe]

I went with my wife when she got her ears pierced. Guy just rubbed her ear for a while with some wax and then pushed a needle through it with his hands. Freaked me right out.

Is that how it's normally done?

 

[Persephone66]

Perfectly acceptable.

I think it's cool. I wish certain piercings were a bit more socially acceptable.

I want more piercings. I want to get my tongue redone. I want more tattoos as well.

 

[Persephone66]

I went with my wife when she got her ears pierced. Guy just rubbed her ear for a while with some wax and then pushed a needle through it with his hands. Freaked me right out.

Is that how it's normally done?

I'm not sure about the wax, but that's one way.

There's a device that looks kinda like a gun that's used.

 

[CabinetMaker]

Perfectly acceptable.

I think it's cool. I wish certain piercings were a bit more socially acceptable.

I want more piercings. I want to get my tongue redone. I want more tattoos as well.

That cinches it - stupid.

 

[Rusha]

I went with my wife when she got her ears pierced. Guy just rubbed her ear for a while with some wax and then pushed a needle through it with his hands. Freaked me right out.

Is that how it's normally done?

I have always seen it done with a piercing gun. The ear is cleaned, marked with a black dot and then the studs are loaded up and shot their the earlobe.

 

[Nathon Detroit]

I think it's cool. I wish certain piercings were a bit more socially acceptable.

Why?

 

[Rusha]

Perfectly acceptable.

I think it's cool. I wish certain piercings were a bit more socially acceptable.

I want more piercings. I want to get my tongue redone. I want more tattoos as well.

I am one of those odd people that have no piercings or tattoos. As a young adult, I had four holes in each ear but let them close up because they were so irritating.

 

[Persephone66]

That cinches it - stupid.

How so?

 

[Persephone66]

Why?

I don't think people should be denied jobs because they have a few extra holes in their face.

When I started teaching at the college, I removed my tongue piercing because I thought it would make me look more "professional." I should never have been conditioned to think that way.

 

[Rusha]

How so?

I will tell you the same thing I tell my children about body piercings and tattoos. When living in the real world, there is an assumption that at some point in time one will have to go out and work for a living.

Many employers do NOT want to hire somebody who has numerous holes in their face and tattoos covering their body.

Also, tattoos are forever. Just imagine how happy the soon to be wife or hubby would be to see a constant reminder of the exes name or pic permanently tattooed on their partner's body.