Body Piercings

I don't know how I missed this one when I was on about tattoos and the unshaven look, but it hasn't escaped my net altogether.  Growing up, proper society accepted unobtrusive holes in women's earlobes.  And back then we had National Geographic to see what other societies did - elongated earlobes, stretched lips, pierced noses, tied feet, the whole gamut of quaint cultural beauty tips.

So, of course, WE had to import some of those "quaint" cultural practices and "update" them for our - until then, at least - more civilized culture.  What are these people thinking?  Let's be honest - this stuff is revolting.  A zillion pierces per ear?  A pierced NOSE??  And the worst of all, a tongue stud - kind of a stealth piercing: you don't know it's there until the blighted person opens their mouth.  And then you're transfixed - watching the revolting thing bounce around during conversation you completely lose track of what's being said.  And I prefer not to even THINK about piercings that lurk in more hidden places.

At least we can hope that when these creative souls actually grow up and mature, sanity is readily restored.  The body heals holes, unlike when you inject ink into it.