History Tattoos and Body Piercings
Are my hobbies, interests, and disinterests positive or negative?
When I meet new people in the real world, or online, it usually turns out that I am – to use a neutral term – “unique.” It seems my kinds of hobbies, interests, and disinterests rarely come close to equaling anyone else’s. Is this a positive thing, negative thing, or does it not matter? All I know for certain is, it makes it challenging to be able relate to others. (FYI I am a thirty-something male.)
Hobbies: jigsaw puzzles, crossword puzzles, card games, word games, video games, coin collecting, bicycling
Interests: movies, television, trivia, science, reading, writing, art, bookstores, libraries, local history, classical music, computers
Disinterests: drinking, recreational drugs, partying, tattoos, body piercings, any sports, most contemporary music
It’s essentially a neutral thing. What you need to do is find people who share some of your interests and will accept the others. Everybody has odd dimensions to their personality. I once worked with a girl who was very religious, didn’t swear, drink or have sex, was an accomplished athlete, and a Shania Twain fan, but she absolutely LOVED Metallica. My sister can’t decide if she wants to be a medieval scholar, an opera singer, or a helicopter pilot. Me, I dye my hair pink, am good, dutiful daughter, curse like a drunken sailor, don’t drink, want a tattoo, like art films, and operate heavy equipment. Most interesting people are difficult to nail down with a single label. If you feel that your inability to relate to others is getting you down, try branching out a bit more, but you don’t need labels, and neither does anyone worth being with.
My Body Modification History (PART 3)
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Here’s Looking at You – A Celebration of Body Art $9.74 Here’s Looking At You! is an entertaining, thought-provoking, and positive look at the many choices Americans are making to celebrate themselves by shaping, designing, and adorning their bodies. Presenting more than a dozen personal stories, Here’s Looking At You! takes a close look at everyday people of various ages and backgrounds who are using their bodies to make their own individual statem… |
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Ancient Marks: The Sacred Origins of Tattoos and Body Marking $27.00 Seven years, seven continents, and thirty countries, from the African Savannah to the barrios of Los Angeles, from New Zealand to Egypt, and Brazil to Burkina Faso, Chris Rainier documented the traditions of tattooing, scarification, piercing, and other forms of body altering art, the origins of which date back to the dawn of humankind. Ancient Marks reveals not only the haunting beauty of these o… |
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In the Flesh: The Cultural Politics of Body Modification $13.65 TThe 1990s saw the dramatic rise of spectacular forms of body modification, which included the tattoo renaissance and the rise in body piercing, the emergence of neo-tribal practices like scarification and flesh hanging, and the invention of new, high-tech forms of body art like subdermal implants. This book, based on years of interviews with body modifiers throughout the United States, is both sy… |
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The Body Art Book: A Complete, Illustrated Guide to Tattoos, Piercings, and Other Body Modification $1.98 Tattoos and piercings are hotter than ever — and the trend shows no signs of slowing down. But, while there are several tattoo picture books on the market and many popular magazines, there’s nothing like The Body Art Book. First, it’s written by Jean-Chris Miller, a body art authority and Editorial Director for the magazines Skin Art, In the Flesh, Tattoo Review and many others. Second, it’s the … |
