Brain Abscess Linked to Tongue Piercing, say Yale researchers

Reuters Health via Yahoo News ^ | Thursday, November 22, 2001 | Charnicia E. Huggins (honest!)

[xm177e2]

Umm... In the article?

"She had a history of drug use"

[Syncro]

Dang, I was just in negotiations to purchace a Mobile Piercing Van...I had better reconsider...or try to bargain down the price.

[classygreeneyedblonde]

[Restorer]

That has got to be one of the most repulsive pictures I've ever seen.

BTW, how does one tallk with a mouthful of hardware like that?

[PoorMuttly]

I once heard of an asian tattoo artist who, when asked how he could write such despicable things upon people's bodies, replied:

"First tattoo on mind...then on body."

[arielb]

in binary

[Bella_Bru]

You consider it disfiguring. I happen to like my tattoos and piercings. I guess I do not seek the approval of others, only of my own conscience.

[MistyCA]

Hmmm....I must have eaten way too much today. I thought I read the article and don't remember seeing that. Just goes to show.

I personally think piercings are ugly and disgusting, but I am not ready to condemn anyone on the basis of their choice to have a piercing or a tattoo. I don't think there is a natural correlation between drug abuse and piercings. My own kids would not get through the door with any kind of piercings, although one daughter has a very small tattoo on her ankle that she almost immediately wished she had not gotten. Some of this is, however, fads that kids think are cool. I remember blowing surfer bubbles was a big deal when I was younger. Putting jewels on finger nails painted with finely intricate detail is big. Or a jewel in the belly button. Or more than one piercing in each ear.

When people have

[Bella_Bru]

Sweetie, that is a judgement about me you do not want to make. You do not know anything about me or my family.

[StoneColdGOP]

Yes. People who don't give a damn what other people think about them.

[alcuin]

Astronomical picture of the day?

[Syncro]

In the instructions they have with the Mobile Piercing Van I am considering buying they say those large holes in the middle of the tongue are done with a .22 short.

The client has to wear ear plugs.

Ahhhh, is that your tongue?

[ValerieUSA]

Get back to me in 20 years - if you ever grow up. You'll have regrets, and the tongue piercing will be in the top 20. Especially when your preteen-aged kids learn that girls get their tongues pierced to enhance their fellatio technique. Classy. Keeping your private life private is tough to do when you brag about tongue piercings.

[ValerieUSA]

If you don't want people jumping to unflattering judgemental conclusions, don't give 'em such a launchpad. If you truly don't care what people think, then don't get huffy about judgementalism.

[truth_seeker]

You consider it disfiguring. I happen to like my tattoos and piercings. I guess I do not seek the approval of others, only of my own conscience.

Whether you do or "do not seek approval of others," people make judgements about each other. In the case of tatoos and piercings, I surmise it is done to evoke a certain response from others.

From those of similar tastes, it says: "I want your approval..I am a rebel, like you."

And from those who dislike the body mutilations, it says: "Please disapprove of me..I am a rebel, unlike you. I reject your values, and seek your disapproval."

One thing is certain, because I have discussed it with employers. Many will see it as a sign of questionable judgement, regardless of whether you think it should be so. As such, it limits an individual's career potential in certain professional fields.

[nopardons]

Well, body piercing come from the S&M crowd ; which used to be VERY " underground ". Even in the once banned " THE STORY OF O " , no one had their tonge pierced. That must have been SO on the fringe, and hidden, as to be beyond even that book. Maybe it came from the homosexual S&M group; whereas " THE STORY OF O " is a heterosexual S&M book. Frankly, I don't know ; this is just a wild guess on my part.

Why it became " cool " to body pierce , is quite beyond me,

[jennyp]

Whether you do or "do not seek approval of others," people make judgements about each other. In the case of tatoos and piercings, I surmise it is done to evoke a certain response from others.

Excellent point! Some try to be "enlightened" & claim that it's all value-neutral, just their own decision & shouldn't be given a moral judgement. And in one sense they are correct. But you are also correct: How we display ourselves is a form of communication, and as such is necessarily translated by everyone we meet into their current "language" that they "understand". How can it not be?

I'm still waiting for earrings on men to disappear completely. I never forgave them for stealing one of our major feminine symbols. Weird how earrings on men seem to have some staying power in certain defined subcultures, such as in macho black atheletes. A total inversion of their original meaning, which is very very jarring. (But that's also a generational thang. I date myself by my revulsion.)

[Ann Archy]

I;ll be more than glad to make a judgment call....Tattoos and body piercings show No Class and No Brains...they are disfigurements that need NOT have happened. Very Bad Judgment on yor part, not Mine......get them removed as quickly as you can, and GROW UP...you;re a Freeper....we have high standards and HOPES for you.

[riley1992]

...you;re a Freeper....we have high standards and HOPES for you.

Good Lord. You cannot possibly be serious. Whether or not she has a tattoo or has pierced a part of her body is of no consequence to you and will not effect your life in any way, shape or form. I would say that you are the one that needs to grow up.