Poll: How far is too far, what becomes too much (The Body)

What is too far?

  • Anything is too far, leave it to nature.

    Votes: 49 14.5%
  • Tattoos.

    Votes: 7 2.1%
  • Piercing.

    Votes: 12 3.5%
  • Scarification.

    Votes: 76 22.4%
  • Bionics/robotics for failed organs/limbs.

    Votes: 7 2.1%
  • Bionics/robotics for improvements.

    Votes: 50 14.7%
  • I just want to be a Transformer, au ah eh ee.

    Votes: 138 40.7%

  • Total voters
    339
LOL typical GD, everyone just votes to be a Transformer, i chose bionics for improvements, but that is, if it were a fully fit person in the first place.
 
I'm surprised anyone cares what anyone else does, tbh. I find tattoos an odd concept and scarification a stupid concept; someone else will really relate to them. I couldn't convince them they were 'wrong', nor they me.

I never understand these pointless GD "discussions" on tattoos etc, it always ends up with the same two camps.
 
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that poor woman....she must have a huge pain thresh-hold!

All that pain, and she looks like a wally. a shame imo

She should be doing something more productive like being a stunt woman or setting the world record for the most breeze blocks broken with her head in 1 minute... :p


You've met many self-amputees then?


Are you saying that there is neither skill required nor artistic flair involved in scarification?

*n

I wouldn't say they are attention seeking, but some are slightly 'odd'

And I would say it does take a lot of skill to do that scarification on that womans back.


Gareth.e I'm not sure that picture is very "family friendly" :p

It looks bloody brutal what a nutcase.

I wasn't too sure either, but I think it might have been posted on these forums before so I thought what the heck :)

I find the one I linked worse :(
 
Piercings/tattoos/scarification is alright in moderation. However stuff such as the deforming of ear lobes/other bits etc. is absolutely disgusting.
 
I would say that performance improvements will be a way of the future. implants and robotic limbs will come in the future ~100 years + here I would imagine as an "improved" capability to natural organs.

Currently if someone who is an amputee or in some way disabled I am all for technology helping them in what ever way it can, be it legs, arms or eyes.

I conclude a difference when its a performance improvement eg implants and replacements to piercing and tattoo which is aesthetics.
 
Ears arent limbs though, also, its no different to a normal ear piercing just with a bigger hole, where as scarification is surely mutilation?

Ah, you dont understand what I meant. I was referring to some of the stuff you see on BME for example for deforming, I wasnt referring to stretching as such. (Although I still think that is a bit gruesome)
 
As I understand it, self-amputation mostly stems from a psychological condition whereby the sufferer doesn't 'identify' with the limb in question, doesn't believe it is a part of them. It is alien to them so they have it removed. I read an article about a man who had a terrible life suffering from depression, drink, addiction, etc and after he had his leg off (he mutilated it himself then sabotaged the work of the doctors who tried to save it) his quality of life improved immeasurably, his whole outlook changed and he settled down, got a job and all that. The way I see it, it's their body. I've tattooed and pierced mine so I'd be a hypocrite to say otherwise.
 
Ah, you dont understand what I meant. I was referring to some of the stuff you see on BME for example for deforming, I wasnt referring to stretching as such. (Although I still think that is a bit gruesome)

To that extreme then yes I would agree, it does seem mad. But then i could quite go for bionic eyes, so cant really say that scarification / deformation is wrong :D
 
You've met many self-amputees then?


Are you saying that there is neither skill required nor artistic flair involved in scarification?

*n

There is probably skill involved yeah, but at the end of the day, you are cutting chunks of flesh off, i mean come on, think about it... thats not natural. its freakin weird
 
Having a robotic hand grafted onto my chest to hold my beer while i play on the xbox would be cool though
 
There is probably skill involved yeah, but at the end of the day, you are cutting chunks of flesh off, i mean come on, think about it... thats not natural. its freakin weird


quick win for weight loss though!
which actually brings in another whole world of modification: cosmetic surgery!
 
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