Stronger Stomach Needed

[hc4361]

Today I felt very queasy after seeing a young man with a tunnel in his cheek. His face, his choice but it turned my stomach.

Any trends give you the shudders?

[Old_Geezer]

Self harm is, as the phrase suggests, harming oneself.
Poking holes in oneself is an obvious example.

[Jahulaye]

If we can be tolerant of overweight or underweight people, gays, transgenders, Black, muslims etc.. surely we can can tolerate body art whether we like it or not?

[jno]

depends. Responses can be pretty much programmed into us, and disgust is one of them. We might feel it combined with pity if, for instance, we saw a war wound; when it's intentional, we might feel disgust on its own. Same if someone cut a hole in his stomach for art: fine - in a gallery in front of consenting viewers, less so if it's on the street.

[Mamyalynne]

It's one thing to personally dislike something, quite another to suggest that people need sectioning.

Now that is bizarre.

[ummmm]

OG - you're talking about different types of self harm.

[albaqwerty]

each to their own I suppose.
Whether it be piercings, tattoos or whatever.

However, makes me wonder what parents would say to a young child if they saw someone with a tunnel in his cheek?

[mikey4444]

How does this stupid man eat ? Wouldn't everything he put into his mouth fall out the other side ?

[ummmm]

That he's a bloody pleb and it's going to cost a fortune to fix when he comes to his senses.

[mazie]

Apparently They plug them up to eat

[albaqwerty]

food in via the tunnel and chew with mouth closed Mikey :-D

And to think that a mate of younger son has to have a wisdom tooth extracted via his cheek .... :-(

[Jahulaye]

“And to think that a mate of younger son has to have a wisdom tooth extracted via his cheek .... :-(”

That was probably easier for the dentist and less painful and evasive for the client

[mallyh]

well looking at that photo has helped with the diet, can't eat anything now x

[hc4361]

Every cloud, mallyh :)