I was going to go with “Hey, who am I to judge?” But yes.
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Yep, it’s nothing new that he’s doing.
Here are some pics from a (relatively mild) festival in India that celebrates Mariamman (a mother Earth goddess).
http://www.stutzfamily.com/TravPix/india/CarterRoadFest/index.html
Meanwhile, at the Phuket Vegetarian Festival, practitioners pierce their cheeks, sometimes several times, and then pass metal objects through to purify them.
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other end of spectrum…
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There’s a Rule 34 version of Rule 34!
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Body modification is one of these issues where people’s reactions are very interesting.
Like you, I’m totally laid back about this- His body; he consented to it. Absolute non-issue, if interesting pics.
Modifying someone else’s body against their will- especially a child- I find that horrifying.
But apparently, looking at human culture, I’m the odd one.
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I don’t have any moral issues with what he’s done. I just grew up with a grandfather who was a pathologist, a grandmother who was a g.p., and currently have an aunt who is an i.d. specialist (and that’s not all of them). When I see that kind of body mod, I automatically think about the physical repercussions for him, and man - they’ll suck.
What’s getting purified? The metal objects or the cheeks? It’s hard to tell with woo sometimes.
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True, it’s woo. 
I should have written, “purify themselves”. Didn’t notice the error on my proofread.
What do you think of Anorexia?
I think you’ve just discovered a possible new fetish.
Bet he can’t whistle worth a damn either
I wouldn’t say that…
https://www.flickr.com/photos/76260647@N06/14613649534/
He just needs two friends
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Ah, you want to see how far I go with the whole principle of personal autonomy?
To get into the detail, I do think there’s a case for medical intervention to restore someone’s health if they’re incapable of rational consent. That’s why I think it’s also OK to perform appendectomies on children when the need arises. But I think we can all see the difference between life-saving medical intervention and forcing body modification on unwilling subjects, can’t we?
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I wonder if he has clear plugs for informal dates.
I noticed that after the crash of 2008, fewer baristas looked like they’d had freak accidents involving tackle boxes.
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I find stuff like this rather depressing
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If he did that to his public head I pity his pubic head.
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I was just curious, as when I see this type of mod, I wonder how hygienic it is.
I didn’t mean to imply that, although I find myself praying that it’s just a shopped image. I meant that finding something on BoingBoing is maybe not a guarantee of authenticity in all cases.
