Re: Scarification: cultural relativism, neurosis, or body art? Philosophy

Posted by Rob on February 13, 19103 at 07:51:34:

In Reply to: Scarification: cultural relativism, neurosis, or body art? posted by musofar on December 02, 1998 at 10:42:03:

: does anyone have any ideas?

it's funny how people are always trying to get into the heads of those that choose to alter their bodies. i myself have several tattoos, and 15 piercings all over my body and one scar. many stare and ask why as if anything i say will help them to better understand. altering the body can be crazy for some and it can be art for others, neurosis or art as a whole, it's silly to even ask. it's obvious when you see someone with random burns and slash marks scaring the flesh and some one with a controled patterened design. if the concept completely escapes you then maybe it's not for you to understand. when someone does such a thing to their flesh, be it tattoos, piercing, or scarification, they may be trying to say something, most of the time it's not to you but to themeselves.

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