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[โ€“] topperharlie@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I always voted left and don't have piercings or tattoos. Nothing wrong with them and many people have really awesome pieces of art.

But just wanted to point out that the left, by definition, is all about diversity and welcoming all flavours of self expression, so trying to box us like that doesn't work so good.

In case it reads weirdly, this was not an attack, just an observation.

[โ€“] Leviathan@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

I always voted left and don't have piercings or tattoos. Nothing wrong with them and many people have really awesome pieces of art.

Same here!

But just wanted to point out that the left, by definition, is all about diversity and welcoming all flavours of self expression, so trying to box us like that doesn't work so good.

Totally agree.

In case it reads weirdly, this was not an attack, just an observation.

I didn't take it as an attack. My original comment was an observation in a bit of jest too. I even play in a couple of very leftist punk bands and having no body mods is both very rare and totally welcome.

Also, outside of the weird world of Christian, white supremacist fascists obsessed with purity culture, every ultra right winger I've personally met has been heavily tattooed and even pierced.