I love septum piercings, and piercings in general. And tattoos. And weird hair.
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Am I the only one low-key annoyed that the photo does not show a septum piercing (I understand it's called a "smiley" piercing--done on the frenulum of the upper lip)? It's Alysa Liu's signature look.
Ha! I thought the punchline would be something like "they're an effective deterrent."
Reminds me of this gem:
That rainbow hair looks cool af
Unfortunately, not for very long
If I’m ever single again I may get one just to help filter out closet conservatives.
Same.
I expect Bluey tattoos to start becoming more popular in red states.
Because Bluey is Australian? I've got to be missing something there...
Maybe it was a bit a reach for a joke. It's just that some conservatives have called tattos on women "unattractive." So if parents started letting their young kids get tattoos as a repellent, those kids might choose childrens' TV show characters like Bluey.
I just find them unnattractive; generally not into piercings or tattoos. To each their own...
Same.
Although maybe "unnattractive" isn't a good fit because I do understand that it's not a woman's default objective to "be attractive" to me. It's more just that maybe I'm a bit weird about ears and noses. If you have something hanging out of your nose my lizard brain alerts me that it's probably a booger. My more sophisticated hominid brain is aware that it's not, but this creates a kind of unsolvable feedback loop that's unsolvable.
Yesterday I was interviewing a candidate for a job. I'm genuinely trying to listen and engage with this cacophony of booger not-booger booger not-booger going on.
I didn't say it was anyone's objective to be attractive to me. And it isn't. I just have (as does everyone else) the agency to decide for myself what I find attractive or not.
Thank you for pointing out the possibly ambiguity of my response though, so I could clarify.
Although maybe "unnattractive" isn't a good fit because I do understand that it's not a woman's default objective to "be attractive" to me.
When you say that something is unattractive , it's your personal opinion which you are entitled to. It's fine. We are people, we are diverse.
Same, and it's not something I really care to shout from the roof because why does my opinion matter and I don't want to tell people what to do in the first place, but it's also something I can never say even in passing because of what group of people it puts me in
Why’d you feel the need to comment about that?
It's the topic of discussion. And this is a place to share thoughts, ideas and opinions. Since this wasn't somebody's post for themselves, they gave their opinion. Rather respectfully, I might add. So although we like to pretend everyone is of all the same opinions here, that's not the case.
I never said he couldn’t, I just asked why, cause like:
“Pedophiles dont like nose rings cause children can’t get them”
“No I just think they’re ugly”
Work on your reading comprehension. "People who don't like nose rings are pedophiles" is the bigger statement they were responding to
I'm sorry what? You gotta be over 18 to get a septum piercing in USA? Why???
You can but you'd need to have a parent present to give permission. Or...you can be me in your teens and just do all your own piercings.
Infection liability, gotta be old enough to sign that you won't sue for infection or disfigurement.
I think your parent can sign those for you though
Parent can let you get anything if they let you. You mist be 18 to do it for yourself.
Sure but it’s actually legal, a parent can’t legally buy you cigarettes or alcohol for example.
parents can booze-up their kids in wisconsin, as long as it's in their presence.
I think that's most states. As long as the parent is still responsible for the kid drinking and they stay home.
I can guarantee you that is not true, at least not in every state.
Suing for infection? It's practically impossible to prove an infection was from an error by the piercer. It's more likely the person just didn't clean it properly.
Hence the waivers
I feel the same when I scroll past comments on porn sites and see people complaining that the actress has tattoos. why does that ruin it for you so much, bud?
why does that ruin it for you so much, bud?
Because of personal taste? 🤷🏾♂️
And to be honest: some tattoos are poorly done.
not a fan of the booger piercing, but just a personal taste thing
When my husband got his he said he could smell it healing and that's a no for me dawg. He removed it not long after.
Wait I thought the septum was another name for the gooch
You kidding me? Tons of kids in my highschool had septum piercings
how you blow your nose then? what's the plan, never get sick? lol
You blow it like normal and pick any boogs out of the ring that get left behind
Eeew!
Almost every girl whos ever shown interest in me had a septum piercing lol
Please tell me the secret to your success
Be a piercer
Does that mean wee-wee?
I thought you had to be 13 to post on lemmy