I found this lecture funny and interesting. It got a bit boring at times but i enjoyed it. After the lecture i found out so much information about tattoos i think i could actually work n a tattoo parlour.
For thousands of years, people all across the globe have been participating in various forms of body modification.
What is body modification? In the lecture i found out that Body medication is changing of the body by various means and to varying degrees from its natural original state to another.
Everyone has a body medication of some sort. In the lecture we talked about different types of body medication for example non invasive practices these do not alter the body’s structure and usually involves the body’s surface. Invasive practices these modify the body and either temporarily or permanently by adding to or removing from the body.
There are many reasons for modifying your body for example attraction people might modify their body because it makes them look good, religious reasons people might modify their body for a religious reason. In the lecture we found out that many years ago people in tribes would tattoo there body so that other people would know what tribe they came from. Become part of a group some people tattoo themselves to become part of a group.
In this lecturer we found out that People all around the world actively participate in various forms of body modification. Altering the body using tattoos or piercings has been commonplace for hundreds of tribes for thousands of years for example, certain tribes in Africa pierce the lip and insert rocks or sticks in order to stretch the lip out. Once the lip is stretched, a lip plate is inserted. For these tribes, lip plates are considered normal and can have a variety of representations. For other cultures, lip piercings can be looked down upon.http://body-piercing.suite101.com/article.cfm/body_modification
This lecture was interesting because i found out about the history of tattoos and body medications. Before this lecture i knew little about the history of body modification. I thought that people with tattoos or piercing only got them so they can look good or because other people have it. I know about the historical meaning of body modification.
In the lecture we were asked which body modifications we fund wrong and which ones we found expectable. Well me personally some of the images that were shown i found a bit shock for example don’t know why someone would pierce there privet area, but then on the other hand it’s their body so i guess they can do what they want with it. On the other hand some people might think that this is completely wrong because they believe people should be happy with what God gave them and they should not change their body. I think that the body medications that should be expectable are getting your ears pierced, your belly button. With tattoos i think maybe about two but in hidden places. I think that when you get a lot of tattoos it looks ugly when you are really old because your skin is all elastic. I sore some TV program last week about this man who spent £100,000 on tattoos and plastic surgery to turn himself into a "tiger". Dennis Smith is tattooed from head to toe with orange and black stripes and his teeth have been filed to needle point. He has also had latex whiskers implanted and surgery to his lips so he has a permanent snarl. He now wants a surgeon to graft tiger fur on to his skin, like a perma-wig. I think most people would agree with me that this is way over that top. I felt sorry for this man because were ever he went people always looked at him and because he had so much tattoos he could not be able to get a job anyway because of the way he it. If it was me i wouldn’t give him a job either.
http://www.flatrock.org.nz/topics/odds_and_oddities/new_zealand_international_tattoo.htm
Coming to a conclusion there are many reasons why people get body modifications. Whatever that reason is good for them it’s their skin and not anyone else’s so i guess we shouldn’t really judge them.
For thousands of years, people all across the globe have been participating in various forms of body modification.
What is body modification? In the lecture i found out that Body medication is changing of the body by various means and to varying degrees from its natural original state to another.
Everyone has a body medication of some sort. In the lecture we talked about different types of body medication for example non invasive practices these do not alter the body’s structure and usually involves the body’s surface. Invasive practices these modify the body and either temporarily or permanently by adding to or removing from the body.
There are many reasons for modifying your body for example attraction people might modify their body because it makes them look good, religious reasons people might modify their body for a religious reason. In the lecture we found out that many years ago people in tribes would tattoo there body so that other people would know what tribe they came from. Become part of a group some people tattoo themselves to become part of a group.
In this lecturer we found out that People all around the world actively participate in various forms of body modification. Altering the body using tattoos or piercings has been commonplace for hundreds of tribes for thousands of years for example, certain tribes in Africa pierce the lip and insert rocks or sticks in order to stretch the lip out. Once the lip is stretched, a lip plate is inserted. For these tribes, lip plates are considered normal and can have a variety of representations. For other cultures, lip piercings can be looked down upon.http://body-piercing.suite101.com/article.cfm/body_modification
This lecture was interesting because i found out about the history of tattoos and body medications. Before this lecture i knew little about the history of body modification. I thought that people with tattoos or piercing only got them so they can look good or because other people have it. I know about the historical meaning of body modification.
In the lecture we were asked which body modifications we fund wrong and which ones we found expectable. Well me personally some of the images that were shown i found a bit shock for example don’t know why someone would pierce there privet area, but then on the other hand it’s their body so i guess they can do what they want with it. On the other hand some people might think that this is completely wrong because they believe people should be happy with what God gave them and they should not change their body. I think that the body medications that should be expectable are getting your ears pierced, your belly button. With tattoos i think maybe about two but in hidden places. I think that when you get a lot of tattoos it looks ugly when you are really old because your skin is all elastic. I sore some TV program last week about this man who spent £100,000 on tattoos and plastic surgery to turn himself into a "tiger". Dennis Smith is tattooed from head to toe with orange and black stripes and his teeth have been filed to needle point. He has also had latex whiskers implanted and surgery to his lips so he has a permanent snarl. He now wants a surgeon to graft tiger fur on to his skin, like a perma-wig. I think most people would agree with me that this is way over that top. I felt sorry for this man because were ever he went people always looked at him and because he had so much tattoos he could not be able to get a job anyway because of the way he it. If it was me i wouldn’t give him a job either.
http://www.flatrock.org.nz/topics/odds_and_oddities/new_zealand_international_tattoo.htm
Coming to a conclusion there are many reasons why people get body modifications. Whatever that reason is good for them it’s their skin and not anyone else’s so i guess we shouldn’t really judge them.
