Do you regret a permenant body mod?

I have several friends with body mods that they can not hide under clothing (face and neck tatoos, brands, implants, tongue spliting) and they all have a hard time finding work to support themselves and are always unemployed or needing money. Many regret getting them as the only jobs that will hire them are shitty jobs.

The problem is I find myself drifting from them because as I started on a path to a career they are all standing still because society holds them at arms length.


Do any of you regret getting your body mod or feel that your life has been negatively effected in the long run by it?

 

No regret's, I did mine to keep the "Normal cretins" away at the time.

Scarification and branding are wonderful tools for putting up a "Go fuck off" sign.

Nothing major and nothing in the last 15 years, but I still have the dot eyes and nose mark from a cigarette where I would draw a smile, frown, grimace etc below it as an indicator if I wanted to be bothered by anyone. A somewhat visible razor cut armband and some other various symbols & Sigils elsewhere.

Probably due for some new work soon but I haven't given it any great depth of thought as yet regarding just what it might be?

Guy Fawks mask burned in with wood lye perhaps? I guess it's just the Space Monkey in me.

 

Yea, Guy Fawkes it is...

Granted the Lye idea is a new one but certainly wont hurt nearly as much as actual live coals,,, trust me on that.

Anyone have thoughts as to a decent masking agent?

I'm thinking Wax perhaps? makeup? or a mix of granulated citric acid and vasoline? (Baked bump, I mixed up my acids and bases. lol )
You know, to cover the areas I dont want marked.

 

i dont regret them... But i know my cheek piercings are stopping people from hiring me.. I didnt realise they'd be a big deal... but i refuse to take them out!

 

I dont think of it so much as "my mods" having affected my life negatively insomuch as I feel the typical variety of drones who would never do such things have harmed the world I occupy,,, :2thumbsup:

(Ok, thats a bit vague and broad,,, the ones who would look down upon such things enough to prejudice themselves against someone for doings such things at least,,, )


I'll be sure to share pics or time lapse video of the process when I decide upon the best method to use. Makes me wish I hadn't left the 1/2 oz of dried wood potash concentrate in Virginia. (It's in the small glass jar in that desk I was using Sam, add some water and make some soap or give it to the Amish for shits and giggles!)

 

Hell no. Fuck em' if they don't like it! Only regret is not having more...

 

Puberty was a bitch.

 

i just wish the work was better on ma hand.

 

I Don't Have Any Tattoos, But I Read An Article A Few Weeks Ago,

That A Growing Number Of Restaurants Here In Australia Will Not Admit Anybody

With A Visible Tattoo, The Reason Given By One Was They Didn't Want

Riff Raff In Their Dining Establishment.

Crazy Thing Is, They Will Admit The Same Person If They Cover The Tatt...



Cheers Glen.

 

Maybe it just makes those who are afraid of a little pain even more afraid to think there are so many who aren't anymore? lol

 

Nope I dont regret any of my tats.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mg3m8wRVXWg"]This is a chemical burn... - YouTube

I'm thinking Wax maybe as a masking agent or a styptic pencil perhaps?

Input appreciated.

Still trying to decide on the pattern for now so no hurries..

 

HERE it is.

Beeswax with a bit of petroleum cut in perhaps?

Oooh, if I'm real careful in how I do it, maybe I could make a teeny tiny bar of "Me" Soap?



Now to do alot of BBQing.

 

I don't regret any of my tattoos or piercings. Personally, I don't want to work for someone who won't hire me because I have body modifications. I don't have anything that could be deemed inappropriate or offensive and in my mind, there should be no problem. I hope that eventually there will be equal employment for all tattooed/pierced people, as long as they aren't offensive. Although, what is considered "offensive" and what isn't is a matter of opinion, I suppose.

 

What job would you aim for, Rachelle Elisabeth? If you think about such jobs as banking or insurance, they can't because they have to imagine how customers will react to them. It may scare them away. These professions only want people who inspire trust. Now, I'm not condoning rejecting people with tats, but it is their logic.

I never wanted a tat because it's permanent and I don't want to mark my skin. As it ages, it gets ugly, most of the time.

 

No Tats no regrets here.

 

regret is for the dead

 

That's exactly what I thought when I got my second tattoo.

If someone is that stuck up and out of touch they will discriminate on something so arbitrary as a tattoo, then fuck them anyway. Their loss.

I don't have many regrets in life, and none about my tattoos or piercings, although it is annoying to get stopped in customs every single time. (I think the dreads are to blame for that one though)

 

Exactly!! I would be unhappy working for someone like that regardless of if I had tattoos or not.

I have one right on my right arm and every time I hand a customer change I get asked about it. It does get a bit annoying, but it's expected. And I'm alright with it as long as people are polite and actually interested (I've had someone grab my arm before to see what it was...example of impolite).

 

the only thing I regret is the execution I suppose on a couple tats like maybe I would have put them in different place otherwise I don't dislike any of them. All of mine are on my legs so very easily covered for job interviews and such but I think for the most part tattoos and piercings are almost becoming the norm. My place of employment doesn't mind we have managers with tattoos on their hands and such.