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Body piercing comments (2007)

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A lot of teens have written to us about our article on body piercing — some for, some against. So we are letting our readers have their say. Tell us what you think about body piercing. Do you think it's good, bad, or just plain ugly? We can't publish all comments, but we will publish as many short comments as we can. (See the rules and email address at the bottom of this page.) We are particularly interested in comments from Christian teens.

What do you think about body piercings? (This page contains responses from 2007)
(Also see comments from 2005
and comments from 2006.)

“I really don't give two hoots whether someone has piercings or not. Its an individual thing. But after reading all the feedback you got in 2006 i must say some people take it all too seriously. Can't they stand someone saying anything negative about piercings? Are they so insecure that no-one is allowed to point out dangers anymore?” — Brent

“As long as one cleans the piercings and keeps dirty fingers from playing with the jewellery, there's little risk of infection. As long as you pick a clean professional to do the job, and keep the holes clean, there's no reason to fear getting piercings. The best bet is to go to a good parlor and ask as many questions as you can. Make sure that the place even has a clean waiting room!” — Tyer

“If 1 in 5 piercing became infected, there would be a TREMENDOUS world wide epidemic. Infections need to be treated seriously with anti biotics. As for 'humourous and unemotional' comments having preference, I feel is would be alot fairer and safer if INTELLIGENT and informitive comments where posted with your comments. It upsets me that I am sometimes not seen as a respectable Christian due to my various visible piercings, not because of my personal feelings, but because of the message it is sending to non beleivers. Jesus spent his time on earth with the homeless, the diseased, the hated tax collectors.” — Abigail

“i think that piercings are very cool in certain places like ears and nose. i have seen some ugly piercing on pictures at school because we are learning about it in english. we are looking at you're site it is very useful with either the article is being biased or not. thank you.” — Kiran

“i for one love piercings and i have 9...7 in my ears, one in my nose, and one in my lip. Its makes my feel great that i can be in control of my body and the way i modify it. i could be doing way worse things than piercing myself, like drugs or alcohol but i dont. i respect myself more than that, and i think you should respect me more than that too. so dont judge.” — Caldwellwit

“I personally don't have a tattoo not because I believe they are dangerous, which they can be, but because I believe that tattoos are unnessecary. Many proclaim that the tattoos they receive are to express their beliefs, some even get a cross, my argument lies solely in the question as to why you can't express these same beliefs on jewelry or your clothing or your words. Perhaps because I have a short attention span, but there is nothing I would prefer to look at for the rest of my life. Not getting a tattoo isn't about anything but they respect you have for the skin you were created in. God gave us beautiful bodies for a reason, that we wouldn't require such embellishments as tattoos.” — Ashley

“I have had my bellybutton done 4 almost a year. I had no problems really and i think its awesome. Thanks for listening. Bye. Love” — Shayna

“I think that people should not do anything to their bodies because our Creatoe made us perfect in His image, and if he wanted humans to have holes all over their body, then he would of made us with pierced tongues and pierced navels and such.” — Belen

“I am not a Christian and nor do I ever plan to become one ... I have five piercings now, and I once had seven, I also plan to become a body piercer ... you didn't give any good examples of piercings at all, you merely focused on the bad things. You also made it seem like the piercings themselves are at fault, when really it's the people. Everyone should look over risks of the body piercings they want, check for allergies they may have concerning jewelry, and how to care for the piercings. If these are done, and they care for them correctly, then the drawbacks mentioned on your site are virtually obsolete.” — Josh

“Hi my name is JarrN and I feel that Piercings and tats are just away of exspessing yourself. As an exsample: A lot of my friends are very religus and by exspressing them selfs they have tats with verses from the bible and crosses on their bodys and I also have friends that have tons of piercing on them because they think it looks good and well some they just like the pain and other then cutting them selfs wicth is very wrong they go out and get different kinds of piercing, it's like each hole has a different story to go with it just like tats.” — JarrN

“Many teens think body piercings are a cool thing. I used to be one of them.They might be at first but there very harmful.You can get many different diseases and infections from them.I had pierced my own nose and tongue in the past and had gotten an infection.Im lucky i didn't hit the wrong nerve cause it could have caused major problems to my nervous system. Getting piercings to fit in isn't worth it. Besides its like a pair of jeans. You eventually grow out of likeing them.” — Alyssa

“I am a Christian teen and I have my nose pierced. I refused to even think about getting it done at any place other than a Christian tattoo parlor. After 2 years of searching, I finally found one in downtown Nashville. What supprised me is even though I always had very bad infections in my ears, but my nose never got infected. I am happy of my choice, and I do not regret it.” — Jennifer

“My name is Samantha and I just turned 17. I am an on-fire christain girl. I love Jesus with all of my heart! I feel that getting a tattoo or piercing is fine for christians as long as its for the right reasons. I want to get my nose pierced for these reasons …
1) In the Bible it says that people got their nose pierced so it would show that they were a servent. I want to use my nose piercing as a way to tell people about God! I am a servent of the most high God!!
2) I think they are so cute!
3) I want to get rid of the stereotype that good christian girls dont get piercings! I will praise God and people will see that and know that i love him and honor him even tho i have a piercing!!!
I believe that it is Gods will for me to have a nose piercing and i know that he will protect me from anything that could come against me! ” — Samantha

“I have my nose pierced along with several ear piercings and i will be the first to admit that my nose piercing was a bad expierence. I ripped the ring out and it became infected, but i took care of it soon enough that it wasn't a problem. Even if a piercing does become infected that doesn't necessicarily mean you will die! My nose piercing is fine now and i love the way it looks, I also plan on getting my lip pierced within the next week and i am planned to take care of it and if anything does go wrong i will take it out. As a christian teen i think you should be letting kids know about both sides of piercings not just the ugly side of them. I think that it is just a personal choice that should be researched and discussed with your parents before you get it done. Also NEVER do piercings on your own!!!! you could hit nerves or arteries and be in serious trouble.” — Morgan

“I'm 18, I have one tattoo, my septum pierced, and my ears pierced 15 times. To me, my body is a canvas and body modifaction is one of the most personal arts I can think of. The tattoo I have now is my family crest. Getting it permanently put on my body reminds me everyday of the family name I'm upholding and my ancestors I must honour. Every other image I plan to get a tattoo of is something that represents me and the life God has graced me with. Yes, there are many risks that come along with piercings and tattoos, but as long as you respect your body enough to take care of your piercing/tattoo theres nothing wrong with it. I love your site, by the way.” — Emily

“Honestly, Piercings and Tattoos cannot give you diseases unless you are careless with them. If they are pierced properly, cleaned properly and have the proper jewelry in them, then they will be fine. There are stories of people getting sick from certain types of jewelry in their body mods, and it can happen. A lot of people are allergic to Nickel, which is commonly found in Stainless Steel, so it's better to find a Niobium or Titanium ring; there is also Internally Threaded Jewelry, which was created to stop the “cheese grater” effect that the threading can sometimes give. I am a devout Catholic, and I have four tattoos and eight piercings, it does not make me any kind of fool or non-believer to have these.” — Maggie

“I am a Christian teen, and have my ears and bellybutton pierced. While everyone quotes Leviticus 19:28 “You shall not make any cuts in your body for the dead nor make any tattoo marks on yourselves: I am the LORD” as a reason why we shouldn't get piercings, there are two things that need to be considered. 1) Jesus came and gave us two new commandments, in replacement of all the rules and regulations of the Old Testament. If your piercings are not harming your relationship with other people or with God, then go for it! 2) Deut 15:16,17 talks about piercings being a sign of a slave saying to his master, “I will be your slave forever” (paraphrased). I see my piercings as a statement that I am a SLAVE to GOD and that GOD is my MASTER.” — Rosy

“i have my left ear with 3 earlobe hoops and i have scaffholding in my top left ear which i done myself, in my right ear i have an 11mm hole which i done myself also, i have my tonuge done and will be getting it streched in the near future im also getting my eyebrow and lip done in the near funture and i think it is all great, but i would like to say that i dont understand why people assume that because people get peircings and tattoos it has to be because they have peer presure or they are on drugs...i dont do drugs and i diddnt get any peer presure i choose to get the peircings myself because i enjoy the feeling and look of them.” — Tom

“Have schools stoppped teaching kids how to spell? ” — Sassa

“The article about piercings was a little misleading. The worst op the worst cases of piercing mishaps were used as examples. The article really wasn't about piercings; it was about the problems that happen if the piercings aren't taken care of, or done improperly. A piercing will not cause problems if done in a professional manner, by a professional, and it is taken care of the proper way until it heals.” — Laura

“so people.. if you want a piercing.. go to a many different shops ask questions look around.. is the piercer wearing gloves well they do your piercing? are your tools coming from a package and have they been autoclaved? are they disposing of your needle in a biohazard waste container?.. remember anyone can say they are a piercer...” — Emma

“I love piercings, my favourite is 2 crossed over on back of neck and all 4 sides of Navel. ” — Demii

“I personaly dont like piercings at all. Make you look like dork.” — Lumalei

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