The societal repercussions of body modification
Ever since the dawn of time, man has been ever-changing his outward look, modifying it with paint, tattoos, piercings, scars and the like for his tribe, his gods, even his own pleasure. However, over the course of history, in several parts of the globe it has become less and less accepted for man to alter his look. Those that do so are deemed as barbaric, primitive, or uncivilized. What the opponents of body modification fail to grasp is that their ancestors participated in these practices as well. Modification is an inevitable part of life; one thing in this world that is truly constant is change. Though many Westerners typically associate body modification with acts of rebellion, the truth is quite parallel to this ideology. Body Modification has a long, wealthy history of beauty, maturity, and success.
Body Modification may be a self-explanatory term. It means simply what it says - it's a person’s choice to modify his or her own body for any number of reasons. This reason may be cultural, religious, spiritual, or purely cosmetic. Also, modifying the body doesn't always mean having a lip scalped for a labret plug, or stretching ears to resemble that of a china saucer. It is as simple or basic as a toddler receiving her first ear piercing at the mall, a woman receiving a breast augmentation, a person receiving Botox injections, or perhaps an elderly man dying his hair back to its youthful color. The idea of body modification penetrates the United States of America in everyday life; but, why someone would modify his or her body is completely different in each scenario.
Across the planet there are various examples of cultures modifying their bodies, whether it is African tribes sporting lip gauges, or Alaskan tribes donning labret plugs. In the Sepik region of Papua New Guinea, the crocodilian reptile is held in the highest of respects thanks to the assumption that men received life from these animals (Guynup, 2004). As a ceremony of
Body Modification may be a self-explanatory term. It means simply what it says - it's a person’s choice to modify his or her own body for any number of reasons. This reason may be cultural, religious, spiritual, or purely cosmetic. Also, modifying the body doesn't always mean having a lip scalped for a labret plug, or stretching ears to resemble that of a china saucer. It is as simple or basic as a toddler receiving her first ear piercing at the mall, a woman receiving a breast augmentation, a person receiving Botox injections, or perhaps an elderly man dying his hair back to its youthful color. The idea of body modification penetrates the United States of America in everyday life; but, why someone would modify his or her body is completely different in each scenario.
Across the planet there are various examples of cultures modifying their bodies, whether it is African tribes sporting lip gauges, or Alaskan tribes donning labret plugs. In the Sepik region of Papua New Guinea, the crocodilian reptile is held in the highest of respects thanks to the assumption that men received life from these animals (Guynup, 2004). As a ceremony of