Exalted Beauties The Venus of Willendorf vs. the Barbie Doll Kristin Groth Chamberlain College of Nursing HUMN 303: Introduction to Humanities January‚ 2015 Exalted Beauties: Venus of Willendorf vs. the Barbie Doll The Venus of Willendorf is known for her voluptuous figure‚ and is often regarded as an icon of fertility‚ health‚ and abundance. Barbie is known for her blonde hair‚ big blue eyes‚ and her size zero figure‚ she is often regarded as an iconic representation of beauty (The icon
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Some industries even take their policies to the extreme of not allowing any tattoos that take up more than 25% of a body part‚ and if a pre-existing tattoo is too large or obscene‚ it must be removed (Powers). This even applies if a uniform can easily cover the tattooed area. A business is allowed to limit or prohibit tattoos‚ piercings‚ and other forms of body modification as much as they want as long as it is addressed in the employee handbook‚ usually in the dress code section. If the business
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of body modification. The word tattoo is derived from the Tahitian term "tatua‚" which means "to mark.” Since the dawn of time‚ tattoos have been used for all kinds of purposes. Tattoos have served as symbols of rights‚ symbols of rank or seniority‚ symbols of spirituality‚ devotion‚ religion‚ rewards for bravery and security. In ancient times‚ they were also used as symbols of punishment‚ slavery and conviction. However‚ over the past century‚ tattoos have been most frequently used as body art
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tattooing began many centuries ago. In our society today tattoos are becoming more popular. The body art trend consists of no set age limit. Tattoos are commonly seen on grandparents‚ parents‚ doctors‚ lawyers‚ or even priests today. Tattoos have oftener gotten a negative stigma attached to them throughout society. Such is the case of Mom’s opinion‚ for example. Society’s perception of body art and tattoos often stems from pseudo- stereotyping of tattooed individuals‚ but tattoos can
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“Indeed‚ body modification practices have become increasingly normalized through mass media exposure‚ not only as news or lifestyle pieces but also as the primary substantive content of television shows like Extreme Makeover‚ The Swan‚ Miami Ink‚ or Inked” (ADAMS‚ 2009) There are not only television shows about the tattoo and piercing world but also magazines and it even has a
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but it does not give anyone the right to discriminate against those that have them. Tattoos have a very distinctive meaning to each individual person. The definition given in the dictionary of a tattoo is “an indelible mark or figure fixed upon the body by insertion of pigment under the skin or by production of scars.”(1) The definition given in the dictionary is more of a literal meaning but it does not give off a negative association with them. Many people would correlate that a person with a tattoo
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many years‚ people with tattoos have been put into a negative light. The stigma toward tattoos is correlated with bad decision making‚ and drunken nights. Tattoos are a way of expressing oneself and portraying their true identity. The earliest body modifications marks back to around 5‚300 years ago found on the spine of a mummy which is believed to have been used medicinally (Carmen‚ Guitar‚ & Dillon 2012). Why should a person who wants to express their individuality‚ be criticized by society? According
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The scalpelling method is the use of a scalpel to cut the edge of the fistula to expand its diameter (“Stretching (body piercing)”). This method is often used for ear piercings. It is used to alter the placement of a large piercing‚ to combine two existing piercings into one‚ and to achieve a higher gauge piercing when scar tissue or the tissue is too thin to stretch (“Stretching (body piercing)”). The scalpel and taper method takes place after a piercing or a scalpelling. A large taper is inserted
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A HISTORY OF BODY ART: TATTOOING AND PIERCING The art of Tattooing and Piercing has been happening for thousands of years. The oldest evidence of extant tattooing on preserved skin dates to 6000 BC on the a South American Chinchorro mummy. Piercing’s have been going on since the BCE era and still have a impact on society today with more and more piecring ideas happening everyday. Bod-mod” is the growing revival of highly visual‚ primitive body modification practices such as branding‚ scarification
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The Role of Tattoos Whether it’s been as a mark of slavery‚ cultural purposes or as a form of art‚ tattooing has been practiced globally for centuries. This paper will debate that regardless of the division of views within today’s society regarding the practice of tattooing‚ it has played a consistent as well as an important role in human culture with regards to identities. Let’s start by picking your brain for a moment. If I were to ask you what your opinions were towards tattooing‚ what would
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