Lauren Schillo
Anthropology
April 1, 2014
Body Modifications To me body modifications are a way to show and express a certain creativity or to show an individualism for everyone to see that you want to be unique and stand out above everyone else. There are many different ways to change your image. Using make-up, dying your hair, cutting your hair, working out, gaining weight, and tattoos and piercings are all different ways to change the way you look. Most of the people who do any of those things don’t change their look because other people told them too, they do it so that they can feel better about themselves in any way you can. I interviewed five people I know and found out their opinions on their body modifications if they had any and what they think about it if they do not. My boyfriend who has gauges and piercings told me that he had to hide his piercings in fear that his father would not approve of them since he works with the military. So for a long time he had to always be self-aware of what his dad would day to him if he found out. Then one day he decided to just show him and he said “I don’t understand why you would want to have those in your ears but if that’s what you want then I cannot tell you that you cannot have them.” In my own opinion I think that’s the best way to handle a situation with a child wanting to change their appearance. I then interviewed my own mother because I know she has a hard time coming to terms with people who want to put something on their body to change what they look like. She never wears make up. She doesn’t wear earrings. The most she does to change her appearance is dying her hair because she doesn’t want to feel old yet. I asked her opinions on piercings and tattoos and since I have a lip piercing she tried to not offend me in anyway shape or form by her opinion. She thinks, like a lot of people her age