I want snakebites but I know they'll be looked down upon in the professional world. This I understand, but that doesn't mean I'm not comfortable with it. In fact, I'm appalled by the condescending nature of such powers. I could live with using clear retainers all of my life, but even then, it's a personal discretion I shouldn't have to participate in. I made a post earlier about the social acceptance of self-harm, and now I'm continuing that. Piercings are a demonstration of personal sovereignty, falling into the same category as self-harm, such as cutting or anorexia, and physiological liberty, such as the consumption of psychoactives and the termination of a pregnancy.

For the benefit of society as a whole, a mental zeitgeist of personal sovereignty needs to be blanketed through all aspects of life.
 
   

 


 
 
dreastrikesback on
Re: Acceptance of Personal Sovereignty
I know a lot of people with snake bites. I think they, along with most other piercings and tattoos as well, are becoming a lot more of a norm and less of a taboo in mainstream society today. I guess it just depends on how professional of a job you want to have.

It's strange how it's against the law to refuse a person a job based on race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, or disability but they can refuse one a job because of their personal choice of body modification.

With that said, I'd say go for it if you want it!
shadylady on
Re: Acceptance of Personal Sovereignty
Heh... I recently got my lip pierced (again).

And shortly after I applied for a job at Bed, Bath & Beyond.

I would've had the job within the hour I had applied,

but they would've made me take all my piercings that were deemed "unacceptable" out.

Which would've been my lip ring and my tongue ring. (MY TONGUE RING?)

Honestly, who would see that, some yuppie bastard trying to crawl down my throat?

 I didn't take the job.

They asked me why and I just told them I thought it was a stupid rule.

and it is.

perennialartist on
Re: Acceptance of Personal Sovereignty
Yeah. This kind of blatant intolerance in the work place needs to be stopped. I'm probably going to just use retainers if I get snakebites
shadylady on
Re: Acceptance of Personal Sovereignty
Sweet.

You gotta make sure that that is "socially acceptable" too.

Bed, Bath & Beyond says NO to any facial piercings, clear retainers or not.

assholes.

perennialartist on
Re: Acceptance of Personal Sovereignty
pfft. that's bullshit. Rights don't end when you walk into work. People need to realize that.
shadylady on
Re: Acceptance of Personal Sovereignty
agreed.

 
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