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Post by anthony40 on Oct 18, 2023 20:16:59 GMT
Yes, you read right- nose rings.
When did this become a trend? I'm not talking a ring that goes through a single nostril; I'm talking about a big silver ring that dangles through one nostril to the other.
I am London-based and in the past week have (worryingly) have seen an increasing of 'ringed' people- both male and female. Is this trend happening up and down the country?
As the person NOT wearing a nose ring looking at someone who is, I personally find it quite off-putting- Cynthia Erivo I'm looking at you!
How do you blow your nose!
You're not prize bulls being paraded around a country fair!
Rant over!
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Post by Deleted on Oct 18, 2023 23:01:12 GMT
I've seen a few people wearing them this way over the years but haven't noticed an increase myself. I can remember jokes about blowing your nose when someone has a single nose studs going back well over 30 years so it shows how long they have been around. I think the first person on TV I saw wearing one was Nick Beggs from Kajagoogoo.
Any form of piercing, body art I just think is a personal decision and that person likes the way they look. They may not be to my tastes but it doesn't effect me so I don't worry about it.
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Post by mkb on Oct 18, 2023 23:09:45 GMT
I'm not pierced myself, but I know of many gay men who have had septum piercings for years. Quite a lot of people put them in only when they go out to clubs so you wouldn't ordinarily realise they had them.
Why on earth would it bother you? Presumably you have the same reaction to ear piercings?
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Post by alece10 on Oct 19, 2023 1:47:49 GMT
I don't know why but I don't really like seeing them on women. As already mentioned above quite a few gay men have them and wear them in clubs but don't wear them day to day.
I do wish Cynthia Erivo didn't wear one as I don't think it does anything for her. She used to wear one occasionally but recently seems to wear one all the time.
I know it's everyone's personal choice but just not for me on women.
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Post by anthony40 on Oct 19, 2023 8:10:29 GMT
I'm not pierced myself, but I know of many gay men who have had septum piercings for years. Quite a lot of people put them in only when they go out to clubs so you wouldn't ordinarily realise they had them. Why on earth would it bother you? Presumably you have the same reaction to ear piercings? No, I do not have the same reaction to ear piercings. Though I do have the same reaction to toe rings. |
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Post by couldileaveyou on Oct 19, 2023 8:13:58 GMT
I'm sure women everywhere are devastated to hear this
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Post by Someone in a tree on Oct 19, 2023 9:14:58 GMT
I like them and often find them really hot on some guys
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Post by toomasj on Oct 19, 2023 9:18:27 GMT
Reminds me of cattle. This isn’t a bad thing necessarily as I love a Big Mac.
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Post by crowblack on Oct 19, 2023 10:23:29 GMT
I'm sure women everywhere are devastated to hear this It carries associations of being cattle, livestock, a dancing bear - a nose ring is traditionally something the farm animal or performing animal's owner uses to drag it around on a rope, often to market or the town square. It's painful so the animal - even something as impressive as a bull or bear - is forced to do the owner's bidding. Clothing can and often does carry cultural associations and for nose rings, in the West, these are negative and submissive. It can also make the wearer look like they have a constant bogey that needs wiping. |
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Post by couldileaveyou on Oct 19, 2023 10:53:45 GMT
I'm sure women everywhere are devastated to hear this It carries associations of being cattle, livestock, a dancing bear - a nose ring is traditionally something the farm animal or performing animal's owner uses to drag it around on a rope, often to market or the town square. It's painful so the animal - even something as impressive as a bull or bear - is forced to do the owner's bidding. Clothing can and often does carry cultural associations and for nose rings, in the West, these are negative and submissive. It can also make the wearer look like they have a constant bogey that needs wiping. Funny you say that because the greatest trend pushing women to be meek and submissive are trad-wives dressed modestly brainwashing teenage girls on tiktok and Instagram |
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Post by mkb on Oct 19, 2023 11:17:10 GMT
It carries associations of being cattle, livestock, a dancing bear - a nose ring is traditionally something the farm animal or performing animal's owner uses to drag it around on a rope, often to market or the town square. It's painful so the animal - even something as impressive as a bull or bear - is forced to do the owner's bidding. Clothing can and often does carry cultural associations and for nose rings, in the West, these are negative and submissive. It can also make the wearer look like they have a constant bogey that needs wiping. I agree that presentational and behavioural choices sometimes carry cultural associations, often deliberately so, but I love that some people choose to be different and challenge "norms". It makes life more interesting. As long as they're not expecting special treatment for their choices and not directly impacting anyone, why should anyone be bothered? I can also understand how the idea of body piercing (i.e. willful self-mutilation) could be off-putting. What I don't understand is how ears are ok, but apparently septums and toes -- never seen those; did the OP mean tongues? -- are not. That just reads to me like a prejudice towards difference. Could not ear piercings remind of the ear tags that cattle have? An ear stud could, just as ludicrously as the bogey idea, remind of a dollup of leaking ear wax. |
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Post by viserys on Oct 19, 2023 14:11:29 GMT
Earrings have a very long tradition as jewelry though and done well, they can beautifully frame the face without feeling intrusive - just like the necklace that sparkles in cleavage. They aren't directly in the face, so you don't really notice them as something "that doesn't belong there".
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Post by mkb on Oct 19, 2023 15:58:41 GMT
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Post by viserys on Oct 19, 2023 16:06:03 GMT
Yea, they FRAME the face, they aren't IN the face. The picture proves my point  |
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Post by hitmewithurbethshot on Oct 19, 2023 16:18:30 GMT
Sure Grandma let’s get you to bed  |
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Post by crowblack on Oct 19, 2023 18:01:43 GMT
I can also understand how the idea of body piercing (i.e. willful self-mutilation) could be off-putting. What I don't understand is how ears are ok, but apparently septums and toes -- never seen those; did the OP mean tongues? -- are not. That just reads to me like a prejudice towards difference. Could not ear piercings remind of the ear tags that cattle have? An ear stud could, just as ludicrously as the bogey idea, remind of a dollup of leaking ear wax. A pierced earlobe isn't interfering with a vital part of your body though. The nose is there to breathe through, catch scents sand smells and to filter and catch dust and germs. It's highly sensitive. To stick a great big ring through it, especially in a period when we're even more aware of airborne illness, is daft. And tongue piercings - they damage teeth, damage your tongue. Even with the 'bog standard' ear, it can go wrong: I remember when my teenage cousin did it and her ears were suppurating with pus for ages. There are plenty of other ways you can make a statement without actually damaging your body and the way it functions healthily. (On a related note, I'm always surprised by actors who get big tattoos when they're already into their careers - what a faff that must be for the make up people!) |
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Post by crowblack on Oct 19, 2023 18:03:26 GMT
It carries associations of being cattle, livestock, a dancing bear - a nose ring is traditionally something the farm animal or performing animal's owner uses to drag it around on a rope, often to market or the town square. It's painful so the animal - even something as impressive as a bull or bear - is forced to do the owner's bidding. Clothing can and often does carry cultural associations and for nose rings, in the West, these are negative and submissive. It can also make the wearer look like they have a constant bogey that needs wiping. Funny you say that because the greatest trend pushing women to be meek and submissive are trad-wives dressed modestly brainwashing teenage girls on tiktok and Instagram I wasn't aware it was a competition. |
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Oct 19, 2023 18:31:31 GMT
I don’t think there’s anything more to be said on this without it ending up in an argument. So let’s leave it at that.
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