tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10927300.post114628319148066887..comments2023-08-01T08:29:19.880-05:00Comments on Atlanta ROFTERS: It's Not What's On Your Head, It's What In It That CountsThe Sanity Inspectorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04808433661634318393noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10927300.post-1146447567677507722006-04-30T20:39:00.000-05:002006-04-30T20:39:00.000-05:00Which is to say, in case it wasn't clear, I agree....Which is to say, in case it wasn't clear, I agree.The Sanity Inspectorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04808433661634318393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10927300.post-1146362991131823702006-04-29T21:09:00.000-05:002006-04-29T21:09:00.000-05:00If someone has so little respect for his own god-g...If someone has so little respect for his own god-given, one and only body, that he tattoos it until he looks like he was scraped off the bottom of an ashtray, how can I trust him to have any respect for, oh, my daughter, once she gets to be dating age?The Sanity Inspectorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04808433661634318393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10927300.post-1146335055403346902006-04-29T13:24:00.000-05:002006-04-29T13:24:00.000-05:00In a book called The Nake Ape (I think, but could ...In a book called The Nake Ape (I think, but could be wrong), there is a discussion about people who tatoo themselves, pierce themselves silly, are essentially mutilating themselves in their own environment, essentially behaving like some crowded rats would. A study was done showing that crowded rats tend to mutilate themselves by picking at their own legs and back with their teeth. And in a convincing essay in the Nake Ape, the same is said for some people in a city or suburban environment. They try to change their appearance to stand out from others in a form of self-mutilation. I think there are some other points to my argument I am missing, but I am convinced of this and agree with you about "The more violently someone vandalizes his appearance, the greater confirmation it is that there is nothing interesting about that person."my0phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08584463330756757056noreply@blogger.com