Tumblr Body Modification

Tumblr Body Modification
We’ve all heard the controversy over the “body ideals” for women in today’s society. Being skinny, but curvy in all the right places, with the perfect hair, a smooth skin tone, and the right amount of make up have all become stressful daily factors for a woman to consider. However, there is a certain rebellion somewhat behind the scenes of the “body ideal.” There are extremes, where women decide that their image of beauty means weighing in at only two digits, being extremely overweight, having ginormous breasts, wearing theatric make up, etc… Despite the certain undertone of rebellion in these body goals, they are creating cultures entirely their own.
We’ve all heard the controversy over the “body ideals” for women in today’s society. Being skinny, but curvy in all the right places, with the perfect hair, a smooth skin tone, and the right amount of make up have all become stressful daily factors for a woman to consider. However, there is a certain rebellion somewhat behind the scenes of the “body ideal.” There are extremes, where women decide that their image of beauty means weighing in at only two digits, being extremely overweight, having ginormous breasts, wearing theatric make up, etc… Despite the certain undertone of rebellion in these body goals, they are creating cultures entirely their own.
       Everybody has seen someone with tattoos or piercings. In fact, it is likely that each of us see tattooed or pierced people on a daily basis, or may even have tattoos or piercings ourselves. In the past few decades, body modifications have become more of a common practice, especially in America. Other cultures have practiced body modification, such as neck stretching and foot binding, for hundreds of years, and it seems as if America has only recently picked up the torch for body mods. Eighty-three percent of Americans have their earlobes pierced, and fourteen percent of Americans have other piercings besides the earlobe. Although the percentage seems to be quite small, this is approximately one out of every seven people that has a piercing other than the earlobe.
       Tattoos have come to be known as body art. They are a form of expression, whether they are simply interesting pieces, or have sentimental meanings. They have become more commonplace over the past few years. In the U.S., fourteen percent of the population, and thirty-six percent of Americans ages eighteen to twenty-five, have at least one tattoo.
       Today, it still seems like there is some stigma around body modification. Of course, there are extreme examples that even those familiar with piercings and tattoos get freaked out about. Popular amongst the extreme body mods today are scarification and branding, tongue bifurcation, and implanting silicon shapes under the skin to create raised bumps. These are still quite rare forms of body modification, and can be quite alarming when seen by people who are not accustomed to seeing these mods.
      I think the question that is most important, however, is what sets scarification, tongue bifurcation (splitting), or branding apart from orthodontic teeth straightening, rhinoplasties, or botox injections? Why are some body modifications more acceptable than others?
      The answer lies in our society’s expectations of how people are “supposed” to look. Beauty means having a straight nose, clean and smooth features, shiny and well-kempt hair, and tan skin with a healthy glow. These ideal features help to make up our culture’s beauty ideal. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, however, and some people find that unique is much better. Like the other sections of this blog, some people find “unique” to be the next “beautiful.” Some body modifications are supposed to push you closer to the body ideal, some are supposed to push you farther away.

We’ve all heard the controversy over the “body ideals” for women in today’s society. Being skinny, but curvy in all the right places, with the perfect hair, a smooth skin tone, and the right amount of make up have all become stressful daily factors for a woman to consider. However, there is a certain rebellion somewhat behind the scenes of the “body ideal.” There are extremes, where women decide that their image of beauty means weighing in at only two digits, being extremely overweight, having ginormous breasts, wearing theatric make up, etc… Despite the certain undertone of rebellion in these body goals, they are creating cultures entirely their own.
I was flipping through channels and ended up on an episode of true life that features a man with implanted horns. This man sat down to have a donut with his friends and so many people interrupted him that he couldn’t even get a bite. He politely told them “I answer these questions 100 times a day…
       Everybody has seen someone with tattoos or piercings. In fact, it is likely that each of us see tattooed or pierced people on a daily basis, or may even have tattoos or piercings ourselves. In the past few decades, body modifications have become more of a common practice, especially in America. Other cultures have practiced body modification, such as neck stretching and foot binding, for hundreds of years, and it seems as if America has only recently picked up the torch for body mods. Eighty-three percent of Americans have their earlobes pierced, and fourteen percent of Americans have other piercings besides the earlobe. Although the percentage seems to be quite small, this is approximately one out of every seven people that has a piercing other than the earlobe.
       Tattoos have come to be known as body art. They are a form of expression, whether they are simply interesting pieces, or have sentimental meanings. They have become more commonplace over the past few years. In the U.S., fourteen percent of the population, and thirty-six percent of Americans ages eighteen to twenty-five, have at least one tattoo.
       Today, it still seems like there is some stigma around body modification. Of course, there are extreme examples that even those familiar with piercings and tattoos get freaked out about. Popular amongst the extreme body mods today are scarification and branding, tongue bifurcation, and implanting silicon shapes under the skin to create raised bumps. These are still quite rare forms of body modification, and can be quite alarming when seen by people who are not accustomed to seeing these mods.
      I think the question that is most important, however, is what sets scarification, tongue bifurcation (splitting), or branding apart from orthodontic teeth straightening, rhinoplasties, or botox injections? Why are some body modifications more acceptable than others?
      The answer lies in our society’s expectations of how people are “supposed” to look. Beauty means having a straight nose, clean and smooth features, shiny and well-kempt hair, and tan skin with a healthy glow. These ideal features help to make up our culture’s beauty ideal. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, however, and some people find that unique is much better. Like the other sections of this blog, some people find “unique” to be the next “beautiful.” Some body modifications are supposed to push you closer to the body ideal, some are supposed to push you farther away.
Body Modification - the extreme that some people will go to change their bodies. Including:
I never really thought that I would have an eating disorder. In fact, until a few months ago, at age 19 and four years after it all started, I refused to call it an eating disorder, and definitely wouldn’t use the word Anorexia. I felt that if I didn’t name it, it wasn’t a problem.
When I was 13, I started feeling really down about myself. Whenever I spoke with any adult about it, they would tell me it was probably just because I was growing up, going through “that time in my life.” They thought it was teen angst. Of course, I didn’t know any better, so I just figured that everyone felt the way I did. Perhaps they just dealt with it better than I did.
At age 13, I thought a lot about not eating, just to see what would happen to me. I quickly found that my self-control was not what it needed to be to have an eating disorder. I also played sports year-round at the time, so the hunger was often overwhelming. So I just continued on with my life, eating as I pleased.
I quit playing sports in the spring of my sophomore year of high school. In June, I started dating a boy. He was really wonderful, sweet, and supportive. But for some reason, I stopped eating almost immediately after we started dating. I didn’t plan it, I didn’t feel self-conscious about my body: I just stopped.
I lost 10 pounds the first month. I started out at 123 pounds, and by September I weighed 106. At 5’6”, I was quite thin before I lost any weight. I was still resilient because I was only 15, and losing that weight only made me feel empty. I didn’t feel weak or tired, just hungry.
I didn’t want to talk about it with my boyfriend. He noticed that I didn’t eat very much, but I never made it seem like it was a problem. Slowly, I started to ignore it, and my weight went back up to around 115 for the rest of high school.
When I got into college, I weighed 119 at the most. Now, I am at the end of my second year and I weigh around 110, standing at 5’6”. The eating problem is back, and I didn’t ask for it this time, either.
This semester of college, my fourth, has been awful. I broke up with my boyfriend of almost four years, the one who I started dating my sophomore year. My classes were overwhelming and difficult. My anxiety and concentration problems were shooting through the roof. My closest cousin died in a drunk driving accident. I was struggling with making enough money to support myself in my apartment and buy food. I was diagnosed with a lifelong disease that, although not a terminal illness, can be very troublesome. Amongst those various stress factors, a new man has come in to my life, but it’s been a bumpy, complicated road.
It is now May, and I have lost almost 10 pounds. My clothes no longer fit properly, and I feel exhausted all the time.
This time, I feel very body-conscious. I felt encouraged when I initially noticed how little I was eating: I figured that I would be more beautiful, super thin like other girls I noticed on campus. It made sense for me to not want to be average, it made sense to be thin. After all, the cultural ideal in America is to be thin. I figured that men would want me more if I was something extreme, something special. And strangely enough, I have gotten more attention from men since I started losing weight. My logical side says that it’s probably because I’m single now…
It’s easy to fall into the trap of anorexia. Your body gets used to not eating, and although you’re still hungry, you can overlook it. Sometimes, you can even forget that you need to eat. When everything seems out of your control, it feels good to have one thing to hold on to and be completely in charge of.
And a side effect of being in control is that every pound brings you closer to the “body ideal.” It’s true, you do feel beautiful, but then it all comes crashing back when you realize that you don’t have those curves that other beautiful women have.
For me, it seems that either way, I will never be satisfied and I will always want a different body than what I have. I think as a society, we are trained to want something that isn’t what we have. We are given all sorts of reasons and methods to be “better,” stronger, skinnier, and smarter. There is always a way to be “better.”

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