Attention Getting Behaviors Have Been Around A Long Time
Today we’re going to explore the wonderful world of ‘attention getting’. Throughout history, certain men and women seem to be genetically predisposed to purposefully altering their appearance in order to ‘stand out’ from the crowd. A variety of methods and materials are employed, depending on the desired effect, from tattoos and piercings and to surgical manipulation.
We’ve assembled of good cross section here for you to illustrate our point.
The body alterations may be subtle…
or extremely dramatic…
but either way, it is their way of silently screaming to the whole world, “Look at me!”
Some are visually confusing…
and some are men’s opinion of women that should never be shared with their ‘outside voice’…
There are those who are extreme patriots…
and others who prefer the ‘doodle art’ look…
There are those who want to really make a point…
and some who just want you to give them a ring once in a while…
Some make their appearance seem to scream ‘farm animal’…
and others want that ‘just thawed from glacier ice’ look.
And then there are those who go for the ‘already dead’ style.
Of course, we can’t forget the proverbial ‘class clown’.
Occasionally, someone wants to look like a poster for that old saying, “He has holes in his head’…
and here’s the guy that everyone in the office seems to ask for a pin.
This lady is in absolute stitches…
and those who seem to mix immortality with immorality.
I love the ones who defy public opinion…
Hmmm, I wonder if this guy purrs?
and yes, there is such a thing as ‘way too much’.
You know your friend’s bachelor party got out of hand when you wake up to this…
and, back to more of the bling thing.
I’m not sure either him or I know the look that he was going for…
And last but not least, a Canadian who wasn’t much into skating, so he found a creative use for steel and laces…
Yep, there are folks throughout time that have reached their personal pinnacles of public recognition by enduring pain, but anytime that fantasy’s made into fact, it always comes with a price. Some call them freaks, weirdos, whack jobs, etc., but most are just ordinary people with an extraordinary desire to be extraordinary. Instead of shunning them, we should be buying advertising space on them. Instead of condemning their appearance, we should applaud them as living art. So, go ye forth pin heads and pin cushions, thee who stink of ink and tinkle like hammers deep in a mine. Let no man impede your dreams and no craft club kidnap you. Stand tall and tell them all, “Yo, I am art!”
