I just find them unnattractive; generally not into piercings or tattoos. To each their own...
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Same, and it's not something I really care to shout from the roof because why does my opinion matter and I don't want to tell people what to do in the first place, but it's also something I can never say even in passing because of what group of people it puts me in
Same.
Although maybe "unnattractive" isn't a good fit because I do understand that it's not a woman's default objective to "be attractive" to me. It's more just that maybe I'm a bit weird about ears and noses. If you have something hanging out of your nose my lizard brain alerts me that it's probably a booger. My more sophisticated hominid brain is aware that it's not, but this creates a kind of unsolvable feedback loop that's unsolvable.
Yesterday I was interviewing a candidate for a job. I'm genuinely trying to listen and engage with this cacophony of booger not-booger booger not-booger going on.
I didn't say it was anyone's objective to be attractive to me. And it isn't. I just have (as does everyone else) the agency to decide for myself what I find attractive or not.
Thank you for pointing out the possibly ambiguity of my response though, so I could clarify.
Do you decide what you find attractive? Or just observe and notice? Could you decide that something is attractive for you?
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Although maybe "unnattractive" isn't a good fit because I do understand that it's not a woman's default objective to "be attractive" to me.
When you say that something is unattractive , it's your personal opinion which you are entitled to. It's fine. We are people, we are diverse.
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I have a sensory issue when I see piercings. If I see someone with a nose ring, I feel it in my nose, but like the thickest part of the ring going through my nose.
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Am I the only one low-key annoyed that the photo does not show a septum piercing (I understand it's called a "smiley" piercing--done on the frenulum of the upper lip)? It's Alysa Liu's signature look.
Nah I was squinting at the picture trying to find it.
your wife walks by
400X view of some girl's nose on your monitor
"...I don't even wanna know"
I mean, I’m an anarchist and I don’t find women with septum piercings sexually appealing.
Then again, I am a gay man.
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Ha! I thought the punchline would be something like "they're an effective deterrent."
Reminds me of this gem:
That rainbow hair looks cool af
Unfortunately, not for very long
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If I’m ever single again I may get one just to help filter out closet conservatives.
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I'm sorry what? You gotta be over 18 to get a septum piercing in USA? Why???
Infection liability, gotta be old enough to sign that you won't sue for infection or disfigurement.
I think your parent can sign those for you though
Parent can let you get anything if they let you. You mist be 18 to do it for yourself.
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You can but you'd need to have a parent present to give permission. Or...you can be me in your teens and just do all your own piercings.
I love septum piercings, and piercings in general. And tattoos. And weird hair.
Septum rings were originally used to control livestock.
Real ones love people with septum rings because they're submissive and breedable.
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not a fan of the booger piercing, but just a personal taste thing
When my husband got his he said he could smell it healing and that's a no for me dawg. He removed it not long after.
I don’t necessarily find them unattractive but I find that I don’t have confidence to approach women with them.
Honestly I think this is most hetero men, I know a lot of liberal/socialist men who don't find them unattractive.
Feel like this joke works better with tattoos, both because I don't know any lefty people who find them unattractive, and since most people know you need to be 18 to get one, while most assume septum piercings are like any other piercing and you can get them at whatever age.
I don't know what's wrong with me but septum piercings on women are the sexiest thing ever, for some reason I don't feel the same way about them on men.
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That's not technically correct though. At least it wasn't many years ago. People can get pierced with a guardian's approval and sign off. They cannot get a tattoo though.
Depends on your jurisdiction. In most places in Australia, a parent or guardian is absolutely able to provide consent for their child to get a tattoo. Good luck finding a decent tattoo artist who’s willing to take on the commission though.
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That's Alysa Liu and iirc she did that piercing herself.
Almost every girl whos ever shown interest in me had a septum piercing lol
Please tell me the secret to your success
Be a piercer
I have no tattoos or piercings
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They hate anyone who doesn't fit their standard of conformity
Where I live I think you can get these kinds of piercings at 16. And I've never met anyone that still have these that over age 25.
When I see these I automatically think the person is a teenager.
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