When Bizarre Is Down Right Fugly

By Anna on October 11, 2007 at 08:38 am

I have now lived long enough to realize the word “bizarre” has more definitions then I care to learn about. The term Scarification falls right up there on the list of bizarre things in life. I have also lived long enough to realize it’s pointless to question why people find a need to do the things they do.
For those of you unfamiliar to the concept of scarification, I must warn you scarification is quite graphic and if you consider yourself squeamish ... just take my word for it, it’s just ugly and gross.
Let’s start with a short definition of scarification: THESE ARE NOT MY WORDS, TERMS, THOUGHTS, OR ANYTHING CLOSE TO BEING “KOSHER” IN MY VIEW
“Scarification is the creative and artistic application of scars in a controlled manner to achieve an aesthetically or spiritually pleasing result. Scarification is considered to be different than Self-Harm, in the body modification community because it is mainly for cosmetic purposes rather than a way to cope with undue stress.
Many people that do these forms of body modification are doing it to mark a rite of passage in their lives. Even though many people hold that scarification is no more painful than tattooing, it is somehow more “intense” to most people. It has very symbolic meaning to them and often their peers or partners.
Typically the goal of scarification is to get raised scarring, preferably keloid scarring, but most people usually heal to hypertrophic scarring. Because scarification has a three dimensional aspect, many people enjoy the feeling of healed scars (like the ad says, “Chicks dig scars.”). As a rule of thumb, darker skin tones usually have better scarring than lighter skin tones.”
In other words: These people, purposely cut themselves to produce scaring on their body and claim it as “art”. It is not only dangerously stupid ... it’s downright fugly.
WARNING: the following images are extremely graphic!!!! (But by far, not the most graphic available)