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64 responses to “BMEZINE forearm slash”
BME > Slayer
This is uncool and should not be encouraged.
this is rockstar and the link should be encouraged to work.
It doesnt.
#2 It depends on the motivation behind it.
Experimentation and body modification should be encouraged here of all places.
I’m curious as to how they managed to cut like that with a utility knife. I’ve never been able to get any clean, deep cuts out of them. I find them far too blunt.
is the “B” branded on???
The “INE” in “ZINE” looks oddly delicious, like it’s some sort of sugary and sticky substance.
#5 I find utility knives to be sharp enough, and have had many reasonably deep, clean cuts from them. But then, I suppose there are several factors such as body part, strength etc.
the best thing i have found are straight edge razors that you can get from the beauty supply and hair cutting shops, those are mean!! haha in a good way of course
certainly regrettable..
#2-so it’s okay to put holes in your body with needles and create large open wounds filled with ink, but this isn’t okay?
I wouldn’t say regrettable, as those cuts do not look deep enough to scar, not noticably anyway.
the “B” looks as though it healed nicely? I assume it was done at an earlier date.
I see no difference in this than a scarification/branding/anything else you ever see on this site, ever. lol
-on a side note, i feel a lot of the ‘hating’ on this site is most likely from outsourced links like Collegehumor and “crazy websites” that link back to here as a form of amusement- which is sort of sad.
I agree with #14. The fact that we are linked to by the ‘normals’ (as they call themselves) as something to laugh at or pity DISGUSTS me and I’ve been finding FAR TOO MANY of those links on my trollings of the interweb lately.
i agree with #2 tho because it give BMEZINE a bad name when viewed out of context which it certainly will be in the “normal world”
My problem with it is that it’s ugly as hell.
Evan, who cares what the ‘normal world’ thinks about BME?
yes, let us curtail our undertakings lest they think we deviant beings..
err..
wait..
LOL Stormy, for sure.
I like it, probably won’t scar,
and what’s a bit of blood play between friends?
FYI: utility knives often have icky oils on them as lube which can really irritate the skin and tissues.
#17 amen
This IS the normal world. Personally I feel it abnormal NOT to express myself through my body.
i think normal is normal to the normals, normally.
same stuff as “nike” – “real madrid” – “coors” and such other BRANDING…
evan – We’re viewed out of context and with derision in the plainskin world no matter what’s posted, be it extremely uncommon or be it a unicorn tattoo, or something inbetween (like this post which is kind of middle ground)… Some people are willing to enjoy all of us being different as a good thing and find community in that, and some people seek out the things that make us the same and over-compensate to make themselves feel less alone by following fashion and conformity and doing what’s expected of them by the majority (and some of them point out the differences in a minority in order to emphasize the parts of them that are group-similar).
svejksoldjer – Not really — “nike”, “coors”, and so on are corporate entities that someone can at best be a fan of. “BMEzine” is a communally created entity that people are literally a part of in terms of making it what it is. It’s far more “owned” by the wearer than any corporate logo ever could be.
i think the only problem i have with this is that compared to other posts on ModBlog its just not very creative or well thought out, i mean you see posts of branding and scarification for which the design might have taken a long time to consider or a well thought out and executed tattoo but this is just cutting a word into yourself with no real thought behind it.
This reminds me of when my friend in school scratched his initials into his arm with a ruler (a plastic one at that).
Hilarity did not ensue.
#18 i actually care what the “normal world” thinks of bme. i would rather someone say “holy crap, that guy has a cutting of BMEZINE in his arm. it’s not something i’d get myself, but i can appreciate the beauty in it’s artform”, than have someone say “bmezine? eugh, i saw some stupid punk kid with BMEZINE scratched hastily in his arm. fucking freak.”
(dead_Inside7 – Thus the Slayer reference)
looks awful
Is it just me, or does this look really unsanitary? That was the first thing I thought when I saw it…
I really don’t understand what is the hung up that some people seem to have with self-scarification. We’re not talking about cutting up your veins here or hurting yourself (unless you want the pain which is very fine too).
I actually think it will scar. The BME certainly will, check out the first line of the M. I have/had a few cuts that deep over 2 years old and they’re still really prominent.
Winter is going to suck ass though, they’ll go purple if he gets cold at all, which is creepy looking.
If the B isn’t branded, then it’s actually fabulously neat.
I agree with Fred. This makes it look like BME supports non-sterile, non-professional, and potentially dangerous home modification practices. People will see it and assume BME is a site that encourages kids to slash themselves up at home.
I think it actually looks like it will scar. I have several scars on my body from cuts of that depth, so it will probably be noticeable.
The only problem I have with this is that it doesn’t look very clean. Other than that… it’s a self-scarification in my view. “Bmezine” is not the sort of thing you’d carve in your arm in a moment of depression and despair, so this doesn’t come across – to me at least – as self-harm.
I actually think it might look quite good when it’s healed up. The “BME” certainly looks very neat.
This doesn’t look like something that should be on Modblog, and I’m judging this just on the quality of the image.. and the fact that there’s a box cutter being used.
This just rubs me the wrong way.. it’s potentially triggering to people that self injure as well. As a former SI’er, it bugged me a bit.
I thought the ‘B’ looked branded when i first looked at it as well…. I also thought that all body mods would be safe to share is too, you dont always know what works.
I think it’s great when people get tattoos or scars of the bme logos (I’d love a bme skull myself), but this seems somewhat different to me. It’s like, “Hey! Look at me! BME is so cool! I am SO dedicated to BME, I carved it on my arm.” And it does look shoddy, like it was done at the back of science class or something.
Edie….I think if you look at the galleries full of images you will quickly realize that BME does encourage this type of behavior…(Assuming you understand all risk involved) especially when getting into the bme hard gallery. I’m not saying it is right or wrong, it just is. Being that I am professional artist I discourage it for a million reasons obviously.
Evidently, I’m the only one who sees the humor in this.
The sexy, sexy humor.
I’m in two minds about this one…
I can understand why people don’t like this – the potentially bad press for BME itself, generally making assumptions that we are all disgusting, socially retarded freaks, or something along that description.
But to be honest, a body mod is a body mod, whether it’s DIY, done proffesionally, whether its a tattoo, piercing or scarification, we’re all on here for that reason, our love for body modification, and in my opinion, I see respect in everyone on here…just because we’re sharing an interest…oh my, that was quite sappy, for me anyways.
=]
Heh.
This is uncool and should not be encouraged. Right on. There is art there is bod. mod. then there is this. I’m thinking it’s a kid in the 14 to 17 yr. old range. Of course, it’s a fact that I was doing that sort of think too. w/ Slayer
Sorry, but to me there is nothing better than running my fingers over nicely healed scars….or for that matter, not so nicely healed. Something about adding any kind of texture to the skin is beautiful to me. Regardless of the reason or motivation behind it.
i just get the impression sometimes that most people will like stuff posted here purely on the fact that it’s a mod. Then as soon as soemone says something negative, they’re accused of “not understanding” or something along those lines.
i’m a big fan of flesh cuttings and brandings, when done the right way. This cutting is shit and looks like the sort of thing he/she is going to regret tomorrow.
It looks like some bored school kid in math class who decided to get stabby with a box-cutter. The lettering’s skewed and uneven, the cutting depth seems horribly mismatched, and the fact there’s that dark-red stuff around the “zine” bit kinda makes me worried that there’s no sterilisation going on there.
glorifying this mod should not be encouraged, imho.
There seems to be a lot of people on here saying that this was not done “the right way”. Why? Because it isn’t the neatest scar in the world? Just because YOU prefer scars that are done neatly doesn’t mean it’s the “right way” to do it. And it certainly doesn’t mean that this scar was done “the wrong way”, as so many people are implying. Yes, it’s sloppy looking. But did you ever stop to think that maybe the person who did this likes sloppy looking scars? Personally, I like the way this looks.
And as far as it being unsanitary… It’s really not that big a deal. I have an ink rubbing I did with a box cutter that I didn’t even clean. I didn’t have any India Ink or tattoo ink so I rubbed sharpie ink and pen ink into it (yes, I realize that such ink doesn’t last very long. I re-did it with proper ink later). It healed fine, and was never infected. The ink rubbing is healed now and it looks like crap, but ya know what? I love it. Some people like sloppy scars. And some people can heal really unsanitary mods. God knows I have.
Anyway, my point is that some people like scars like this one. If this person likes the way it turned out (and he/she must like it thus far because he/she posted pictures of it), then who are you to say that it wasn’t “done right”? As long as they are happy with it, who cares what it looks like?
Apart from it not looking so neat and the fact that like a staley knife has been used, I see nothing “wrong” with this mod as such.
BME is clearly a big part of a lot of our lives and if someone wants something BME related tattooed/cut etc. into them then I see no problem with that :]
Though there are better ways of going about it.
This is a baffling cut. Was it done at different times? It looks like several different methods were used. And the red skin all around looks wrong for a fresh cut. Won’t scar much…I’d bet.
I’m still waiting for the “maybe I shouldn’t have cut off both my hands” mod and its respective recycled modblog defense.
The redness of the skin around the whole thing looks quite unhealthy– setting him (her?)self up for a nasty blood infection?