A black-and-white photo of a person mid-air in a Superman-style body suspension pose, supported by multiple hooks in their back and legs, smiling joyfully toward the camera. They are suspended horizontally in a large indoor space with high ceilings and visible rigging. A group of onlookers—some seated, some standing—watch with expressions of admiration, amusement, and support. The atmosphere is lively and communal, capturing a moment of shared experience and transformation.

I at least admire his determination…

…if not his placement. I’m always surprised at just how long people keep piercings that are going wrong. I suspect that in the time it took me to get this image posted, this reader from China has already lost his nipple piercing — I’m actually amazed it’s holding at all with that big ring and that tiny strip of flesh.

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Comments

36 responses to “I at least admire his determination…”

  1. :/ Avatar
    :/

    blimey

  2. Shean5150 Avatar
    Shean5150

    Ouch

  3. Darah Avatar

    There is such a thing as TOO MUCH, even in the body mod world.
    This is one such example. Man, that poor nipple.

  4. japinha_baby Avatar

    china is not a good place to do piercings and tattoos
    actually they are not that clean, i am brazilian but i live
    in hong kong, here have just some studios that you can really trust. Almost that people from oversea.

  5. curiousgirl Avatar

    determination to rip out his nipple?

  6. Laurel Avatar

    I grabbed my chest when I saw that. I’m terrified of rejection, and I’ve had my nipples pierced for over a year.

  7. Freyja Avatar
    Freyja

    Oh my god, his poor nipple! :O
    My own nipples recoiled in horror 🙁

  8. Kyrenna Avatar

    I thought it rather looked like a bird beak…

    …and when I realized what it was, I just wanted to pull, to end this. Heh.

  9. Tom For Real Avatar
    Tom For Real

    my nip piercin was goin a bit dodgy,put i jst changed my bar,its one of my favourites on myself and on other ppl,shame to see it like that…but hey he might have a funky nipple fetish?

  10. freedomhangs Avatar

    That made me gasp in horror and check to make sure mine wasn’t doing the same thing. Holy rejection, batman.

  11. xeightx Avatar
    xeightx

    and yet another scary nipple picture that makes mine almost scream!

  12. Vicky Avatar
    Vicky

    The worst thing is I have the urge to rip it out for him just so that the healing will start.

  13. bucket of bunnies Avatar
    bucket of bunnies

    it looks healthy otherwise. at least it’s not pussing.

  14. silvereden Avatar
    silvereden

    i actually grabbed my nipples when i saw this. *cringe* i don’t even have nipple piercings but eeeeeek!

  15. me Avatar
    me

    Gawd. It’s like a loose tooth. Pull it!! Pull it!!

  16. Pidge Avatar
    Pidge

    That’s going to pop the next time he sneezes.

  17. Graley Avatar

    I can see this guy going for a jog or something, hearing a clattering of metal on the floor, and suddenly shouting “SHIT! My nipple just committed suicide!”

    Or whatever that is in Chinese 🙂
    My mandarin is terrible 😀

  18. demoiselle Avatar

    That is just DISGUSTING.

  19. lippi Avatar
    lippi

    Holy Moses. That’ll come out from washing it in the shower! Or the pressure from a shirt!

  20. JustJen Avatar
    JustJen

    Ouch.
    I too, wanted to yank it out just to end it’s sad life of hanging there. It’s gotta be something ingrained in us that makes us reach for it…
    *nod*

  21. knuckle buttie Avatar
    knuckle buttie

    that dont even look like a nipple!!

    do u think that it fell out 1 day and he didnt notice, then he took his top off and was like ‘holy shit!’ haha

  22. herekittykitty Avatar
    herekittykitty

    I don’t know how people can let things just go that far. Like that pic of the labret rejecting out the front on BME Risks…whole post is just dangling there. Same with this poor ignored nipple =(

  23. Shean5150 Avatar
    Shean5150

    Wow that is weird i was the first post now the first post is blimey from :/ Werid weird

  24. Ward. Avatar

    It looks more like he’s had it ripped out and has just glued the thing back together after it healrd *cringes, I’m glad I took mine out beofore it got bad even if I sometimes wish I’d kept it a little bit longer.

  25. Liebe Avatar
    Liebe

    oh god! this picture made me go check my own nipple piercings for like 10 minutes to make sure nothing was wrong with them!!!
    how can he even stand that!

  26. esli! Avatar
    esli!

    that’s just not right at all!!

  27. blurgal35 Avatar
    blurgal35

    sometimes u’ll just love a piercing too much till u’ll never let it go no matter what…

  28. Holly Avatar
    Holly

    That post made me cringe and keep hold of my 5 year old nipple piercings! At least it looks pretty healthy though and shouldn’t be too bad once it comes out.

  29. tyger burning bright Avatar

    “Determination”?
    That’s pure delusion!

  30. environmental Avatar

    I always wonder what could make someone in this situation think this is ok? I always imagine them waking up one morning and thinking, “Well, it looks like my nipple piercing is rejecting, I bet it would get better if I put in even LARGER gauge jewelery! Yeah, that makes the most sense.”

  31. wickedgame6 Avatar

    it took me 4 monthes to take my right nipple piercing out[retired at 8g]…kept getting ripped. I still have yet to get it re-pierced

  32. snakelady1956 Avatar
    snakelady1956

    Poor nipple!!! Take it out NOW !!!!!

  33. aly Avatar
    aly

    ouch!

    this makes me hurt…

    :[

  34. nikima Avatar
    nikima

    had the same crap happen to my nipple! but my problem was opposite,too small jewelry in too big nipple! blah

  35. Madi Avatar
    Madi

    Wow, This is really a mess. Yuck. I remember when I first got my nipples done, I had extra long barbells in them for swelling and crusts etc…and I was taking a shower. I don’t know exactly what I was doing but I snagged my silver bangle on the barbell and was absolutely terrified that I had ripped it out. I stood there screaming scared to look at it, but it was fine. Thank god cause I would hate to have a split nipple like this.

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