There was a post over on AskBME today in which the criticism was re-raised that I don’t soft-censor cutting images due to issues of “triggering”… This was my response:
First of all, as I’ve said before, if someone is mentally ill to the point where they can not control their own actions, they should be seeking help, not reading BME. This applies to all parts of BME.
Seriously, if you are unable to take responsibility for your own actions, DO NOT put yourself in harms way by reading BME.
BME is intended for healthy individuals who enjoy a positive experience in body modification and ritual. I do not believe that the site should be geared toward people for whom body modification/ritual is an illness.
The REALITY is that when we’re talking about “triggering”, the piercing sections, tattoo sections, and so on are far more triggering — it’s just that fewer readers see being triggered in these areas as a negative thing. Singling out the cutting section is largely a game of POLITICS, not genuine concern for the underlying problem that people are deeply influenced by the actions of others. I feel very much that pretending that what amounts to “peer pressure” is a problem unique to the cutting section of the site is a mistake.
Now, I understand that I tend to take a somewhat no-compromises or radical stance on these matters rather than seeking out the safe or mainstream stance that most people feel is “reasonable” (and I appreciate how one could come to the opposite conclusion), but I really do think it’s important to be honest about this being much more about politics and cultural bias than anything else. Ignoring the fact that it’s very difficult to make a compelling objective case that differentiates cutting from play piercing, suspension, pulling, and other ritual that’s rarely decried, the truth of the matter is that when it comes to triggering, the whole site is a giant trigger for those who are prone to being influenced by peer pressure.
One of the reasons I know this is that if I post a particularly nice serious of photos of a modification, I’ll almost always receive an influx of that particular modification over the next little while, as people see the pictures and decide that it’s something they want to do as well. How many times have I seen comments along the lines of “this makes me really want to suspend” or “this makes me really want to get another tattoo” and so on? Even in a culture that’s steeped in the concept of individualism, the truth is that a significant percentage of people are deeply influenced and “triggered” by the actions of others.
Again, I’d strongly urge people who are not able to take responsibility for their own actions (let alone control their own actions) not read BME (or at least the sections of BME that they’re not comfortable around) or other “triggering” media and get the help they need so they can be happy and self-empowered individuals. I’m sorry if some people feel that makes light of their mental illness, but I’d like to keep BME focused on people for whom body modification and ritual is a positive force, not those who see it as a mental illness.
And now, a beautiful butterfly play piercing by Kevin:
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“People had been working for so many years to make the world a safe organized place. Nobody realized how boring it would become” -Chuck Palahniuk
“People had been working for so many years to make the world a safe organized place. Nobody realized how boring it would become” -Chuck Palahniuk
“People had been working for so many years to make the world a safe organized place. Nobody realized how boring it would become” -Chuck Palahniuk
“People had been working for so many years to make the world a safe organized place. Nobody realized how boring it would become” -Chuck Palahniuk
CosmicMayhem raises an important point (although perhaps inadvertently):s/he has submitted photos of activities that at least one professional has determined to be of concern, and these have been presented on the site as “body modification.” This strikes me as very problematic.
CosmicMayhem raises an important point (although perhaps inadvertently):s/he has submitted photos of activities that at least one professional has determined to be of concern, and these have been presented on the site as “body modification.” This strikes me as very problematic.
CosmicMayhem raises an important point (although perhaps inadvertently):s/he has submitted photos of activities that at least one professional has determined to be of concern, and these have been presented on the site as “body modification.” This strikes me as very problematic.
CosmicMayhem raises an important point (although perhaps inadvertently):s/he has submitted photos of activities that at least one professional has determined to be of concern, and these have been presented on the site as “body modification.” This strikes me as very problematic.
Most of the points i was going to make have already been made in one way or another so i’ll keep it short.
If you self harm and look at images of others cutting (whatever their reasons may be) and it makes you want/need to cut then the simple answer is to stop looking. If it offends you don’t look at it, simple as.
In the past i have found the ritual cutting galleries on here both helpful and hindering. It used to make me happy that i could harm mysellf and know i wasn’t the only person doing it and it would comfort me. There were also days when i was so close to cutting and looking at the photos just pushed me further in the direction i was alreay heading.
Anyone who finds those pictures “triggering” are already considering hurting themselves and if they haven’t reached a stage when they feel like they’ve got a handle on it then like i said don’t look at them.
Most of the points i was going to make have already been made in one way or another so i’ll keep it short.
If you self harm and look at images of others cutting (whatever their reasons may be) and it makes you want/need to cut then the simple answer is to stop looking. If it offends you don’t look at it, simple as.
In the past i have found the ritual cutting galleries on here both helpful and hindering. It used to make me happy that i could harm mysellf and know i wasn’t the only person doing it and it would comfort me. There were also days when i was so close to cutting and looking at the photos just pushed me further in the direction i was alreay heading.
Anyone who finds those pictures “triggering” are already considering hurting themselves and if they haven’t reached a stage when they feel like they’ve got a handle on it then like i said don’t look at them.
Most of the points i was going to make have already been made in one way or another so i’ll keep it short.
If you self harm and look at images of others cutting (whatever their reasons may be) and it makes you want/need to cut then the simple answer is to stop looking. If it offends you don’t look at it, simple as.
In the past i have found the ritual cutting galleries on here both helpful and hindering. It used to make me happy that i could harm mysellf and know i wasn’t the only person doing it and it would comfort me. There were also days when i was so close to cutting and looking at the photos just pushed me further in the direction i was alreay heading.
Anyone who finds those pictures “triggering” are already considering hurting themselves and if they haven’t reached a stage when they feel like they’ve got a handle on it then like i said don’t look at them.
Most of the points i was going to make have already been made in one way or another so i’ll keep it short.
If you self harm and look at images of others cutting (whatever their reasons may be) and it makes you want/need to cut then the simple answer is to stop looking. If it offends you don’t look at it, simple as.
In the past i have found the ritual cutting galleries on here both helpful and hindering. It used to make me happy that i could harm mysellf and know i wasn’t the only person doing it and it would comfort me. There were also days when i was so close to cutting and looking at the photos just pushed me further in the direction i was alreay heading.
Anyone who finds those pictures “triggering” are already considering hurting themselves and if they haven’t reached a stage when they feel like they’ve got a handle on it then like i said don’t look at them.
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…i’m not triggered…i’m AMAZED! and EXCITED! and all of those other fun adjectives that could be used to describe how i feel every time i go here (even for some of those guessing ones :P). Honestly I feel that if you don’t have enough self control to know what triggers you, or to know the difference between modification and illness, then you’re either too young for this site, or just immature.
well written Shannon 🙂
and i love play-piercings like this where they have the decorations in them! just makes them all the more beautiful!
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…i’m not triggered…i’m AMAZED! and EXCITED! and all of those other fun adjectives that could be used to describe how i feel every time i go here (even for some of those guessing ones :P). Honestly I feel that if you don’t have enough self control to know what triggers you, or to know the difference between modification and illness, then you’re either too young for this site, or just immature.
well written Shannon 🙂
and i love play-piercings like this where they have the decorations in them! just makes them all the more beautiful!
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…i’m not triggered…i’m AMAZED! and EXCITED! and all of those other fun adjectives that could be used to describe how i feel every time i go here (even for some of those guessing ones :P). Honestly I feel that if you don’t have enough self control to know what triggers you, or to know the difference between modification and illness, then you’re either too young for this site, or just immature.
well written Shannon 🙂
and i love play-piercings like this where they have the decorations in them! just makes them all the more beautiful!
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…i’m not triggered…i’m AMAZED! and EXCITED! and all of those other fun adjectives that could be used to describe how i feel every time i go here (even for some of those guessing ones :P). Honestly I feel that if you don’t have enough self control to know what triggers you, or to know the difference between modification and illness, then you’re either too young for this site, or just immature.
well written Shannon 🙂
and i love play-piercings like this where they have the decorations in them! just makes them all the more beautiful!
i don’t understand why you put censors on cut up dicks and pussies, but you can’t put a censor one self-cut flesh? i am completely disgusting by your outlook on the whole situation and i am one of the people who has complained about cutting pictures not being censored. not because i run off to cut after seeing them or blame you for putting them up, but because it makes me uncomfortable. i think it’s lame that you believe that we shouldn’t look at BME, because you’re too lazy to see someone elses side of the situation. i won’t be reading modblog anymore, looking at BME or contributing pictures anymore, because i’m disappointed in you shunning people from a community that is supposed to be open-minded. i’m fine with people doing whatever to their own bodies, but just because i’m “triggered” by cutting images, doesn’t mean that i need help and shouldn’t enjoy looking at pictures of tattooes, piercings and reading articles about the culture and history of it all.
i don’t understand why you put censors on cut up dicks and pussies, but you can’t put a censor one self-cut flesh? i am completely disgusting by your outlook on the whole situation and i am one of the people who has complained about cutting pictures not being censored. not because i run off to cut after seeing them or blame you for putting them up, but because it makes me uncomfortable. i think it’s lame that you believe that we shouldn’t look at BME, because you’re too lazy to see someone elses side of the situation. i won’t be reading modblog anymore, looking at BME or contributing pictures anymore, because i’m disappointed in you shunning people from a community that is supposed to be open-minded. i’m fine with people doing whatever to their own bodies, but just because i’m “triggered” by cutting images, doesn’t mean that i need help and shouldn’t enjoy looking at pictures of tattooes, piercings and reading articles about the culture and history of it all.
i don’t understand why you put censors on cut up dicks and pussies, but you can’t put a censor one self-cut flesh? i am completely disgusting by your outlook on the whole situation and i am one of the people who has complained about cutting pictures not being censored. not because i run off to cut after seeing them or blame you for putting them up, but because it makes me uncomfortable. i think it’s lame that you believe that we shouldn’t look at BME, because you’re too lazy to see someone elses side of the situation. i won’t be reading modblog anymore, looking at BME or contributing pictures anymore, because i’m disappointed in you shunning people from a community that is supposed to be open-minded. i’m fine with people doing whatever to their own bodies, but just because i’m “triggered” by cutting images, doesn’t mean that i need help and shouldn’t enjoy looking at pictures of tattooes, piercings and reading articles about the culture and history of it all.
i don’t understand why you put censors on cut up dicks and pussies, but you can’t put a censor one self-cut flesh? i am completely disgusting by your outlook on the whole situation and i am one of the people who has complained about cutting pictures not being censored. not because i run off to cut after seeing them or blame you for putting them up, but because it makes me uncomfortable. i think it’s lame that you believe that we shouldn’t look at BME, because you’re too lazy to see someone elses side of the situation. i won’t be reading modblog anymore, looking at BME or contributing pictures anymore, because i’m disappointed in you shunning people from a community that is supposed to be open-minded. i’m fine with people doing whatever to their own bodies, but just because i’m “triggered” by cutting images, doesn’t mean that i need help and shouldn’t enjoy looking at pictures of tattooes, piercings and reading articles about the culture and history of it all.
Perhaps a little background information will be necessary for me to illustrate just how unfamiliar OR weak-willed and susceptible to visual triggers the person who wrote you must be.
I’m a recovering cutter of just over a month. I know it doesn’t seem like much, but when you battle with daily, random urges, often brought on without even emotional spurs, it’s a wonder to get through the week without adding dozens of cuts. I used to take photos and turn it into something artistic, which is one of the factors that makes me miss it most. However, I know that when I DID have a severe breakdown, the cuts would be all the more serious, and so I had to stop. I’d been trying to stop for a while, but usually was never able to make it over a week or so.
Now, onto the main point. I check in on ModBlog almost every day to keep up with new submissions. I also frequently browse BMEzine’s scarification and ritual cutting galleries. Seeing scarification is somewhat triggering – but not in a negative sense. It makes me wish that I could do something as beautiful as the professional cuttings, so that I could make my scarring into something that other people can interpret as positive, as well. Perhaps I’d even incorporate my present scars into a design to transform self-loathing and artwork into something purely of art.
The only way I could imagine these galleries making cutting particularly tempting to return to (and it’s not been long since I’ve ‘quit’, so the urges are still quite strong when they come) is if the person is -looking- for an excuse to cut. If someone has so little self control as to be triggered by PICTURES of cutting, then it’s unlikely that they’ll be ‘ex-cutters’ for long, regardless of what pictures they look at. It’s that they simply can’t hold up to the pressure. Imagine it; the emotional cravings for cutting are, I imagine, much stronger than the visual ones. So once an emotional craving comes along, they’re just going to be blown out of the water.
Perhaps a little background information will be necessary for me to illustrate just how unfamiliar OR weak-willed and susceptible to visual triggers the person who wrote you must be.
I’m a recovering cutter of just over a month. I know it doesn’t seem like much, but when you battle with daily, random urges, often brought on without even emotional spurs, it’s a wonder to get through the week without adding dozens of cuts. I used to take photos and turn it into something artistic, which is one of the factors that makes me miss it most. However, I know that when I DID have a severe breakdown, the cuts would be all the more serious, and so I had to stop. I’d been trying to stop for a while, but usually was never able to make it over a week or so.
Now, onto the main point. I check in on ModBlog almost every day to keep up with new submissions. I also frequently browse BMEzine’s scarification and ritual cutting galleries. Seeing scarification is somewhat triggering – but not in a negative sense. It makes me wish that I could do something as beautiful as the professional cuttings, so that I could make my scarring into something that other people can interpret as positive, as well. Perhaps I’d even incorporate my present scars into a design to transform self-loathing and artwork into something purely of art.
The only way I could imagine these galleries making cutting particularly tempting to return to (and it’s not been long since I’ve ‘quit’, so the urges are still quite strong when they come) is if the person is -looking- for an excuse to cut. If someone has so little self control as to be triggered by PICTURES of cutting, then it’s unlikely that they’ll be ‘ex-cutters’ for long, regardless of what pictures they look at. It’s that they simply can’t hold up to the pressure. Imagine it; the emotional cravings for cutting are, I imagine, much stronger than the visual ones. So once an emotional craving comes along, they’re just going to be blown out of the water.
Perhaps a little background information will be necessary for me to illustrate just how unfamiliar OR weak-willed and susceptible to visual triggers the person who wrote you must be.
I’m a recovering cutter of just over a month. I know it doesn’t seem like much, but when you battle with daily, random urges, often brought on without even emotional spurs, it’s a wonder to get through the week without adding dozens of cuts. I used to take photos and turn it into something artistic, which is one of the factors that makes me miss it most. However, I know that when I DID have a severe breakdown, the cuts would be all the more serious, and so I had to stop. I’d been trying to stop for a while, but usually was never able to make it over a week or so.
Now, onto the main point. I check in on ModBlog almost every day to keep up with new submissions. I also frequently browse BMEzine’s scarification and ritual cutting galleries. Seeing scarification is somewhat triggering – but not in a negative sense. It makes me wish that I could do something as beautiful as the professional cuttings, so that I could make my scarring into something that other people can interpret as positive, as well. Perhaps I’d even incorporate my present scars into a design to transform self-loathing and artwork into something purely of art.
The only way I could imagine these galleries making cutting particularly tempting to return to (and it’s not been long since I’ve ‘quit’, so the urges are still quite strong when they come) is if the person is -looking- for an excuse to cut. If someone has so little self control as to be triggered by PICTURES of cutting, then it’s unlikely that they’ll be ‘ex-cutters’ for long, regardless of what pictures they look at. It’s that they simply can’t hold up to the pressure. Imagine it; the emotional cravings for cutting are, I imagine, much stronger than the visual ones. So once an emotional craving comes along, they’re just going to be blown out of the water.
Perhaps a little background information will be necessary for me to illustrate just how unfamiliar OR weak-willed and susceptible to visual triggers the person who wrote you must be.
I’m a recovering cutter of just over a month. I know it doesn’t seem like much, but when you battle with daily, random urges, often brought on without even emotional spurs, it’s a wonder to get through the week without adding dozens of cuts. I used to take photos and turn it into something artistic, which is one of the factors that makes me miss it most. However, I know that when I DID have a severe breakdown, the cuts would be all the more serious, and so I had to stop. I’d been trying to stop for a while, but usually was never able to make it over a week or so.
Now, onto the main point. I check in on ModBlog almost every day to keep up with new submissions. I also frequently browse BMEzine’s scarification and ritual cutting galleries. Seeing scarification is somewhat triggering – but not in a negative sense. It makes me wish that I could do something as beautiful as the professional cuttings, so that I could make my scarring into something that other people can interpret as positive, as well. Perhaps I’d even incorporate my present scars into a design to transform self-loathing and artwork into something purely of art.
The only way I could imagine these galleries making cutting particularly tempting to return to (and it’s not been long since I’ve ‘quit’, so the urges are still quite strong when they come) is if the person is -looking- for an excuse to cut. If someone has so little self control as to be triggered by PICTURES of cutting, then it’s unlikely that they’ll be ‘ex-cutters’ for long, regardless of what pictures they look at. It’s that they simply can’t hold up to the pressure. Imagine it; the emotional cravings for cutting are, I imagine, much stronger than the visual ones. So once an emotional craving comes along, they’re just going to be blown out of the water.
Jenna –
The sensors are removed after you click on the main article or picture. It’s about society’s perception of what is proper – a wound is not often something people view as ‘dirty’ or something vulgar and unclean. Genitalia, however, are. Many people are still very, very uncomfortable about addressing their own bodies.
Besides. Genitals are almost always censored in some fashion or another. Cuts are not. You have to be eighteen to (legally) view pornographic materials – at least in the United States. But there is no restriction on viewing ‘cutter’ sites or open wounds, because they’re entirely different things.
Jenna –
The sensors are removed after you click on the main article or picture. It’s about society’s perception of what is proper – a wound is not often something people view as ‘dirty’ or something vulgar and unclean. Genitalia, however, are. Many people are still very, very uncomfortable about addressing their own bodies.
Besides. Genitals are almost always censored in some fashion or another. Cuts are not. You have to be eighteen to (legally) view pornographic materials – at least in the United States. But there is no restriction on viewing ‘cutter’ sites or open wounds, because they’re entirely different things.
Jenna –
The sensors are removed after you click on the main article or picture. It’s about society’s perception of what is proper – a wound is not often something people view as ‘dirty’ or something vulgar and unclean. Genitalia, however, are. Many people are still very, very uncomfortable about addressing their own bodies.
Besides. Genitals are almost always censored in some fashion or another. Cuts are not. You have to be eighteen to (legally) view pornographic materials – at least in the United States. But there is no restriction on viewing ‘cutter’ sites or open wounds, because they’re entirely different things.
Jenna –
The sensors are removed after you click on the main article or picture. It’s about society’s perception of what is proper – a wound is not often something people view as ‘dirty’ or something vulgar and unclean. Genitalia, however, are. Many people are still very, very uncomfortable about addressing their own bodies.
Besides. Genitals are almost always censored in some fashion or another. Cuts are not. You have to be eighteen to (legally) view pornographic materials – at least in the United States. But there is no restriction on viewing ‘cutter’ sites or open wounds, because they’re entirely different things.
Shannon I modify myself because when I was much younger (about 5 or 6- ~1992/1993), probably before this site was even created. I decided I wanted to have the lovely piercings the women had in their ears, all over me. Yes, I was influenced by others…sorta but it was never due to this specific site. This site is more a sharing place to me than something to inspire me.
PS: If this site does anything, it reminds me of the list I have of mods I want to get, it doesn’t make me want to get a tattoo, piercing or want to do a suspension, it just reminds me of what I already want to get. Also, I knew about suspension long before I knew about BME.
Shannon I modify myself because when I was much younger (about 5 or 6- ~1992/1993), probably before this site was even created. I decided I wanted to have the lovely piercings the women had in their ears, all over me. Yes, I was influenced by others…sorta but it was never due to this specific site. This site is more a sharing place to me than something to inspire me.
PS: If this site does anything, it reminds me of the list I have of mods I want to get, it doesn’t make me want to get a tattoo, piercing or want to do a suspension, it just reminds me of what I already want to get. Also, I knew about suspension long before I knew about BME.
Shannon I modify myself because when I was much younger (about 5 or 6- ~1992/1993), probably before this site was even created. I decided I wanted to have the lovely piercings the women had in their ears, all over me. Yes, I was influenced by others…sorta but it was never due to this specific site. This site is more a sharing place to me than something to inspire me.
PS: If this site does anything, it reminds me of the list I have of mods I want to get, it doesn’t make me want to get a tattoo, piercing or want to do a suspension, it just reminds me of what I already want to get. Also, I knew about suspension long before I knew about BME.
Shannon I modify myself because when I was much younger (about 5 or 6- ~1992/1993), probably before this site was even created. I decided I wanted to have the lovely piercings the women had in their ears, all over me. Yes, I was influenced by others…sorta but it was never due to this specific site. This site is more a sharing place to me than something to inspire me.
PS: If this site does anything, it reminds me of the list I have of mods I want to get, it doesn’t make me want to get a tattoo, piercing or want to do a suspension, it just reminds me of what I already want to get. Also, I knew about suspension long before I knew about BME.
Looking at the pictures you show of cutting makes me not want to cut. I have liked the feeling in the past but hate the look of it. Looking at the pictures you post is enough for me to change my mind.
Looking at the pictures you show of cutting makes me not want to cut. I have liked the feeling in the past but hate the look of it. Looking at the pictures you post is enough for me to change my mind.
Looking at the pictures you show of cutting makes me not want to cut. I have liked the feeling in the past but hate the look of it. Looking at the pictures you post is enough for me to change my mind.
Looking at the pictures you show of cutting makes me not want to cut. I have liked the feeling in the past but hate the look of it. Looking at the pictures you post is enough for me to change my mind.
I was a cutter for several years, and havn’t actively cut for almost as many. I don’t love my scars, but I don’t hate them either. I think that what you put on your body, whether it’s scars or tattoos, means something to you at the time, and the pictures on here of them means something different to everybody.
While I don’t appreciate people saying I have (or did have) a mental illness because I used to cut (I went to a therapist for years, and was never diagnosed with one [not saying I didn’t have negative issues in my life to deal with in a more positive way]), I think if a person has problems viewing particular material, they shouldn’t click on that link. That person almost always knows they shouldn’t look at it, just like an alcoholic will know they shouldn’t go into a bar (denial is not an excuse).
People with illnesses need help, yes, but it shouldn’t be up to anyone to tell them what they can and can’t look at, even if it will trigger them, just like nobody can tell a bulemic not to go purge (you can offer help, but you can’t stop the action).
I was a cutter for several years, and havn’t actively cut for almost as many. I don’t love my scars, but I don’t hate them either. I think that what you put on your body, whether it’s scars or tattoos, means something to you at the time, and the pictures on here of them means something different to everybody.
While I don’t appreciate people saying I have (or did have) a mental illness because I used to cut (I went to a therapist for years, and was never diagnosed with one [not saying I didn’t have negative issues in my life to deal with in a more positive way]), I think if a person has problems viewing particular material, they shouldn’t click on that link. That person almost always knows they shouldn’t look at it, just like an alcoholic will know they shouldn’t go into a bar (denial is not an excuse).
People with illnesses need help, yes, but it shouldn’t be up to anyone to tell them what they can and can’t look at, even if it will trigger them, just like nobody can tell a bulemic not to go purge (you can offer help, but you can’t stop the action).
I was a cutter for several years, and havn’t actively cut for almost as many. I don’t love my scars, but I don’t hate them either. I think that what you put on your body, whether it’s scars or tattoos, means something to you at the time, and the pictures on here of them means something different to everybody.
While I don’t appreciate people saying I have (or did have) a mental illness because I used to cut (I went to a therapist for years, and was never diagnosed with one [not saying I didn’t have negative issues in my life to deal with in a more positive way]), I think if a person has problems viewing particular material, they shouldn’t click on that link. That person almost always knows they shouldn’t look at it, just like an alcoholic will know they shouldn’t go into a bar (denial is not an excuse).
People with illnesses need help, yes, but it shouldn’t be up to anyone to tell them what they can and can’t look at, even if it will trigger them, just like nobody can tell a bulemic not to go purge (you can offer help, but you can’t stop the action).
I was a cutter for several years, and havn’t actively cut for almost as many. I don’t love my scars, but I don’t hate them either. I think that what you put on your body, whether it’s scars or tattoos, means something to you at the time, and the pictures on here of them means something different to everybody.
While I don’t appreciate people saying I have (or did have) a mental illness because I used to cut (I went to a therapist for years, and was never diagnosed with one [not saying I didn’t have negative issues in my life to deal with in a more positive way]), I think if a person has problems viewing particular material, they shouldn’t click on that link. That person almost always knows they shouldn’t look at it, just like an alcoholic will know they shouldn’t go into a bar (denial is not an excuse).
People with illnesses need help, yes, but it shouldn’t be up to anyone to tell them what they can and can’t look at, even if it will trigger them, just like nobody can tell a bulemic not to go purge (you can offer help, but you can’t stop the action).
Well Shannon – you could just split the modblog up into a 43 diiferent categoires for all the people who can’t handle what they may or may not see here and just leave this blog open to people who can handle the peer pressuring triggers that you so blatently post 🙂
BME and Modblog are two of the only places where “if you don’t like it, don’t look” actually apply – you shouldn’t change a thing.
Well Shannon – you could just split the modblog up into a 43 diiferent categoires for all the people who can’t handle what they may or may not see here and just leave this blog open to people who can handle the peer pressuring triggers that you so blatently post 🙂
BME and Modblog are two of the only places where “if you don’t like it, don’t look” actually apply – you shouldn’t change a thing.
Well Shannon – you could just split the modblog up into a 43 diiferent categoires for all the people who can’t handle what they may or may not see here and just leave this blog open to people who can handle the peer pressuring triggers that you so blatently post 🙂
BME and Modblog are two of the only places where “if you don’t like it, don’t look” actually apply – you shouldn’t change a thing.
Well Shannon – you could just split the modblog up into a 43 diiferent categoires for all the people who can’t handle what they may or may not see here and just leave this blog open to people who can handle the peer pressuring triggers that you so blatently post 🙂
BME and Modblog are two of the only places where “if you don’t like it, don’t look” actually apply – you shouldn’t change a thing.
thanks, tranque, since i’m clearly an idiot. i wasn’t asking why the crotch shots are censored, i understand why they are, i just don’t understand why it’d be so hard to blur something out if it’s offending so many people. i’m offended because i feel like shannon doesn’t think i should be looking at this site or be in this community, because i have a mental illness and have cut in the past. i haven’t cut in many years and do not plan on it, but seeing self-inflicted injuries hurts me and makes me scared, because there’s a chance i COULD do that again.
thanks, tranque, since i’m clearly an idiot. i wasn’t asking why the crotch shots are censored, i understand why they are, i just don’t understand why it’d be so hard to blur something out if it’s offending so many people. i’m offended because i feel like shannon doesn’t think i should be looking at this site or be in this community, because i have a mental illness and have cut in the past. i haven’t cut in many years and do not plan on it, but seeing self-inflicted injuries hurts me and makes me scared, because there’s a chance i COULD do that again.
thanks, tranque, since i’m clearly an idiot. i wasn’t asking why the crotch shots are censored, i understand why they are, i just don’t understand why it’d be so hard to blur something out if it’s offending so many people. i’m offended because i feel like shannon doesn’t think i should be looking at this site or be in this community, because i have a mental illness and have cut in the past. i haven’t cut in many years and do not plan on it, but seeing self-inflicted injuries hurts me and makes me scared, because there’s a chance i COULD do that again.
thanks, tranque, since i’m clearly an idiot. i wasn’t asking why the crotch shots are censored, i understand why they are, i just don’t understand why it’d be so hard to blur something out if it’s offending so many people. i’m offended because i feel like shannon doesn’t think i should be looking at this site or be in this community, because i have a mental illness and have cut in the past. i haven’t cut in many years and do not plan on it, but seeing self-inflicted injuries hurts me and makes me scared, because there’s a chance i COULD do that again.
casey — if there was a blurred teaser and the pictures were behind a cut, i wouldn’t look. i’m not given that choice.
casey — if there was a blurred teaser and the pictures were behind a cut, i wouldn’t look. i’m not given that choice.