With the photo above in mind I wanted to share a comment that was left on ModBlog a month or two back – I wasn’t really sure whether I should (or could) post it, but I think it says a lot about the wonderful people that are involved in or are positively affected by body modification and those who appreciate the support from others in (and on the sidelines of) the community..
“I stumbled into this website by accident and have spent the last three hours reading posts and viewing photos. If I was forced to put a label on myself I old say that I am a cowboy; and not the weekend wingnut type with a new hat and $700.00 Ostrich boots. The reason I mention this is that while I am certainly not naive, I have never see anything like this website before and I was both fascinated and impressed with some of the things done by the participants. I had my tongue pierced several years ago as a gift to my wife and my friends shit a pickup! I have been listening to “fag” remarks for so long they don’t eve register anymore. As far as they are concerned, piercing my tongue is comparable to Willie Nelson wearing a tutu at his next concert. Fuck ‘em, I’m keeping it!
Anyway, the reason I bothered to post this in the first place is that I wanted to tell all of you that you kick ass. I am impressed with the fact (unlike most all of the assholes in this world) you are all supportive of one another regardless of body shape, size, color, height and weight. I hope to meet many of you in my next life; until then, keep it up and thanks for restoring some of my faith in the human race.“
It should also remind you that before you comment on a tattoo, piercing or chosen modification to think about the person’s feelings. Constructive criticism/personal tastes are fine but one thing I’ve noticed and is probably unavoidable as ModBlog is wide open, is that there seem to be a few people who just come here to be nasty (with alarming regularity), that’s not what ModBlog is for and it’s time it ended!
So there, see. You can put your vomit bag away now, just remember to empty it first.
Comments
64 responses to “It’s true.. We rock!”
Here here!
*applause*
what a darling picture!
1,2,3 I AGREE!!
I swear I just saluted the screen 😛
IN MOD WE TRUST!
and this picture is love 🙂
Brittney: I know! Those legs! EEEEEEEEEEEEE! So chubby and CUTE!
awwwwwwwwwwww
:’) sadly you’re right roo, too amny people come here to critisize. let’s just relax and enjoy what we all have in common…love for mods.
and what a great pic you choose to go with the post ^^ lovely…
obligatory awwwwwwwwwwww
*many 😡
wow, that text was really touching. how cool that this site kinda changed a mans perspective on the whole bodmod scene ;D
Good post Roo.
And gorgeous baby!!
*warm*
A thousand applause to the poster, and the picture (and baby!) is adorable.
🙂
thats awesome, great post both picture and message, Im glad he recognized the brighter side of the community and not some of the douchebaggery and dikheadedness that Roo mentioned and which normally sticks out at me like a sore thumb
he should get a membership for that lovely comment 🙂
wow. we restored his faith in humanity? thats great because reading that just restored mine. i read it and i just got a big smile and a really strong feeling of peace of mind. thank you.
and that picture is adorable.
I love how there is a “kids and animals” section… Its funny and i am not quite sure why that is.
That is the cutest baby ever!! i want one, lol.
IT’S A BAAAAAAAABY!!
And an attractive man and a positive comment! I approve of this post 100%.
THANK YOU.
It was getting wayyyy old how judgmental and mean some people were getting on here.
And the photo is adorable =]
I’m always amazed at how judgmental anyone outside of this community is. Like, if you post a tongue splitting video on youtube 99% of your comments will be ‘thats sick’ or something of the like. The judgments made here are no where near as severe as ‘the real world.’ I’m glad there is someone out there who isn’t heavily modified that appreciates, well, this community.
Also, this baby is friggin the cutest thing ever. And I want to see more of the guy and his sleeve.
nice tat but the baby takes the pic. friggen cute.
Awww I want one!!!
And a baby too!!!
That text in here made me smile A LOT…
I also agree with what Parker said… Mine too has been restored… Atleast for this moment!
#17
they’re basically the same thing 🙂
agreed. love the post roo 🙂
This picture is SO beautiful!!!!
agreed. great post roo 🙂
awwwwwwwwwwwww!
this is such a cute/lovely entry.
given any luck, the cowboy will get to meet some of us in this life too, not just the next one…cute picture too.
I totally get where this guy is coming from. I live in NZ, and while we’re not a backward country in most respects when it comes to body mods it’s a different story. I have 4 microdermals which are pretty much constantly visible. A few people tell me they look really nice but about 50% of the people I meet don’t understand at all and screw their faces up at them. I didn’t get them done to show people and I think they look nice, yet the most common question I get is “Why would you want to do that to yourself?” This website has given me a place where I can feel like my mods are ‘relatively minor’ (or at least commonplace) rather than OMG!-worthy, and where I can share in the beauty of other people’s mods without wondering why.
Also, cutest baby ever!!!
the only thing that rocks is that picture nothing else
This is so lovely! I love the contrast between the babies new skin with no mods and the guy covered with mods…really great…=)
That’s a gorgeous photo and a great message. I think that a lot of the time in the body modification community people are lacking in anyone who’s supportive to them in real life. Places like this make you realise just how many modified people are out there and suddenly it’s not so lonely any more.
Aaaww, what a cute baby.Bless.
can we not agree that modblog is for everyone to enjoy? those who have a passion for mods and those that don’t. why can’t we abolish this “us” and “them” attitude towards religion, young and old, male and female modified and unmodified etc etc etc.? ultamately it’s your decision to prejudice or not, but why assume anything based on your opinion?
i hope more people read the message posted in this article and get a clear understanding of modblog and bme as a whole.
fingers are tasty aren’t they little buddy.
love this picture 🙂
i just became a daddy yesterday and i took a picture almost like that with my son.
Reading that comment gave me chills. THAT is why I am BME4life… this community ( and the modded community in general ) is such an inspiration to me….
The picture is adorable too! =)
Roo, thanks for finally saying something. The negativity needs to be put to rest.
That comment is amazing & very nice to our community.
Also, I LOVE the picture. Adorable baby & father (guessing) as well.
i 100% agree with that comment! the positive aura surrounding bme was what first drew me to it, and i hope this site never changes.
also roo, i agree, ive seen too many negative comments lately. people need to be a little more considerate!
but still, awesome post.
😀
This is wonderful. I love our community and this is an awesome story.
Despite my irrational fear of babies, I find this picture really nice and innocent. : )
But anyway, saying that most of the people I know disapprove of the few mods that I have does not put me in the same situation as the one who posted the comment reproduced above (even if 4 yrs ago I did stumble on BME by accident too), but he’s right; BME is a wonderful thing.
Bring back the warmth and positiveness that has been recently fading… and let them stay!
oops… there’s a grammatical error in my post! Pretend you didn’t see it. : p
Beautiful baby and beautiful post. That text made my day 🙂
Made my week! The irony, being different, makes us respect our differences… does that make any sense? 😉
I vote for an honorary membership.
I am so glad you posted that comment.
I for one accidentally added a few pics to BME that were only meant for my page only, and a few days later woke up to comments about how I made ModBlog… I had no idea there was a modblog at the time.
The comments were both good and bad.. however the bad really hurt my feelings.
At the time I was really fit and people made fun of me for it…I know I should of never let it hurt me, but words are harsh sometimes…
Since then I have made sure not accidentally add my pics.
SnapDragon – That’s the thing though, photos are put up here to be celebrated and documented, not mocked. Even if it’s a “humorous little tattoo”, it’s posted so people can laugh along with the person who got it, not laugh at it or rip it to shreds.
Sorry to hear you felt bad though, fingers crossed people act like adults from now on.
I agree – I too have noticed an awful lot of people posting negative comments on people’s mods/lack of, which is an unfortunate way to represent a community based on acceptance.
The picture is adoring.
The comment is absolutely uplifting. What a relief to find such a decent person.