Traditional “Play” Piercing

By Shannon • Feb 5th, 2008 • Category: ModBlog

Ritual, not play, as photographed by Arco at last October’s vegetarian rituals in Phuket, Thailand. Lots more photos from him and others in the cultural rituals gallery on BME.

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10 Responses »

  1. VOMIT on February 5th, 2008 at 7:35 am:

    Holy shit, are those pom poms!?!

  2. Saz on February 5th, 2008 at 7:50 am:

    i hope he doesn’t fall over…

  3. Mess on February 5th, 2008 at 8:39 am:

    intense.

  4. Giles on February 5th, 2008 at 1:39 pm:

    Medicine Men Go Wild had an hour special on Thaipusam last week. The docs did an experiment, one did the week long preparation for the piercings in order to stop the pain the other did nothing. Both said they were in similar agony during the forced tongue and cheek piercings showing that preparation achieved nothing. Damn funny to watch. However Xand claimed not to feel much pain when a suspension hook was pushed through his back and tugged on.

    Great viewing though not particularly academic.

  5. InKubus on February 5th, 2008 at 1:57 pm:

    First impression: Man that guy is wearing a funny coat and hat and then came the “oh it’s a play piercing ritual”

  6. xvictorx on February 5th, 2008 at 3:17 pm:

    hmmmm… i think i may have found a solution to my inability to grow a beard

  7. jonnycore on February 5th, 2008 at 7:50 pm:

    yeah, i was like “cool, a dude with pom-poms stuck to him”
    then “Oooohhh…”

  8. Max Brand on February 6th, 2008 at 12:49 pm:

    i love it…..but I’d have to say “ritual’ and “play”….pretty much the same thing….

  9. San on February 6th, 2008 at 3:40 pm:

    That’s gorgeous

  10. tellevator on February 7th, 2008 at 7:16 pm:

    My mom actually went to Thaipusam last year and I’m jealous, most of the pictures are on my memory card. It’s definitely spiritual ritual, the most amazing part is the incredible lack of sterilization.

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