I am an open minded person, but sometimes just wonder "why?"

[uppityperson]

I wonder what TSA would think of her? I guess it takes all kinds of people, to make the world be what it is. Huh.


http://www.thedayiwentmad.com/most-pierced-woman-in-the-world/

Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elaine_Davidson

Elaine Davidson is the "Most Pierced Woman" according to the Guinness World Records.

When examined by a Guinness World Record official in May 2000, Davidson had 462 piercings, with 192 in her face alone. By August 2001 when she was re-examined she was found to have 720 piercings. Performing at the Edinburgh Festival in 2005, the Guardian reported that she now had 3,920 body piercings. She has more piercings in her genitalia than in any other part of the body - 500 in all, externally and internally. The total weight of her jewelry is estimated to be about 3 kilograms. As of May 2008, Davidson's piercings total 5,920.

[Vinca]

1. Must be pleasant to look at her when she has a cold. nt

[Deja Q]

5. A cold what?

[Vinca]

9. A head cold. Snot running through the nose piercings. nt

[Dorian Gray]

66. Ouch!

In some ways I think it actually looks sort of cool. Especially the second pic. But, it would be way too painful... and HEAVY... for me to ever consider.

I'm a minimalist when it comes to jewellery, anyhow!

[BlooInBloo]

2. Yup, that's freakish. But whatever - more power to her.

[QueenOfCalifornia]

7. You big liar pants

You want to break her record and you know it....

[BlooInBloo]

12. No way man. I have to fly on airplanes every so often.

[Deja Q]

3. That's a record she can keep.

:puke:

I just hope she never lives to regret that decision to stick in more pins than Hellraiser...



Mind you, that movie is being remade for 2009 - maybe she's the new Hellraiser?

[nomorenomore08]

11. "Jesus wept..."

When he saw the pictures in the OP, that is. GEEESH!!! :scared:

[OnyxCollie]

81. I would love to see Hellraiser with better effects, better acting,

and the original, unreleased soundtrack by COIL (creepy as hell).

[babylonsister]

4. Ain't self expression grand? Imagine being her parents! nt

[Deja Q]

6. I found a recent family picture that might explain why she looks that way

That's her mom


That's her dad, reminding her how grateful she is that no pin was stuck in just the wrong area...


And here are her great grandparents and other old relatives:

[QueenOfCalifornia]

8. You will be

spanked now.

:spank:

[babylonsister]

20. That DOES explain it! Thanks for clarifying.

:rofl:

[squawk7700]

52. LOL!

That's the funniest thing I've seen since the pigs ate my little sister!
:D

[ZombieHorde]

10. Needles are fun, but not for everyone.

Just like romantic comedies and wasabi peas.

[Indenturedebtor]

14. MMMMm Wasabe pees. I wonder how she gets through airport security? n/t

[ZombieHorde]

31. I am not sure, perhaps some heavy wanding. (I don't know what to call it)

[Posteritatis]

35. I'm assuming she simply doesn't

Considering the crap I took at the airport this winter for wearing boots that have metal on them (not steeltoed; they were demanding I justify wearing boots with metal eyelets for laces), I'd be surprised if she was even allowed in an airport terminal. Which is ridiculous, IMO - I have a feeling I'm one of the only people in this thread who absolutely fails to have the least problem with this sort of thing, even though I have as many holes in my body as I was born with - but that's how it likely is these days.

[sellitman]

13. I heard she has a magnetic personality.

Or was that she is magnetic?

[Deja Q]

16. Lord have mercy, wait until she needs to get an MRI done...

:scared:

[Canuckistanian]

23. Jeez, no kidding

They would have to remove all 462 piercings before she could get NEAR an MRI machine.

I'd be nervous about being near a microwave oven if I were her.

[Radio_Lady]

25. Holy mackerel, Canuckistanian. That thought makes me shudder.

[dysfunctional press]

84. 462? that was years ago- now she's up to 5920...6 1/2 pounds of piercings.

it might be fun to put her in the mri as is- just to see what happens.

[liberal N proud]

15. To each their own but...

I can not figure out why anyone wants to mutilate themselves like that?

Just a personal thing.

[beezlebum]

17. that can't be comfortable...

i have trouble sleeping with my earrings. and other daily tasks, like eating...hm...

[LisaM]

18. I'd call it a compulsive disorder

It's like those people who continue to cut themselves, and can't stop.

[uppityperson]

27. Looking for fame? Getting her 15 minutes?

It takes all kinds of people. So long as she is hurting no one but herself, but having difficulty being open minded here.

[jimshoes]

19. Oh ick, blech, yuck, bleah, ptooie

gag. I'm not one to judge though.

[Mind_your_head]

21. Poor woman......

Seems like she needs a good friend/doctor/someone....

...to tell her, 'enough my dear'....you really need to stop.

(Could this be a variation of someone who likes to cut themselves? .... I don't know much about that either, but the mutilative part/lack of self-love seems like it might be similar? :shrug:)

[devilgrrl]

22. Just be glad it isn't your face

I feel the same way but have to remind myself that it really isn't my problem

[Radio_Lady]

26. These two are somebody's daughters, somebody's granddaughters.

I don't think I could stand by and let this happen.

They could call me "meddler Mother" but to me, this would comply with being a danger to oneself, although probably not to others. This is, unless they were driving by on a sunny day and caught a glimpse of either of these two women in a mirror or glowing on the side of the road...

Definitely a distraction.

[Perry Logan]

24. But it only takes a single nose stud to guarantee that no one will ever hear a word you say.

[fizzgig]

34. i have to disagree with that

i think most people hear every word of what i say

[Quantess]

86. Cheers to you!

I have several, large, tattoos. Colorful half-sleeves, and more.

Today was a warm & nice day in Portland, OR area. I went around in skimpy clothing walking my dog in an *upscale neighborhood, and everyone was really friendly to me. And I mean, everyone was nice! The senior citizen couples, the lady taking her trash curbside, even the cop who circled around my 1995 Ford pickup to decide whether I was parked legally. The cop smiled at me and was friendly, too.

* Lake Oswego, OR. I was visiting my sister this evening.

Edit to add: I have a feeling Obama has struck the chord of Oregonians, and people are excited about Obama for president. Maybe, just maybe.

[Quantess]

28. Eeeeeek!

"She has more piercings in her genitalia than in any other part of the body - 500 in all, externally and internally."
:scared:

[Radio_Lady]

30. Heck, I could complain about one piercing there... if it didn't go in right...

Ouch!

[QueenOfCalifornia]

45. This post is totally

useless without photos.

:bounce:

[Quantess]

58. I would probably faint looking at a photo

Suffice to say it probably looks like chainmail.

[Radio_Lady]

29. To the men here... how would you feel about a woman with 500 "external and internal"

piercings? Would that be a turn-on for intimacy... or just the opposite?

As of this month, 5,920 piercings. That's really something psychiatric... but not sure what the cure would be.

[MercutioATC]

51. Personally, I'd imagine it would be like screwing a toolbox, but to each their own.

[QueenOfCalifornia]

64. Pliers?

It could be a start....

Where to start removing them from first?

[Richard Steele]

75. Frankly, I feel that I can do better. nm

[IndependentDem]

32. if you think thats bad...

go check out the extreme section @ bmezine.com some time... people do some dumb shit to themselves.

edited to give fair warning that bmezine.com has some very disturbing images.

[madmom]

33. Looks like she fell face first into some ones tackle box.

[sellitman]

36. Best reply ever!

I nearly fell off my bar stool.

[Mind_your_head]

37. Maybe it's just me, but I think there's a whole lot of "insensitive" here

that goes waaaaay beyond this woman's face/body/genitalia.

Very insensitive posts/responses here.

[uppityperson]

71. I agree, there are insensitive posts here.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=3310545&mesg_id=3311286
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=3310545&mesg_id=3311161

[TheWraith]

38. I have to say that strikes me as unhealthy in a mental sense. nt

[uppityperson]

57. I see it as she is having fun and seeking her 15 min of fame.

People do all sorts of self expression, so long as she only does this to herself, and willingly, not going to say it shows mental illness. Just very much atypical.

[nadinbrzezinski]

39. As a former medic I just shudder

if anybody has to shove a tube down her throat in an emergency to keep her breathing....

Oh my... I fear they will have to go through the throat

after that, it is her choice

[Mind_your_head]

40. Don't you think she needs some psychological help?

Or are you ONLY worried about how YOU might fit into this picture (in case she needs medical emergency-response help)?

[nadinbrzezinski]

41. I'm open minded enough to realize that some folks do this as self expression

there are folks who tattoo their bodies, she uses piercing

Not my cup of tea, but I am not going to recommend psychiatric care for this.... now if she was a danger to herself and others, a classic definition of a 51-50 that is another story. But she is not.

If she was my daughter, and was over 18, again, she is free and clear to do this as well

[Mind_your_head]

42. I certainly appreciate an 'open mind'

I also know that a person's mind can be so 'open' that their brains TOTALLY fall out.

This woman is clearly hurting herself (much like a 'cutter'). Someone needs to step in and help her.

M_Y_H

P.S.

What you said:
If she was my daughter, and was over 18, again, she is free and clear to do this as well

You wouldn't be a very good mom if you let your daughter torture herself this way.

[MercutioATC]

43. Oh, relax...it's self-expression.

My father gets all worked up about visible tattoos being "mutilation". It's all a matter of degree.

Personally, I don't find it attractive, but I don't automatically suspect mental problems. It's her way of expressing herself. I may not choose the same way, but I respect her right to do it and don't think any less of her.

[Mind_your_head]

44. All I see is *ignore* eom

[nadinbrzezinski]

46. I wonder what you'd say about some ritual mutilation that goes around the world

I suspect you;d want all these people in the psych ward

As I said, it is NOT my cup of tea... neither are tattoos... but there is a limit on how much we can control folks

And what she is doing is extreme... but unless she gets an infection, she is not doing critical damage, except in a medical emergency

Or going through TSA

In fact, she is doing FAR LESS damage than a morbidly obese patient or a smoker

The morbidly obese should loose weight for their own sake, and smokers should not smoke... (and stay away from me with my asthma) but a smoker has a better chance of doing damage to me, than she ever will

[Mind_your_head]

50. Well, when do we "go back" to worrying about the other person more than ourselves?

THAT is the only thing that really changes people.

Our selfish society ...that CRYS OUT for love and understanding, yet doesn't GIVE any love and understanding in the FIRST PLACE.

I don't expect anyone like you, nadin, to understand that. You've worked so hard to put yourself in a 'first-place' position (as so many on DU have.....some are 'worthy/sincere....some are not) .....only to betray that trust/understanding.

[nadinbrzezinski]

55. That is why I walked the walk and talked the talk as an EMS worker in a

developing country, and put my life on the line more than once over the course of ten years so OTHERS might live

Care to compare credentials?

But THIS PARTICULAR case is not one that I can do much to change

Now if she was my patient, or anybody's else's patient, it becomes an issue

But PERSONAL CHOICES of PERSONAL BODY MUTILATION are not something I will loose sleep over

Now kids not having enough to eat or drink yes

Patients who cannot afford their medical care... again yes

But then again I can TRIAGE.

Oh and I forgot to mention a couple other things

I never got paid, and I paid for my equipment

Oh and during Katrina I spent many a day telling folks how to bring TEAMS in...

Yep, you're right, I am well too centered for my own good

So once again, care to compare notes

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[nadinbrzezinski]

63. Somebody has a translator ring for the code

:wtf:

[uppityperson]

70. WTF again?

[uppityperson]

69. WTF?

[MercutioATC]

47. Doesn't surprise me...

:eyes:

[squawk7700]

49. I agree, it's not nice to think less of the mentally ill.

...

[MercutioATC]

53. I just feel absolutely no need to judge her.

That's not meant to be a snarky response, I just don't. If this is what she wants to do and she's willing to accept the consequences, who am I to judge?

[squawk7700]

54. No disagreement whatsoever! I said what I meant and I meant what I said.

There are plenty of perfectly nice crazy people in the world. :D

[MercutioATC]

56. Fair enough

Depending on your definition of "crazy", I'd agree.

Personally, I'd never want to go through what she must have to go through on a daily basis.

[TheFriendlyAnarchist]

80. She looks happy enough to me. If that works for her, I give it a

:thumbsup:

[bicentennial_baby]

61. I just hope she never needs an emergency MRI

And I say that as a pierced and tattooed person. :)

[nadinbrzezinski]

65. Or to be tubed that is when she will regret all them piercing

[dysfunctional press]

85. maybe she's already pre-trached...take out the stud, insert hose.

nt

[MiniMe]

88. I wonder if it would affect an EKG?

[jmowreader]

92. That much metal would affect radio reception...

At $30 to $100 (depending on where you go and what you get) per piercing, you're looking at a sum of money that would get you a new house in Fayetteville.

I don't get into facial piercings, but this woman does and that's okay by me. But I looked at this picture and the FIRST thing that went through my mind was, "someone get this woman to a cosmetics counter!" Green shadow out to the bone? Not good.

[jmowreader]

89. You know what would happen with a tracheotomy on her, right?

The second she could breathe normally again, she'd put a piece of jewelry in the trach hole.

[squawk7700]

48. I am not a fan of the word "freak" but there are times when it's the only thing to describe

freaks.

[Mind_your_head]

59. I'm not going to get involved in some convoluted discussion about this poor

OBVIOUSLY HURTING woman.

"Whatsoever you do to the least of my brothers (and sisters?)....that you do unto me."

Peace....my brothers & sisters,
M_Y_H

[uppityperson]

76. Maybe she did this to freak out people like you.

Maybe she's happy about how she is and doesn't care for your condescension. "OBVIOUSLY HURTING", project much? As far as your biblical quote, she did this to herself.

[REP]

87. You a graduate of the Frist School of Long-Distance Diagnosis?

Frist, at least, has an MD from a medical school. And you ... ?

[Codeine]

60. Are there a bunch of growths or something

all around the piercings, or are my eyes deceiving me? It looks like some kind of nastiness going on wherever her face is pierced.

I like piercings, and have jewelry in my nipples and in my junk, but at a certain point it's just gross-looking. And her teeth are in serious danger of heavy wear and accidental breakage from all the metal in her cheeks, lips, and tongue.

[El Pinko]

73. I think she's put glitter all around the piercings.

Whatever...

[Xithras]

67. No different than people who get multiple plastic surgeries to improve themselves.

Generally that kind of thing can be traced to a psychological problem. Usually a deep dissatisfaction with their own body and a compulsive desire to improve themselves. Some express it through whole body tatoos, some through piercings, and some through successive plastic surgeries. They're all different social and cultural reactions to the same psychological problems.

I'm NOT saying that everyone who gets any of these has issues. I had six piercings at one time, though all have been removed now, and I have some small tatoos. Both were for social reasons, and weren't done to "improve myself" so much as to "look cool" to my friends when I was younger.

[Xithras]

68. The really freaking thing is that she's a NURSE.

Could you imagine lying in a hospital bed and having HER walk in with a needle. "Trust me dear, this won't hurt a BIT!"

[El Pinko]

72. Damn what a mess.

I'm not all that open-minded about tats and piercings. I think they're pretty ugly, but especially so when taken to excess.

It looks like she is covered in boils from some disease. And the green eye makeup and red rouge does NOT work with her complexion.

She makes these two look attractive by comparison.






I'll never understand the need among some people to mutilate the perfectly good body they were born with.

It's their prerogative to do so, but I'll never understand it.

[Mind_your_head]

74. I agree.

I'll never understand the need among some people to mutilate the perfectly good body they were born with.

[galledgoblin]

77. I think it's kind of cool but

looks like she has an irritation from the jewelery, and I don't envy the pain she must have from infected piercings or when she has a cold or when it IS cold etc etc etc...

I have a few eyebrow piercings, but, while tempted, I won't get any others because it's just not practical... plus, my parents spent a small fortune to straighten my teeth when I was a teenager and would hate to see any get chipped from a temporary body modification. (by temporary, I mean like 10 years or so, I figure, unlike this woman, I'll take mine out at some point)

[fed_up_mother]

78. I'll tell the truth. I'm not that open minded.

I think that's bat shit ugly.

Freedom of expression...hers and mine, but I tend to think there's more going on than expressing her "artistic" side. :(

[MilesColtrane]

79. She has more piercings in her genitalia than in any other part of the body - 500 in all, externally

...and internally.

Internally? What the fucking fuck?

Razor wire around her cervix?

[MazeRat7]

82. Hummm... my mind says "lightening strike victim".... -nt

[BobTheSubgenius]

83. Drunken piercing kid was really grossing out my friend's wife at a bar one night.

Figured that all the hardware would impress her away from her husband, I suppose. My friend said "Kid, if you think that shit hurt going in, wait till you feel it coming out."

And that was that.

[Ilsa]

90. So, I guess using the wand at the security checkpoint is useless.

I wonder if she has plastic jewelry so she can be screened? I wonder how long it takes for her to properly clean all of her piercings and jewelry?

[Solly Mack]

91. and people were shocked by my nose(years and years and years ago)

hmmpf

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[Solly Mack]

94. You fuckers ever going to come up with anything original?

Seriously...if you're going to troll...be creative!

[surfridum]

95. No troll here. Just stating the obvious.