Why is self mutilation such a popular fad?

[Wolfe]

People do it because they are a couple of cans short of a 6 pack.   :-D

[T_Bone]

KennyR wrote:

And teeth.

Bah!  :lol:

[that_punk_guy]

When something like piercing becomes cool, some people get them so they don't stand out. If I go to see a punk band play, I stick out because I look so "normal." It can work either way.

[Mike_Amiga]

My sister has an eyebrow stud, and while I got used to it as part of her, I still don't like it or any piercings for that matter.

Tatoos don't do that much for me either, they tend to make a person look potentially violent, which I believe was the purpose of them when used by for example Mauri tribesmen.