Tongue Piercing Rant ;-)
No, I don’t understand them, but that’s not my point…
Whatever happened to customer service companies actually establishing a dress/behavior code that employees were required to follow? I’m guessing we are such a lawsuit-crazed society that everyone is afraid of telling someone else they can or can’t do something? Even if they’re paying them?
Because I was just trying to order lunch for my family…in a hurry, etc. Maybe it was a new barbell–I don’t really care. I could not understand my cashier.
“Wouth you lith the wegulath or larth?”
(Confused look)…”I beg your pardon?”
Then I realized it was not a natural speech impediment, but a tongue-barbell-induced one.
And before you beat me up for being so narrow-minded…I’m not suggesting the young man can’t have a tongue ring. If he wants to burden his friends with the translation of his healing tongue–be my guest (he’s probably text-messaging them anyway).
But for the love of all that is chocolate, can he assemble the sandwiches? Is there not an employer worth his salt enough to say “no tongue rings for the cashiers”?
Sorry. It’s a blog. It’s where I unload.
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May 3, 2009 9:44 pm
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I’m so with you on this! Funny!
That is pretty darn funny.
Yeth, I tothally agree
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I agree with you, Kelly. You have an excellent point.
Hahahahaaa!
Go, Kelly, go!
Thanks for exprething my thoughts perfecthly!
I do recall Walmart being one of those corporations that had a dress code at one time (i think they still do).
I wonder if these companies that dont pay much have felt almost forced to accept applications from people who have piercings, because if they didnt, they’d have no one much left who would work for close to minimum wage. Same goes for tattoos. More than half the kids I see either have at least one pierciing or tattoo, or both. Maybe these companies feel they must roll with the changes.
I’m wondering what’s next? (When they get bored with piercings). Amputation? Then what would Walmart do then?
Earlier this year, my two oldest daughters had a checkup with their pediatrician and when she examined their 10 and 12 year old tummies, she exhaled loudly and said “Phew! No piercings.” She noted the shocked look on my face and said, “Yes, we see them often at this age.” I was floored.
That thing in the tongue kind of made me lose my appetite. Is that really what they want to do to their restaurant customers?
Sarah,
Another good point I didin’t even mention…it’s not appetizing.
i wonder if when women began piercing their ears, if it was looked upon as ‘freakish’.
kelly, just be glad that you still have not seen (in person) a forked tongue, horns, and electronic implants. i’m not joking. (although i have 7 tattoos, i probably look a bit odd myself)
I chuckled when I read this entry!! But I sometimes wonder, why is getting your ears pierced so “normal” and your navel, eyebrow, nose, tongue and whatever other body part not? Just pondering?
Shanie,
You may have to explain “electronic implants”…
Oh, and here’s a bit of interesting trivia for my readers since we’re on the subject…the guy I dated before my husband had 5 tattoos, and earrings in both ears; the last time I ran into him he had added ear “plugs”, which are accentuated by the bandana he’s always wearing on his head. My husband thinks it’s really fun to bring that up.
I’m assuming that some piercing are freakish and others not merely because of the length of time a culture is accustomed; ear and nose piercings have been popular since biblical times, and in some countries you have neck rings to elongate your neck, and face piercings…it is definintely an interesting debate.
I STILL want to be able to understand my cashier, though
I understand completely!! A few years ago I was at a fabric store with my daughter(she was 4 at the time) and our cashier had piercing’s all over her face along with some purple hair. My daughter looked at her for a while then said (in a very disgusted tone) “I can’t believe your daddy and mommy let you do that!”
kelly… you SO don’t want to actually hear this, but here goes… i dormed with a girl who had av in/ av out plugs (like, the yellow and red jacks on the front of a dvd player) implanted in her right arm that she could plug a cord into- they didn’t do anything, but they were actual hardwear. she had some weird diatribe about how it was symbolic of her being spiritually plugged in to electronic culture… blahblahblah. only time in my life i’ve ever actually been at a loss for words…
LOLOLOLOL!!!!!! Being 25 and having a few friends with odd piercings…I think I can explain a little – 1. there are a few places like Tokyo Joe’s who openly advertise hiring those with…um…alternative body art – if you don’t want to see it, don’t frequent those places ; ) 2. If a tongue piercing is done correctly it will not cause a speeth impethement. 3. Often what I’ve found is that teens wanting to show off such metal (I thought there was a time where being called “metalmouth” was a bad thing) – often purposely talk like there’s rocks in their mouth.
That clear up some things? Most of the time I don’t even notice since I have 2 tattoos myself (it’s ok, they’re Christian themed) LOL.
LOL! I can understand your frustration. I used to know a person who got their tongue pierced and quite frankly, I don’t understand the attraction to this type of fashion.
we probably would need a translator for his txt msgs too.
My brother-in-law had a pierced tongue. My step mother-in-law hated it. When the family was all together on vacation they made a deal. My other brother-in-law had just gotten a shock collar for his dog. The deal was if the step mother-in-law could handle a level 5 shock (the highest on the collar) then the brother-in-law would take out the tongue piercing. She took the shock on her arm without so much as a flinch. He took out the tongue piercing right there and has never put it back. He was good to his word. And we can actually understand his words now!!!!
This is just way too funny!!!!
Erika,
I’m prone to think you didn’t even read the post, as that was one of the most hateful, angry comments I’ve ever received (which is why I deleted it) completely irrelevant to the point I made.
I made a great effort to state that the young man was fully entitled to have his tongue ring–it had NOTHING to do with a style or fashion I may or not dislike..it had EVERYTHING to do with I couldn’t even understand him and he was supposed to be able to efficiently communicate in the line of business he was in.
Don’t be so hasty in your attacks; they undermine everything you say that is supposed to be “Christian”, and THAT is what slanders the name of Christ.
Dear Erika – you’re post sounded – well – angry – but I couldn’t NOT reply – I chose not to comment on this subject because of very painful, very personal experience, however, there is something you and others should understand….and if you’re happy with you’re piercings good for you, that’s not the point.
You’re one of the view who experience this practice as “fashion” – I truly hope that’s the case. That is not, however, the truth for most young people who participate in piercing and tattooing. It’s interesting that you mention fashion as your motive – fashion is exactly why I would advise young people to NOT participate in such activity, and prohibit my own children from doing it while they live in our home.
Fashion is fleeting, fashion is dictated by others – God warns specifically against such things. Other things “in fashion” are beyond the cosmetic, and are life-threatening – yet they all are signs of the same cry for attention from young people – extreme thinness, resulting in anorexia and bulemia, extreme gluttony, resulting in obesity, addiction, and overdose, extreme isolation, resulting in cutting and attachment disorders….
I don’t think for a moment that one gals nose piercing results in dire effects on teenagers any more than I think one gals diet soda does. What I do know, is the argument you use, is the most insidious and damaging – “so and so did it, and she’s a Christian” – it’s just not what I consider to be a biblical example. If it were my store, or a store where I shopped regularly, I would ask that you work in the back. Unapologetically. Fashion takes a back seat to the well being of others.
oh I don’t really care if folks want to do this kind of thing. What bothers me is when they can’t keep their toungue piercing in their mouth. I see so many, my 22 yo sister included, that constantly wag their toung around and fidget with the piercing. Seriously, It’s more annoying than, gum-chewing, thumb-sucking and nose-picking combined. My sister also told me alot of young people use then to make suggestive signals to others.
Good point Mrs Kelly. While I believe that people are “entitled” to be allowed to have their tongues pierced, I believe that I also am entitled to an opinion on it LOL.
Sometimes piercings are about fashion, but sometimes they are about something more serious than that. I have my ears pierced, but wish I didn’t. I don’t wear earrings anymore. It’s not because I think it’s necessarily wrong, but the fact that, growing up as a super depressed and attention seeking unsaved teenager, I used to cut myself, and to me cutting and piercing etc brings back bad memories, so I don’t have anything to do with it anymore. Sometimes, it is just fashion, sometimes it is something far more insidious.
The ‘rant’ is right and real funny! I totally agree with you on this. Establishments are becoming more and more tolerant of tattoos and piercings everyday, but I seriously think a line should be drawn when it comes to sporting all types of facial piercings and weird tattoos at workplace.
Rant all you want. It’s too gross.