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Body Piercing Could you imagine one of the kids of today’s age that is all pierced up going back fifty years into the past. People would either think that he or she is from a foreign culture, has severe mental problems, or is the Anti-Christ. The person would probably not be able to live through all of the stares and comments made to them. He would be made fun of and laughed at everyday on numerous occasions. Today though it is very popular and hard to go anywhere without seeing at least one eyebrow, belly-button, lip, or tongue piercing. It is like being in some exotic culture and seeing all of the weird things that people do to their body there. “[B]ody piercing [is a] common form of body art that has become more socially acceptable and increasingly popular in the U.S. over the past several years.”(Sandager, 1) This same art has been used in many different cultures for thousands of years. Though, in those other cultures their piercings meant something. We do it to show belonging to a particular group, rebel, and to go with a fad. These are the same reasons that American teens do a lot of things. Body piercing “was first practice