Cultural Differences Between Tattoos And Body Modifications In Our Society

In our society today, body modifications are quite and seen every day without even realizing it. Body modifications are defined as is the deliberate altering of the human anatomy or human physical appearance. These are changes to one’s body on purpose, whether by the individuals own choice or not. Body modifications can be permanent or only temporary, depending on how extreme the alteration is. Tattoos are a type of body modifications that we see quite often our society. Female circumcision is not present in the United States, they are common practices elsewhere in the world as a type of alteration. The reason for different types of modifications are very diverse, but at the same time can be compare in some ways’. The reasons for some practice may depend on one’s culture or just for an individuals’ personal reasons. Common practices to us such as tattoos are somewhat similar to the practice of female circumcision, but are also very different as shown in the presentations, readings, and videos. To begin, one must be familiar with these types of modifications. A tattoo is the practice of marking the skin with different pictures,

The choice to receive a tattoo is typically at an individual’s own discretion. They seek for this modification for their own reasons such as a major life event or a religious implication. No matter what the tattoo or the meaning behind it, they are willing doing this to their body for some reason. Female circumcision is the exact opposite. Female circumcision is forced on the young girl by her parents, and majority of the time, she will not even be told what is happening. Typically, her parents will one day keep her home from school for an unknown reason, and on that day this will occur. Her parents will have forced this on her because for their culture it is a common practice that “needs” to be done on all