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Enneagram Chat Board Archive Re: Lets get some things straightPosted by Perciever on December 11, 2000 at 12:24:52: In Reply to: A few points about expression and the female body posted by Elizabeth on December 11, 2000 at 11:07:47:
: : ***Again I think its a very superficial way to express oneself. I assume you are a 1-8-9, the triad which has : Why is it superficial? What constitutes a meaningful way of expressing oneself? If I draw on a piece of paper, it's meaningful but if I draw on my own skin, it's superficial? Nonsense. Everyone draws on paper. Its a normal activity. Sticking a dye needle in your skin is not. Tattoos are superfical because they Traditionally only 'rough' type dudes were tattooed. Now its being marketed as 'body art'. Like its sophisticated and deep. Though : : ***Unless I am mistaken everyone owns their own bodies unless they are a slave. And since the tattoo cost money the : Obviously, you are unaquainted with the concept of the male gaze and body ownership--> yet you respond to it subconsciously. When you say "tattoed chick = slut" you are claiming it is the male perspective and interpretation of the female body that determines it's purity or value. This is exactly the reason a woman may feel compelled to assert ownership of her own form. So you have gender and sexual issues. As I am not a professional psychiatrist I can not discuss this further. I ask this though....Are you a virgin? Are you a lesbian? Are you from planet earth?
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