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Jewelry. I just don't get it. Functional stuff, I get. I wear a watch because it's useful to know what the time is. I wear a wedding ring so that people know I'm married. But wearing rings and bracelets and piercings that have no functional purpose is just stupid.
Tattoos too, but I've found that trying to explain this to tattoo wearers doesn't seem to achieve much.
I wear a wedding ring so that people know I'm married. But wearing rings and bracelets and piercings that have no functional purpose is just stupid
So wearing rings and bracelets etc. is "stupid", but wearing a wedding ring 'so people know I'm married' is somehow not stupid? 😄
Who are these people that need to know you are married?
I get it if you'd said the wedding ring is a symbol of commitment to your partner & a symbol of your love for each other, blah blah.
Maybe your wedding ring prevents all the single girls and boys flocking to you as you walk into a pub? 😉
Haha I think that's a sticky wicket...
You need to wear a wedding ring?
It's just a symbolic decoration like any other jewelry or tattoo or whatever!
Or are you such an undeniable stud, you have to wear a gold ring in a desperate attempt to prevent all the thirsty women from hitting on you wherever you go? 🤣
I cannot abide the fact that we are expected to follow current fashions for being all caring and being persecuted for not fitting in with current trends.
Wait, what? Did you really just say that you can't abide being nice to people? 👀
If you are a caring soul you will accept every ones point of view. Hypocrisy come to mind .
Well, no, this is woolly thinking because it predisposes the idea that all "points of view" are equal and thus equally worthy of respect. Racism and homophobia are points of view, do we accept those? How about Nazis? #Godwin
It's ok not to tolerate intolerance, I see no hypocrisy in this.
Modern life is crap.
None of the things you list are mandatory. Go buy a cow and live in a tent if you like, no-one's stopping you (up in Scotland at least).
Tattoos too, but I've found that trying to explain this to tattoo wearers doesn't seem to achieve much.
What on earth were you expecting to achieve, "terribly sorry, I had no idea, I'll have it lasered off immediately"?
A simple apology would be nice.
Blimey, who else are you waiting for an apology from?
But wearing rings and bracelets and piercings that have no functional purpose is just stupid.
I very much doubt that you reduce your appearance to the purely functional.
A simple apology would be nice.
For what?
Do you also accost people in the street if you don't like their shoes?
This is a troll, right?
Haha I think that's a sticky wicket...
You need to wear a wedding ring?
It's just a symbolic decoration like any other jewelry or tattoo or whatever!Or are you such an undeniable stud, you have to wear a gold ring in a desperate attempt to prevent all the thirsty women from hitting on you wherever you go? 🤣
I use a chastity belt.
I use a chastity belt.
At least that way you don't get strangers dissing your aesthetic choices. Or maybe you do ...