Showing posts with label piercing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label piercing. Show all posts

Thursday, January 13, 2011

LETTERS to The Editor for Thursday, January 13.

Original Source - Adelaide Now

IT'S COMMON SENSE

PROPOSALS restricting access to piercing and tattooing (The Advertiser, yesterday) apply a commonsense response to the permanent implications of such practices and the potential for lasting regret.

Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Tattoo ban for drunks

Original Source - Adelaide Now

DRUNKS will be banned from getting tattoos and children barred from body piercing as part of a Government industry shake-up.

Saturday, January 8, 2011

Body Jewellery Trend Alert: Punk Rock Style!

Original Source - Going Dancing blog

The words body jewellery tend to conjure up images of piercings and rebellion, and it’s not a stretch to image an eyebrow ring as part of cutting edge punk style. So how is it that punk is now seen as a trend where body jewellery is concerned? It’s because these hard-edged pieces are moving on from the traditional facial piercings and moving into more traditional types of jewellery like earrings and bracelets, as well as nose rings and cartilage bars.

Sunday, January 2, 2011

Child piercing chill prompts shake-up


Original Source - Courier Mail 

A SURGE in extreme piercing of children without their parents' knowledge has sparked a cry for urgent changes in the law.

Children as young as 11 are nudging towards body modification practices once reserved for hardcore punks.

There are no laws in Queensland outlawing the piercing of young children, except in genitals. Yet, tattooing, on anyone under 18 is illegal.