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Hooked: Why would Boulder County folks want to hang from hooks piercing their skin? (Video)
Daily Camera Lifestyles ^ | 6-29-2014 | Aimee Heckel

Posted on 06/29/2014 1:53:58 PM PDT by Citizen Zed

The first thing you'd probably ask Lisa Marteau is: Why would people want to hang from hooks pierced through their skin?

The reasons are different for each person who participates in this activity known as body suspension, and the Boulder woman is careful not to make generalizations. She tiptoes around her words. She does not want to misrepresent the community — to further distort society's misconceptions and opinions about this unusual hobby.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailycamera.com ...


TOPICS: Chit/Chat
KEYWORDS: celebratediversity; colorado; culturewar; cutting; gaypride; masochism; mentalillness; selfabuse; selfmutilation; sexpositiveagenda; torture
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To: Citizen Zed
Isn't that Osama Obama’s Colorado campaign manager?
41 posted on 06/29/2014 2:27:52 PM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Rat Party Policy:Lie,Deny,Refuse To Comply)
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To: Citizen Zed

These people have been around for ages. Self flagellation. Self harm. It’s nothing I understand but they’ve been here for a long long time.


42 posted on 06/29/2014 2:31:51 PM PDT by Organic Panic
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To: Organic Panic

I’d love to see the hag hillary do this to curry favor of the voters.


43 posted on 06/29/2014 2:34:17 PM PDT by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?)
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To: Citizen Zed; GeronL; Slings and Arrows

Because they were born that way?


44 posted on 06/29/2014 2:47:35 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (The new witchhunt: "Do you NOW, . . . or have you EVER , . . supported traditional marriage?")
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To: Citizen Zed

Stopped reading at “Boulder”.


45 posted on 06/29/2014 2:52:31 PM PDT by chris37 (heartless)
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To: Citizen Zed

Millenials and the Grungers are in love with body piercings.


46 posted on 06/29/2014 2:59:58 PM PDT by doorgunner69
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To: taxcontrol

Yeah, let’s keep it all private and hidden until one of these creeps gets seriously injured and starts looking for a lawyer. People today have no self-control, no self-respect and no idea of the old Judeo-Christian principle of The Body is a Temple.


47 posted on 06/29/2014 3:05:36 PM PDT by miss marmelstein (Richard Lives Yet!)
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To: Citizen Zed

The video shown in the link is pretty tame. But a little weird. What’s funny is a pop-up ad for Six Flags came up when I clicked the link.


48 posted on 06/29/2014 3:07:28 PM PDT by SamAdams76
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To: Starstruck

Yep. A Mandan lodge suspension instead of a real Sioux Sun dance.

Still hurts just to watch it as I did the other night.


49 posted on 06/29/2014 3:54:47 PM PDT by Ruy Dias de Bivar (Sometimes you need more than seven rounds, Much more.)
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To: Citizen Zed

New age paganism continues to march on...

...and so it goes in post Christian amerika.


50 posted on 06/29/2014 3:55:40 PM PDT by exPBRrat
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To: Citizen Zed

Because it’s Boulder!


51 posted on 06/29/2014 4:00:40 PM PDT by WellyP (question!)
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To: Citizen Zed

The Lakota included suspension by hooks through the flesh as part of their Sun Dance ritual.


52 posted on 06/29/2014 4:14:40 PM PDT by The Great RJ
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To: Citizen Zed

I’m going to vote for “batsh*t crazy.”


53 posted on 06/29/2014 4:21:09 PM PDT by Tax-chick (I don't feel obligated to provide you with a non-boring gun.)
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To: Citizen Zed

Yawn. Liberals looking for an “authentic” experience.


54 posted on 06/29/2014 4:22:01 PM PDT by Yardstick
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To: Citizen Zed

They think they’re resurrecting ancient indian rituals that will give them insight and purpose. Unfortunately, they’re deluded and it will end badly. Maybe now, maybe 50 years from now but it will end badly.


55 posted on 06/29/2014 4:34:43 PM PDT by WorkingClassFilth
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To: Citizen Zed

They rented an apartment too small to put a bed in.

Hot plate, crapper, wash basin and sleeping hook!


56 posted on 06/29/2014 4:44:16 PM PDT by dalereed
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To: dalereed

Vampire Aliens?


57 posted on 06/29/2014 4:48:05 PM PDT by GeronL (Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans)
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To: Citizen Zed

Are they stupid, crazy people or crazy, stupid people?


58 posted on 06/29/2014 4:54:44 PM PDT by Rides_A_Red_Horse (Why do you need a fire extinguisher when you can call the fire department?)
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To: GeronL; a fool in paradise

> Because it’s crazy people on drugs

+1


59 posted on 06/29/2014 4:55:25 PM PDT by Slings and Arrows (You can't have Ingsoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.s)
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To: hulagirl

The “primitive” has a strong pull on this generation, as displayed in the relatively recent (and rabid) interest in first, tattoos, then piercings and now this shit.


When you overtly reject God you have to find something profoundly astonishing to fill the void.


60 posted on 06/29/2014 4:56:57 PM PDT by Rides_A_Red_Horse (Why do you need a fire extinguisher when you can call the fire department?)
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