Is Tongue Splitting the Latest Extreme Body Modification Trend?

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around the trend of tongue splitting as a form of extreme body modification. Participants explore various aspects of this practice, including personal reactions, potential effects, and broader implications of body modifications.

Discussion Character

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Main Points Raised

  • Some participants describe the physical process of tongue splitting and its immediate effects, such as the ability to move each half independently.
  • Others express discomfort or disapproval of tongue splitting, labeling it as self-mutilation and questioning the motivations behind such modifications.
  • A few participants speculate humorously about the potential implications of a split tongue in social situations or intimate contexts.
  • Concerns are raised about the long-term consequences of tongue splitting, including changes to speech and potential regret.
  • Discussion includes references to other extreme body modifications, such as split penises, prompting reactions of shock or disbelief.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants generally express a mix of curiosity and aversion towards tongue splitting, with no consensus on its merits or drawbacks. Some find humor in the topic, while others view it as a serious issue of self-harm.

Contextual Notes

Participants express varying assumptions about the motivations behind body modifications and the potential social implications, but these remain unresolved. The discussion reflects a range of personal experiences and opinions without definitive conclusions.

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"But after a few minutes, a couple cigarettes and several deep breaths, he sat in the basement of a storefront tattoo parlor, closed his eyes and let a friend split his tongue down the middle with a scalpel...his tongue was clamped in place, numbed and slit 2 inches (5 cm) up the middle, looking uncomfortably like a piece of raw liver freshly cut by a butcher."

http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=oddlyEnoughNews&storyID=2961624&fromEmail=true
 
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it wasn't long before he could move each half independently and do party tricks like picking up pens and pencils.
His brain got a new function! I am wondering whether his tongue(s) can roll independently.

[I'm now having my meal ]
 
heh..cant say that's somthing i like. Toung peircings i can handel..but spliting is to bigger sefl mutilation...
 
I wonder what it looks like when he sticks his tongue out and goes TTTTHHHHHHHHHHHH?

I can't even read the whole story. I had to stop when I got to the part about looking like liver.

Talk about speaking with a forked tongue!

Where are this kids parents?!
He will surely regret this eventually.
 
But just think of what you could do during oral sex...

oh look. There goes my mind! I got to go catch it before it goes down the gutter.

*dang*
 
Originally posted by enigma
But just think of what you could do during oral sex...

oh look. There goes my mind! I got to go catch it before it goes down the gutter.

*dang*

I know everyone thought it but I wondered who would first speak it; You rebel you
 
Imagine what he looks like licking a lollipop. Y, Y, Y, Y. God I'm cracking myself up here.
 
yuck that is so sick, i mean I am all into body art but that aint art that's deranged.

"beware the followers of lucy-fur for they shall speak with forked tongue (and a slight lisp/impediment)."
 
oh come on that was funny!? :wink: :wink: :wink:
 
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I wonder how much it changes your voice, or if you get used to it...
 
  • #11
Did anyone actually read the last sentence of this article...

"But for believers in modification, a split tongue is merely a start. Split penises, sliced lengthwise in half, are not unheard of among aficionados."

One word: wow.
 
  • #12
Originally posted by Matt
Did anyone actually read the last sentence of this article...

"But for believers in modification, a split tongue is merely a start. Split penises, sliced lengthwise in half, are not unheard of among aficionados."

One word: wow.

or oww!

why would anyone do this?
 
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You know, Anyone who does this is an idiot. There's no justification. It doesn't make any kinda of political or social statement other than to say I'm into self-mutilation.

As for the penis thing *cringe* I don't care how good it makes me in bed. Go get a damn vibrator woman!
 
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i don't see how it could be better in bed, unless you wanted to have the pleasure of 2 ladies at the same time. even so, i think it would seriously mess up how everything works down there.
 
  • #15
Ouch! I opened a piercing magazine up once, right to the center pages where the staples were, and had the misfortune of seeing a closeup of this. I still feel a cringe reflex when I think about it.
 
  • #16
oucchh, oouuucchh stop talking bout that I am having to cross my legs at the thought of it, (then again i cross my legs most of the time anyway) but that is just a horrid thought.