Talk:Scarification

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[edit] Fraternities & culture

Removed from the article:

"In more modern times, black men in fraternities would sometimes have the symbol or letter of their fraternity branded onto themselves, often as a rite of passage into the fraternity."

I've never heard of this. Cite please? -- The Anome 07:44, 26 September 2005 (UTC)

From the article:

"In some cultures, the willingness of a woman to receive scarifications shows her maturity and willingness to bear children."

Which cultures? Cite? -- The Anome 07:46, 26 September 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Dangers/Cautions

The intro to this section is taken almost word for word from the "Scarification FAQ" listed as a source - a very biased source, and one that has an admission of not being written by medical professionals. The comment on "acceptable risk" is extremely POV - on the Scarification FAQ, they claim it is an acceptable risk based on the fact that we do many things every day that are not safe. Barring objection or medical info, I would suggest removing the "acceptable risks" comment and reverting to the more commonly accepted medical opinion, which is that most forms of body modification (including tatoos) is never considered to be safe. This is not a criticism of the peoples that practice scarification through religious belief or tradition, but rather a reflection of the most prevalent thought in the medical community. There are also complications for certain conditions, such as those with leukemia [[1]] DonaNobisPacem 07:46, 5 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Pictures

How about some pictures of modern/western scarification? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Fre k (talk • contribs) 18:14, November 20, 2006 (UTC)