1. body modification
... that one is not fully human and cannot exercise the innate abilities that distinguish humans from other animals if the body is not properly adorned or altered. Landow notes that "scarification and other forms of body decoration were traditionally considered marks of civilization. They distinguish the civilized, socialized human body in its natural state and from animals ... smothers them with too many choices that are all unacceptably compromised, hypocritical, and inauthentic. Like their British counterparts, American punks rebel to create some independence and individuality on their o...
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