Belly Button Ring: Trashy or No Big Deal?

Sunday, 05 July 2009

Belly Button Ring: Trashy or No Big Deal?
I have had a "thing" for this guy that I recently met at the beach over the weekend. We were chatting on Instant Messenger when he called me a wh*re out of nowhere. Upset, I asked him for his reasoning, which was, "you have a belly button ring."
This made me furious. I responded saying that a belly button ring does not make someone a slut, and he sarcastically responded "Yeah, ok." I just signed off and stopped talking to him.
I did not get this belly button ring for attention or to make me look like a slut. I got it because I have an "outtie" belly button that I did not like, and I thought a ring would make it look cool. I love my ring and I am not taking it out. However, I don't want people to have any misconceptions about me because of my jewelry.
Do you consider belly button rings sleazy? Does it change your opinion of girls if they have one? Do you have a belly button ring? If so, do you get comments like that because of it?

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I want to get one. I don't think it's trashy or sleazy. I think it's really sexy. No man that calls you a whore unjustly isn't worth getting upset over.
- 7/5/2009 9:08 PM
- emmaleaaa@xanga (message)
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trashy...for someone to see it you have to be showing of a part of your body that no one other then your husband should see
- 7/5/2009 9:08 PM
- Kristenmomof3@xanga (message)
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I just got mine pierced about a month ago and love it, and will probably love it even more when I can switch it to a cute piece of jewelery I just bought. My ex hated it, and never actually said why. He just said it was kind of trashy and I guess low class? I think they're cute and if you have a tummy you'd like to show off in a cool way, why not? The only thing I'd have to say is seeing men with it is just a little much for me.
- 7/5/2009 9:09 PM
- lajollahc@xanga (message)
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Personally, I do not cae for them. The reputation of the girls that have them at my school is not a good one and it takes on the implication that the girl is trashy and parties alot. However, This is just at my school and I'm sure that there are areas where having one isn't considered tacky, but because of where I live, that's just what I've come to think. It also has to do with age. My sister's friend (age 14) got hers pierced. tHat in entirely too young in my opinion and I think that a girl should wait until she is older.

They can be cute, or they can be trashy, it depends on who you are, where you live, and the impression that you desire to give off.
- 7/5/2009 9:10 PM
- PeacefulTransitions@xanga (message)
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i think naval piercings are real cute. especially with swimwear. =)
- 7/5/2009 9:11 PM
- kimmieheart@xanga (message)
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I don't see anything wrong with them as long as you are over the age of 16.
- 7/5/2009 9:14 PM
- Nope_Ive_Never@xanga (message)
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Depends on how you wear it. I used to have mine pierced, didn't really get any comments about it...but I've had everything under the sun pierced and used to be a professional body piercer, so a navel ring was like the least interesting thing in the world to people. They had way more questions about my surface piercings, dermal anchors, and whether or not I had nipple/genital piercings.
And none of those make you trashy, either. Nothing can make you trashy except your own attitude.
- 7/5/2009 9:16 PM
- whitetrashpoet@xanga (message)
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i don't think they're trashy at all, I've had one since i was 16 and never thought of it as a big deal. i never purposely wear shirts to show it off but i def agree that it looks cute with swimwear!
- 7/5/2009 9:16 PM
- pRis_x3@xanga (message)
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@kimmieheart@xanga - I agree.
- 7/5/2009 9:18 PM
- n1colee@xanga (message)
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i have one,i think that it makes you, just you.
- 7/5/2009 9:19 PM
- xx_ng_xx@xanga (message)
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I would judge a girl with one, even if only slightly. I won't think she's a slut, but I won't think of her as classy as she used to be.
- 7/5/2009 9:19 PM
- InTheThin@xanga (message)
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they are hot. but not on big bellys :X
- 7/5/2009 9:22 PM
- MadisonLinh@xanga (message)
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@whitetrashpoet@xanga - Agreed 100%.

It's not sbout your piercing. It's about your attitude, and how you present yourself. Obviously that guy's a major douchebag, and you shouldn't dwell on what he said to you.
- 7/5/2009 9:26 PM
- Sunshine08x21@xanga (message)
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I like belly button rings, but I'm not getting one. I have this terrible fear of one getting caught on something...
- 7/5/2009 9:28 PM
- with_chafafa_on_the_side@xanga (message)
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I don't find any piercings sleazy. I have a few piercings myself. With that said, you have to realize that piercings aren't for everyone and you have to prepare yourself for the opinions of the general public. If you're happy with it that should be enough.
- 7/5/2009 9:29 PM
- lastlyfirst@xanga (message)
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I live in a rural part of Georgia, and here I find them to be extremely trashy--but that's primarily because of the people around here that typically get them. The piercing in general, though, I do not think is trashy. It really depends on who you are and how you present yourself.
- 7/5/2009 9:30 PM
- musinuite@xanga (message)
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No it doesn't make you a whore, the guy was being just a dumbass.
- 7/5/2009 9:34 PM
- AznFier@xanga (message)
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I think that they are beautiful; body art is so very personal & individual. People who think that they are 'trashy' are just stereotypical.
- 7/5/2009 9:38 PM
- theneedtobedelicate@xanga (message)
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I wouldn't say belly rings are slutty, but definitely trashy.
- 7/5/2009 9:42 PM
- abh816@xanga (message)
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@with_chafafa_on_the_side@xanga - Yeah...I had my navel pierced and while I was taking the trash out at work one day the garbage bag snagged it (through my shirt and hoodie) and tore it nearly all the way out - I have a wicked scar from it. Yuck.
- 7/5/2009 9:43 PM
- whitetrashpoet@xanga (message)
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@Kristenmomof3@xanga - A body part exposed when you're.... oh I don't know... at the beach?
- 7/5/2009 9:49 PM
- Agent (message)
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Eh...I'm personally not a fan of it. I wouldn't go so far as to call it slutty/trashy, but it would certainly have an impact on my first impression of someone. It'd make me think that person was trying to draw more attention to their body. However, if I knew someone and then found out that they had a belly button ring, I wouldn't revise my opinion of them based solely on their jewelry.
- 7/5/2009 9:49 PM
- just_the_average_jane@xanga (message)
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@Agent - I don't
- 7/5/2009 9:55 PM
- Kristenmomof3@xanga (message)
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I'm gonna have to admit that they do impact my impression on people. I don't really know why, but that's just the way it is for me. But I agree with other posters, it's not piercings that make you trashy, it's your attitude and presentation.
- 7/5/2009 9:57 PM
- landlockedeyes@xanga (message)
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I've had mine done for almost 2 weeks, and I love it. It's so new that it's not even close to being healed, but everyone that I show it to loves it. I love it, they love it, and I don't think it's trashy. I agree with this 100%; Nothing can make you trashy except your own attitude.
- 7/5/2009 9:59 PM
- katiwitz@xanga (message)
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