“Believe it or not, some of us have piercings and tattoos and dye our hair because we think it looks pretty, not for any deep sociological reason. This isn’t an act of protest against cultural or social repression. It’s not a grand , deliberately defiant gesture against capitalism or feminists or any other social group. It’s not even the fashion equivalent to sticking two fingers up at the world. The boring truth of it is that we don’t do these things to draw attention to ourselves or make a statement. We do it because we think it looks nice.”

Alex Bell, The Ninth Circle