re: #21 Bob Levin

And the halacha is that Jews should not get tattoos.

On a related note, does anyone consult an chart of acupuncture points before getting pierced?

I’m just saying, other cultures have dictionaries too. And within Jewish scholarship, there are many discussions on what changes to the human body inhibit the ability to function within civilization, albeit a Jewish civilization. Needless to say, having a bris is not on that list.

Indeed. Jews are not supposed to get tattooed and pierced, but I find it ironic and rather hypocritical that gentiles complaining about “mutilation” most likely have one, the other or both, PARTICULARLY in San Fran where oddity is the norm.