Originally Posted by
mstateglfr
I was asking if you find pierced ears to also be trite.
Pierced ears are common and not a big deal, but do you find them to be trite like tattoos(which you also find to not be a big deal).
Trite isnt a word that is used interchangeably with 'common', even though it has a similar meaning. Calling something trite means you think it overused and isnt original in a negative way. So I was curious if you find ear piercings, another physical change to one's body that is common, to also be trite.
Basically- are all common displayed expressions of self considered trite to you, or is it specific to tattoos?
I didn't say it was common. I mean "trite" as "not really meaningful".
I'm more of an actions-speak-louder-than-words kind of person. I do think a lot of self-expression is trite--most of the time, what we think we are rather than what we really are--but maybe in the most generous cases, it's aspirational.