Extreme Body Modifications

I never really understood why people modified their bodies so much to the point of looking completely different, looking to the point that people cannot help but look at you as you walk by, but maybe thats the point? I remember watching the show, Taboo, the showed the certain cultures and tribes in different cultures that modify their bodies. However, these people modify their bodies because it is considered traditional and even beautiful to people who are accustomed to it. For example, women in China would conventionally bind their feet to reduce the size of them and were considered beautiful to men. It would become so extreme to the point of having serious internal foot injuries that sometimes could last a lifetime, it even became illegal. With this being said, maybe the reason of being beautiful is the reason regular people modify their bodies in an unconventional atmosphere. Maybe, just maybe, even though their choices are not considered beautiful to other people they are considered beautiful to themselves and that is the most important part.

In respect to this, Maria Jose Cristerna is a perfect example of this. I remember over everything that she was a domestic violence victim and that can take an extreme toll on someone. She has not had the best life and the way she copes with things is completely up to her. So if dealing with this hardship is her modifying her body to an extreme, then so be it! I admire her for taking such a risk of portraying herself in this way because I know I certainly would not be able to regardless of if I wanted to.
In conclusion, don't judge people on the way they look. Maybe it was caused by their past, maybe they did it to feel beautiful in their own way, maybe they wanted to feel recognized in society, or maybe they are following a tradition they have always known. For whatever reason, they have done it because they wanted to and did not fear what people would think. That is something that should be greatly admired and appreciated since some of us do not have that strength.
So go Maria! You're a beautiful person!