Flesh Branding

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To some Americans, burning flesh, or branding, is a unique mark to signal one’s identity.

Duration : 0:4:26


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25 Responses to “Flesh Branding”

  1. looks like crap… …
    looks like crap…uneven lines, and dumb design too…What’s it mean? I wonder about the consistency in the “Final” product… the lines look like their uneven in width and depth which in turn will make it scar unevenly….idiots!

  2. MissyMacfarlane on August 22nd, 2009 at 7:04 am

    Woah, I mean im all …
    Woah, I mean im all for doing wot u want wit ur body and im no stranger to body modification, but this jus seems nuts!

  3. i would do one, …
    i would do one, just not one that takes five hours

  4. Ok. thats ing …
    Ok. thats ing disgusting…..

  5. emo freaks
    emo freaks

  6. Yeah this is……. …
    Yeah this is………fucking beyond! No way would I ever do that and I have 4 tattoos.

  7. fuck that’s crazy. …
    that’s crazy. and i think it hurts to get tatooed. i don’t think i could handle branding

  8. and i thought me …
    and i thought me wanting to get a tattoo sleeve is too much..

  9. he has a huge nose
    he has a huge nose

  10. 4:04 …. so stupid …
    4:04 …. so stupid, he’s just contradicting himself, if it shouldn’t matter why do it then? ing Emo kid

  11. god… 5 hours! i …
    god… 5 hours! i woulda passed out by then. thats in awesome tho

  12. horses get …
    horses get brandings too-gg…

  13. HxC
    HxC

  14. no they mean its …
    no they mean its how he expresses himself, he’s unique of how he is and feels the need to do this :)

  15. i have 2 huge holes …
    i have 2 huge holes in my ear am i part of this body modification group am i what you call modifier?

  16. “a unique mark to …
    “a unique mark to signal his identity”??? i am myself without one of those. I am unique without one single body mod. Its a bit of a contradiction to say that it doesnt matter what someone looks like when ur so into that type of sht

  17. hes in stupid
    hes in stupid

  18. este niño es tonto …
    este niño es tonto del culo

  19. emilyelizabeth1989 on August 22nd, 2009 at 7:04 am

    u ever burnt urself …
    u ever burnt urself on a pan or somthing? thats like a 2 secs of pain then a of a blister, but that? ing no way. id rather get tattooed anyday

  20. ive branded my arm …
    ive branded my arm twice 1st with a fork then with a metal heart

  21. Props to this guy. …
    Props to this guy. I had my branded and it took about 2 seconds. 5 Hours??? That is intense. I love body Mods and I definitely give it to this kid!

    -Casey

  22. I wonder why they …
    I wonder why they are not legally allowed to have anesthetic… Possibly the authorities don’t want to waste valuable medical resources on those who intentionally submit themselves to painful processes.

  23. dont forget …
    dont forget circumcision, also “spiritual” in the bible as a pact with christ, but the bad part is sexual mutilation on babies is non elective

  24. im sure you feel …
    im sure you feel even more strongly about male sexual mutilation performed on babies ( aka circumcision) a ploy from western medicine to generate more income -
    sexual mutilation on babies is not even elective
    go fight that turd ball

  25. wow that made …
    wow that made perfect sense

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