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I feel like in many scenarios, it is ‘incredibly troublesome’ when a woman looks like she has suffered some sort of ‘physical harm.’ However, I think that bruises have been branded as ’sexy’ within alternative culture. Maybe alternative people aren’t trained to see ’severe warning signs’ when it comes to physical/mental abuse. Think that bruises on kute lil indie girls are sorta make the girls seem ‘more intriguing.’ Like there is a story behind her that u want 2 ‘find out.’
This graph is meant to educate yall about abuse, and how it can be mental + physical + sexual.
Do yall ever use any of the tactics to keep ur relationship alive?
There’s just something rlly sexie about ‘the unknown.’ Like u have no idea why a girl would have bruises. Here is what usually goes through my mind when I see a lil alt girl with bruises:
- Maybe she is in an abusive relationship…but maybe that means u can be the next BF in her life who ‘treats her right’/exploits her insecurities.
- Maybe it’s not abuse. Maybe she just does xtreme stuff to rebel against her parents, like ‘trainhopping’ or something else that is unsafe.
- Maybe she ‘puts out’ in a crazy way.
- Maybe she ‘did it to herself’ to ‘get attention.’
- Maybe mutilating herself is ‘the only way that the world can see the amount of pain she is in.’
- Maybe it’s a sexie birthmark/beauty mark.
- Maybe it is a warning sign to ’stay away’, no matter how ‘attracted’ u r 2 her brand.
Seems like bruises are sort of a way for alternative girls to ’seem more authentic’ than ‘just another lil mainstreamer pretending to be alt by putting on some Am Appy.’ It is like bruises are a ’seal or approval’/'certificate of authenticity’, demonstrating that you are not just ‘living a lifestyle’, you are immersed in a true alternative life. Worried that more lil kute girls are going to start ‘bruising’ just to improve their stock within their local alternative markets.
From what I read on wikipedia.com/science, women bruise very easily, particularly white lil girls. I think there is a supplement that you can take to prevent bruises called ‘Women’s One-a-Day.’
Worried about what tweens know about physical abuse. Seems like they might think it is ‘just part of growing up’ and ‘becoming famous’ or something. Not sure if it is healthy that bruises represent something like ‘going through pain’ and assuming that the person will ‘come out stronger’ some how. Bruises on bros make them seem ‘hardxcore’, but unsure/confused abt bruises on females. Not sure if it is a ‘branding tool’ or a sign of abuse.
Do yall have any good stories about girls with bruises, and how they got them?
R u a girl who has an explanation 4 all of ur bruises? Is a bruise just a sign of ‘trying 2 have a good time’?
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//////////Reply by CollegeBro
//////////Posted July 19th, 2009 at 8:11 pm
@CollegeBro, asshole
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//////////Reply by CollegeBro
//////////Posted July 19th, 2009 at 8:12 pm
@CollegeBro, you didnt even read the post [via trying to get first]
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I GOT BRUISES ON MY KNEES 4 U
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//////////Reply by ALL I DO IS PARTY
//////////Posted July 19th, 2009 at 8:41 pm
@altbroad, <3
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im on like 6 tabs of acid rite now bros shit is trippppinnn
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//////////Reply by carlisle
//////////Posted July 19th, 2009 at 10:34 pm
@brodometer, damn
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I’m constantly covered in bruises… and it’s for none of the reasons that go thru ur head, crls. I’m just really clumsy.
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//////////Reply by vdieselfor20
//////////Posted July 19th, 2009 at 11:29 pm
@kutelilaltgrl, lol mreow so random/kwirky <3
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//////////Reply by kutelilaltgirl
//////////Posted July 21st, 2009 at 12:38 am
@vdieselfor20, <3
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//////////Reply by kutelilaltgrl
//////////Posted July 21st, 2009 at 12:38 am
@vdieselfor20, <3
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Most of my bruises are from running into things whilst intoxicated in some way. I have a high pain tolerance too so I tend not to notice. Also if it’s on my face it’s either from a fight or from falling upside down a steep hill into some burdock bushes if it looks really bad.
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when an indie girl has bruises it means she has been moshing pretty goddamn hard to some pretty sweet bands. jus sayin’
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kinda feel like ‘cumming/Jizzing’ onto some sweet lil altgirl’s bruises.
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aye sup brews, im from new zealand
i took a good look at her panties, appears to be ‘disgusting’ and/or ‘discolored’
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best post this year.
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“Ironic” AltDomestic Abuse [via: appropriating white trash aesthetics]= big in the post-authenticity splurge of 2k10Q2.
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greatest post this year.
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she’s an athlete
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I bump into shit.
& yes I do bruise…
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sex without bruises is like ice cream without sprinkles…
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//////////Reply by rebornsw
//////////Posted July 19th, 2009 at 10:04 pm
@littlesparrow, they are called jerries via Kids Next Door.
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//////////Reply by daffy
//////////Posted July 21st, 2009 at 11:43 am
@littlesparrow, faulty analogie bro. icecream without sprinkles is like good. candy is for communist lollygaggers.
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Natalie Portbro from Darjeeling Limited had bruises and Jason Shortsmanbro was like “Why do you have brusies” and she was all “I will never be your friend” and he said “When I have sex I feel like shit in the morning” but they did it anyways cause her bruises turned him on and he kissed her butt cause he pulled her pants/panties off first and then they listened to “Where do you go to my Lovely” [via iPod portable audio]
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//////////Reply by Baguette
//////////Posted July 19th, 2009 at 9:36 pm
@Farkus,
When I watched this movie I watched it with my Dad and this part came on first and he got to embarrassed to watch it with his daughter so he wouldn’t let me watch it and we skipped over it then he got bored like 30 min into the movie but I watched the rest of it and I enjoyed it because I’m the black sheep of the family
Anyway is the Natalie Portman part of Darjeeling Limited worth torrenting or what
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//////////Reply by andrew
//////////Posted July 19th, 2009 at 10:26 pm
@Baguette,
I can’t tell if this is a joke or not.
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//////////Reply by Farkus
//////////Posted July 19th, 2009 at 10:48 pm
@Baguette, yes because Jason Shortman takes a bath and listens to authentic french music and also he has sex but you dont see boobs only but cheek buts its funny plus adrian brody makes reference one time but other than that natalie portman yeah man.
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I discovered that I have several bruises as well. Mostly because I get drunk and do things I shoulndn’t
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Well I get bruises from being clumsy. (tripping, or when I’m in a pool & I somehow bump into the wall)
But back in my hay-day(my 13 year old punk faze) I got bruises all over from moshing.
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<3 dirty undies, bruises, whatever
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@everyone. if you live in L.A. what is the most authentic school to go to. i am a musician, probably could do some fashion design.
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//////////Reply by ALT MNSTRMR
//////////Posted July 20th, 2009 at 2:35 am
@haha, pretty much ain’t no authentic school in L.A. you’ll just have to be an am appy alt in a sea of mainstrmrs ;-/
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low iron.
them girls need some meat.
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i have huge ass brusies from falling down the stairs two weeks ago that just won’t go away. one of them is even in the shape of a heart! i posted pictures of it on twitter.
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what does it mean when your boyfriend constantly gives you hickies.. and you ask him to stop… .and once it goes away he gives you a new one.
he claims its only “sexual” but.. he said he likes to bite me.
i DONT like it.. and threatning to break up with him doesnt work he just laughs at me………….
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//////////Reply by sucker
//////////Posted July 19th, 2009 at 11:30 pm
OH i didnt mention that these are on my neck.. no where else.. so EVERYONE can see them
and were not teenagers so i think he should grow up.. what do i do?
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//////////Reply by vdieselfor20
//////////Posted July 19th, 2009 at 11:32 pm
@sucker, ur bf might be a vampirebro
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//////////Reply by livz
//////////Posted July 19th, 2009 at 11:34 pm
@sucker, he probably sees it as a sign of ownership and that you’re his, like making his mark or whatever. make one up of your own and see if he likes it when the situation is reversed.
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//////////Reply by vdieselfor20
//////////Posted July 19th, 2009 at 11:36 pm
@livz, SCIENCE
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//////////Reply by Joshbro
//////////Posted July 19th, 2009 at 11:40 pm
@sucker, sorry , that bro is marking his territory. Might be a wolfbro, or Twilightbro. Mite have to tell him to ‘fuck off’ and mean it.
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//////////Reply by sucker
//////////Posted July 20th, 2009 at 12:57 am
@Joshbro,
wolfbro?
haha might be
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//////////Reply by ' '
//////////Posted July 20th, 2009 at 3:25 am
@Joshbro, Twibro
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explanation: i am a klutz and run into everything, and my doctor says i need a billion times more iron or whatever. also, pale as a ghost so you can see every little bruise. and my altboy best friend punched my leg super hard twice in retaliation for me kicking him in the chest except he didn’t realize he’s a boy and pretty strong and i am just a pale tiny little girl and i still have bruises 3 weeks later. saddest part of all is that cliche as that all sounds it’s completely true. off to re-evaluate my existence…
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//////////Reply by HMM
//////////Posted July 20th, 2009 at 12:08 am
@livz, are you a swede?
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//////////Reply by livz
//////////Posted July 20th, 2009 at 1:26 am
@HMM, ermmm nope, english/irish/russian/polish/austrian-hungarian mostly
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I get bruises because I’m clumsy.
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I’m another one of those “covered in bruises, clumsy as heck” girls. I have 8 visible bruises on my legs and arms that I just counted and there’s no story, I just walk into things, bump into stuff at work, etc. Once however I did have a sexual encounter in my car and sustained quite a few marks from that… Those were embarrassing bruises though because everyone at work was inquiry what happened to me. I tried to convince everyone I had a rash…
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//////////Reply by denny
//////////Posted July 20th, 2009 at 1:39 am
@amber v., i know a girl who had an awkward situation when her coworkers had a mini intervention about her being in an abusive relationship because of the bruises, and she had to explain to them that she is just down with some way kinky shit. like getting hit in the face. embarrassing!
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This site is so retarded but I am starting to warm to it due to it’s sheer ‘relevance’
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when an indie girl has bruises, it means one or more of the following:
-she is vegan / ano and therefore bruises easily
-she got grunk and fell down at some point during the past week (very common, feminine thing to do)
-she hopped a fence to get to a hot tub / escape police breaking up a party
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usually when i am covered in bruises they are from having ‘meaningful experiences’ at ‘relevant’ crowded ‘DIY venues’ [via gettin drunk and crashing into things]
sometimes i get them from bros who decide to ‘bite’ me in a ‘moment of passion’ that seems really calculated. think these bros are trying 2 put their ‘personal brand’ on my body so that the next bro i end up having a meaningless ‘drunken hookup’ with will think i’m ’super ez’ or possibly ‘weird n’ kinky.’
h8 altbros and their inability 2 ‘get really vulns’. just wish they could ‘not personally brand me without planning to call me again’
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//////////Reply by kutelilaltgrl
//////////Posted July 20th, 2009 at 2:47 am
@lileep, werd.
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//////////Reply by ananynon
//////////Posted July 20th, 2009 at 11:15 am
@lileep, it’s much more complicated than that. There’s an entire sign system to bite marks/bruises left on little indie girls. dedicated scene prowlers can read these marks to find out what you’re like in bed and even if you make guys listen to your most meaningful mp3s from your childhood that are no longer cool. i can also tell where other prowlerbros have been by casing the marks left on a girl i might be fukkin (silent fist-bump).
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i usually get bruises from bumping into corners of tables and shit. or i go out and the next day i realize i have bruises but i don’t remember where they came from. usually the more drunk you are the more bruises you get.
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BDSM=alt
you saw it here first
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roflabuse
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In my experience
Bruises=Clumsy.
On a super rare occasion it’s because of abuse, or being “freaky”.
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its always the pedals of my bike knockin into my calves, damnit.
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i get bruises becus
a) i am vegan and therefore bruise easily (via denny)
b) me and my bro friend like to take ‘quirky’ photos in playgrounds, and i get knocked off see-saws easily
i think they are ‘intriguing’ nd ‘mysterious’ personally
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i feel the same way about girls with eyepatches.
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As a cute alt girl that always has bruises all over me, I have several explanations for this phenomenon, none of which involve physical abuse, but the combination is a perfect storm. First, I’m a drunk. Drinking makes you fall. Falling causes bruises. Second, I am an artist and am always climbing ladders and shit. You get banged up. Third, I can’t see very well. Myopia makes you walk into shit. Fourth, I totally put out in extreme ways. Hurts so good baby! That one speaks for itself. So, you don’t have to be getting your ass beat to be bruised up. FYI.
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My name is Lukalt
I live on the second floor [via upstairs from u]
I think it’s cuz my brand is clumsie
I try not 2 talk 2 loud,
Maybe it’s because Im crazie
I try not 2 act 2 proud,
They only hit until u cry,
and after that you don’t ask why
Just dont argue n e more
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WUT all this talk of bruises and alt girls, and you do not post a pic of alice glass who has 50 bruises on her legs at any given time WUT maybe it was too obvious, maybe I’m losing my mind, maybe it’s about that time, to bring forth the rhythm and the rhyme, come on come on, feel the vibration.
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Unsure of how i feel abt grls wit bruises….
it can be an interesting personal brand msg, or a sign of ‘i dont care abt myself’/'i drink 2much sparx bcuz i m lonely’.
i hope that the nxt girl i meet won’t mind if i ask where her bruises r from…
triple hope the answr isn’t ‘abuse’.
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took the picture, didn’t hit her
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//////////Reply by zxcvb
//////////Posted July 20th, 2009 at 9:45 pm
@Dave Geeting, no need to lie.
She said AnCo were “overrated,” so you took proper action.
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//////////Reply by bruised girl
//////////Posted July 22nd, 2009 at 9:12 pm
dave i hate you take this off!!!!!!!!!!
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//////////Reply by Dave Geeting
//////////Posted July 22nd, 2009 at 9:26 pm
@bruised girl, bye
AHAHAH my boyfriend uses isolation and mental abuse on me…
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Ha my boyfriend uses isolation and mental abuse on me…
I get bruises between my legs , ohoh.
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Ha my boyfriend uses isolation and mental abuse on me…
I get bruises between my legs , ohoh.
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bruisin comes easy for me… get them while i ride my bike, runnin around, being clumsy and while drinking.
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I always have bruises on my legs—
My mexican mother believes I´m in a violent relationship
I have no bf
Anyone interested?
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lil alt cuties who ‘don’t eat’ get some nice bruises.
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these comments were particularly annoying/unfunnie i propose banning girls from comments
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for whatever reason this post reminded me of “wrist-banging” via winony ryder via girls interrupted
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you forgot to mention bruises from sex because I’m so hipster skinny that my hips become jagged protrusions that bruise the girls inner thighs. (via missionary style)
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//////////Reply by Molly
//////////Posted July 22nd, 2009 at 1:51 am
@nolan, inner thighs?? what’r u fucking her kneecaps?
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//////////Reply by nolan
//////////Posted July 22nd, 2009 at 1:06 pm
@Molly, I believe you’re mistaking thighs with calves..
n. pl. calves (kāvz, kävz)
The fleshy muscular back part of the human leg between the knee and ankle.
–noun thigh
1. the part of the lower limb in humans between the hip and the knee.
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haha, she crashed into a car on the side of the road and went flying, it’s a hazard of the trade
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Had a big bruise that stayed on for 3 weeks. Bitemark [ via drunken pillowfight gone bad]
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i bruise because i pole dance recreationally…
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