The video was associated with Body Modification Ezine (BME) , a long-running online community and encyclopedia dedicated to tattoos, piercings, and extreme body modification.
BME was a positive, educational space for the most extreme ends of body art. However, the early internet’s lack of content moderation led to a subculture of "shock sites" (like Rotten.com or 2 Girls 1 Cup ). The was a piece of shock fiction that got erroneously attached to BME’s legacy. bme+pain+olympic+video
: The term "BME" stands for Body Modification Ezine , a long-running community and encyclopedia dedicated to extreme body art, piercings, and tattoos. Real vs. Fake : The video was associated with Body Modification Ezine
: Shannon Larratt, the creator of BME, confirmed multiple times that the video was a stylized, computer-generated, or edited hoax created for shock value. The was a piece of shock fiction that