The legitimate history of these events is documented on the BME Wiki, which explicitly states that the viral shock video is a fake and unrelated to their community events. The Viral Shock Video (The Hoax)
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The official BME site has spent years distancing itself from this video, as it misrepresented their community as being about self-harm rather than curated body modification. Summary of "Hot" Keywords bme pain olympic wiki hot