Editing Navel piercing (section)

==History==

The history of navel piercing has been misrepresented as many of the myths promulgated by [[Doug Malloy]] in the pamphlet ''Body & Genital Piercing in Brief'' continue to be reprinted.<ref name="Angebring">{{cite book|title=The Piercing Bible: The Definitive Guide to Safe Body Piercing|first=Elayne|last=Angebring itl|url={{GBurl|id=uz-84gxdYAgC}}|publisher=The Crossing Press|year=2009|isbn=978-1-58091-193-1}}</ref><ref name="Ward">{{cite web|url=http://www.gauntletenterprises.com/BME/jimward/20040315.html|archive-url=http://arquivo.pt/wayback/20160522191651/http://www.gauntletenterprises.com/BME/jimward/20040315.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=22 May 2016|title=Who was Doug Malloy|last=Ward|first=Jim|author-link=Jim Ward (body piercer)|date=23 January 2004|access-date=7 May 2010|publisher=[[BMEzine]]}}</ref> For instance, according to Malloy's colleague [[Jim Ward (body piercer)|Jim Ward]], Malloy alleged that navel piercing was popular among ancient Egyptian aristocrats and was depicted in Egyptian statuary,<ref name="Ward" /> an allegation that is widely repeated.<ref>{{harv|Miller|2004|p=7}}</ref><ref name="ValeJuno1989">{{cite book|last1=Vale|first1=V.|author2=Andrea Juno|title=Modern Primitives: an Investigation of Contemporary Adornment & Ritual|year=1989|publisher=Re/Search Publications|isbn=0-940642-14-X|ref={{harvid|Vale|Juno|1989}}}}</ref> However, other sources deny that the historical record supports the allegation.<ref name="Parents">"Navel piercing. Unlike the other body piercings, this one has not been recorded in history." {{harv|''Parents''|2007|p=151}}</ref>

[[Image:Cryinvid.jpg|200 px|left|thumb|A [[screenshot]] of [[Alicia Silverstone]]'s character getting a navel piercing in the music video for [[Aerosmith]]'s "[[Cryin']]"]]