35-year-old shocks the world by transforming into “black alien”

We live in a world today where in most places we can pretty much express ourselves in whatever manner we sit fit (within reason).

There are exceptions to the rule, of course, but for the most part, people can experiment with trends, hairstyles, clothing and more freely than at virtually any other time in human history.

This is all to the good: no one should ever be persecuted for the way they choose to dress or decorate themselves, just as no one should ever face stigmatism or demonization for opting for a certain piercing or tattoo (providing it’s not hateful or provocative by design).

That said, like it or not, there are limits to what the majority of us are prepared to accept as it pertains to body modification and expression of oneself. One man, 35-year-old Anthony Loffredo, may have reached that limit.

You see, when Anthony goes out to eat or simply take a walk, he draws the attention of virtually every single other human that passes by. Not only that, but reports state that he can’t so much as land a job interview, let alone a job, while taxi drivers turn him away and some establishments won’t even let him in through their doors.

Why, you ask? Well, it has a great deal to do with his pursuit of becoming a character he calls the “black alien”.

While even the most adventurous among us are usually satisfied with outlandish tattoos, piercings in unconventional places, and perhaps bright, unnatural hair colors, Anthony Loffredo, from France, set his bar significantly higher. He’s undergone a nose amputation, had both ears cut off, his eyeballs and skin tattooed black, his tongue sliced in two, his teeth filed, and two of his fingers surgically removed.