What is socially acceptable about policing the bodies of others?

Whether it's telling someone how his or her hair should look or recommending which clothing is appropriate for his or her body type, whether or not piercings and/or tattoos are taboo...why is this an acceptable form of communicating to others who are not related to you?

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Tatsumi · 31-35, M

Social rules are means to enforce standards of behavior. If you look to Japan, you can see the benefits of such a system of stringent social controls. Relative harmony.

Meanwhile, in the U.S., we are very free relative to the rest of the world. You can do and be whatever you wanna do or be. Like shoot up a school. That rampant individualism leads to fracturing the cohesiveness of society.

There are benefits to chaos and a great deal of individuality, but significantly fewer than maintaining the status quo.

All in my humble opinion, of course.