A man from France modified his body and called himself a 'black alien'. He told me that it was difficult to find a job because of his unique appearance. The man's name was Anthony Leffredo.
He has had tongue separation surgery, tattooed from head to toe (to his eyeballs). To the extreme, he also amputated two of his fingers, making his left hand look like claws.
Through the Club 113 podcast, reported by NDTV, Leffredo recounts his experiences dealing with people. There were a number of people screaming and running away as soon as they saw him.
"I'm human, but people think I'm crazy," he said.
"I can't find a job, a lot of bad things. This (his body change - red) can be a positive thing because you feel better but you have to know there is also a dark side," he continued.
Loffredo says he's aware of the fact that his appearance might surprise people, so he tries to make people comfortable by 'snuggling up' when walking in a crowd.
"It's a fight every day, because every day you find new people who don't understand, who want to judge. This is life, not everyone understands everything. Like me, I don't understand a lot of things about a lot of people."