Graffiti, Tattooes, and Piercings

[metal134]

I wasn't referring to you as being shallow and shortsighted, I was calling people who think tattoos are disgusting as being shallow and shortsighted. Should've clarified, I suppose.

There should also be an option for being completely indifferent to tattoos--I know people who couldn't care less either way.

P.S. metal134, you should participate in the "Rate That Song" game thread. I'm literally the only person who posts heavy metal songs (and I mean modern stuff, not just Black Sabbath and Metallica) and they always get trashed. So, join in!

Yeah, that kind of hit me later on in the day.

And I think I will. It's good to see that I have a brother (or sister?) in metal around here. Because that's what metal is; a brotherhood.

[metal134]

Help me out. Am I wrong in that I don't really think that tattoos look silly? Or is my aesthetic judgment flawed in that I fail to recognize the innate beauty of tattoos?

Well, yeah. I would say you're wrong. Because it's not so much the fact that they don't fit your taste. That much, I respect. But that's not the vibe you give off. You give off the vibe that the very idea of getting a tattoo is silly and that people are silly for having them. But I think the part that got me more than the silly part was that they "are desperate". What the hell does that mean, anyway? That people, which would obviously include me, are trying to get attention somehow? That is condescending and offensive.

[JuniperWoolf]

I like tattoos of trees. They almost always look good.

[Mutatis-Mutandis]

Yeah, that kind of hit me later on in the day.

And I think I will. It's good to see that I have a brother (or sister?) in metal around here. Because that's what metal is; a brotherhood.

In this case, brother. Loves me some hot metal chicks, though.

[papayahed]

Literary Tats

[Mutatis-Mutandis]

Really dig The Great Gatsby, V., the Kafka, On The Road, Fahrenheit 451, The Waves, and The Sound and the Fury.

[1n50mn14]

I fully intend to be covered in tattoos someday. My body is my canvas. And if somebody thinks they look silly, that's fine, because maybe I don't like your pants, your haircut, or your purse. Personal choices. However, I DO think there is something to be said for putting THOUGHT into tattoos... tattoos should be art- not picked out of a booklet, or a poster on the wall, or done in haste. Tattoos should be done by reputable artists- yes, artists... there is a difference between somebody who knows how to do a tattoo, and somebody who is an artist.

I have one, at the moment. It is the first verse of my favorite poem. It will be turning into a sleeve, depicting the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice. My tattoo artist has a degree in fine arts... and we`ve been putting thought into this for years.

Piercings are very personal. The book Modern Primitives has a lot to say about the cultural reasons for body modification. I LOVE my piercings and tattoos, and funny hair, and style of dress- body modification is a way of life, and it's the people who think 'ohlawl, a kyuuuuuuuuute tribal butterfly tattoo!' who ruin it as art for everybody else.

[metal134]

Personally, I'm not one for piercings. However, I'm not a "how can people do that kind've thing" douchebag. And I truly feel those people are douchebags. And if that makes me wrong for thinking that, then I am %100 OK with that.

Commenting on the literary tattoos, some of those were really nice. I like the Faulkner one. If I were to get that sort of tattoo, it would probably be Gravity's Rainbow. In fact, I've been wanting a half-sleeve for quite some time, maybe...

[weltanschauung]

here's a piece of (one of) mine(s), with a little photoshop

[Mutatis-Mutandis]

The one thing I don't "get" that's become big with body-art here lately is the ear-lobe discs. 1. They look very stupid. 2. Unlike with normal piercings, these cause permanent damage, stretching out the ear-lobe. Nothing like a big, floppy, noodle ear to make oneself look attractive.

[1n50mn14]

^My lobes are one inch, and if done PROPERLY, they often return to normal size if you take out the jewelry. There is a point of no return, but to each their own. I might think your hair looks stupid, but that's your choice, and I would never say so...

I put my ear buds through mine to keep them in place, and sharpie markers if I need them around the barn, etc.

I really don't understand all the judgement against piercings/tattoos/stretching/etc. Why can't we just live and let live?

[papayahed]

I put my ear buds through mine to keep them in place, and sharpie markers if I need them around the barn, etc.

Do you ever forget they're there and search all over for them? I ALWAYS do that when I put pens, markers, etc. in my hair.

[Mutatis-Mutandis]

1 inch doesn't look too bad. A little smaller looks kind of cool. But any bigger and I just think it looks silly. Of course, this is just my opinion. I think many tattoos look quite silly.

And I don't judge a person's character based on image. Well, to a point. I do question this guy's.

[meg's]

last week i meet a friend and i never know he is tattoo designer, and now were planning to put tattoo at my back but until now i can't decide...i am looking for some ideas you post here.


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I want a nice Tattoo Design to put in my back.

[The Comedian]

last week i meet a friend and i never know he is tattoo designer, and now were planning to put tattoo at my back but until now i can't decide...i am looking for some ideas you post here.

I'm sure they're all good.