Graffiti, Tattooes, and Piercings

[Virgil]

If a grafitti artist wants to put his tag up on it, I don't give a crap.

That's the problem with society. There are people who commit all sorts of crimes, even low level crimes, and there are people that don't give a crap.

some graffiti, (not all) can be considered an art form.

Well, then they can buy a canvas and paint that, and perhaps some idiot will buy it. I wonder how many idiots would buy graffiti.

in the sixties, graffiti was a way for political activists to get their message across. People like you have reduced all of it to vandelism, which admittedly some of it is, but not all of it. However, graffiti does have an interesting history of some of it has artistic merit.

Artist merit. It doesn't matter. Even if it has artistic merit it is a violation of someone's property.

From Meriam-Webster:
vandalism
Main Entry: van·dal·ism
Pronunciation: \ˈvan-də-ˌli-zəm\
Function: noun
Date: 1798
: willful or malicious destruction or defacement of public or private property

I didn't invent the word.

[Shalot]

That's the problem with society. There are people who commit all sorts of crimes, even low level crimes, and there are people that don't give a crap.




Well, then they can buy a canvas and paint that, and perhaps some idiot will buy it. I wonder how many idiots would buy graffiti.


Artist merit. It doesn't matter. Even if it has artistic merit it is a violation of someone's property.


I didn't invent the word.

You are arguing with me for the sake of arguing. You have taken my posts out of context and you are insuating that i am sort of idiot and I don't appreciate it at all. You have put forth your opinion and you have stated that graffiti is vandelism and that's fine but don't insult me.


Graffiti actually has a fascinating history. Check out this website:

http://www.jam2dis.com/j2dgraffitihist1.htm

Obviously, graffiti has sort of de-vovled (is that a word) in some places into the petty vandalism that Virgil speaks of but I still think it's fascinating and not all of it should be dismissed.

[dramasnot6]

Sometimes the government funds graffiti art. I remember there being some beautiful murals on the sides of buildings in Philidelphia.
Art is in the eye of the beholder.

The idea of a tatoo always grossed me out a little, but sometimes I consider getting a yin and yang on my ankle because that is what my history teacher has. It's very tasteful.

[Shalot]

Sometimes the government funds graffiti art. I remember there being some beautiful murals on the sides of buildings in Philidelphia.
Art is in the eye of the beholder.

The idea of a tatoo always grossed me out a little, but sometimes I consider getting a yin and yang on my ankle because that is what my history teacher has. It's very tasteful.

don't do it! the ankle is usually visable. sometimes you just want to cover up your tat

[Stanislaw]

graffiti - can't say I support it...but I must admit, I have seen some cool looking graffitit (even though its a crime, and destructive, the drawing looked cool)

Tattoo's and piercings:

Iv'e got 3 pircings total, two closed and one new one in my eyebrow...
Tattoo: Ive got 3: a Polish eagle on my right Shoulder, a German cross with dragon wings with a punisher skull in the center on my calf and a crazy owl like creature on my left shoulder

[Shalot]

graffiti rules!!!!!

[Virgil]

graffiti rules!!!!!

[Shalot]

life is good. it's all good.

[KennoKennedy]

Thinking of getting a Catcher In The Rye Tattoo as I love the book.

However what do you people think sounds better.

The Tattoo will be going on the back of shoulder blade and won't be that big just a small quote.

What do you think?

"I'm Just A Catcher In The Rye"
Or
"A Catcher In The Rye"

What "word"ing do you think sounds better?

Thanks for your feedback

[motherhubbard]

I used to love the book, too. I don't even know how many times I've read it. I haven't read it in about 20 years. I just wonder if you think you will love the book forever or if you think your literary taste might expand beyond the catcher? A tattoo is nothing to take lightly and you may find something more profound and deepening when you have read more.

[Shalot]

don't do it!! they're expensive to remove. I think "I'm Just a Catcher in the Rye" is especially cheesey and I think you will regret it. Wait a while. Think it through. I don't think either of those are good tattoo choices.

[Shea]

One of the reasons that I've never gotten a tattoo, is because I look very much like my mother and grandmother. I couldn't picture them with one at all. That would just be wrong.

[Sweets America]

Oh, this is my favorite book too. However I think 'I'm just a catcher in the rye' doesn't sound good. You should find something else, but the idea of a tatoo is nice.

[B-Mental]

OK, honestly...why is this your favorite book? I've read it more than 4 times...at the ages of 12, 15, 18, 22, and 26. What? Its a semi modern youth thats saying "Don't grow up!" I don't get it...didn't JM Barrie do it better with Peter Pan, long before......? Or don't you know who Peter Pan is? Maybe its just me, but you write "I love this." Wouldn't it even be better to find out that Dostoeyevski wrote this already....or perhaps, Tolstoi's "Death of Ivan Illyich"....Wow, the person lives his entire life as an "Adult" (read it as adults/society expected), and finds that all of his life was wasted on that which didn't matter, that he didn't matter, and he didn't teach his children to matter. Must just be me, or maybe you've only read the book that every American student has read in junior or senior high school recognise it.

As far as scarring my body for the rest of my life with Literature...I would just get "When a Catcher sees a Catcher" across the left upper chest, (inside to outside) yes, thats where your heart is represented in common high school text books....Is it there though.

Wouldn't you rather have a Kafka~esque "Amerika" flag with cockroaches for stripes? Or a heart with the words "Take this from me!' or "Mom" or "There for the Grace of God go I? on a ribbon spanning the globe!

You wanna know why so many celebrities really say that it was their favorite book? Because they can barely read, or rarely read unless they make money....people be original....

This isn't a rip, this is more why is this YOUR favorite book? And you want to decorate your body with it.

[Sweets America]

OK, honestly...why is this your favorite book? I've read it more than 4 times...at the ages of 12, 15, 18, 22, and 26. What? Its a semi modern youth thats saying "Don't grow up!" I don't get it...didn't JM Barrie do it better with Peter Pan, long before......? Or don't you know who Peter Pan is? Maybe its just me, but you write "I love this." Wouldn't it even be better to find out that Dostoeyevski wrote this already....or perhaps, Tolstoi's "Death of Ivan Illyich"....Wow, the person lives his entire life as an "Adult" (read it as adults/society expected), and finds that all of his life was wasted on that which didn't matter, that he didn't matter, and he didn't teach his children to matter. Must just be me, or maybe you've only read the book that every American student has read in junior or senior high school recognise it.

As far as scarring my body for the rest of my life with Literature...I would just get "When a Catcher sees a Catcher" across the left upper chest, (inside to outside) yes, thats where your heart is represented in common high school text books....Is it there though.

Wouldn't you rather have a Kafka~esque "Amerika" flag with cockroaches for stripes? Or a heart with the words "Take this from me!' or "Mom" or "There for the Grace of God go I? on a ribbon spanning the globe!

You wanna know why so many celebrities really say that it was their favorite book? Because they can barely read, or rarely read unless they make money....people be original....

This isn't a rip, this is more why is this YOUR favorite book? And you want to decorate your body with it.

I don't know why you feel the need to be condescending towards people on their literary tastes, seriously. Some books appeal to some people and not to others, it all depends on what your heart is made of and what touches you. It sometimes depends on your life history, too. Perhaps some other writers have written about the same subject, but sometimes you find that one writer touches you more than another. I'm not the best to anaylyse why a book touches me. I've first read the Catcher in French when I was little. Later I read it in English and appreciated it even more. I think the cynicism and depressed quality of the character appealed to something inside of me.