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Boom:
Here is mine...



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The tattoo artiest said it was the most painful places to get a tattoo, that might have been him just fucking with me, but it did hurt... a lot


please, no political debates... :-)

Drill King:
No no~ I didn't the impression of being mean at all. The thing is, I totally understand.

Let me explain a little bit. I love tattoos, I've been trying to figure out what I'd like for.. well since I was really little, I've got a huge folder for just body modifications. However, I'm a worrier, I'm a fickle person, so I'm going to wait until I'm just positive, and positive for longer than a few months, however, I'm not one to just take a tattoo lightly, I'm an overly cautious person.

Also, there is something to be said that some people look better without tattoos, some people look better with.

And let me extend the question, what if they had -a- tattoo, would you change your mind? Or would you still want to be tattooed by someone with full sleeves/etc?

What if it wasn't visible vs visible, etc?

Jimmy the Squid:
I don't think it needs to be full sleeves but there would need to be some (read: more than one, probably at least 3-5) visible tatts. The assumption otherwise would be that (1) you are ashamed of having your tatts and don't want people to see them and/or (2) that you don't have any tatts in the first place and that just takes us back to what I said earlier. These are pretty silly assumptions but nevertheless I, an admittedly reasonably intelligent person who should know better, would probably make them or similar ones.

I have like two tattoos (and plans for 3 more) and I do not just get them after wanting them for only a few months, it takes me at least a year to decide if I'm really as in love with the design as I thought I was at first. This is not being overly cautious because a tattoo, much like a puppy, isn't just for Christmas (but is not as likely to shit on the floor) if you take my meaning. I would prefer to know without a shadow of a doubt that this is what I want to be on my skin for the rest of my life and have had to wait a few extra months to get than get something I will regret.

One of my ideas is for some skulls on the inside of my forearms. I have had this idea for the last 2-3 years and I am still waiting to see if I really want it because it would be much more visible than the chest and back tatts that I have or the shoulder I am getting done this year (hopefully).

Drill King:
I can see exactly what you mean, which is a shame.

Another question! Why is it that tattoos that aren't visible get deemed as people who are 'ashamed', I, and a few other people I know, prefer placement of things that are usually hidden(around the breasts, hips, inner thigh, etc), and I've heard this from people that those are only places for people who are concerned about the consequences later on get. Which I disagree with, but I'm seeing it more.

Jimmy the Squid:
As for myself, except for my planned forearm tatts, everything else is totally concealed if I'm wearing a t-shirt. Let's not pretend that within certain societal arenas tattooes do not come with certain stigmas attached to them. I'll be basically working in healthcare when I leave university so I'm probably going to have to be wearing suits etc if I do get my forearms done and I'm probably going to have to take out my piercings as well. However, within the body modification community you are meant to be proud of what you have done and show it off most of the time (just an undercurrent I have noticed, it is by no means hard fact). If a tattooist is covering their tattooes there would have to be a reason for it yes? People are pretty shit at evaluating the causes of other people's behaviour so shame would not be a difficult mental leap.

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