The headline here made it sound to me like they were claiming people with tattoos were the ones making poor judgments.
I was like, that’s a pretty ballsy claim to be making.
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As a tall, tatted goth lady, many people have the first impression of me that I am intimidating and edgy, which couldn't be further from the truth. So, sample size of me, this tracks.
I'm aware of some bias on this matter - so it's a little difficult to separate, but think I judge people on their clipart tattoos, or performative ego/masculinity.
If you've gota dreamcatcher on your thigh/calf and what appears to be a child's name in flowing script underneath your ear, I'll judge you.
If you're a 24ish barista covered in tatts, yeah I'll not think highly of your choices.
With tattos, you're not joining a team (unless it's a gang tatt, and that's a whole other situation, lol). Yet people keep getting clip art rubbish because it's cool.
I've been thinking of investing in tattoo removal businesses, to be honest!
You're right, totoally misjudged the dude with the gaint swastika and HH tattoos.
I mean we all judge each other automatically and if you’re an outlier you are going to be targeted. There’s a reason people wear suits and get cleaned up when they have to go to court.
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Ohhh. The headline made it sound like people who get tattoos make poor decisions.
On my first read, I got the meaning right. However, I agree that it's very ambiguous. Were the "of" a "by", I'd swing the other way as well.
The article says people's opinions about a tatooed person does not necessarily match the tattooed person's view on themself. The article was frustrating to read because it lacked details.
So all tattooed people aren’t ketchup drinking rapists?
Well, no one said anything about them NOT drinking ketchup
So there's some question about whether they drink ketchup, but not that they're rapists?
Precisely. Clearly not rapists, but ketchup drinkers...well, Im gonna need some more evidence to the contrary
The article photo wasn't visible for me so here are some photos of him after having his nipples and bellybutton removed:
Removing his nipples and belly button for more tattoos are the only things that strike me as concerning.
Not for the children, but his own welfare. The tattoos are amazing.
Injecting black dye into his eyes you don't find concerning at all?
That is a lot more common than surgery to remove a belly button or nipples. I've known people who had done that with their eyes, so that doesn't seem anywhere near as concerning to me.
why?
Why do I think surgery to remove body parts for additional tattoos is potentially concerning?
removing your nipples seem like a small concern to me, honestly. its ugly as fuck but eh.
Any surgery carries risk, and requires appropriate consideration.
Let's take breast augmentation as an example. There are some folks who will choose to do so because it will help them match their gender, and that makes a lot of sense for their mental well being. There are some folks who have had a mastectomy, and an augmentation (and in many cases a tattooed nipple to finish things off) will help for their mental well being. These are generally one-time surgeries with a clear beneficial outcome.
There are others who will continually go larger and larger and larger, and its actually detrimental to their health and well being, they are often doing so because of other issues of their self image or self worth, and the surgery will never be enough for them. Its even been shown to make those perceptions of their bodies worse, which is why they end up getting surgery over and over again.
My concern here is whether or not he fits in the first group or the second. I sincerely hope he does not have an internal struggle that will drive him to many surgeries, never addressing the actual issue, and making things worse for himself over time.
How it looks is irrelevant to me, if he likes it more power to him. I think his tattoos are incredible, personally.
I just hope he's OK.