Comments on: Bad Tattoos – Tattoo Mistakes

By: dufus

dufus — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 18:54:50 +0000

I met my ex girlfriend after several years and now she’s all tattoo up with stuff all the way to the back of her neck and down the her hand.

It makes me so sad because she’s so beautiful but she doesn’t respect herself.

By: Me

Me — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 15:55:05 +0000

Jeez, people get over it. If you dont like tattoos, simply don’t get one. If you do like them, get one. I myself have a few, one in memory of my mum, who passed away when I was a teenager, another which was more of an impulse – yes I do regret (to a degree, i still like it), no it doesn’t ruin my life! and my most recent is one I had on my ribs – my way of thinking is I am happy with my body and enjoy tattoos. Therefore I would like to decorate my body in such ways. I could put on weight over the years, I will get old and saggy and wrinkley (sad, but true) and when these things do happen – will I really wear bikinis/mid-driff tops etc? No, my body is my body. If you like tattoos then you will look at my pieces and think “yeah they look great” or “nah, wouldn’t have done that myself….” or whatever. If you dont like them, you dont have to look, do you? The bottom line is – don’t judge those who chose to decorate their bodys with ink/piercings/ other cultural traditions – judge those that can’t spell and have THAT tattooed on themselves!! That to me, my friends, is just fucking HILARIOUS!!

And thats all I have to say about that!

By: Sb

Sb — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 23:59:33 +0000

Just wondering why all these anti-tattoo people are visiting a tattoo site? (regardless of whether it’s a site for crap tattoos)… It’s like someone who really hates porn going to a porn site just so they can have an excuse to whinge about it. If you don’t like this site, go to another one, it’s pretty simple really.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:31:24 +0000

In my “town” some people jsut getting t tattoes cause its an easy way to fight their self-hating on their bodies, cause its the easiest way to get a better look.(which isnt really an improvement of the look). Due to me some of them should try sports or do other stuff to become comfotably with their bodies and not branding theirselves as being stupid for the rest of their lives

By: Jaelyn

Jaelyn — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 20:59:37 +0000

umm I hope there is a good explanation for this… like being incredibly intoxicated. This is horrible!
http://showusyourskin.com

By: jwlliams

jwlliams — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 14:47:01 +0000

Well, let’s admit it, obviously from this website we can see that all tattoos are not the best idea. That would be one probable cause as to why my own mother doesn’t want me to get one at all. However, I personally know several of my own family members who have BEAUTIFUL tattoos, but still wish to have them removed. Therefore, even having the option of removing a tattoo through less then painful means (with pain, I’m talking about a rubber band being slapped against the skin) is a miracle. Fortunately in this day and age, science and technology has come far enough to provide an easy and practical solution, rather than just completely burning off the patch of skin where the tattoo resides. As I have learned from reading news articles and watching television specials, the laser technology used in laser tattoo removal uses various wavelengths to penetrate and break apart the ink pigments embedded in the skin. Now of course, such a procedure may leave a scar, but many produce minimal to no scaring at all. Laser tattoo removal can be quite expensive and does require time and patience; however it is well worth it in the end.

By: Hannah

Hannah — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 23:07:41 +0000

@Kerri Anderson,

I’m a psychology student, and can’t help but disagree with some of your arguments. There may be some truth to the low self-esteem theory for certain individuals but I would argue against relying too strongly on stereotypes such as this.

The main flaw that I see in your argument is that a desire to improve your self-concept or esteem does not necessarily imply that your self-esteem was “low” to begin with. Secondly, why is a desire to improve your self-esteem a bad thing? I would be interested to know what research you have drawn on here. Is it personal experience? Are you a medical doctor? I wonder if the people that you meet with tattoos are a particular subgroup of people with tattoos? (e.g. people that want them removed?)

I also wonder if you are confusing bulimia with anorexia or body dysmorphic disorder? Many individuals with bulimia do not lose weight, see e.g. http://www.b-eat.co.uk/YoungPeople/WhatisanEatingDisorder/TypesofEatingDisorders/BulimiaNervosa

PS I am not a disinterested observer – I consider myself to be relatively happy and well-adjusted but I have been interested in tattoos for a long time, and plan to get my first soon. I suspect the reasons that people get tattoos are complex and individual, and any links between tattoos and mental wellbeing are likely to be mediated by a number of other factors.

By: Mike

Mike — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 01:28:59 +0000

Know why I got a tattoo? Because I wanted one. I’m not insecure, nor was I a victim of peer pressure. I love and appreciate what my tattoo represents, and no matter my age, I’ll always be able to look back and reflect. I wholeheartedly agree with expressing yourself through whatever means you see fit. And if that means having a word or a picture inked onto your skin, then so be it.

And besides, at the rate we’re going, we’ll be able to re-grow missing limbs with stem cells in 20 years, I’m fairly confident that future science will be able to figure out how to take some ink out of skin. Shit, maybe I’ll just hack my arm off and have them fix me a new one. Would that be alright with you guys? Or am I going to have to listen to you shoot off reasons as to why it’s medically and psychologically wrong?

Live and let live.

By: Nisha

Nisha — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 06:16:37 +0000

Haha, Kerri, did you actually read the Wikipedia article? Probably not. It said Japan outlawed foot binding in TAIWAN. It says nothing about foot binding being practiced in Japan.

By: Mel

Mel — Mon, 31 May 2010 19:55:08 +0000

Some people like tattoos and some don’t. And I don’t see anything wrong with that. Why can’t we leave the argument there?

JJW, to you people who get tattoos aren’t really expressing individuality, they’re limiting themselves, right? Then I agree, you shouldn’t get a tattoo. But not everyone sees tattoos that way. I think tattoos are more evidently permanent because they’re out there on our skin, but really they’re no different than any other choice we’ll make during our lives–we can’t take any of them back and they’ll shape who we are . I don’t think tattoos limit our individuality unless we let them. They’re just a different choice.

And Kerri, I don’t know if you’re right about tattoos being a sign of insecurity, but I don’t really care. When I look at a person with a tattoo, I don’t assume they’re struggling with self-esteem issues any more than anyone else. We’re only human, and if that doesn’t manifest itself in a tattoo, it will in some other way.

If you put a lot of thought into a tattoo and decide you really want it, I don’t think you’re making a wise decision or a stupid decision. These things aren’t life-ending.