Last night, I was watching one of the most addictive (in more ways than one) shows that are constantly recorded by my DVR: Miami Ink. As I sat watching the people get tattoo after tattoo (including the crazy lady that made the grill cheese and saw the Virgin Mary in it, and sold it for almost $30k, getting the actual image of the grill cheese on her mammoth breast), and as always, getting more excited about getting more work done on my own tattoo, I had the faintest little panicky feeling in my gut about finishing my half-sleeve: this isn’t going to be something that will be covered. It is going to be very visible (as it will go down to my elbow), and while I am fine with that (hell, I want it to the wrist, bitch), what will society think? Will people judge me? Will the people that I work with care that I have these tattoos? Will I be forced to wear long sleeved shirts?
I really hope that I don’t, and it isn’t going to stop me even if I do, but it was enough of a thought, no matter how faint, to inspire me to ask what people think. Do you think that society still judges people that have visible tattoos? If so, are their exceptions? Like, do smaller individual visible tattoos carry less criticism? Which ones are the worst? What are your thoughts when you see someone all tattooed up?
I really want to know, because I LOVE tattoos, and whenever I see them, I literally want to run to the tattoo parlor. I just wonder what other people think, because I will be getting one that is very visible, and it will be interesting to see how the people I work with will react.
And on a completely unrelated note, this is kick ass: Banksy (famous graffiti artist) doctored up a Paris Hilton album, and here is a flickr photo set of the actual album. Rock!
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