I love the quote in the CNN article, "The lesson I hope to teach others through my life is that it's important to see past appearances." Some people automatically think that because a person has a tattoo or a certain piercing that they are lesser of a person. They make assumptions and question whether that individual is on drugs or an alcoholic. People start to wonder and assume that individuals with tattoos have many problems in their lives; none of which are true. Another quote that really caught my attention is the one that states "I will not blend in with the crowd. I will be noticed, for better or worse." I am my own person. Everyone is their own person. Whether or not we have tattoos should not affect the way others view us.
The second article was interesting and I thought it was pretty cool how it said "in 2006, 40% of all Americans between the ages of 26 and 40 are tattooed." The technique used back in the days to give tattoos sound like it would be very difficult to do precise, detailed work. Also, I feel as if it wouldn't be safe or sanitary at all to give tattoos back in the day like they did, but I guess they didn't know of any other way at the time.
As it goes for the 25 most ridiculous tattoos, well they are pretty ridiculous. I'm having a hard time trying to figure out what man or woman in their right mind would get a tattoo like any of those. To me, those are pointless tattoos because I don't see a true meaning revolving from them.
Everyone's physical appearance tells a story about them; what they have been through throughout their life, maybe their favorite things, remembrance of a lost loved one, even cultural/religious beliefs. I just recently got a tattoo on July 29th. I am the first person in my entire family (grandparents, aunts/uncles, cousins included) to have a tattoo so it was tough for my family to grasp the true meaning and story behind it all. After a couple of weeks, they all quickly realized that the tattoo did not affect who I am as a human being, but rather express myself from the inside, out, telling part of my life story. My tattoo reads "Philippians 4:13". It means "I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength." This is a saying I have lived by throughout my entire life, even when I was a child. I was taught this saying at a young age and it has helped form who I am as a person today.
When you said your family didn't understand you getting a tattoo at first I went through the same thing, and its hard when your family looks at you differently even for a second.
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