meow85 said:

I can only hope, for the sake of your own employers and others who have to deal with some of you out in the real world, that you behave in some way closer approximating adult than you do here.

Does that apply to you, too? Because employers don't need to be subjected to your "I'm tattooed and pierced and you have to deal with me the way I am" whining either.

If they hire you because of your work, then great. But the bottom line is, if a certain employer doesn't like it, then you won't have that job. And it might not be because of your mods- it might be because of your attitude about them. Not everyone has to love them because you do.

In your earlier reply to me, you posed the question, "Rebel against what?" Yet your tone in writing on here comes off like, "Tattoos WILL be the way of the future and everyone WILL accept it". That sounds like rebellion to me.

Not everything has to become a major soapbox issue. What was a thread with a simple question with a discussion to follow, turned slightly unpleasant because you felt the need to make it an argument because everyone didn't agree with you.

Just my

(Please don't bother to respond. I think we all know your position on this issue.)

That pic again.

meow85 said:

XxAxX said:

yes, the ink will stay. BUT the skin underneath, sagging and wrinkled, will not.

Like saggy, wrinkled skin looks sexy normally.

When we're 80 we'll all look like elephant skin rugs, so those who are so inlined might as well decorate while they can.

the point is, the actual pictures the tats represent get all wormy and shriveled looking, as the skin on which they are printed wrinkles and bags and sags.

but hey, someone somewhere will find that sexy, no doubt.

meow85 said:

I can only hope, for the sake of your own employers and others who have to deal with some of you out in the real world, that you behave in some way closer approximating adult than you do here.

Are you saying that people who generally accept standards of dress and appearance in a professional environment are immature?

acceptance to accept edit

[Edited 7/2/10 6:15am]

thejason said:

Shyra said:

I wonder where he works.

he's probably CEO of a major Canadian company...

Christopher said:

dudes with fuckin stars

[Edited 6/30/10 20:51pm]

They're like reshaped rainbows. That's all.

chocolate1 said:

meow85 said:

I can only hope, for the sake of your own employers and others who have to deal with some of you out in the real world, that you behave in some way closer approximating adult than you do here.

Does that apply to you, too? Because employers don't need to be subjected to your "I'm tattooed and pierced and you have to deal with me the way I am" whining either.

If they hire you because of your work, then great. But the bottom line is, if a certain employer doesn't like it, then you won't have that job. And it might not be because of your mods- it might be because of your attitude about them. Not everyone has to love them because you do.

In your earlier reply to me, you posed the question, "Rebel against what?" Yet your tone in writing on here comes off like, "Tattoos WILL be the way of the future and everyone WILL accept it". That sounds like rebellion to me.

Not everything has to become a major soapbox issue. What was a thread with a simple question with a discussion to follow, turned slightly unpleasant because you felt the need to make it an argument because everyone didn't agree with you.

Just my

(Please don't bother to respond. I think we all know your position on this issue.)

when i was young and knew everything, the world revolved around me and my opinions too...I grew out of that...maybe she will as well...or that may be another thing they don't do in Canada, who knows...

thejason said:

chocolate1 said:

Does that apply to you, too? Because employers don't need to be subjected to your "I'm tattooed and pierced and you have to deal with me the way I am" whining either.

If they hire you because of your work, then great. But the bottom line is, if a certain employer doesn't like it, then you won't have that job. And it might not be because of your mods- it might be because of your attitude about them. Not everyone has to love them because you do.

In your earlier reply to me, you posed the question, "Rebel against what?" Yet your tone in writing on here comes off like, "Tattoos WILL be the way of the future and everyone WILL accept it". That sounds like rebellion to me.

Not everything has to become a major soapbox issue. What was a thread with a simple question with a discussion to follow, turned slightly unpleasant because you felt the need to make it an argument because everyone didn't agree with you.

Just my

(Please don't bother to respond. I think we all know your position on this issue.)

when i was young and knew everything, the world revolved around me and my opinions too...I grew out of that...maybe she will as well...or that may be another thing they don't do in Canada, who knows...

meow85 said:

chocolate1 said:

Quick question: meow, why are you taking this so personally? Are you heavily modded?

(this is a serious question)

I wouldn't say I'm heavily modded by most definitions, but I do have tattoos and piercings. So do many intelligent, capable people I'm close with. Like most people who get them, my work isn't to rebel (rebel against what? I could never figure out what people think I'm trying to rebel against) it isn't to prove a point, and it isn't an attempt to stand out or call attention to myself.

Some of my piercings are pure ornamentation but some of them, as well as my tattoos, are markers of important things in my life. Visual signposts of people or events or ideas that are very important to me. Removing jewelry from a piercing or hiding a tattoo unnecessarily isn't nearly as simple for me psychologically or emotionally as just taking off a necklace or changing my shirt. That's the case for a lot of people who have tattoos and piercings.

A lot of people without mods or who only have mods as decoration don't seem to understand how very seriously some of us take our work.

How can I explain to someone that my lip has jewelry in it because I was trapped in a heavy depression and considering self-harm, but the physical jolt of a needle through muscle kicked me out of it?

How can I explain that my father and sister are being carried in my arms? Or that my personal proof of adulthood is on my back and neck?

How can I explain the guilt of how my dog's life had to be ended is salved by what's on my feet?

How can I explain some of the metal in my ears as visual tokens of bonds with loved ones?

How can I explain any of that satisfactorally to someone who's already decided I'm just a shiftless drug addict trying to rebel against whatever?

How do you explain all that to a potential employer? Or any other stranger?

You don't. It's none of their goddamn business.

That's what diaries are for.

meow85 said:

A lot of people without mods or who only have mods as decoration don't seem to understand how very seriously some of us take our work.

NOBODY FUCKING CARES how seriously you take your work.

I have tattoos and I love them. But nobody gives a shit about them and what they mean except me, and it would be insanely childish and self-absorbed for me to think otherwise. It seems like you think your personal journey is everyone's concern. It's not. Nobody gives a damn why I'm wearing my dead godfather's bracelet. And they're not supposed to.

Genesia said:

thejason said:

when i was young and knew everything, the world revolved around me and my opinions too...I grew out of that...maybe she will as well...or that may be another thing they don't do in Canada, who knows...

Fuck both of you!

PunkMistress said:

meow85 said:

A lot of people without mods or who only have mods as decoration don't seem to understand how very seriously some of us take our work.

NOBODY FUCKING CARES how seriously you take your work.

I have tattoos and I love them. But nobody gives a shit about them and what they mean except me, and it would be insanely childish and self-absorbed for me to think otherwise. It seems like you think your personal journey is everyone's concern. It's not. Nobody gives a damn why I'm wearing my dead godfather's bracelet. And they're not supposed to.

I agree with Erin, and this time it's not just cause she's smokin' -- it's cause I legit agree.

My tattoo means the world to ME. To everyone else in the world, it's just a sign that my dumbass sat in a chair for 2 hours and had a needle daggered into my skin thousands of times. I am 100% FOR body modification, however, if someone has a flaming skull tattooed on their arm and think that unless it's covered they're going to get a job in a law firm, they're fuckin' batshit -- and they should have thought about that BEFORE they got it done.

I have one tattoo (which is very significant to me), 2 holes in my tongue, a hole in my nostril, and a hole in my lip. I plan to continue my piercings and tattoos. As a result, I'm going to ART school, as opposed to LAW school or MED school.

Lower back tattoos, ugly neck tattoos (Kenyon Martin is an idiot for getting those lips on his neck), face tattoos, foot tattoos, excessive tattoos, tattoos of people's names that aren't their family or friends or someone significant, badly done tattoos, hate tattoos, and tattoos on genitals and boobs.

Acrylic said:

I have one hole in my nostril.

Only one?

PANDURITO said:

Acrylic said:

I have one hole in my nostril.

Only one?

Well I say that because I have a hoop in my right nostril, and I'm getting another hoop right next to it on the same nostril in the near future. Contemplated my septum, but that shit gon' HURT.

Oh!

Greek letters representing fraternity or sorority affliations

Shamrocks

Roses

I love sleeves if they're done right and on the right person.

What's with the black 5 point stars? I see those all the time -- today I saw a girl with two on her calf.

[Edited 7/2/10 16:59pm]

PunkMistress said:

meow85 said:

I wouldn't say I'm heavily modded by most definitions, but I do have tattoos and piercings. So do many intelligent, capable people I'm close with. Like most people who get them, my work isn't to rebel (rebel against what? I could never figure out what people think I'm trying to rebel against) it isn't to prove a point, and it isn't an attempt to stand out or call attention to myself.

Some of my piercings are pure ornamentation but some of them, as well as my tattoos, are markers of important things in my life. Visual signposts of people or events or ideas that are very important to me. Removing jewelry from a piercing or hiding a tattoo unnecessarily isn't nearly as simple for me psychologically or emotionally as just taking off a necklace or changing my shirt. That's the case for a lot of people who have tattoos and piercings.

A lot of people without mods or who only have mods as decoration don't seem to understand how very seriously some of us take our work.

How can I explain to someone that my lip has jewelry in it because I was trapped in a heavy depression and considering self-harm, but the physical jolt of a needle through muscle kicked me out of it?

How can I explain that my father and sister are being carried in my arms? Or that my personal proof of adulthood is on my back and neck?

How can I explain the guilt of how my dog's life had to be ended is salved by what's on my feet?

How can I explain some of the metal in my ears as visual tokens of bonds with loved ones?

How can I explain any of that satisfactorally to someone who's already decided I'm just a shiftless drug addict trying to rebel against whatever?

How do you explain all that to a potential employer? Or any other stranger?

You don't. It's none of their goddamn business.

That's what diaries are for.

That reminded me of this (at :40)...

JustErin said:

Genesia said:

Fuck both of you!

Most of the people I know who got tats did it for dumb shit....

a pro sports team on a person's body--and they were never on the team and they dont get a paycheck?

Another butterfly tramp stamp because a person has convinced themself that at the tatto party, it was going to be unique?

Or how about the obituary list of people (not blood relatives) who died. The boyfriend/girlfriend tatoos...but the couple is no longer together?

the stupid panther on the leg....OMG if I see that one more time!

those stupid green/black tatoos that folks get while they are in jail....and if they got that cheap ass looking thing outside of jail...that just makes me assume that they MUST be stupid

and its true...if you come into my law office with visible a tattoo...I'm thinking all kinds of shit about you--either because of the dumb place you put the thing, or because of the content. If I can see it, chances are its going to distract me in some way while you are talking.....

and if you've put a teardrop under your eye...please dont ask me for my fucking phone number!

StillGotIt said:

Most of the people I know who got tats did it for dumb shit....

and if you've put a teardrop under your eye...please dont ask me for my fucking phone number!

I'm not crazy about tattoos with colours in them

ZombieKitten said:

I'm not crazy about tattoos with colours in them

Me neither!

JustErin said:

Genesia said:

Fuck both of you!

don't fret...

Genesia said:

PunkMistress said:

How do you explain all that to a potential employer? Or any other stranger?

You don't. It's none of their goddamn business.

That's what diaries are for.

That reminded me of this (at :40)...

HA!

Awesome.