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4/27/2013

 
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Each person on earth is an individual and every culture favors certain styles of dress of appearance. Now days, Pygmies in New Guinea, the Maori of New Zealand, and the Polynesians all use tribal tattoos. The history of tattoo began over 5000 years ago and is as diverse as the people who wear them.


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Tattoos are created by inserting colored materials beneath the skins surface. The first tattoos were probably created by accident. Someone had a small wound, and rubbed it with a hand that was dirty with soot and ashes from the fire. Once the wound had healed, the mark stayed permanently.

Not many records remain. Otzi the Ice Man from the bronze age created a sensation when his headless body containing 57 tattoos was found. Tattooed mummies from the Pazyryk culture 2,400 years ago were found in Russia. Ancient Egypt, Japan, China and Samoa all spread the practice.

However, in our enlightened are, I fail to see the beauty in marking or piercing the body we were born with. Same goes for augmentation of breasts or lips, and any of the other body altering fads.


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People are now putting themselves in danger by using illegal unlicensed tattooists. The UK health authorities have issued a strong warning about the possibility of contracting HIV and hepatitis from untrained operators, who are more likely to use substandard equipment and conduct inadequate sterilization techniques. People who take the risk could end up with a disfigurement or life-changing health condition. At the very least, anyone who is thinking of having a tattoo should do their research and use a registered tattooist.

Have the young customers ever thought about how they will look in the future? Fashions change so quickly. What's hot today will be scorned tomorrow. The worst of the situation is: you can't change your skin. As if it's not bad enough for it to sag with age, the designs will crease and fold in unattractive ways.

We can wear our hair many different ways, or even change it's color. Our individuality can be expressed in our style of dress, the way we walk and our attitude. I wouldn't want to crush anybody's freedom of choice. But, I would like to advise caution—and safety.

How do you feel about tattoos?


Diane link
4/26/2013 09:32:32 pm

I don't mind tattoos, but I don't have any. I want to get a small one that has persona meaning on my side, or some other discrete place.

Francene Stanley link
4/26/2013 10:56:21 pm

From what I've heard, it's hard to stop once you get one tattoo. ;-)

Amy link
4/26/2013 11:08:26 pm

Francene,
I share many of your opinions about tattoos. I've seen many young ladies with tattoos that cover the shoulders and down the arms. They may look nice now, but being a middle aged lady myself (ahem) I know how skin sags and gravity does its work, and I wonder how attractive they'll be when these young ladies are 50 or 60 years old. Also there's pain involved. And money, and time. But the thing that really gets me is the trend of piercing the ears with those grommets, which get larger and larger, eventually leaving a huge (sometimes as big as a half-dollar) extended hole in the ear. Permanently. Ick! Who will ever give these people jobs, I wonder?

Francene Stanley link
4/27/2013 03:02:56 am

I couldn't agree more. Speaking of earrings, my step-grandmother had sagging ear lobes that nearly reached her shouldres when she grew old. Apparently caused by wearing heavy earrings. The kids that wear thos studs will be able to tie their aprons up with the holes.

Sarah link
4/27/2013 04:21:36 am

I'm sad the way some people feel about tattoos, there are some lovely people with some wondrous art. I love mine,and yes, as Francene says, I had one, now I have a few more :) and still lust for some additions. If you've had a natural birth then you have pain, then you forget afterwards and just have art to admire albeit your own art whether it is viewable in private or for the whole world to see :) I think though if you do have one there has to be a meaning to having it, after all you are with it for as long as you live.

Mick Guinn link
4/27/2013 04:50:25 am

Great ideas here, Francene. I've almost gotten a tatt twice and yet could never imagine what I could live my entire life emblazoned on my skin. I cringe to imagine what my 9 year old may do, but with all of the skin mutilation "decoration" that's happening now, tatts are starting to look like the CONSERVATIVE choice. I'm just praying whatever he chooses to do with his body when he's of age can be hidden underneath clothing.

Great work here!

Mick

Alana link
4/27/2013 08:16:40 am

When I was growing up in the 1950's, "ladies" did not get tattoos. That, of course, is totally gone. I exercise in a water aerobics class and I'm no longer surprised at the number of "mature" ladies who get tattoos. I'm also grossed out (as someone else in your comments was) by those ear plugs with the half dollar sized ornaments that remind me of something out of the National Geographic magazines of my youth. We all have our prejudices....

AMummysLife link
4/27/2013 11:38:51 am

I have a tattoo on my ankle that I got when I was 21. I researched the tattoo artist and took several weeks discussing with him what I wanted before it was actually put on my body though and will do the same with the future ones I will get. All my tattoos have a reason behind them for getting them though rather than impulse decisions.

Amanda Thomas link
4/27/2013 06:32:05 pm

I don't mind tattoos but a lot of people don't think of safety. They go for the cheap tattoo parlor even if it may not be the cleanest, or even worse they go for the person doing tattoos out of their garage. I especially see this a lot with teenagers. They just don't understand how dangerous it is!

Liz Who Motivates link
4/29/2013 06:44:24 am

Thanks for sharing, Francene. The history of tattooing is interesting. I don't have any either. Do have friends that do.


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