Have I ever expressed a passion for tattoos in the past 15 years. Only once – but it was sarcastic and in a private e-mail where I jokingly said that if I ever got a job at Toyota in Cambridge Ontario Canada – I would get a Toyota tattoo on my arm.
When I went out to nightclubs a woman – who I am still friendship with on another Facebook account had a tattoo on her shoulder/deltoid. She now is a mom to a beautiful little girl and I think is common law to a guy she’s known for a long time now.
When I got to know her – I was quite shy – and she seemed to me like some super intellectual alt-woman who was pursuing a history degree. She quit her degree and pursued jewelry design instead – and found work in the field.
My second girlfriend who was half-Filipino had a tattoo above her butt.
Did I ever experience an erotic lust for women with tattoos? No – especially when everybody was going bat-shit crazy about getting all inked up – and not being very mindful of the consequences. It seemed like people were making whimsical decisions initially about something that was permanent. I’ve learned since that tattoo removals are possible.
It seems that there is more care – and artistry going into it now – and I think that’s pretty cool although I will never get ink myself – nor will I recommend that somebody do it. If you do that’s your thing and that’s totally cool.
t seems like there are so many artists out there and so many people are getting them now – that in respect to health issues – who is credible – who has certain specialties – etc – has brought a once rare art form to the attention of many people. Having said that – with many people competing for customers – logically there are going to be some really good artists – and the hacks are going to fall by the wayside and find something else to do with their lives.
Having said that – I haven’t really had a positive conversation about tattoos since the year 2000 with anybody – except in that one sarcastic e-mail that was private and sent to the female minister of a Unitarian Universalist Congregation in Toronto. (Those memories just came back to me – as I had endured so much psychological trauma in Toronto in the past 15 years that I lost many of my memories).
So that’s why I have to say about ink. However – my mind is more open now – merely because of it’s pervasiveness – it’s not like inked people are going to be grouped into a “caste” of lesser humans in a democratic society. It could happen – but I doubt it – and it wouldn’t be because they have invested tonnes of money in getting ink.
That’s how I feel today. I shouldn’t matter too many people – but I never encouraged the tattoo trend that we’ve seen in the past 15 years – at all. I’m not opposed to it – I want to understand it – but I never encouraged it. A lot of people have put lies in my mouth and completely distorted things that I have said that should have not had any impact at all – invading private e-mails of mine to do so – while things that I have STRONGLY believed in – which make up the essence of living – and getting along to be a peaceful compassionate person have been completely ignored.
I did like the last half of the Rolling Stones album "Tattoo You" as a complete album with Mick Jagger singing in a somewhat high pitched voice as well.
Those are my thoughts as of this time 2:30 am August 27 2014.