The Colorful, Subversive History of Women Getting Tattoos
A recently reissued book traces how body art went from forbidden to trendy.
The rise and fall of tattoos
Oh look, another journalist who hates tattoos. Tattoos on men… Well, I guess that is a manly thing. Popeye and other sailors have tattoos. So do motorcycle gang members. Wrestlers. My neighbours. Convicts. And David Beckham (sigh). But tattoos on women. I hate them. Right up there with Botoxed plasticized foreheads and Rocky Balboa lips. [...]
The original painted ladies: Vintage photographs reveal incredible head-to-toe tattoos on women in the Twenties, Thirties and Forties
The title says it all.
Three women on why they have tattoos and the reactions they get
The title pretty much says it all.
Tattoos and piercings: How young is too young?
Short article discussing the appropriate age for tattoos and piercings. With over 900 comments and counting, there is quite a debate going on. The most popular comment by far is one by someone talking about not hiring people because of their visible tattoos. I have interviewed many men and women in their 20′s and 30′s [...]
Tattooed for a day: An Experiment
Daily Mail is continuing with their tattoo obsession and had one of their authors get fake tattoos for a day in order to write about the experience. I love the idea, but the article that followed seemed a little one-sided to me. The title alone, ‘Can you ever feel classy as a painted lady?’ leads [...]
Single serve blog: Pen and Ink
I have to give credit to Beth Rankin for pointing out the Pen and Ink tumblr. As a guy, I have only had this happen to me once or twice, but I just loved her comments to the people who cross the line in order to get a better look at her tattoos. OK, sir, [...]
10 Irrational Arguments Against Tattoos and my Responses to Them
Note to readers: If you have anything else to add to this list, please contact me. I want to hear your reasons for disliking tattoos since these are apparently just weak arguments from “the lowest common denominator” of people with negative opinions of tattoos. http://www.thetattooedengineer.com/?p=2405 I see a lot of arguments, questions or statements used [...]
Tattoo Removal Rises As Employers Hesitate To Hire Inked Applicants
Another article on tattoos and employment. This is quite a hot topic these days, and you can always count on Huff Post readers to leave entertaining comments on an article like this. For a change of pace, I’m going to highlight one of the better pro-tattoo comments: As a much tattooed man, i will say [...]
Tattoos and piercings linked to heavy drinking: Fatally Flawed Study
This has to be one of the most ridiculous “studies” I have ever read about. I am basing this commentary on the limited information I was able to find on this study, but have not been able to find a complete write-up. Alcohol tests performed on nearly 2,000 young men and women frequenting bars in [...]
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