tattoos, safe or dangerous? kool or not? Options

[starfaerie06]

I just did a search and found that there was no debate about tattoos. So here are my questions for you:

Do you think tattoos are danerous or safe?

Are tattoos kool or not?

Are tattoos painful or pain free?

Do you have any tattoos

If yes: what are they and where are they? So you want more

If no: Do you want any? (what and where)

If you have/got a tattoo would you/will you regret it?

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I think tattoos can be dangerous if you go to a tattoo parlor that doesn't have a good reputation and good sterilizing methods, etc.

I think tattoos are awesome

I think the pain level depends on where u get the tattoo.

I don't have any tattoos.

I want 4. an ankh on my arm, angel wings on my back that say "Tamara Elaine Jobes 1986-2004", a shooting star (not sure where), and a faerie on my ankle.

I don't think I'll regret them because I've thought long and hard about this. and I still have another year and a half before I turn 18 and can get them. I'm getting them all in places that are easily covered.

[mistressmanners]

I think that like almost anything else, tattooes can be either safe or dangerous. One must be an intelligent consumer, first and foremost. Don't just stumble into a random tattoo shop. Shop for an artist, because ideally a tattoo will last longer than any other purchase you make. Make sure they use sterile conditions, have a proper autoclave, and that the person treats you in a respectful and professional manner. That manner will respect their attentiveness to safety guidelines, after all.

Are tattooes cool? Well, a "kewl" or "kool" tattoo probably won't be, because it will be something spur of the moment and a passing phase. Putting something into the fabric of your body which doesn't reflect a lifetime commitment or characteristic will hold you in that pattern, tying you there.

Tattooes involve repeatedly putting a needle into skin to break it and inject ink. It is, of course, painful. However, some parts of the body are more sensitive to pain than others. I found that my upper back was less sensitive, whereas my leg was incredibly sensitive. The inner arm, leg, and neck are very, very sensitive, and I don't have tattooes there.

I have four tattooes. I have one dragon on my right scapula, a larger one on my left scapula and extending beyond it, an Anubis with three runes beneath it on my right arm and a Willendorf goddess on my right calf. I don't regret any of them, as I thought carefully about each and feel they relate something about events in the past which I want to carry with me. They reflect who I am.

I don't believe tattooes are pointless, and I think that's a rather ludicrous assumption. If clothes aren't pointless--which they aren't, as they present to others an impression of how we want to be seen--tattooes are even less so.

Like your signature! Blessed Be!

[*anubis*]

    I have four tattooes.  I have one dragon on my right scapula, a larger one on my left scapula and extending beyond it, an Anubis with three runes beneath it on my right arm and a Willendorf goddess on my right calf.  I don't regret any of them, as I thought carefully about each and feel they relate something about events in the past which I want to carry with me.  They reflect who I am.

i'm printed on someones body