So I’ve read up a little bit on tattoos for this week’s blog posts.
Initially, i decided that this would be a good political artifact because it involves a life long decision. A tattoo is permanent. or it is for the most part at least. Sure in todays age, we can get tattoos removed with lasers and such, but this is an expensive and painful process. Much like the process of getting a tattoo. Therefore, i suppose that removing a tattoo is just as big a decision as getting one.
If someone gets a tattoo, i’d say usually, the person has a good reason for it. Maybe the tattoo represents something that the person likes about himself. Maybe it represents something that the person is passionate about. Maybe the tattoo represents someone important to him. maybe the tattoo is artwork that the person loves and wants forever printed on his body. Whatever the reason for getting a tattoo, it’s a life long decision that some people think comes with a stigma in today’s society.
Whatever the reason for getting a tattoo, the person who gets it is making a decision that will have a mark on their life for as long as he/she lives, most of the time. Getting a tattoo may be a good lesson to learn. it may be a cheerful event that the person receiving the tattoo feels happy about. It may not be. His/her parents may not approve of the tattoo, or they may. Whatever comes of it, there is no going back from it.
Tattoos are cool and they are definitely artifacts of a person, culture, and maybe someday of politics.