GrayCatLove

What matters is if you're comfortable. Make your communications clear and to the point, at the risk of sounding rude. "What will this cost?" The tattoo shop I go to sells soda. It's never phased me. This is a problem with two non-Native speakers and a business transaction. You either have to trust him enough to get the tattoo, or not. It doesn't require liking him. However, if you really find him so distasteful, don't spend your hard-earned money there.

So if a 14 year old girl gets a disease and dies from a scratcher tattoo, she simply got what she deserves, and the unlicensed person shouldn't be punished?

I suggest working nights and using blacklights so you can actually get sleep during the day. Pretty non-douchey, as it goes.

If you have challenges with anxiety/sitting still, talk to your PCP about the possibility of getting a short acting benzo like Xanax for the tattoo. It may make things easier on you and the artist. Even a non-benzo like propranolol can do wonders if s/he's uncomfortable prescribing scheduled stuff.

It's an interesting concept - Like the idea of color-changing tattoos or something like that, but it's improbable it's good for you. I'm surprised so many people dislike it purely aesthetically. In a universe with no consequences, I would consider adding UV pigment to tattoos I currently have just because it's interesting. However, it's not, so I'll pass. ;)

They spread disease and bloodborne pathogens. I have no problem with terrible art, but spreading HIV is not cool.

Anything that responds to ultraviolet light that's inside your body has the potential to be carcinogenic. Not saying it is, but I wouldn't rush out to get one based on that fact alone. I've read little informal snips about poor healing, soreness, tenderness, etc.

Putting UV responsive pigment into your skin is dangerous and largely unresearched. Pass.

Scrub it with Pinesol. Then soak in hot water and Oxyclean. The. Wash normally. Repeat if stain isn't 100% gone. It will clear it up 100%.

My dad told me this morning while I was dropping off his cheese-free McMuffins that I reminded him of Amy Winehouse. Because of the tattoos and emotional turmoil. He actually says he understands now why I don't conform. I thought it was kind of an interesting conversation with an old conservative.

Before you determine it's impossible to cover up, go to someone who specializes in that. Laser is a real possibility and fairly simple since it's black, I think. Also, your name is funny.

Is not on my body. I love what I do. I love talking about it, writing about it, going to conventions and dissertations. I don't want it on my body. I'm proud of it, but there's a difference. I have this great pair of Louboutins. Love them. Don't want them tattooed on me.

Eh, not really interested in a work related tattoo. I love what I do, but I feel like there needs to be separation between my work and private life. Tattoos are about art and escape for me. If I wanted a constant reminder of work, I'd pick up extra shifts.

It's undeniable men have faced discrimination, but in my experience, people are more comfortable being nasty to women. These are mostly the type of people too cowardly to confront someone who might fight back, and in a culture where girls are raised to be sweet and demure, we're not expected to say anything in these sorts of situations. ;) Israel is conservative in some aspects, so those reactions don't surprise me.

I've had the pleasure of getting a tattoo from a female artist, and you're right - The majority of tattoo artists don't have "crazy" tattoos. There's a difference though between how tattooed people are perceived by people who don't have them, though. It's much more acceptable to be a tattooed man than a tattooed woman in mainstream society. I have NEVER seen strangers be openly rude to a man with tattoos. I've seen a handful of incidents with women.

The internet doctors require a photo. Any red lines running to it? This sounds fairly normal, but pictures help a lot. Try RICE: Rest Ice (with a barrier between like a Ziploc and towel applied for no more than 20 minutes at a time) Comfort (no tight garments over it or applying anything to further irritate it... NSAIDS and ice) Elevation (the lower it is from your heart, the harder to heal)

I guess a more respectable word is background.

This is where it becomes a tricky question. What is "big?" If it's 13-14 cm across, that's considered a small tattoo by some, large by others. I guess there's always filler.

Nothin'. Did just nothing but watch TV, movies, and kick back in bed. I took a little walk in the woods with the cat. I feel rested and ready for work despite the attempts of a saboteur to annoy the living hell out of me. ;)

That's funny. My dad was an infantryman in the second cavalry in Vietnam, too.

Shit, too many windows open. Just caught my error. Anyway, for some time, there's going to be condescending opinions of women with tattoos. Look how they portray female artists in these TV shows: Stupid sluts. Generally, the percentage of professional males wearing visible ink is much higher than their female peers. We have different standards. Don't kid yourself. However, not being a beauty anyway, my strongsuit has always been longevity and my history. I'm not going to push my luck and tattoo my face and neck, because I love what I do more than stuff on my body. However, when it comes to the personal, take me or leave me.

Right now the right wingers are clinging to the few things they can control. What the PEOPLE want is irrelevant to them, always has been. If it makes them feel big to cling to this paltry attempt to grasp power, good for them.

I can relate to this so well working in emergency medicine and being a woman. Though most of my ink is hidden, occasionally I have to change in the shower or something like that happens. 98% of people think it's interesting. 2% think it's a license to say something obnoxious. Staring is fine. Commentary is unheeded and unneeded.

Thinking spacially is something you tend to do or not do. I know bigger is always better for the kind of detail I like. Sometimes I compromise and change up placement a little, but having the same artist I trust do a lot of my work does wonders.

Don't misunderstand: I'm not an angry person (usually ;) ). However, being a smaller female who works in a male-dominated field, I guess it's made me a little more tough-minded. The only people who've said anything rude about my tattoos, oddly enough, have been family. Most people think it's interesting I have a considerable amount of ink that tends to show through something like a white blouse. Most stares are simple curiosity, and that's okay. When people are rude or obnoxious and I put them in their place, it's not from an emotional standpoint of getting even. It's about making it clear what will and will not be tolerated. If someone wants to point out my tattoos make me "trash," I'm quick on the draw to compare pay, career, education level, prestige in the community... Not because any of that means anything, but the sort of people who value tattoos tend to value those sorts of things, and honestly believe appearances are the be-all end-all. This is not so, fortunately. I'm no Nicole Kidman.