Tattoos!!!!

I think the human skin is a wonderful canvas and tattooing is a wonderful form of self expression. I have 2 tattoos so far and plan to get many more. I'll be that much more interesting naked! Body art is beautiful. I love the idea of being a living art gallery. Tattoos also let you tell you life story to others. They're really not all that painful. The needle feels much like a cat scratch with some ink in it and of course, there's vibration from the needle. Tattoos in NO way deform the body, not even by definition. I work retail, so of course I'll keep any visible tattoos tasteful. There's nothing at all disgusting about tattoos. Why were you disgusted? Was it the tattoo itself, or something else?

The art of tattooing goes back for probably thousands of years and there are so many reasons to get a tattoo from just wanting it to a cultural right of passage. I don't have any myself but I have no problem with seeing others with them if they are tasteful. There are some that shouldn't be allowed IMO but it isn't my body so it isn't my business.

Your skin is the most beautiful clothing you will ever wear and life is short. Why not celebrate it by ornamenting it? We adorn ourselves with clothes and accessories to try and show our personality and reflect who we are, why not commit to something deeper by marking your skin in a meaningful way? As long as you think long and hard about what tattoo to get that is meaningful to you and your life's path and not just something you half-a$$edly picked off of a parlour wall, then I think tattoos are a celebration of the self.