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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...
View ArticleQuoting Leviticus at the most inappropriate time
Over the last few days I have noticed someone named Elijah Greenleaf has left this comment, or some variation of it, in response to almost every single tattoo article I read. Do not cut your bodies for...
View ArticleCall to readers: Why do you dislike tattoos?
My recent Irrational Arguments Against Tattoos post was intended to discuss some of the most commonly used, although admittedly weak, arguments against tattoos. I received the following comment in...
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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...
View ArticleGoogle Search Tips
I do a lot of searching for tattoo related new stories and have learned a few tricks to help streamline my search process, resulting in a much more efficient use of my time. Since I am usually...
View ArticleMore Thoughts On Why People Get Tattoos
I read an article this morning that reminded me of a draft post which I have meant to finish for quite a long time now. It was titled ‘Roy Exum: No Need For Any Tattoos‘. The author spends much of the...
View ArticleMisrepresentation of recent study about women with tattoos
I posted the article ‘Why are women with tattoos seen as promiscuous?’ a few days ago and wrote very briefly about it. This study, accurately summarized by the title of the article, claimed nothing...
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Tattoos and Employment
Articles about tattoos in the workplace have been popping up everywhere and I have received a number of emails from engineering students who are questioning how tattoos might affect their chances of...
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Inked-up politicians brand Air NZ’s tattoo policy as hypocritical
In the wake of my recent Tattoos and Employment post, there is a big story making the rounds about a woman who was denied employment by Air New Zealand because of a Ta Moko (traditional Maori tattoo)...
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Wedding Day Tattoos
I haven’t posted many personal stories on this blog, but I wanted to share this special day with my readers as well as to account for the lack of posts over the last few weeks. Two weeks ago, June 4th...
View ArticleSturgeon’s Law
I have heard quite a few people say that most or all of the tattoos they see on people are crap. My response to this argument has always been that I agree, but that argument could be applied to pretty...
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Misleading the Public Using Infographics
Infographics are a great way to cram a lot of information into an easy to read picture. But this tattoo graphic recently shown on the National Post is a perfect example of how misleading they can be....
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Tattoo acceptance in the workplace
The Facebook group ‘Tattoo acceptance in the workplace’ currently has over 1.6 million page likes. This is written on their “about” page: Our goal is to take away the stigma attached to people who have...
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Press Release – P.INK Launches Indiegogo Campaign to Crowdfund Scar-Coverage...
10 RENOWNED TATTOO ARTISTS TO HELP 10 MASTECTOMY SURVIVORS CREATE BODY ART AT INNAUGURAL P.INK DAY IN NYCBoulder, Colo. – September 17, 2013 – P.INK, the post-mastectomy tattoo support platform, today...
View ArticleSpring 2015 Update
Anyone who regularly (or wishes to regularly) read this blog may be disappointed with my lack of recent updates. My work schedule and new found love for classical guitar has taken up just about all of...
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Why I Choose to Write about Tattoos
Over the years of writing this blog I have repeatedly seen comments similar to the ones I am going to highlight below. The common claim is that as the author of this blog I must be secretly insecure...
View ArticleGoogle Search Tips
I do a lot of searching for tattoo related new stories and have learned a few tricks to help streamline my search process, resulting in a much more efficient use of my time. Since I am usually...
View ArticleMore Thoughts On Why People Get Tattoos
I read an article this morning that reminded me of a draft post which I have meant to finish for quite a long time now. It was titled ‘Roy Exum: No Need For Any Tattoos‘. The author spends much of the...
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