Tatoos are adding pigments to your body. In the event of a macroscopic quantum event, those pigments might teleport en masse to someplace in your body (brain, heart, etc.) where they would kill you instantly. This could also happen to the needle while you’re getting it done.
The odds of this happening are…small. But you did ask for reasons you hadn’t thought of.
See now THIS is something that I hadn’t thought of. Now, for clarity, am I to assume that the macroscopic quantum event wouldn’t kill me all on its own?
FWIW, I don’t think that either of your ideas for tattoos are that great, but I’d rather you got a representation of the evil eye than have one of the dumbest tattoo ideas I’ve ever heard of. Visually, I think if you’re going to flow with the “evil eye” concept, I’d go with something a little more like the Khamsa/Hand of Fatima. As for placement, what’s your profession or career goals? Is having a tattoo on your inner wrist something that’s going to be an issue with these jobs? Are you going to have to cover it up on a regular basis? Are you going to want to cover it up when it’s requested of you? There are pluses and minuses to it, but I think that the design may work better in another area of the body. Your skin isn’t going to look great forever, but there are strategic areas of the body that don’t necessarily do the same weird stretching and sagging over time (with age or weight gain) as, say, the breasts or the lower stomach.
wooosh…
The design is not an issue - as I mentioned I have designed it myself - I just linked to something sort of close.
I will never have a job where this would be an issue.
I can’t imagine a scenario where covering it up would be requested where my reaction would be anything other than gale force laughter.
FWIW, the tattoo in question is smaller than a dime.
That doesn’t sound like it’s going to be anywhere near clear at all after a few years. Generally, if you get something that small, especially if it has any detail at all, it’s going to turn into a blob. Do you really want a blob?
No, I don’t want a blob. However, my dad’s tattoos have a lot of detail which is still quite clear 50 years later. I assume a good tattooist will sort of solve that issue.
(I scanned through the thread and didn’t see this. Sorry if I missed it.)
Are you Jewish, or open to the possibility of marrying an orthodox Jew some day? Some Jewish cemetaries won’t allow your body to be interred on their premises if it has been ‘altered.’ You want to be buried next to your Jewish SO, don’t you? DON’T YOU!?!
What did the tattoo artist have to say about your idea?
You talk like these guys are some kind of educated professionals. They’re just some yahoo, who learned from some other yahoo, ad nauseam.
You say “Talk me out of a tattoo, please”. I say, tell me a good reason for getting one. It’s pure whimsey, a passing fancy. Think what would happen if you indulged in every whimsical thought that occurred to you.
What you really want is attention, you’re getting plenty of that here, and I would imagine in other areas of your life. Just be yourself, that’s working just fine, you don’t need to disfigure your body to be interesting and get noticed.
How about we lot GOD talk you out of it.
You shall not make gashes in your flesh for the dead, or incise any marks on yourselves: I am the Lord!
– Leviticus 19:28
Cue the thunder, please.
What about the ID tattoos from the WWII camps? What about circumcision, isn’t that considered altering?
Uh, as a non-christian, non-jew the last few ideas weren’t super helpful. Interesting, but not super helpful ( I didn’t know that about orthodox jews).
About tattooists being boobs who learned crap on the street - well, I’m sure that’s true. However, many fabulous artists have had no formal training - it doesn’t diminish the impact of their work.
About attention-seeking. Maybe. Who knows. Doesn’t everybody like a bit of attention?
I agree and disagree with various points here.
In many cases, some tattoo artists are “yahoos” but if you think that many of them aren’t educated professionals, I have to assume that you haven’t had much exposure to the industry. That being said, I can’t think of a reputable artist (and yes, I don’t them all, but I do know quite a few)who would encourage what** Alice ** is contemplating.
Yes, it is a fancy, possibly passing but just as possibly not. All you need do is check out the thread about people who say they don’t regret their tattoos to see that to many people it’s not just some trendy bandwagon they jumped on. I too get the feeling that this thread is more about attracting attention than actual input, but that’s a different issue.
I’m still convinced that you’re more than likely going to have a blob in 50 years. Most tattoo artists aren’t going to be able to do that much detail on that small of a piece, and, well, it takes a lot of practice and skill to be able to not screw up a tattoo while applying it.
How big are you dad’s tattoos, and how detailed? I really think you’ve got some unrealistic expectations, and you’re either overestimating the quality/size of your dad’s tattoos or it’s a bit of a fluke. If you think his stuff is that good, seek out the tattoo artist who did that work… well, if he’s still alive, that is. If he’s not, seek out one he taught.
After preview, I’m going to have to agree with WOOKINPANUB. I don’t know of any good artists that’d be willing to do such a small piece with so much detail. There’s a reason few are willing to do it, and it’s because of the small likelihood that it’s going to look great over time.
I dunno. I’m not orthodox, myself. My WAG would be that they would make an exception if someone was tattooed against his will. And I doubt you’d be allowed to be buried in an orthodox cemetary *WITHOUT * being circumcised; its the Jew’s half of the contract (covenant) with God.
Hey now: my little sister intends to train to become a tattoo artist. The process is ridiculously rigorous and complex. There’s a complicated system of apprenticeship through which many aspiring tattooists do not manage to pass.
The best brain surgeon in the world could be said to be just “some yahoo” who learned his trade from “some other yahoo,” remember. 
I’d think a temporary tattoo would be a better deal from an attention-seeking standpoint. You could get attention once when you first got it, and then again when you remove it, or swap it for something else, or make subtle modifications to it to see if anyone notices. And if you know you won’t have to live with it forever, it frees you to experiment with getting something bigger or gaudier or wackier than you otherwise might.
OK, apparently that didn’t come across the way I intended. There’s not a thing wrong w/ wanting a little attention. I think you’re a very interesting young lady, w/ a sparkling personality, and if I were 30 years younger, I might even be tempted to visit the northern climes and compete for your affection. Art, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder. I, personally, have never seen a tattoo that I considered beautiful, or artistic for that matter, frankly they conjure up thoughts like, immature, redneck, trailer trash, insecure, rebellious, antisocial, vacuous, et. al.
If you’re determined to indelibly mark your body, you’ll do it despite what anyone says, but you asked a question and I’m trying to give you my best shot at a sincere answer.
?? There is almost no detail. It’s 2 lines, a blob and 12 dots. It’s not exactly the Mona Lisa, ya know?
And I appreciate your input. FWIW the point of this thread really was to ferret out all possible objections to tattooing. I mean, I’ve been thinking about this for 20 odd years - it’s not like some whim that just struck me today. I want to NOT make an impulsive decision so that when someone sees it (if they do, assuming I get it) and they say “But what about X?” I can say, well, I thought about that and my feeling is “Y”.
I know that many people find tattoos objectionable. Many people find my belly button ring objectionable, or my actual personality objectionable. I don’t regret either of those.
As to if this thread is an attention seeking grab, well, whatever. I actually do OK in the attention department in real life, but believe what you like.
Maybe a chinese symbol would be more appropriate.
