# Will the woman who tatooed stars on her face have a normal life? **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [June 27, 2009, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-woman-who-tatooed-stars-on-her-face-have-a-normal-life/501141 "2009-06-27T03:19:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2009, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-woman-who-tatooed-stars-on-her-face-have-a-normal-life/501141/61 "2009-07-01T20:44:24Z")
> [@Merneith](#): > > It seems a little silly to be worried about _her_ problems after you get a load of what the artist’s face looks like: > > [http://www.thefrisky.com/post/246-tattoo-faced-girl-is-a-liar/](http://www.thefrisky.com/post/246-tattoo-faced-girl-is-a-liar/) > > Odesio, what would your therapist say about men who get fourteen lip piercings? That guy looks like a creature from some sci-fi B-movie. ---
**Author:** ![badbadrubberpiggy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/57b2e6/32.png) [@badbadrubberpiggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/badbadrubberpiggy)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2009, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-woman-who-tatooed-stars-on-her-face-have-a-normal-life/501141/62 "2009-07-01T20:59:43Z")
> [@Fiveyearlurker](#): > > I agree with the sentiment, and he was within his rights, but here is how it should have gone down: > > 18 year old girl enters > 18 year old girl: I would like 53 stars on my face. > tattoo guy: No. > > Seriously, it was a really bad move on his part. He had to know that this was going to come back to bite him in the ass. Some artists DO refuse to do facial tattoos, for this reason. But have you seen the picture of this guy? His face is far, far more extreme than the girl he tattooed, so I can’t see why it’s assumed he would know this would bite him in the ass - he sees much more extreme body modification every day, so it’s not like her request would be that unusual. The tattoos don’t bother me, really - I’m a fan, generally, though I don’t really like how they look on her. I’m pretty appalled at how far she went to throw this guy under the bus for HER decision, though. I think blaming other people for her own stupid mistakes is pretty low. Even though she came forward, I bet his business is affected somewhat. ---
**Author:** ![Tastes\_of\_Chocolate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tastes_of_chocolate/32/3232_2.png) [@Tastes\_of\_Chocolate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tastes_of_Chocolate)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2009, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-woman-who-tatooed-stars-on-her-face-have-a-normal-life/501141/63 "2009-07-01T22:06:49Z")
> [@Gustav](#): > > Wait, why would he offer to pay for the removal BEFORE she went public? I would assume laser surgery costs a pretty penny? Is that standard practice for tattoo artists dealing with unhappy customers? Because that doesn’t really sound to me as a generous offer so much as the tattoo artist realizing he did a crappy job. Actually, it sounds like he figured it would be cheaper to pay for half of the cost of removal, then to pay for ALL of the cost of a court trial, when he gets sued. It’s just like how companies will settle things out of court, for an undisclosed amount, because it’s cheaper to do it that way. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-woman-who-tatooed-stars-on-her-face-have-a-normal-life/501141.md?page=3)