2008 Woodie Awards
Tattoos; leaving your mark
Editors of the Eagle Eye
Issue date: 4/18/07 Section: Opinion
- Page 1 of 1
When students enter college, worlds of new opportunities arise: opportunities for men and women to begin expressing themselves in unique ways. While some may choose clothing extremes, new hair colors or piercings, there is one expression that intrigues most, if not all, college students across the nation: tattooing.
Tattoos are described as skin markings and can include a variety of shapes, symbols, colors and meanings.
And because college students are at the age that tattooing is legal without parental consent, it can make the idea even more alluring.
Some choose tattoos in memoriam, such as when a loved one passes away. Others choose military symbolism, words of wisdom, a design that they themselves have created, astrological icons or intriguing markings for personal reasons.
If you are contemplating taking that leap into the world of ink and needles, know that getting a tattoo can be a great experience, but you shouldn't go over the top.
Some say that their spirituality increases or that they find closure when leaving a lasting stain upon their body. Others attest that it gives their body a unique edge or can help in keeping the sense of one's true self.
However, seeing a person with no bare skin left upon their body is not attractive.
Your body is your temple, as someone once said. Therefore, it should be used to articulate your desires, fears and accomplishments. However, do you really want to date someone with tribal symbols and Hawaiian passion flowers all over their body?
Those excessive markings are not attractive. Subtlety is the key, such as a small, personal tattoo on a woman's back or hip, or a memoriam tattoo on a man's upper arm.
This sort of artistic expression can be sexy, classy and tasteful, because the areas mentioned can be shown off at the appropriate times (such as at the beach) or easily covered (like one should do at a job interview.)
Whatever the reasoning for artistic expression through tattoos, making it important to you is the number one step. Also, realize that not everyone may be as fond of tattoos as you are, so ink yourself with tact.
Lastly, beware that certain people may look down upon you if your body is seen as an inked-up canvas, so know when to show it off and when to conceal it.
Tattoos are described as skin markings and can include a variety of shapes, symbols, colors and meanings.
And because college students are at the age that tattooing is legal without parental consent, it can make the idea even more alluring.
Some choose tattoos in memoriam, such as when a loved one passes away. Others choose military symbolism, words of wisdom, a design that they themselves have created, astrological icons or intriguing markings for personal reasons.
If you are contemplating taking that leap into the world of ink and needles, know that getting a tattoo can be a great experience, but you shouldn't go over the top.
Some say that their spirituality increases or that they find closure when leaving a lasting stain upon their body. Others attest that it gives their body a unique edge or can help in keeping the sense of one's true self.
However, seeing a person with no bare skin left upon their body is not attractive.
Your body is your temple, as someone once said. Therefore, it should be used to articulate your desires, fears and accomplishments. However, do you really want to date someone with tribal symbols and Hawaiian passion flowers all over their body?
Those excessive markings are not attractive. Subtlety is the key, such as a small, personal tattoo on a woman's back or hip, or a memoriam tattoo on a man's upper arm.
This sort of artistic expression can be sexy, classy and tasteful, because the areas mentioned can be shown off at the appropriate times (such as at the beach) or easily covered (like one should do at a job interview.)
Whatever the reasoning for artistic expression through tattoos, making it important to you is the number one step. Also, realize that not everyone may be as fond of tattoos as you are, so ink yourself with tact.
Lastly, beware that certain people may look down upon you if your body is seen as an inked-up canvas, so know when to show it off and when to conceal it.
Be the first to comment on this story