I’ve been interested in blogging for quite sometime now, I just didn’t know what to talk about and if I did start would I have to keep my blog continuously on the same topic? I mean, I guess there’s no good time to start blogging, but I feel if I continue to postpone even writing my first blog I wouldn’t get started at all.
So here it goes!
I do not feel as if I’ll have a set topic to talk about, ‘cause for me, it is about getting my opinions out on any subject rather than having a specific one. Hopefully once I’ve got the hang of it I can tailor it to my passions which would be working with youth or helping create a positive change within our community etc. But for now I will talk about tattoos.
Now I know there’s a lot of varied opinions about tattoos, some people like them and others despise the sight of them completely. From a young age I’ve always been into art and within my family there are a lot of tattoos, which I guess means spending a lot of time at the different tattoo parlours! So I guess tattooing is in my blood a little, I was always excited about visiting the tattoo parlours on holiday, to be able to see what designs were around the room and also the interaction with people that were there. I guess there is a bit of a stigma attached to tattoo’s and the people they sit on but in this day and age they’re becoming more and more common in everyday life. Back in the day it was known for only sailors, criminals and circus acts to have tattoo’s but they’re showing up all over the place on top models, film starts and even footballers!
Tattooing has been around for centuries, some believe it may have happened by mistake, by someone having a cut or gash and rubbing soot or ash into the wound and when it healed concealed the ash in with it, leaving the mark of a tattoo. Whilst we don’t know how tattoos came about, they have been used through out the centuries and used in so many different ways. Some forms of tattooing were marks of religious and spiritual belief, criminal punishment or slavery reasons to the markings of individual tribal groups and even as war symbols. Whatever the reason for it then it has carried on for generations. It was adopted into British culture in the early 1800’s when it became a tradition within the navy after Captain Cook returned home with tattooed Polynesians to exhibit at fairs and lectures to demonstrate the height of European civilisation compared to the ‘primitive natives’.
With all this in mind and with my history and love for tattoos I guess my opinions could be seen as being bias towards tattoos. Our society has become much more judgemental to the little things that we do that we seem to miss the bigger picture. I believe that tattoos can be used as a form of art and self expression, to show all types of feeling and emotion, down to just liking a picture enough to have it on your skin!
It is true, that once you get a tattoo, it will be there for life but depending on how much thought and enjoyment you’ll get out of it this it shouldn’t matter. Some people see their body as a canvas and others like to keep their canvas clean but for whatever reason tattooing is still loved and hated in this nation. It’s been in the news recently about Cheryl Cole’s cover up tattoo and as most famous people are, she was placed on the firing line to receive criticism by the numbers. Her reply to the backlash of criticism was;
‘People are entitled to their own opinion. Personally I’ve never really concerned myself with other people’s body parts!’
I personally don’t find her attractive so to me it has made no difference what she has done to her skin as long as she likes it and feels she has expressed herself in the best way possible it’s fine by me.
Everyone is entitled to their own opinion but at the same time we must come to understand that everyone has their own personal preference, what one likes another might not. I feel that there is too much judgement within this day and age and people don’t feel they can be themselves without being judged by another.
I think I’m going to close this blog up before I waffle on a bit too much on a subject I enjoy and find so fascinating. I would say to anyone who is considering on getting a tattoo, depending on the type of person you are it is always good to think through your tattoos and be 100% sure before you get it done because it is easy to regret a decision you make further down the line. Other than that! Keep inking!
Until next time.
Peace
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