I hate to get in the middle of all this, but isn't this topic thread supposed to be about tattoos?
Everyone is entitled to their own opinion. A lot of religious people would say that you are God's temple, and by piercings or body art you are destroying that. There are people who just disagree, others who go way overboard, and some who approve.
I, personally, have a tattoo, on my derriere. It's not a skull, it's nothing outrageous or inappropriate (now I'm not saying that skulls or anything else are inappropriate, again, it's up to interpretation - they're just not my taste). I love my tattoo, and yeah, at first I went through that whole "Oh my God, what did I just do, I have to live with this thing forever" and "am I a bad person for doing this?" for the first few days, but I would probably do it again if I had it to do all over.
Actually, I've always been pretty insecure about my body. About myself, but we won't go there. I know it sounds cliche and stupid, but after I got my tattoo, I kinda started to feel better about my body. I didn't need it for that, I didn't get it for that. It just happened to be a bonus.
Not all of my family members approve - after I got it, my family and I went to dinner with my Grandpa, Aunt, Uncle, and Cousins. I had this bandage on my back, and had to hug everyone without wincing. Thankfully, it was my lower back and they didn't get anywhere near it. I even had to go get a new shirt from Mervin's because the ink had stained the tank I was wearing earlier that day. I had two boyfriends with tattoos. Well, one got his tattoo when we were together, the other before we met. I have nothing against tattoos, obviously. I just think that it's up to everyone to make up their own mind... just don't judge us for having them.
