Comments on: Thomas Grimes Edison State “Why the Body Art Dude?”

By: Student-Maribel: Edison

Student-Maribel: Edison — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 19:03:14 +0000

People are entitled to do whatever they wish when it comes to their body. On the other hand, it should be done where the clothes that you wear would cover it if you want to work in a professional environment. I know of someone who is younger than 30 years old who placed a tattoo in his neck and now regrets it because it is visible to the public.
I am not crazy about tattoos; I am old fashioned myself. If you ask me, one is too much. When I see a person with so much ink on its body, I wonder more about why does he or she have so much ink on his or her body rather than what is he trying to express.

By: Colleen Conway

Colleen Conway — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 13:25:05 +0000

It is a form of expression and communication about that person, and we should be open to people and how they wish to express themselves. That being said, I too have tattoos that were gotten when I was younger, that I sometimes wish I had not. I understand though that those tattoos are a part of me; a part of my story. They are there to remind me of those times, and the my actions of those days.
I often think of getting one still today, even though my old ones trouble me at times. The thing that stops me is it would need to really express something important to me that will NOT CHANGE. That has kept the Ink at bay,…so far.

By: student:Migdalia:Edison

student:Migdalia:Edison — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:29:34 +0000

I totally agree, I am of a different generation. Many of the people I know who when they were in their late teens to early twenties and got tattoo’s regret it now. You get a tattoo thinking how cool it is when you are drunk or hanging with friends, but what happens when you become a mom or better yet grandma. How do you tell your teen that it is not a good idea to get an arm tat or to pierce every part of your body. I do not have a tat, but those I know say it becomes very addictive. So great do we need one more thing for our Youth to get addicted to. I mean adults, hey, you make your choices, but what about our Youth and when they go out into the business community to work, how will they be accepted. Call me old fashioned but I don’t like the new tat and piercing phenomenon.