Faith based tattoo question

[farouk]

6 hours ago, Grace j said:

All these talks of Tattoos making me wonder if I wanna get a Tear drop tattoo on my face.😢

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Hi @Grace j Sounds like you think it's quite intriguing.

Katherine Schaeffer of the Pew Research Center reported last year that a majority of women in the US aged under 50 (18-50) are tattooed. ( source: pewresearch dot org). Seems as if in some ways getting a bit of ink is gradually getting to be as mainstream as earrings.

I saw this about what you mention:

'Teardrop tattoo (wikipedia) The tattoo is sometimes worn by the female companions of prisoners in solidarity with their loved ones. .. Sometimes the exact meaning of the tattoo is known only by the wearer.'

'If a tear drop tattoo is placed quite obviously under the eyes, it can be done more discreetly in fingers..Thierry Henry, Arsenal F[ootball]C[lub] striker of Gypsy origin, explained in an interview.. the choice of his own, as a lot of tears have poured throughout his life. For that’s usually what the tear drop tattoo comes to represent: knocking at the door of a past or present..As they are small and relatively simple, teardrop tattoos should not cost more than $50. Depending on the reputability of the artist, throw in a few extra dollars.' source: favvosee dot com

If the teardrop tattoo can connote a whole range of things from the disturbing to the benign, it — or even just a bit ink in general — might conceivably fall into the sort of category of what you yourself said on the other thread: 'Some culture may look at male ear piercing with a frown and different culture may find it among "must do or must follow" traditional thingy according to them.'

[farouk]

21 hours ago, NConly said:

I like One Championship most have tats

@NConly It's Korean, right? On the one hand in neighboring Japan tattoos have seemed to be a bit gang-related, yet in the Korean Taekwondo (I think there's even a word for the women's section of Taekwando's One Championship) it seems like nearly everyone gets his or her inking with confidence. (You would likely know a bit more than me.)

[farouk]

On 7/15/2024 at 10:52 PM, Scott Free said:

 It was a very modest tattoo with little repercussions. ..Her interest was not in an art tattoo, so objections were kind of mote. 

@Scott Free

Some tattoos are indeed rather modest:

cc @Grace j

 

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[Scott Free]

30 minutes ago, farouk said:

Some tattoos are indeed rather modest:

A glorious sentiment.

[farouk]

On 7/25/2024 at 1:23 PM, Scott Free said:

A glorious sentiment.

@Scott Free

Fact is that several decades back tattoos might have been associated with bikers and sailors.

Yet today, for example, in some areas such as in the Bible Belt if you see a group of bikers arrive at a freeway parking lot, in helmets and leather outfits - and as it may turn out a bit of ink also - it may actually be the sisterhood from a local baptist church that is out for a weekend trip.

These days it often seems straightforward to receive a modest bit of faith- and family-related inking. JasperWalls11 is probably accurate in his observation:

"I actually know more women than men with tattoos.  The tattoo parlors here are very well lit, very sanitary and don't have that dingy, "underground" or back alley image that most people think of.  They are rather reputable places."

cc @Grace j

Edited August 6, 2024 by farouk

[Scott Free]

2 hours ago, farouk said:

it may actually be the sisterhood from a local baptist church that is out for a weekend trip

Ha, soo true. It would be narcissistic of me to insist people adhere to my personal opinion. The value of a point of view is derived from its kindness and consideration of other preferences.

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[farouk]

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[farouk]

On 7/25/2024 at 3:39 PM, Scott Free said:

Ha, soo true. It would be narcissistic of me to insist people adhere to my personal opinion. The value of a point of view is derived from its kindness and consideration of other preferences.

Hi @Scott Free

Yes it seems like so many young Christian men and women emerge confidently from a tattoo parlor, with something faith-based as a ready-made witness tool.

I read how one Christian young lady said about a lot of Scripture tattoos and her missions trips:

From my last trip everyone got a scripture tattoo..Some meaningful scriptures. One girl said she was so thankful .. realizing she could relate the tattoo to her life..I had that tattoo planned out for nearly a year (11months) .. Maybe next year when I go back (these trips are going to be regular every 4 or so months trips) I will get another. ..One guy decided last minute but everyone literally spent hours on their phone that day looking up verses and verse tattoos ..They are meaningful to them

kmrichard christianforums dot com

I guess it sometimes takes a bit of confidence in one young Christian to enable another young Christian to have the confidence to have it done.

[farouk]

On 4/29/2024 at 5:42 PM, Dennis1209 said:

I need not hear about tattoo artists, precautions, sanitation, etc. Druggies have access to free unused needles everywhere. It takes a giant leap of faith to trust someone not in the health field having a person’s health and welfare in mind.

 

 

Hi @Dennis1209 I take your point, back a bit, about the need for great care in health and sanitation.

Interestingly, comments seen about those who word in the health care professions may be a bit relevant.

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Heart2Soul said:

....part of being in the military. Got to get your tattoo .. it is becoming a norm with health professionals...

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 Corgiverse RN

At this point- honestly it’s almost a requirement. Every single one of my coworkers is tattooed. reddit dot com

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BluegrassRN said: On my shift, only three don't have them (of 13 nurses). We have several nurses (including myself) who have visible tattoos; one gal has them on her wrists. ...I've had a few wives tell me of their husbands' tattoos after seeing mine. It's such a sweet, intimate, bonding moment, and I feel so privileged allnurses dot com

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(I guess it's because they function as effective conversation-starters; which would also be why the various young ppl with Bible verses tattooed with whom I have spoken would have gotten them.)

 

[farouk]

On 7/24/2024 at 2:03 PM, NConly said:

I like One Championship most have tats

@NConly Someplace I read that the One Championship champion — Angela someone from Singapore — has 13, and expects to get more tattoos.

It's not that they are supposed to get them. It's more that if they go into the martial arts they themselves as a natural thing, I guess, expect to express themselves in that way.

(Similarly Christian young men and women from 18 onwards seem to find a faith-based tattoo design as a natural way for them to express themselves and create opportunities to talk to ppl, especially of their own age.)