'... as work done by my team of chemistry researchers suggests, up to 90% of tattoo inks in the U.S. might be mislabeled. This isn't just a case of a missing pigment or a minor discrepancy. These inks contained potentially concerning additives that weren't listed on the packaging.'
Tattoos are how I mark states of being and "staple" my sense of self into my body - the first one, the bite mark, is in a very real way the first baby step I took to transitioning. It was the first time I felt good about something about myself, and now, a couple years later on estrogen, and a bunch more tattoos (and even more planned), I feel good about so many things.
I don't think it's a coincidence that so many things that are counterculture or taboo in society are exactly the things that help people feel a sense of bodily autonomy. I'm sure there are links to capitalism here, but more deeply I think it's about jealousy and hate.
Jealousy from generational trauma that denied our parents and grandparents ad nausem their own (bodily) autonomy, so they projected that onto us so we wouldn't pursue it ourselves, queer or not.
Hate partially stems from the jealousy, but people are also taught to hate these things by many, many social institutions which demand obedience. Religion is one such institution for many, especially evangelical religions, but is not the only such institution. Class structures frequently use things like prohibitions or mandatory body modifications as a way of co-opting what would otherwise be a sense of freedom.
Bodily autonomy is dangerous to systems of control and obedience, because it's the root of freedom of thought, or at least that's what my years of doing trauma work have taught me. When you have time and ability to decide what to do with yourself, you start to form a deeper connection with yourself and others because it's actually safe to do so.
And I think this is sad on many levels. So, don't be sad go get a tattoo.
(This originally appeared as a set of separate posts on girlcock.club. I've edited and combined them into one post now.)
Video games, LeBron James, tattoos, and copyright law, in one story? The internet is really spoiling us today. @polygon reports on a long-drawn-out case in which tattoo artist Jimmy Hayden is suing Take-Two Interactive Software, makers of the NBA 2K video games, over the use of tattoos he made for LeBron James that were reproduced in games from 2016 to 2020. Hayden's attorney argues that Take-Two "painstakingly copied" the designs. Take-Two's team says that James' tattoos are a very small part of NBA 2K, and that James has licensed his own likeness to Take-Two, so a ruling in favor of Hayden would mean James would have to ask Hayden for permission to license his own being. Here are all the details, plus background on other cases in which tattoo artists have sued video game companies. What do you think?
A #Neolithic human-shaped stela with a necklace and a belt, found in La Serre, Aveyron (#France). The lines on the cheeks are interpreted as facial #tattoos or scars. Dating 3000-2500 BC.
In the late neolithic period several cultures living between the Atlantic Ocean and the Caucasus erected human-shaped stone sculptures showing clothing, weapons and jewellery. The stelae were symbols of power and status and were used for ancestor worship and rituals.
Good morning and happy Wednesday to you amazing folks around the #Fediverse
For our #MorningMoments, let's talk about our plans for the day.
For me, I'm heading to the tattoo shop here shortly to get my right arm from the elbow to the wrist filled in with background stuff. Super excited to finally get this done and be finished with this part of my body.
Migration and re #introduction toot!
Outside of #Philly.
Parent of dog.
Distiller of #whiskey.
Graphic Designer.
Watcher of anime :miyazaki: , #movies, & sports. #GoBirds
Self-proclaimed overlord of dairy and #typography. #Tattoos & hypercolor hair.
Favorite time of year is #TBTXPN
In #Südamerika gibt es alte #Frauen, die eine ganz bestimmte Art von #Tätowierung besitzen. Am Unterarm wurde ihnen ein Tattoo gestochen, das zum Beispiel die Initialen ihres Ehemannes zeigt und weitere Zeichen. Es handelt sich um Frauen, deren Vorfahren als Vertragsarbeiter aus Indien in die damaligen britischen und niederländischen Kolonien gebracht wurden. Sinah Kloß erforscht diese alte #Tattoo-#Tradition, ...
Five years ago, the CEO of Razer, which makes gaming gear, laptops, bags and chairs, said the brand would make a toaster. As part of the campaign to get the product made, several Facebook users got tattoos of Razer toasters. Now, there's no toaster and the company says it will not be regularly updating its community due to inappropriate social media comments, including death threats. Tom's Hardware caught up with nine of the 12 folk who got tattooed to find out how they feel, and if they still believe.
A team of chemistry researchers analyzed 54 tattoo inks from the U.S. market. They found that many inks contained potentially concerning additives that weren’t listed on the packaging. Live Science has more: https://flip.it/-qBdvR #Science#Health#Tattoos
thinking of a tattoo for my left arm, how about this?
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Ok so listen, everyone in Canada has already adopted #SebastianBach because of the #TrailerParkBoys so it is no surprise at all to me that he decided to come and jam with #AirSupply. If you were a kid in the 70s you love Air Supply, don't bullshit a bullshitter.
Anyways, then I noticed, holy shit, dig Russ Hitchcock's #tattoos and wondered if it was a shirt because Metal guy coming over, but no, they're real. And man are his FB fans ever jerks about it too.