thus, he chose to lose his liberty to change his mind and physical appearance, because of his extreme desire of being different, and showing that he is free to do whatever he wants to.
indeed, he’s very brave to have done this. congratulations…

First off, this chap is a tattoo artist. It’s his JOB to do this sort of ting to other people, so it’s not unusual to have tattoos himself. In fact he has since updated his facial skull to incorporate his entire head. Which can be seen here:

http://www.neatorama.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/zombie.jpg

You idiots running your mouth about how “he’ll never get a job again” don’t know what you’re talking about. Ohhh he’ll never get a job wah wah. No. He’ll NEVER get a job as some pencil pushing, file copying, cubicle grinding office lackey like some of you losers are, and will be! He’s going to spend as much of his life as possible doing what he ENJOYS, LIVES, AND BREATHES. Which is creating art.

This man is an example to us all, he’s an individual who knows how to live.

i know im also reading all these comments aswell and i dont really care about my spelling mistakes and shit like that but seriously why do you all care and why are you all arguing over wherther or not this was a good idea

what would jesus do

The uncomfortable answer is that you don’t, because you simply have not been in his shoes. You have no idea what it is like to be someone with a facial tattoo; you do not know where he was coming from psychologically in modifying himself in this way.

As a transgender woman, though, I feel I might have some clue about it. Just as I modify my body with Estrogen to become on the outside what I am on the inside, so too might someone tattoo what they are inside on the outside of their body. If that means tattooing their face, I suppose that means they get their face tattooed. Sure, it’s a huge, irrevocable decision. I’m sure it was terrifying. And I’m sure he was deeply transformed by it.

Who are you to assume that transformation wasn’t positive?

I do know him, and he isn’t an idiot. That’s one of my friends… he is a very cool guy.

He has a great job (that pays well) that I wish I had.

As for the person who says he wont be reproducing…

He has a GF that is hotter then any girls you’ve been with, and if you’re a girl yourself… then his GF is hotter then you.

for the person who thinks it’s air brush.. sorry, it’s a real tattoo… and it looks awesome .. he has his ribs and back done now and it looks great.

last but not least…

fuck off Binky, you dont know shit about shit. Your a fucking idiot.

If it is a tattoo, then the good news is that this guy is not likely to be reproducing; not with any live people anyway.

…and who is the liberal thinking employer who is going to have this “bonehead” work for them? I guess it could happen like at a tattoo shop or as a carnie geek eating live chickens (that WOULD work!) Maybe as a lighthouse tender on an desolate island in the Bering Sea. Maybe a radio announcer in a small southwestern Mexican village. Maybe even as tour guide at the dungeon museum of the Tower of London.

So, I guess there are some employment opportunities for him after all.

Now, for you parents out there… let this be a lesson as to what can happen if you lock your kid in the basement and feed him catfood until he is nineteen years old…

Now i wouldnt neesarily want a tattoo on my face, but thats my choice, just like it was his choice to have this done. He looks like an attractive young guy, and there are always people who are into different things… shit a guy I knew in his late 50’s was in the bondage scene and always had 20 ’something girls following after him… to each their own.

I think too many people are purely caught up with physical appearance and if you look/dress/act different you will be persecuted (sonds like high school to me) People need to be themself, and be a little more open minded.

Hmmm, what can I do to compete with this guy to gain more attention. Ohh…I know! I will tattoo a pie hole around my lips and color my tongue brown so that it looks like a terd comming out of my butt face. And I will have Mr. Cool Asshead tatooed on my chest so that I’m not outdone by Mr. Cool Ice.

so anyone that has something to say about a person before actually knowing the person,i suggest you fuck off and go suck an HPV infected dick…and stop being so damn narrow minded and start thinking outside the box….high schools over….:)

Or am I the only one who can see a romantic (as in the view of life, not romance) spin on that?

I have three tattoos and don’t have any problems with people that get tattoos. Tattooing is a form of personal expression. While I’ll be the first to admit that, as I grow older, I find that I don’t relate to my early tattoos as I did when I first got them. It does not mean that I regret any of them. Each tattoo reminds me of the people, places, things, and feelings that were influencing me at that time of my life.

I got my tattoos when I was a teenager and through my very early twenties. At that time I had the same concerns that some of you are expressing here: “How will I get a job.” and “What if people think I’m a freak.” So I got them in areas that could be covered by a short sleeved shirt. As I get older though, I realize more and more that it doesn’t matter what people think of my tattoos because I got them for me. Not for you to judge.

As I get closer to thirty, and am entering another defining moment of my life, I find that that I want to get more tattoos. These tattoos I have planned (three in total) will be clearly visible in my street clothes and some may find them vulgar, but I don’t care, because I am getting them for myself. That is the key point of what the majority of you are missing here. A man or woman’s tattoos are not there for you the make comment or pass judgment on, so keep that nonsense to yourself and mind your own damn business. Appreciate them for what they are or move on.

Even though I am fortunate to work with individuals with very libertarian outlooks, I don’t have any naive belief that I will be immediately accepted with my new tattoos and, for that reason, I will be sure that I can cover them with a long sleeved shirt. I will cover mine for work only because of attitudes like those in the above posts. How sad is our society that the most acceptable form of self expression is to be like everyone else. Ba ba ba, you sheep.

For anyone that wishes to question my background and/or social class and make ignorant comments, make a friend request at my myspace page so you can see my background and job profile and find that those with tattoos can’t be defined by these. A tattoo does not make you a social misfit, outcast, loser, or whatever other label you want to use. No matter what that tattoo may be.

I challenge anyone with a negative comment to take a close look at their self. What clothes do you wear, what music do you listen to, what car do you drive, and how does that define you as a person? Are these decisions made at a personal level? Or are you completely influenced by your environment? Do you comment because of a deep seated jealousy? Jealousy that you lack the personal fortitude to break from the heard and express yourself as you know you want to? I am so sick of hearing such negative crap from people that think their better than anyone else and that their opinion actually maters. Get a life and leave everyone else’s alone. You don’t like the tattoo? So fucking what!!!