Comments on: Tattoo Timeline

By: tp

tp — Tue, 25 May 2010 02:20:55 +0000

‘The reality is that the very act of getting a tatoo immediately places an individual into a “high” risk group for either contracting or transmitting Hepatitis B…and much worse…Hepatitis C.’

That is not the reality at all. If you go to a reputable studio, there is little risk. The biggest risk comes from unhygenic work practices. A clean shop with an autoclave machine (Kills Hep C) which uses new needles for each customer, as is standard practice (most artists will open the sterile packaging right in front of you… ask to see the needles they use beforehand if concerned) will pose next to no danger to your health. Other things to look for: That new ink is poured for your tattoo (not sharing ink between customers).

You, sir are a (probably well-meaning) scaremongering fool.

By: Alex

Alex — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 05:52:24 +0000

hepatitissee – The article was not written by Alex Zavatone, rather, as noted above, it was a reprint from mental_floss’ Scatterbrained book.

By: hepatitissee

hepatitissee — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 04:38:47 +0000

This article is poorly researched and poorly written by Alex Zavatone. He glamorizes the almighty “tatoo”. The reality is that the very act of getting a tatoo immediately places an individual into a “high” risk group for either contracting or transmitting Hepatitis B…and much worse…Hepatitis C. Getting a tatoo is simply not worth the risk. Hepatitis C is also known in the medical fraternity as the “silent killer.

By: Mandie

Mandie — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 00:37:06 +0000

Err… *The facial tattoos of the Drung in China, or the tattooing customs of the Dai, weren’t included on the timeline.

I love my tattoos

By: Mandie

Mandie — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 00:35:58 +0000

Yeah, I second the commenter that said the Egyptians did not, in fact, invent writing. Their hieroglyphs were pretty spiffy, but definitely not the first form of writing (Sumeria, anyone?). Also, I’m a little sad that the facial tattoos of the Drung in China, or the tattooing customs of the Dai. It’s been a part of their cultures for an extremely long time, and is sometimes still practiced today.

By: Ali S.

Ali S. — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 21:24:18 +0000

I’ve always wanted to get myself a tattoo, however, my parents are pretty much against it. Oh well. If I ever do have kids I’ll probably tattoo their names on my arms though.

By: CheeseDuck

CheeseDuck — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 20:34:59 +0000

Huh. That’s really interesting.

By: Chili

Chili — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 19:03:31 +0000

I would also mention Adolf Loos’s 1908 essay “Ornament and Crime” equating tattoos with criminal mischief. I wonder what this had to do with social consciousness in re: tatoos.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ornament_and_Crime

By: marmax

marmax — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 18:21:45 +0000

Egyptians invented writing?!….ummmmmmm…no….

By: Adam Stanhope

Adam Stanhope — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 17:16:30 +0000

Tattoo parlors were illegal in Massachusetts until quite recently – 2002, perhaps? – as well.

Ask any Masshole over 40 where they got their tattoos and 9 times out of 10 they’ll say Newport, RI.

By: NiteWhite

NiteWhite — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 16:15:38 +0000

WTH, I have a tat of a vagina on my forehead…