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A lot could be said about tattooing but this article falls short of providing anything of interest to me. I was wondering when we'd get to the part where the a
by lolc 7y ago
A lot could be said about tattooing but this article falls short of providing anything of interest to me.
I was wondering when we'd get to the part where the author explains why tattooing is bad. Turns out there's no reason against tattooing except cultural premises as far as the article is concerned. Also people who get tattoos have a personality problem according to the author.
If you want to feel smug about not having a tattoo this piece provides!
- tieze 7y agofun fact: the name Britain comes from 'painted people' or 'tattooed people' given by Ceasar as he descended upon the UK: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Britain_(place_name) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Britain_(place_name). That author is just not aware of his heritage.
- lolc 7y agoHey now I was just complaining when I'm unexpectedly getting something interesting back :-) Do we know how they painted themselves back then?
- lallysingh 7y agoHalf-face painted blue?
- lolc 7y agoIs that a joke? I don't know enough about the topic.
- DoreenMichele 7y agohttps://www.bing.com/images/search?q=mel+gibson+face+half+blue&FORM=HDRSC2&PC=EMMX20 https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=mel+gibson+face+half+bl... Braveheart was (loosely) based on real events.
- NeedMoreTea 7y agoVery loosely - some names were shared and that's about it. One of the most historically inaccurate films of all time, and completely mutilates Wallace's memory. There's an extensive inaccuracy section on Wikipedia. I wouldn't dare mention it to my Scottish friends. :)
- dsr_ 7y agoWoad. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isatis_tinctoria https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isatis_tinctoria
- weberc2 7y agoYour link indicates that it predates Caesar by a good while.
- DiffEq 7y agoYes this author makes a poor case against tatoos; so I will try to make one: Tattoos are bad because: 1. Needles 2. Infection 3. It doesn't just "wipe off". 4. Needles
- ashtonbaker 7y ago1. They don't reuse the needles 2. Not common these days 3. Feature, not a bug 4. Again...