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I dislike the name "ink" for a plastic or resin compound with which we are going to saturate regions of our bodies. It reminds me of George Carlin talking about

I dislike the name "ink" for a plastic or resin compound with which we are going to saturate regions of our bodies. It reminds me of George Carlin talking about euphemisms.

benjifri 2y ago
I suppose "ink" because it's cognate with "printing". Also maybe the tattoo connotation of putting something in / under the skin
- aniijbod 2y ago
  Ok, so can we and should we try to come up with a more suitable term?