http://realtattooreality.com Tattoos, Tattoo Removal, and Tattoo Discussion Topics Thu, 08 May 2008 14:19:47 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en There are many reasons why people get tattoos and many reasons why people remove tattoos.  So of course there are reasons why people should not get tattoos in the first place.  Here are a few reasons not to get a tattoo. 1.  Some one else wants you to 2.  Trying to become more "cool"3.  ... http://realtattooreality.com/tattoo-removal/reasons-not-to-get-a-tattoo/ Why is it that people without tattoos blatantly confess they just don't get it, while people with tattoos question just what exactly is there to get. Could the answer be more than skin deep? One thing everyone seems to “get” or agree is tattoos are undeniably laden with attitude. On the surface tattoos ... http://realtattooreality.com/uncategorized/tattoos-get-it/ Let’s all take a moment to be truthful here; everyone knows tattoos are meant to draw attention and for viewing, similar to other forms of art.  When a man or woman gets a tattoo, he or she knows they want others to see it, or they wouldn’t be showing it ... http://realtattooreality.com/popular-tattoos/view-of-tattoos/ Tattoos and Popular Culture... Has tattooing been embraced as an art of consumption, private manifestation and insubordination with the body as the site of exhibition? Or are tattoos just hip and trendy, the "in thing" to have? http://realtattooreality.com/popular-tattoos/pop-culture-tattoos/ There are many different reasons why people get tattoos.  Some tattoos signify group initiation, commemorate cultural rituals, result from life altering events, or honor love ones.  Other reasons for tattoos are to establish individualism, statements of self-expression, for personal fulfillment, and some tattoos are for attention.   So then, what is ... http://realtattooreality.com/uncategorized/meaning-of-lower-back-tattoo/ How amazing and messed up is it that each person has the power to control the entire world?  Single handedly every one of us holds the remote control on how the rest of the world views us; simply by the way we view ourselves.  Our body language and physical presentation ... http://realtattooreality.com/popular-tattoos/view-of-your-tattoo/ A few interesting tattoo statistics   If tattoos are a form of self-expression, the following individuals must be speechless... According to the the Guinness Book of World Records - The man with the most tattoos covering his body is Tom Leppard, of Scotland.  99.2 percent of Leppard's body is tattooed with a leopard hyde ... http://realtattooreality.com/quotes-and-notes/tattoo-trivia/ Once regarded as extreme and defiant markings of a rebel, tattoos have become common, oh so mainstream, monograms among the masses.   It seems tattoos have topped the benchmark of social acceptance, becoming trendy and typical, this is evident of the numerous Nanas and soccer moms sporting roses and hearts on ... http://realtattooreality.com/popular-tattoos/are-tattoos-too-typical/ Tattoos – are they a form of art or disgrace? Its one thing when a tattoo represents or symbolizes meaning in one’s life, but honestly how many people truly have a deep spiritual connection with Tweety Bird?   Why would anyone walk into a tattoo shop on a whim, look threw ... http://realtattooreality.com/tattoo-articles/tattoo-art-or-disgrace/ I went to my local bagel place the other day and the topic of conversation became this new product, Wrecking Balm.  Being entwined with the tattoo world, I couldn’t help but ease drop on the discussion between the bagel maker and his customer.  Like so many people these days, the ... http://realtattooreality.com/tattoo-removal/the-bageler-with-an-extra-side-of-tattoo-remorse/