tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6730657139931062421.post6833675224568895196..comments2023-05-14T03:03:09.451-05:00Comments on Female Impersonator: Inked: Where are the ladies? (Part one)Ameliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10884754298018500343noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6730657139931062421.post-20915514661808441962011-06-14T18:07:37.364-05:002011-06-14T18:07:37.364-05:00My tattoo parlor has one female artist. She's...My tattoo parlor has one female artist. She's got lots of tattoos herself and plenty of piercings. When I first saw her there, I was like "rock on sista" because I think tattoos are a beautiful form of art and expression. <br /><br />After I got my 6th tattoo my ex had said I couldn't get anymore because "girls with too many tattoos is a turn off." So for the next two years of our relationship, I didn't get anymore. Then I left him and a week later got my 7th. Then two weeks later I got my 8th :DAshleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13204944321629943388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6730657139931062421.post-17043631453537899662009-09-02T20:00:08.152-05:002009-09-02T20:00:08.152-05:00Boganette,
I'm really sorry to hear that you&...Boganette,<br /><br />I'm really sorry to hear that you've had such bad experiences because of your tattoo. Being forced to change one's behavior or way of dressing just to avoid assholes who don't know how to be decent human beings (and being drunk doesn't mean that men can touch women without permission) is so incredibly frustrating. When you pay to have a tattoo done, there are times when you just want to show it off, and being unable to do that because of unwanted contact is absolutely horrible. I'm sorry you have to deal with it, especially because you're hardly alone in that regard.Ameliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10884754298018500343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6730657139931062421.post-40308721080278534152009-09-02T18:39:45.244-05:002009-09-02T18:39:45.244-05:00Great post.
Your comment: "When women get ta...Great post.<br /><br />Your comment: "When women get tattoos, they are often reduced to their sexuality, specifically that they must be sexually available." was a really big one for me.<br /><br />I have a rather large back piece and I had smaller tatts before I got it. I was astonished at how males reacted to my back tattoo in public. <br /><br />Drunk males (even the occasional sober one) touched it all the time and were incredibly sleazy around me - grabbing at me and pretty much becoming animals around me. It was like they thought my back tattoo meant I was 'sexually available'. Or that they were free to touch me and be lecherous because of it.<br /><br />It was hugely upsetting and a massive shock when it first happened. I now keep my back covered when I go to busy pubs because it got to the point where I was getting into screaming matches with men who kept touching my back.<br /><br />I really can't describe how huge a change it was from having small tatts that were less obvious to having a large one - in terms of behaviour of people in public.<br /><br />Oh and in answer to the questions about back tattoos and healing - you can't wear a bra for two days maybe three but then you're fine. I was back to wearing my bra to work about two days after I got my tatt.Boganettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07253374355820020132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6730657139931062421.post-35249646040693237802009-08-23T15:13:48.644-05:002009-08-23T15:13:48.644-05:00I know when I've seen ads for tattoo parlors, ...I know when I've seen ads for tattoo parlors, they use women in a 50's style, ala Betty Page. There's something about that era that really captures the attention of some people who get tattoos, apart from the naked female body, of course.lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13285797515594923013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6730657139931062421.post-89507970408376708352009-08-23T15:03:29.214-05:002009-08-23T15:03:29.214-05:00There's definitely a couple of female tattoo a...There's definitely a couple of female tattoo artists in Manchester, UK. There's the Tattooed Lady, I think there's a woman in the studio in Affleck's & a woman at Studio 81 who I annoyingly can't remember the name of but she's lovely & did my mate's tattoo. I have 2 that I got in my teens, not keen on anymore and want covered up. I told her and she laughed and said 'we all make mistakes' which really put me at ease in comparison to my first tattoo where my arse was considered a worthy topic of conversation by creepy old guy with a penchant for young girls. Not nice.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02920087258580357905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6730657139931062421.post-22832321722294477872009-08-22T12:30:55.283-05:002009-08-22T12:30:55.283-05:00@Saranga: No bra would be how I would do it. But I...<b>@Saranga:</b> No bra would be how I would do it. But I'm unusually lucky to be able to get away with stuff like that.<br /><br /><b>@Lizzy:</b> I was surprised when I saw the images of the women on the business card. Granted, I hadn't visited the place's website before I went in, but the parlor itself wasn't filled with that much lady-part artwork. And the male tattoo artists I dealt with, although I wouldn't call them feminists, were respectful, fun, and did good work. It's a shame, then, that they can't seem to make that work for them in their advertising and have to revert to the old sexist "let's use the lady bits to sell our stuff!" tactic. Sigh.Ameliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10884754298018500343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6730657139931062421.post-36439059335268614932009-08-22T11:07:50.447-05:002009-08-22T11:07:50.447-05:00I totally know what you mean about the use of wome...I totally know what you mean about the use of women to advertise tattoo parlors. I was recently looking for a place to get a piercing and for a friend of mine to get tattooed. I kept running across recommendations from people online for a certain place, but when I found their website it was full of half naked women (sans tattoos or piercings) and animated gifs of ladies jiggling around. Silly me and my feminist logic thinking the parlor would want to highlight their work and cleanliness! Anyway, as you can imagine, that joint won't be getting business from me.Lizzynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6730657139931062421.post-19614893316576681852009-08-22T10:29:44.341-05:002009-08-22T10:29:44.341-05:00I guess if they're not too big then you could ...I guess if they're not too big then you could wear a strong bikini while it healed, or maybe use no bra at all?Sarangahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03545162612237984546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6730657139931062421.post-50846593655051772132009-08-22T00:44:28.891-05:002009-08-22T00:44:28.891-05:00I'm glad to see that other people know of fema...I'm glad to see that other people know of female tattoo artists! I'm sure I'd be able to find some if I wasn't so stuck on this one parlor. The men who have done my tattoos have all done wonderful jobs.<br /><br />And good point about the bra, Saranga. I wonder how women who have full back tattoos handle that?Ameliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10884754298018500343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6730657139931062421.post-698749404805849112009-08-21T17:35:43.608-05:002009-08-21T17:35:43.608-05:00I'm sure I've come across female tattoo ar...I'm sure I've come across female tattoo artists int he UK. i've def come across female piercers.<br />As for tats, I want a big back piece but fail to see how to it would heal when I need to wear a bra.Sarangahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03545162612237984546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6730657139931062421.post-51544794415630915692009-08-21T15:46:19.917-05:002009-08-21T15:46:19.917-05:00One of my tattoos was done by a woman!
Also, I kn...One of my tattoos was done by a woman!<br /><br />Also, I know you read 2birds1blog, but I don't know if you read the one where she wanted to become a tattoo artist. She found someone to apprentice under (who was a woman) and then her parents told her she would be cut off, out of the family, etc if she decided to pursue it. Fortunately the woman went mad and murdered her husband (a nice side story)...<br /><br />I think it's just like "woman shouldn't get into that biker gang kind of thing." My grandma definitely still feels that way. She doesn't think anyone (male or female) should have them. I dunno, just a thought.steffingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10134301870338934675noreply@blogger.com