Inaugural Memories Could Lead To Tattoo Regret
Posted by: Annika Harris
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12:30PM, Wednesday January 21st 2009
Sometimes a chocolate bust, comic book, pint of beer or T-shirt just isn’t adequate. Therefore, some Obama supporters have taken to inking their skin to memorialize this moment in history. One Washington, D.C. parlor is even running a promotion for people in town for the inauguration. Fatty’s Custom Tattooz and Body Piercing has christened this week “Obamathon,” where customers can get a free “Obama ‘08” logo tattoo if they spend at least $200 on another tattoo. There have been multiple inquiries about Obama tattoos at Fatty’s and other Washington-area parlors, but, thankfully, only a few have gone through with it. Find out why I say “thankfully” after the jump.
I, too, was so caught up in the excitement of Barack Obama that for a moment I considered getting a tattoo to commemorate his presidency. But then I realized he hasn’t proven himself as a president, yet. Sure, his tenure as a senator and his position on the pressing issues show promise, but can we really be sure? I take tattoos seriously for an obvious reason—removal is difficult, painful and expensive—so I’ve been inked only five times in ten years. Here’s the thing—when a person is tattooed she will have one of three reactions to her new body art; she’ll love it, hate it, or be in between. That’s a two-thirds chance of regret.
Obama has at least four years to prove himself as a vehicle for change, so I think his supporters should wait at least two years for some of that change to kick in. Then it would be totally appropriate to have the Obama logo or his face inked on their bodies. That is, if they still agree with his policies:
Some folks who jumped the gun
Washington Wizard Gilbert Arenas’ “Change We Believe In” tattoo
An Obama portrait tattoo that looks less like Obama and more like Bill Cosby
One of the better Obama tattoos
Confusing Obama barcode tattoo
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TinaLish
wrote on January 21 2009 @ 12:45 pm: [report]
Okay, I think Obama is awesome, making history and all that jazz, but I still think that getting a tattoo of pretty much any person’s face on your body is just tacky. Especially if you don’t even know them like that? Why?
Boggles my mind…
Amelia
wrote on January 21 2009 @ 12:48 pm: [report]
I’d be more apt to get a Dr. King quote tattooed on me than a picture of the President’s mug. I mean, he’s hot and all, but faces never look good as tats.
Yellow
wrote on January 21 2009 @ 12:52 pm: [report]
Wow, the second one really doesn’t look good. If you’re going to have a portrait tattoo, it had better be damn good, especially if the subject is about to go on a four year roller coaster of ups and downs, and probably some heavy criticism on the way. Where did that nose even come from? Is it supposed to be Obama after he’s been punched in the nose and experiencing some crazy edema?
eden
wrote on January 22 2009 @ 12:34 am: [report]
The barcode one is not actually a tattoo, fyi.
Lynn
wrote on January 22 2009 @ 01:51 am: [report]
Faces as tattoos always baffle me. They NEVER look good. Unless it’s part of a larger cartoony thing, like a pinup girl or whatever. But just a face itself, meant to be realistic? I have yet to see one I like.