People with tattoos

[ERut]

Why do you want a confederate flag? I'd think about that long and hard before I got it(or anything) put on my body permanently.

I think tatoos can be pretty cool, but if anyone want to make a fortune, start a business that does lazer tatoo removals in about 20 years, because a lot of people are going to have something they dont want anymore.

[Lopy-slopy]

The confederate flag is an interesting choise. Some people might get very offended, and some wont care, but do you realy want that kind of thing on you body for the rest of your life?

[jdev]

heh, i got asked many of these same questions when i was getting my inkwork done..

keep in mind, its his body, and he'll do as he pleases. while a confederate flag may not be your choice in inkwork to get done, maybe it has a certain meaning behind it for him to get.

[WicKeD_WaYz]

haha I find the people from the South interesting. Ive never been there though.

All I know is you wouldnt last an hour in my neighborhood with something like that on your arm. You'de be better off just killing yourself and getting it over with.

[edweird]

well... to help with the tatoo discussion I refer you to last weeks Red vs Blue PSA about Tattoos

[dre1919]

Tattoos are one of the best things in life in my opinion, but decide for yourself. If you really want a confederate flag, then make it yours. Find a way to get one drawn that looks more about southern pride than just a "rebel flag". As far as price, it depends on where you go, who the artist is and whether it has colors (and how many) or just black. Here is my tat:

I drew this and brought it in, but it was created in four pieces, on four different occasions. The first part was the black Kempo symbol in the middle and that cost me $50. Then I went to a different shop and artist about three years later and added the dragon (and redid the Kempo sign because the first guy wasn't that good). That cost me $140 with tip I believe. Next I added the fire, and that was $60 value but I got it added for free since I drew some tat artwork for the piercer working there and he paid the artist. Lastly, I adapted the tribal blades from a design they had and added it for $100 tip included. That's another thing though, make sure you always tip the artist at least $20...it's considered good etiquette. I feel truly lucky though because this artist, Bob, is awesome on the tat gun. He's only 23 too!

Anyway, good luck and enjoy.

[wyn1370]

Mine is a bit smaller than dre's. Four colors (black, grey, yellow and red). If I remember correctly, it cost me $225. One of these days I'll take a pic of it.

[covadsucks]

Just make sure to get what you want -as it's on your body for life. I got my dragon covering my right shoulder as it was something I wanted for quite a while. It's black and grey shading with no color at all. 2.5 hours of time and 200.00 bucks later it was done...

My left calf I have engulfed in flames, that was 3.5 hours and was something I had wanted and was around 340 with all the color in the world...orange, red, purple, yellow and black/grey outlining.

My Angel Spawn covering the right boobie was only 100 and was about 1.5 hours worth of black and grey and a hint of green in the eyes.

All have meaning to me, all look tight as hell, and all were more than worth it.

[chizle97]

tats are usualy expensive depending on what ya get but make sure ya just dont go in and get one from someone ya dont know. ask to look at the portfolio of the artist doing it. and if he can do what ya want. and dont go foranything big for your fist tat. I go in september 27th to get my Irish flag and cross. also on confederat flag issue, opinion is cool but ide thik twice before gettin that cause ya never know what social ramifications might come with that.

[Zumina]

Got Hill Billy? Don't waste your money on making yourself look like an idiot.

[mag-hatter]

Re: People with tattoos

Originally posted by SlipknotX556
How much do they usually cost, how long do they take to get done?

I plan on getting a confederate flag on my arm, when I turn 18.

just dont go to jail or you'll get beaten to death by your fellow inmates. not only that, but dont take your shirt off at the beach. in other words, just go around wearing a hajib your whole life because if someone sees you with the tattoo, they'll know your face and they might want to do something about it.




im going into the marines and im going to get the eagle globe and anchor on my left shoulderblade.

[SlipknotX556]

Its like how some people want their family members tattooed on them, its what you want, its pride. It would be the same as a person getting an american flag on their arm.



FiRe - Why do you want a confed flag? are you proud of the south killing black people because they didnt think that Lincoln should have freed them?

I really dont think that needed to be said, thats history.

But people get what they want done to their body because they want it. Now look at that guy with disney people all over his body, he wanted it so he got.

[fire1811]

i have a couple of tattoos

the cost depends on the time/ size of the tattoo

do some research you might be better spending a little more money now and have a quality tattoo then spend less and it not look so good.

the main thing to remember about the tattoo you get is dont settle for anything you dont want and be sure you get something that you want for the rest of your life.

and one warning also you may say you only want one tattoo but be advised they are addictive.

[ERut]

Originally posted by SlipknotX556
Its like how some people want their family members tattooed on them, its what you want, its pride. It would be the same as a person getting an american flag on their arm.

Its not the same. If I were to walk into somewheere and see a guy with an american flag on his arm, I would just think "hey there's a patriotic guy".

If I saw a dude with a confederate flag, Id immediately label him as a hick and a bigot. While you might not be either, just remember the connotations behind that flag, and that first immpressions are the ones that last

[SlipknotX556]

Originally posted by ERut
If I saw a dude with a confederate flag, Id immediately label him as a hick and a bigot. While you might not be either, just remember the connotations behind that flag, and that first immpressions are the ones that last

I was not born in the south, I was born in NY and lived in NY for 12 years and then I moved to FL. Now there is a difference between hicks and southern people. Hicks usually live in the farm land of FL, have cattle and stuff like that. Not everyone is a hick\redneck down here.

While growing up and I never was shown anything confederate other then what my dad had of his civil war collection(he is a civil war freak)but when I moved down to FL, I was exposed to more southern stuff, such as confederate flags and everything, it grew on me, so I went with it.

When you think of someone that has a confederate flag on their car or hanging from a flag pole, everything thing like that they are immediately raciest, thats not true, but alot of the time it is. So I really dont care what people would think if I got the tattoo, because its what I want.
But yes I do know what the flag stands for, I am still going to get it.

And with another note on the American flag patriotic thing. If someone has an American flag on their arm or somewhere on their body, you say patriotic, but someone with a confederate flag on their arm is patriotic to their flag, if they were born and raised in the south.