In the past few weeks I noticed a startling amount of men with the state of Hawaii tattooed on their shoulders. I understand the wish to pay homage to your state, but what if you inhabit a not so aesthetically-pleasing one? Can you imagine a tattoo-tribute to Wyoming or Colorado? Might as well just request a rectangle.
A simple polygon of a tattoo would provoke much confusion. Is that person saying he's a square? Is that woman obsessed with geometry? A four-sided box on your shoulder would be rather off-putting to employers and have potential mates questioning your sanity. Or, people would just think you are really deep and philosphical and go about scratching their heads wondering what the meaning of such a simple shape could possibly be. The explanation "it's not a rectangle, it's Colorado..." would get a bit old after awhile.
On the subject of tattoos, it has gotten to the point where some elderly folks have them, and often times it is something your eyes protest to. I fear for 50 years in the future when the majority of grandparents have saggy tattoo sleeves and wrinkly Chinese symbols on their ankles. Good luck convincing the grandkids not to get one of their own. Actually, maybe seeing the wrinkly saggy ink designs would be deterring enough.
A simple polygon of a tattoo would provoke much confusion. Is that person saying he's a square? Is that woman obsessed with geometry? A four-sided box on your shoulder would be rather off-putting to employers and have potential mates questioning your sanity. Or, people would just think you are really deep and philosphical and go about scratching their heads wondering what the meaning of such a simple shape could possibly be. The explanation "it's not a rectangle, it's Colorado..." would get a bit old after awhile.
On the subject of tattoos, it has gotten to the point where some elderly folks have them, and often times it is something your eyes protest to. I fear for 50 years in the future when the majority of grandparents have saggy tattoo sleeves and wrinkly Chinese symbols on their ankles. Good luck convincing the grandkids not to get one of their own. Actually, maybe seeing the wrinkly saggy ink designs would be deterring enough.
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