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I got curious on this topic when I saw a photo of a woman on an Australian beach who had tattoos covering nearly her entire body, below the neck.:

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My wife and I have none.

1 posted on 04/11/2025 5:36:13 AM PDT by Phoenix8
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To: Phoenix8

If people want to look like garbage then that’s their problem.


2 posted on 04/11/2025 5:39:31 AM PDT by Sirius Lee ("Never argue with a fool, onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.”)
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I got one. Love it. Rose with pedals...pop’s name on the rose, two very close uncles no the petals...all deceased.

40000000000 things cause cancer.

Or not.

Genetics overrides all.


3 posted on 04/11/2025 5:40:33 AM PDT by dp0622 (Tried a coup, a fake tax story, tramp slander, Russia nonsense, impeachment and a virus. They lost.)
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To: Phoenix8

I had a small tattoo on my forearm but had it surgically removed 5-6 years ago by a dermatologist. He said the problem with tattoos in inconsistency in types of ink, needle depth etc. so getting one is a crap shoot.


4 posted on 04/11/2025 5:41:42 AM PDT by Mean Daddy
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I watched a skin doctor explain how tattoos work. The ink is injected into the skin. The body’s immune system recognizes the ink as an invader and sends immune cells to consume the invader. The immune cell gobbles up the ink, then dies. This is what makes the tattoo permanent. It is continuously attacked by the immune system rather than being absorbed.

I imagine some inks have toxic properties. The skin cells will be continuously bathed in this toxic soup. The fact that may induce cancer shouldn’t be a surprise.

I noticed that in older men the tattoos seem to fade. This is probably because their immune system is no longer robust and continuously sending immune cells. Therefore, the ink gets absorbed and carried away.


5 posted on 04/11/2025 5:44:03 AM PDT by Gen.Blather (I had a tagline and I dropped it. The cat back-pawed it under the Barcalounger. )
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To: Phoenix8

Solution:

Don’t get one..................


6 posted on 04/11/2025 5:46:12 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: Phoenix8

I saw that video on X. She actually thinks she looks good.....................


7 posted on 04/11/2025 5:48:53 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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I’m in redneck territory, where you can find people tatted like Queequeg. I haven’t even had my ears pierced. Body art? Mascara is my limit.


8 posted on 04/11/2025 5:53:28 AM PDT by Buttons12 ( )
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Yikes! I could never understand that. Do these people ever wake up one day and cry “My God, what have I DONE?”


11 posted on 04/11/2025 6:00:27 AM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom (Don't be a "PANICAN" or a "PANICRAT")
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Police and murder investigators love tattoos


13 posted on 04/11/2025 6:23:09 AM PDT by 2nd Amendment
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Is that why there aren’t a lot of old pirates?


15 posted on 04/11/2025 6:27:08 AM PDT by redangus ( )
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Tattoos are for sheep. Everyone has them, it’s like walking into a giant carnival. I can’t imagine getting tattooed and having to look at the damn thing my entire life. And on females they look horrific.


18 posted on 04/11/2025 8:13:12 AM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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Tattoos are like a tribal thing, like all the natives getting on tattooed up, then start piercing their skin, nose rings, jamming dinner plates in their lips, dog bones hanging from their ears etc.


19 posted on 04/11/2025 8:17:25 AM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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