Tattoos are metal, right?
Tattoos are cool and they are seen a lot on Metal stars and some not so metal stars. Some feel that if they get a full sleeve of old school flash tattoos, that makes them that much more 鈥淢etal鈥. Most people get them when they are young despite what people may tell them and by all means, get a tattoo. It鈥檚 your body and you鈥檙e entitled to do what you want with it. But before you rush out and get that bad-ass tat think about a few things鈥
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- First thing you need to think of before you impulsively get any tattoo is to remember that it鈥檚 permanent. Sure they have methods of removing tats these days but they are expensive and more often than not take several treatments to remove.
- Research the tat. Many tattoos have meanings and even links to extremist groups such as neo-nazi skinheads. It may look cool, but if you find yourself incarcerated for some petty crime, it just may get you hurt badly, killed or worst case scenario鈥utt-raped!
- Location, location, location. When you get a tattoo usually your first thought is that you want it somewhere where everyone can see it. Employers are not too keen on visible tattoos. Tattoos on the face or hands are not easily covered and can be an immediate turn down for employment. Guys, don鈥檛 get a tat on your lower back (you鈥檝e seen the T-Mobile commercials) and ladies, this is often called a 鈥渢ramp stamp鈥, so make it pretty.
- Make sure that you get your tattoo by a professional in a clean shop. Dirty needles can cause infections and disease. As they say, good tattoos are not cheap and cheap tattoos are not good.
- Lastly, think about this: How is this tattoo going to look when I鈥檓 50 years old and what your grand-kids might think when they see some topless pin-up girl on your forearm.
One last thing. Don鈥檛 drink before you go to get a tattoo and don鈥檛 try to use the excuse that you were drunk when you get a bad tattoo because a reputable Tattoo Artist will not tattoo you if you have been drinking.
