No tattoos for me. I think they are utterly cool. But I know that as soon as I get one I would want to change the area where the festivity took place and change it to something better.
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No tattoos for me. I think they are utterly cool. But I know that as soon as I get one I would want to change the area where the festivity took place and change it to something better.
I am pretty sure I am settled on the quote "Lions do not lose sleep over the opinion of sheep"....now I just need to decide on a font. I think this will be able to look good feminine but I think its a great quote and it motivates me..plus it won't be questioned in guy mode. I am going to get it on my ribs....i need to make sure it is located below my bra strap...
I will admit that I still like mine, I have had the pink filigree anklet with 3 small hears for 10+ years and the butterfly on my hip for about 7 years. Over the last 9 months I have been working on a lower back tattoo (ass antlers, tramp stamp, humper sticker, what ever you want to call them) I plan to have inked in the next month or two. I know LBTs are kind of cliché but I have my reasons, I put a lot of work into the deign so it has a lot of representation of my female side, it is a very female location, it will have a lot of feminine color and last but not least, I want it.
Just went to see my tattoo artist (she has done all 3 of my fem tattoos) today, and she is booked till 9/14/13:sad: Oh well, the deposit is payed and the design is 95% done, the next six weeks is gonna be like a kid waiting for Christmas:cry::meditate:
If you must get a tattoo, please use laser-erasable ink.
I'm actually using a combo of bright ink and UV ink, not worried about removing it. I do appreciate the concern:) but I have never tried to hide or even thought about removing my other 3 fem tattoos.Quote:
Originally Posted by Eryn
I also have to disagree with the few who seemed to think that if people with tattoos were honest they would tell you they regretted them. I got my first 20 years ago or so and I now have 7 and I do not regret a single one of them for even a moment ever.
I LOVE the quote you picked out, I think its perfect.
Just do yourself a huge favor. Check the spelling of every word on the template BEFORE they hit you with the the needle. Too many quote tattoo's that are mispelled.
Another bit of advice here, don't make the font to small or with to much detail, as when the tattoo ages it gets bigger(and blurry) and most of the detail gets lost. Rule of thumb, don't go smaller than 3/4 or so inch height.
Some folks have so many tattoos they look like walking lamp shades.
None for me, thank you.
Ineke
Soo glad I never got any.
Eryn is right. Don't get a tattoo on a whim. Don't pick something off the wall or out of a book in the tattoo shop. Find something (or better yet create something) that is totally unique to you. I have three tattoos, each of which I thought about for at least a year or more before getting them done. It's been nearly 20 years since the first one, and I have 0 regrets!Quote:
Originally Posted by Eryn
And please, please, please if you have words inked on your body, use a spellchecker and have the grammar checked by someone who is trustworthy. Nothing makes a person look more stupid than a tat with incorrect spelling or the use of the wrong word ("lose", not "loose").
If you think about it enough, you'll come up with something....
Best of luck,
Ana
(Fictional) case in point:Quote:
Originally Posted by 27th Jennifer
Unfortunately, real examples are all over the 'net.
"No friend ever served me, and no enemy ever wronged me, whom I have not repaid in full" - Lucius Cornelius Sulla
Yes, and the artist should be able to help you figure out a good font and size that will wear well on your body.Quote:
Originally Posted by Alexis.j
and I'm going to go completely and totally against the grain and say sometimes just going with the gut and doing it is magic! I mean I don't suggest drunk tattooing but then I don't suggest doing anything drunk ever. I am no less happy with the tattoos I've gotten inspired for and then gotten quickly than I am with the ones that took huge amounts of planning. Plus, I think the quote you chose is really universal. It's not a cartoon character or a quote that you'll grow out of or that will be a problem if you transition or don't transition.
I'm excited for you!
I owned a company and made it a policy never to hire anyone with ink.
Every year I’d give a company pool party and if anyone had ink within a very short time they were “laid off”.
Sorry, that just the way it is.
It’s called reality.
Ink is not a positive message, and my company depended upon being run by mature and responsible people.
Like I said, that’s reality.
Deal with it.
That said, there’s always washable ink if you can’t live without making a fool of yourself.
It's always fascinating when someone from a group that is discriminated against chooses to discriminate against other groups.
But it is a good point. There are definitely areas of the country(and I assume other countries) and certain areas of business where tattoos are discriminated against. The OP probably won't have the benefit of that though since her's will be out of view. But I would bet that someone looking for an accepting company to work for could aid their search with a visible tattoo. A company who will hire you will tattoos is going to be more likely to be accepting when it comes time to transition or when word of your CDing ends up on Facebook. It's no guarantee of course but it is one small way to help make sure you end up somewhere that respects the individuality of their employees.
Now replace "ink" with "crossdresser" and you are no better then those who feel that way about us.Quote:
Originally Posted by CherylFlint
Edited for us, just to make a point not how I feel.
I owned a company and made it a policy never to hire anyone who crossdressed
Every year I’d check social media sites and if anyone had turned out to be CDer, within a very short time they were “laid off”.
Sorry, that just the way it is.
It’s called reality.
CDing is not a positive message, and my company depended upon being run by mature and responsible people, not ones with a mental disorder.
Like I said, that’s reality.
Deal with it.
That said, there’s always mens bikini briefs if you can’t live without making a fool of yourself.
Not to mention, a pool party was mentioned. Who gives a flying f*** if it can be seen at "leasure" time as long as it can be covered at "professional" timeQuote:
Originally Posted by ErinSassyPants
Dear Jennessa,
Apparently your definition of reality is different than mine, but that’s okay, as they say, different strokes for different folks.
It’s not about the tattoo per se as much as it is the person’s upbringing, education and general self esteem.
The permanence of the ink is what makes getting a tat detrimental, which is why smart, well educated, high self esteem people don’t have any tats, zero. Oh, I know, there are exceptions but as a general rule it’s a fact, a dose of reality.
Drugs, being drunk, peer pressure are sorry excuses to get a tattoo, so is “I think it’s cool”.
To each their own.
I really thought this blog is to help one another, to talk over problems and issues, and if you’re actually advocating someone be scarred with words and/or a picture on their body that won’t come off, then I don’t believe you’re helping at all.
But then if you can’t comprehend what I’m saying, then I’m just wasting my time.
I’m trying to help the poor girl, what are you doing?
Cheryl
It's not Jennessa's "definition" of reality that is off in my opinion, it is that you are confusing your opinion for reality. We are all welcome to our opinions of course, the key is to remember that they are opinions not reality.
In my opinion someone who values mature educated people would appreciate this distinction. Of course, that's just my opinion.
Coincidentally, I've got an appointment for my first tattoo in a month and a half. It however isn't anything girly, but something I've wanted for a while. And I'm talking a while. I first thought of getting it tattooed about... 12 years ago, but not being stupid (no offence meant to anyone else, but I tend to be very paranoid in regards to myself), I waited to make sure I still wanted it. Long story short... mid-September :D
But as I said, that doesn't really fit the requirements that OP wanted. For quotes... lessee what I can find that could easily be seen as woman-empowering or manly, depending on your perpsective:
"Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind" - Dr. Seuss
“The first step toward success is taken when you refuse to be a captive of the environment in which you first find yourself.” - Mark Caine
“No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” - Eleanor Roosevelt
“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do.” - Mark Twain
“It is our choices, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.” - J. K Rowling
“The question isn’t who is going to let me; it’s who is going to stop me.” - Ayn Rand
Hope some of those give you an idea. Good luck OP!
How about "know thyself".
Not going to get one myself but if I did.....I would get the starship enterprise on my butt
where no man has gone before
Sorry, no tats on this bod. Have been considering getting my ears pierced so I can stop wearing clip on earrings. But permanent graphics I can not advise on.
Guess my only comment would be: What is the difference between taxes and tattoos........NONE they are both with you forever ;)
Look, have fun with it. In the final analysis only you have to be satisfied with the ink and only you have to live with it.
Hugs, Robin
I wasn't going to post about this mind set, but it sorta pricked my heart.Quote:
Originally Posted by CherylFlint
I was in business for myself for about 8 years. I had 30 people that have worked for me during that time. I had 7 on staff at a time.
Many times a person that looked like they were rode hard and put away wet, would come in looking for a job. (horse talk, nothing sexual)
at any-rate I tested all the people that were good prospective employees, I would tell them my business was no better then my worst employee,
I had a image and reputation to project and protect. If they were willing to keep their tattoos covered I didn't have a problem with them.
everyone complied gladly just to have a job and learn a skill I could teach them.
some of my best people sported tattoos on their own time, in there own way. (again covered when on the clock)
20 years or more after the fact, I still get phone calls from people that were grateful to have worked for me.
many times the blessings were mine because I looked beyond skin deep.
I have to agree with the others who have taken exception to your statements. What a person wears, does to their body is their own decisions, whether they are educated or not. Who you hire, and how, is your business as long as you are following the law. I also agree that you have the right to require tattoos to be kept under cover and that you have the right dismiss people for justifiable causes. Firing an employee for having a covered tattoo is not justifiable in any way shape or form, nor is it legal. What you have stated doing to let people go, in my opinion, is also against all labor laws and moral laws. To fire your employees after lowering yourself to trickery disguised as a friendly summer pool party, and then to fire someone who has a hidden tattoo (hidden from site during working hours) is pure and despicable deceit on your part. Just because you own the company does not mean that you are righteous lord and ruler of the realm with control over every aspect of a person's lives, and more significantly, their private lives. It sounds more like a dictatorship that does nothing for team building, nor encouraging others to contribute to the betterment of the company and your net returns. I wonder what your customers would think of you and your company if they knew this about you?Quote:
Originally Posted by CherylFlint
I don't get how you say all that you have said with a straight face when we are all here looking for acceptance and fighting for the rights of all to be treated fairly everywhere we go, including where we work. And, you are included in that we. I doubt if many people would want to work for you or pay for your services or products if they knew of your deceitful ways with your employees, maybe even including of they knew that you were transgendered.
You sound very closed minded to associate intelligence with getting tattoos. That in itself sounds like the stereotypical uneducated and prejudiced person who reacts negatively to people like us crossdressing. Education tends to lead toward greater acceptance of others and a better understand and support of everyone's rights to be and live as they want, within the law. I suppose you think that all women and men who get pierced ears are also scarring themselves, which in fact they are in a technical way. I think as a member of this site you need to re-evaluate your employment approach, loosen up and be more accepting, and more importantly, more supportive to others..
I don't have any tattoos, but when I find one that I like, I will get one and make myself happy. I respect others rights to live, and so should you.