NSFW: Tattooed grandmother

ZenGum · 01-14-2008, 08:36 AM

I was going to IotD these but they're NSFW, and NSF a lot of other things as well. I think they might stimulate discussion, so I'm giving them their own thread.
These pics were forwarded to me, I have no idea of the details.
I discussed this with a friend? Is this art? or attention whoring? Is it the enhancement of her body? or the debasement of it?
Our conclusion was that while the graphics of the tattoos are in a traditional sense art, the act of being tattooed like this was performance art in that it had made us stop and think about the way people treat their bodies.

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More pics in the next post.
I guess growing old gracefully was not on her list of priorities.

ZenGum · 01-14-2008, 08:37 AM

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Trilby · 01-14-2008, 08:41 AM

some people just can't stop at one.

Cloud · 01-14-2008, 08:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ZenGum

Is this art? or attention whoring? Is it the enhancement of her body? or the debasement of it?
Our conclusion was that while the graphics of the tattoos are in a traditional sense art, the act of being tattooed like this was performance art in that it had made us stop and think about the way people treat their bodies.. . . I guess growing old gracefully was not on her list of priorities.

It's a celebration. These pics were obviously taken at multiple times, at a convention or conventions, where she is garnering the praise and admiration of a community of her peers.

and yay! for tattooed and pierced grandmothers. We are a special breed. That lady had to have been collecting for many, many years.

LabRat · 01-14-2008, 09:07 AM

I don't get all the metal in her crotch. What's with the 3 little balls on chains?

Cloud · 01-14-2008, 09:10 AM

They are weights.

LabRat · 01-14-2008, 09:23 AM

OK, that makes even less sense to me...what is the purpose of pulling down on the rings??

Cloud · 01-14-2008, 09:30 AM

For purposes of exhibition at the convention, they are probably just decorative; swinging weights can also produce pleasurable sensations

LabRat · 01-14-2008, 09:35 AM

Ahhh. I wondered if they were all there all the time. That's a lotta crap to jam in your undies, if you wear them.

Cloud · 01-14-2008, 09:42 AM

piffle! I know lots of folks with more metal than that. I even know a few folks with as much tattoing.

It's not a competition, you know? Only sometimes . . . it is!

kerosene · 01-14-2008, 09:44 AM

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Originally Posted by LabRat

Ahhh. I wondered if they were all there all the time. That's a lotta crap to jam in your undies, if you wear them.

Yeah, huh? I was thinking she probably gets nowhere near electromagnets. She would probably want to stay away from my fridge, also.

I hope I am in that good of shape and that comfortable with my body at that point in my life. I find this sort of thing admirable.

Cloud · 01-14-2008, 09:45 AM

? such metal does not react to magnets--it's stainless steel ?

and yeah, she's in pretty good shape. Good for her!

kerosene · 01-14-2008, 10:10 AM

I guess that is true...I didn't think of that!

Cloud · 01-14-2008, 10:19 AM

I think about it every time I pass through a metal detector.

Clodfobble · 01-14-2008, 10:25 AM

My first thought was that, much like a hotel carpet, the busy pattern serves to hide the stains.

This reflects my artistic aesthetic more than my opinion of full-body tattooing, however--I just like things that my brain can interpret, that's all. Too much crammed into one place without any apparent cohesiveness is not appealing to me. I have seen many tattoo sleeves or other large murals that I've liked.

01-14-2008, 08:36 AM	#1
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	NSFW: Tattooed grandmother I was going to IotD these but they're NSFW, and NSF a lot of other things as well. I think they might stimulate discussion, so I'm giving them their own thread. These pics were forwarded to me, I have no idea of the details. I discussed this with a friend? Is this art? or attention whoring? Is it the enhancement of her body? or the debasement of it? Our conclusion was that while the graphics of the tattoos are in a traditional sense art, the act of being tattooed like this was performance art in that it had made us stop and think about the way people treat their bodies. More pics in the next post. I guess growing old gracefully was not on her list of priorities. __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

01-14-2008, 08:37 AM	#2
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	Part two __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

01-14-2008, 09:07 AM	#5
LabRat twatfaced two legged bumhole Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 3,143	I don't get all the metal in her crotch. What's with the 3 little balls on chains? __________________ Strength does not come from how much weight you can lift, or how many miles you can run. It comes from knowing that you set a goal, and rose to the challenge. Strength comes from within.

01-14-2008, 09:10 AM	#6
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	They are weights. __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

01-14-2008, 09:23 AM	#7
LabRat twatfaced two legged bumhole Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 3,143	OK, that makes even less sense to me...what is the purpose of pulling down on the rings?? __________________ Strength does not come from how much weight you can lift, or how many miles you can run. It comes from knowing that you set a goal, and rose to the challenge. Strength comes from within.

01-14-2008, 08:41 AM	#3
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	some people just can't stop at one.

01-14-2008, 09:30 AM	#8
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	For purposes of exhibition at the convention, they are probably just decorative; swinging weights can also produce pleasurable sensations __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

01-14-2008, 09:35 AM	#9
LabRat twatfaced two legged bumhole Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 3,143	Ahhh. I wondered if they were all there all the time. That's a lotta crap to jam in your undies, if you wear them. __________________ Strength does not come from how much weight you can lift, or how many miles you can run. It comes from knowing that you set a goal, and rose to the challenge. Strength comes from within.

01-14-2008, 09:42 AM	#10
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	piffle! I know lots of folks with more metal than that. I even know a few folks with as much tattoing. It's not a competition, you know? Only sometimes . . . it is! __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

01-14-2008, 09:45 AM	#12
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	? such metal does not react to magnets--it's stainless steel ? and yeah, she's in pretty good shape. Good for her! __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

01-14-2008, 10:10 AM	#13
kerosene Touring the facilities Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The plains of Colorado Posts: 3,476	I guess that is true...I didn't think of that!

01-14-2008, 10:19 AM	#14
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	I think about it every time I pass through a metal detector. __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

01-14-2008, 10:25 AM	#15
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	My first thought was that, much like a hotel carpet, the busy pattern serves to hide the stains. This reflects my artistic aesthetic more than my opinion of full-body tattooing, however--I just like things that my brain can interpret, that's all. Too much crammed into one place without any apparent cohesiveness is not appealing to me. I have seen many tattoo sleeves or other large murals that I've liked.

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