Talk:Tattoo

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Proving a negative?

There has been a "FACT" tag associated with the statement that nobody has contracted AIDS via a tattoo for over a year. I'm curious how the person who added it thought it was possible to prove or disprove. Absent a citation proving that it had, indeed happened, shouldn't it be removed? Peter Camper (talk) 01:33, 20 April 2008 (UTC)

Extremely USA centered

Most of the article is extremely USA centered. Like saying states before countries, talking about the FDA (it should be said that 'in the united states, the FDA...' or something like that) and so on. The majority of the readers is probably not american (just a guess). And even if that's not the case, english wikipedia does not mean US wikipedia. Ran4 (talk) 19:07, 10 January 2008 (UTC)

yes, the majority of readers ARE (not is) American, and most articles on here refer to states and US agencies all the time. I think its just fine. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.73.194.22 (talk) 02:26, 10 March 2008 (UTC)

The problem has been identified, however, an American would have a hard time solving it. Someone needs to add other information, as the bias seems to come from the lack of information. Rds865 (talk) 07:33, 16 April 2008 (UTC)

Citation needed for quote

In the "etymology" section is a quote by Capt. Cook that needs a citation. I looked for the quote in Cook's Journal that is posted on Project Gutenberg. I could not find the exact quote. I found a similar but different quote from a visit to Tahiti: "Both sexes paint their Bodys, Tattow, as it is called in their Language. This is done by inlaying the Colour of Black under their skins, in such a manner as to be indelible." (http://www.gutenberg.org/files/8106/8106-h/8106-h.htm). Any ideas about this? Has anyone been able to find the exact quote? Ddimatteo 14:54, 30 October 2007 (Tokyo Standard Time)

Tatooing in the Movie: The Fountain

Just curious. In the movie, THE FOUNTAIN, by Darren Aronosky, the main character prepares an ink for tatooing himself. Any explanations of the process, anyone?

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peergyntswing@hotmail.com 8/19/07 11:22 AM —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 64.24.45.109 (talk) 16:19:51, August 19, 2007 (UTC)

Nonsense list

The article has this list: "...in the Philippines, Borneo, Mentawai Islands, Africa, North America, South America, Mesoamerica, Europe, Japan, Cambodia, and China. " Why don't we say 'the world'? Are there any notable exceptions to this list? I notice Australia is missing in a count of the continents, but every other one is represented. Can we skip the exhaustive list and say 'nearly all geographic areas' or something to that effect? Phasmatisnox 17:18, 12 October 2007 (UTC)

Tattoos are popular in Africa? Do they use light-colored opaque ink so it'll show up on their dark skin? I wasn't aware you could make a light colored ink show through pigmented skin, the skin being fairly opaque when pigmented already by melanin. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.122.63.142 (talk) 18:42, 6 March 2008 (UTC)

Many African-Americans are tattooed; not being a tattoo artist I can't speak to the inks involved but there's no question that black and colored inks show up on dark skin. I don't know if tattoos are traditional in Africa or not. 99.153.133.34 (talk) 22:33, 17 July 2008 (UTC)

Removal

Added some alternative removal methods, but needs expansion and some more refrences besides http://people.howstuffworks.com/tattoo-removal3.htm. (IRMacGuyver 08:06, 30 October 2007 (UTC))

yeah, like a hot iron. Rds865 (talk) 07:34, 16 April 2008 (UTC)

So....

They really hurt like hell huh? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.21.196.248 (talk) 05:40, 9 December 2007 (UTC)

only until the endorphins kick in. ReverendG (talk) 05:56, 9 December 2007 (UTC)

Tattooing over scars

Can you tattoo over scars? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 12.202.233.65 (talk) 23:16, 9 March 2008 (UTC)

Yes, i've got a tattoo over one of mine. 82.19.15.148 (talk) 22:12, 4 June 2008 (UTC)

It depends on where the scar is and how deep. Many surgical scars can't be effectively tattooed over. -- Jelly Soup (talk) 02:09, 3 August 2008 (UTC)

professionals generaly would ask how old the scar is, and depending on their beliefs on how it would affect the ink, they may not condone tattoing on it, until later.

can you

tattoo over psoriasis or similair skin disorders? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.125.103.253 (talk) 02:37, 14 March 2008 (UTC)

Mythbusters Reference

Should the Mythbusters be treated as a good source to discount the possible MRI interactions? I think if you really looked you could find at least a dozen ways to refute the validity of almost any experiment those guys come up with. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.88.114.168 (talk) 21:27, 15 March 2008 (UTC)

they tattooed pig skin and put it in the mri, as well as put a tattooed person in a mri, and asked a mri tech if they had heard of exploding tattoos. Rds865 (talk) 07:36, 16 April 2008 (UTC)

"Negative Associations" section

After reading one of the cited studies, I reworded part of this section to reflect the nature and findings of the study. I removed one of the sources, which was listed as an "Unpublished master's thesis", as wikipedia guidelines state that only published works should be cited. Brienf (talk) 17:28, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

Tattoo taxonomy

According to various plastic surgeons, tattoos are divided into five types: amateur, professional, cosmetic, medicinal, and traumatic. In the article, Traumatic ("Natural tattoo") is located in the Procedure chapter, while Cosmetic and Medical further up, in the Purposes chapter. How about moving all types in one chapter? ktr (talk) 17:41, 23 May 2008 (UTC)

Bible + Tattoos

Please remove the line "The Bible forbids tattoos in Leviticus 19:28. This biblical law is strictly adhered to by observant Jews."

Any observant person would realise Leviticus 19:28 forbids ritual scarification, as practised by Pagans. It's crap like this that's giving people the wrong image of the tattooed community.

On another note, the catholic church has in fact said "tattoos are ok.". Coudl be worse mentioning.

Forgot to sign 82.19.15.148 (talk) 22:13, 4 June 2008 (UTC)

Orthodox Jewry has always banned tattoos. In fact, some Orthodox cemeteries won't bury a tattooed Jew (or any non-Jew); this became a controversy because of the tattoos borne by Holocaust survivors. I wish I had a source for this ... someone should research it. 99.153.133.34 (talk) 22:36, 17 July 2008 (UTC)

tribal tattoos

Dear editors, tribal tattoos are very intresting and popular subject for people searches. I suggests to open a category in the tattoos page for tribal tattoos See: http://tattooblogger.blogspot.com/2008/07/interesting-things-about-tribal-tattoos to get some ideas. Cheers! Tattooblogger (talk) 11:05, 28 July 2008 (UTC)

Aside from agreeing with Sheepeh below, the blog post in question doesn't seem to exist anymore. -- Jelly Soup (talk) 02:20, 3 August 2008 (UTC)

I do not feel that would help the atricle as tribal tattoos are already mentioned. And Wikipedia is not a soapbox WP:SOAPSheepeh (talk) 23:41, 31 July 2008 (UTC)