http://www.theferalscribe.com/snapshots/a-day-with-the-colored-people.html Chronicles of a Wayfaring Journalist Mon, 30 Apr 2012 00:17:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://www.theferalscribe.com/snapshots/a-day-with-the-colored-people.html/comment-page-1#comment-205 nathan Fri, 11 Feb 2011 01:57:30 +0000 http://www.theferalscribe.com/?p=3159#comment-205 Thanks, Iris, for the thoughtful comment. Thanks, Iris, for the thoughtful comment.

]]> http://www.theferalscribe.com/snapshots/a-day-with-the-colored-people.html/comment-page-1#comment-204 Iris Thu, 10 Feb 2011 19:06:59 +0000 http://www.theferalscribe.com/?p=3159#comment-204 When I first started to get tattooed, I thought it was cool. It set me apart, it felt rebellious. Then I realized that because of my work people were starting to respond to my body in positive ways.  Growing up brown  and chubby in a small town I was constantly targeted for things that I felt were out of my control.  The more tattoos I got the more people paid attention to the beauty of my body. I could control this. I am often asked "why" I get tattooed. Many of the people who ask me this question already have a preconceived notion as to why I do it; attention. No matter what answer I give will make them change their minds.  I think ink is beautiful. Do I need more than that reason? When I first started to get tattooed, I thought it was cool. It set me apart, it felt rebellious. Then I realized that because of my work people were starting to respond to my body in positive ways.  Growing up brown  and chubby in a small town I was constantly targeted for things that I felt were out of my control.  The more tattoos I got the more people paid attention to the beauty of my body. I could control this. I am often asked “why” I get tattooed. Many of the people who ask me this question already have a preconceived notion as to why I do it; attention. No matter what answer I give will make them change their minds.  I think ink is beautiful. Do I need more than that reason?

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