By Brandi Lopez
TATTOOSBY BRANDI LOPEZ
The art of tattooing has been around for centuries. There are
many different cultures and religions that involve tattoos such as
Christianity, Judaism and Buddhism. For some it's a solemn ritual.
Whether or not people do it for religious or cultural it's simply a
joyous way to show one's beliefs to the world. For this interview I
interviewed my sister, Candace. She currently has 3 tattoos, the
first one was when she was 15 and the other two at the age 17.
I'm not going to encourage them, however if they choose to
get tattoos I will support them. It is ultimately their body and
their decision.
WHEN YOU HAVE CHILDREN OF YOUR OWN WOULD YOU ENCOURAGE THEM
TO GET TATTOOS?
I feel like mostly every one speaks the
English language, so getting a foreign
language makes it more unique, and
because its in another language I get asked
what it is and why I got it which I love
because I get to tell the story behind my art
work. My first tattoo is in Italian and my
second tattoo is in French because me and
my sister both have French roots so we
wanted to do something to bring that side
out.
WHY DO YOU HAVE TATTOOS IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES?
I really that being judge based on tattoos is
so wrong, like I said before I feel that it's a
great way to express yourself and being
judges for that is completely wrong. Tattoos
are only on the outside, it doesn't change
the good person you are in the inside. In
my opinion, one day no one will be able to
judge anymore because so many people
have tattoos. I feel like it's becoming more
and more widely expectable
WHAT IS YOUR OPINION ON GETTING JUDGED BECAUSE YOU HAVE
TATTOOS?
To me the birds aren't just
birds but rather a symbol. I
love what birds stand for, I
feel like they're such
beautiful creatures. I love
how they have free spirits
and live a carefree life, and I
feel that I can really relate
that to my life.
WHY DID YOU GET BIRDS TATTOOED ON YOU?
I've always grown up thinking the art of tattoos was a
beautiful way to express yourself. I knew that once I found
something really important to me I would put it on my body
as a tattoo. I think the human body is a personal canvas.
WHAT MADE YOU WANT TATTOOS?