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Perfectly Scarred
September 27, 2007
I remember being told that tattoos are ugly, permanent scars. My dad told me that we were born with beautiful skins yet people wound them and put ink on them to make the scars permanent. Unlike the regular scars that fade hrough time, tattoos are lasting and final. He kept on asking me why people do that to their beautiful selves. We pass by tattooed people and he said that they are stupid and scarred for life.
As I grew up I read about Sundance scars. I read about warriors wearing their battle scars proudly, a sign of their courage and strength. I saw Mel Gibson and Rene Russo admire each other’s scar in Lethal Weapon. Harry Potter had a cool lightning-shaped scar. These made me think, are scars ugly? Are tattoos ugly?
The show Miami Ink features people who want tattoos. Tattoos that represents and reminds them of a loved one, of a life-altering experience, of a lesson learned, of their joys and beliefs.
Tattoos are beautiful scars.
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