I am so so so so sorry that I have not shared this story with you before. I guess this happened right before I started blogging.
Anyways, a few months back Mindy and I were at this Equality project thing in Knoxville. A bunch of Knoxville's LGBT community were getting together to shoot videos about how having equal rights would effect their lives on a personal level to send to our local politicians and the like.
I signed Mindy and myself up as volunteers to sign people in and help coordinate things.
Everything was going smoothly, and for the most part everyone was just hanging out having a good time. There were a couple people going around taking all sorts of pictures of the participants and volunteers. One of these ladies, who I had never met before in my life came up to me and asked if she would take a picture of my tattoos, my knuckle tattoos to be specific That would have been fine and dandy. However, the exact way she asked the question made me want to hit her.
She said "Can I take a picture of your prison tattoos?"
I was so shocked I just stood there for a minute.
"Umm. They aren't prison tattoos."
Mindy had to take over as she could she how mad I was getting. She made the crazy lady go away, turned to me and said "Did she seriously just ask if she could take a picture of your prison tattoos?"
The more I thought about it, the angrier I got.
Who the fuck asks someone that? I mean, seriously, what if they were prison tattoos? Why would you remind me of my prison time? Also, it is super fucking insulting. My knuckle tattoos look fucking awesome.
(My knuckles say "READ MORE")
That is the most idiotic thing I've ever heard. Seriously, even if they WERE prison tattoos that's a dumb question. People can be so dumb.
ReplyDeleteMonths later, I still can't believe someone asked me that.
DeleteFunny! I used to own a tattoo shop and heard many stories of idiots who want to look at someones tattoos. One girl said she was at the beach and a guy pulled down the back of her swimsuit low enough to look at her lower back tattoo. Some people have no manners or sense of space.
ReplyDeletePeople grab my arms all the time, then ask if they can look at them. They are lucky I just walk away and don't hit them.
DeleteThis is where I would totally run with it and be all "yeah I killed a bitch once because she asked me about by prison tattoos. Don't make me go back man!"
ReplyDeleteI like the way you think.
DeleteWow, what a rude bitch. And I love READ MORE. That's sweet. Much better than Rihanna's "prison tattoos."
ReplyDeleteI can't knock Rihanna's tattoo too much. I mean, I do have the exact same thig tattooed on my stomach.
Deleteergh, why would knuckle tats be 'prison tattoos'? i'm incredibly confused by this. also: people asking about tattoos and piercings are hysterical. my favorite is always 'did that hurt?'. hi, i stuck a fuckload of needles in or through my skin, what do you think?
ReplyDeleteI have just started saying that it didn't hurt, just to fuck with them.
DeleteWhat a classy broad she is. People are....intriguing.
ReplyDeletePeople are lame.
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