Comments on: Tattoos for Freedom

Tattoos for Freedom

mathowie — Tue, 28 Sep 2004 15:19:37 -0800

Tattoo my head with anything anti-Bush! An interesting interview with someone that put their skin on eBay for an anti-Bush tattoo, but instead of the $10,000-30,000 price tags, her no-reserve auction started at one cent and only ended at $103.50. The final product kinda works no matter who wins, but still, a hundred bucks probably didn't cover the ink, let alone the commitment. Remember the Howard Dean tattoo? How far would you go for your candidate?

By: fenriq

fenriq — Tue, 28 Sep 2004 15:41:09 -0800

Its an interesting idea, stupid, but interesting. And what did she do with the money? Paid the tattooist (who happens to be her husband), bought some beer, paid part of a bill (don't want to get them bill collectors thinking they get all the money all at once, heck no!) and bought a present for her kids. Its just so touching. Just don't ask me what its touching.

By: substrate

substrate — Tue, 28 Sep 2004 15:59:36 -0800

Very strange I guess. If I were going to supply any skin for an anti-anything tattoo I'd at least want it to be obvious in 10 years what it was for. A crossed out W wearing a hat doesn't really cut it in my opinion. When I've got grandchildren and George W Bush is just a historical footnote as a guy who left skid marks on the constitution I would want them to understand the reason and meaning for the tattoo whether or not they agree with it.

By: whatnot

whatnot — Tue, 28 Sep 2004 16:23:11 -0800

How far would you go for your candidate? I am embarrassed to say, as I may be one of three people on the entire planet that actually find John Kerry attractive. Since I am married, however, the point is moot.

By: pxe2000

pxe2000 — Tue, 28 Sep 2004 16:26:05 -0800

i'm sure teresa would be thrilled with this revelation, whatnot. ^_^

By: Smart Dalek

Smart Dalek — Tue, 28 Sep 2004 16:52:42 -0800

fenriq's right. Somebody certainly got stuck...

By: krisjohn

krisjohn — Tue, 28 Sep 2004 17:35:52 -0800

Nope, not even interesting. Just stupid. Personally, I think it's more important just to get people out there to vote. Bush's base is a small minority of the population, but a larger percentage of the voters.

By: benjh

benjh — Tue, 28 Sep 2004 17:48:24 -0800

Screw the cantidates, for enough money I'll tattoo anything on my head. Note, I mean enough money, not just some.

By: gyc

gyc — Tue, 28 Sep 2004 17:56:13 -0800

Why the back of her head and not her forehead?

By: substrate

substrate — Tue, 28 Sep 2004 19:28:12 -0800

I have a pair of crumpled ones benjh...

By: kindall

kindall — Tue, 28 Sep 2004 20:12:19 -0800

a hundred bucks probably didn't cover the ink .... what? People pay in excess of a hundred bucks for tattoos?

By: crunchland

crunchland — Tue, 28 Sep 2004 20:16:15 -0800

I can't believe Kottke got a tattoo like that.

By: Stan Chin

Stan Chin — Tue, 28 Sep 2004 20:23:32 -0800

I would love to walk out of the booth with some pollster asking me why I voted, and I'd reply, "Issues? Policies? Nah dude, I saw this wicked tattoo..."

By: clevershark

clevershark — Tue, 28 Sep 2004 21:18:55 -0800

That whole idea is pretty stupid IMHO... who in their right mind would let someone else decide what's going to be tattooed on their own skin, lasting beyond their own lifetime?

By: gyc

gyc — Tue, 28 Sep 2004 23:01:32 -0800

She's going to feel real stupid when she eventually has a kid nicknamed W who likes cowboy hats.

By: crunchland

crunchland — Wed, 29 Sep 2004 04:59:26 -0800

she? oh. sorry, kottke. I only looked at the picture. I thought it was you.

By: me3dia

me3dia — Wed, 29 Sep 2004 09:08:12 -0800

...kinda works no matter who wins... I guess so, in that she can continue to be anti-Bush even if he wins, but otherwise it makes little sense. What else would a crossed out W in a cowboy hat mean? She hates the Big W Ranch?

By: thomcatspike

thomcatspike — Wed, 29 Sep 2004 11:08:09 -0800

who in their right mind would let someone else decide what's going to be tattooed on their own skin She decided : Kerra: My husband, Shane Dunkleburger (the tattoo artist), and I came up with the design. The cowboy hat was my old man's idea. I thought it'd help get across the Bush meaning but now I'm getting people in town asking if the tattoo means "No Westerns". It's starting to make me ill! Like I wasted the space by doing something over people's heads. It doesn't seem that tricky, does it? Registered young Republican male willing to barter his Bush vote

By: shepd

shepd — Wed, 29 Sep 2004 16:12:42 -0800

This is stupid. If, in 10 years, Bush has a change of heart, this tattoo won't be going away. Tattooing anything political or extremely personal (say, a girldfriend's name) is the dumbest thing you can do, IMHO. You can change your opinion, but not your tattoo. Better to get something tattooed that you won't regret in the future.

By: nofundy

nofundy — Thu, 30 Sep 2004 07:49:41 -0800

I express my disdain for Bush every time I go defecate. No need for a tattoo