NS, and I cannot stress this enough, FW
October 11, 2020 1:50 PM Subscribe
snake___pit (that’s three underscores) is an Instagram account run by a tattoo artist Casper Mugridge who collects singularly horrible, creative, and bizarre tattoos. (EXTREMELY NSFW, mostly for genitals)
Brief interview with Devon Preston at Inked
Slightly longer interview with Vice
Brief interview with Devon Preston at Inked
Slightly longer interview with Vice
wow
the tatoo penis mightier than the sword
posted by lalochezia at 2:06 PM on October 11, 2020 [2 favorites]
the tatoo penis mightier than the sword
posted by lalochezia at 2:06 PM on October 11, 2020 [2 favorites]
This reminds me of the old BMEZine ModBlog, where they showcased some, er, interesting body modifications. It often ran to the extreme end of the spectrum.
posted by gmb at 2:10 PM on October 11, 2020 [5 favorites]
posted by gmb at 2:10 PM on October 11, 2020 [5 favorites]
The tattoo on the roof of the mouth is far worse than anything with a penis.
posted by geoff. at 2:11 PM on October 11, 2020 [2 favorites]
posted by geoff. at 2:11 PM on October 11, 2020 [2 favorites]
I'm glad to see that the comments on IG are largely positive and affirming. These sorts of collections often feel very judgemental and mean, but this seems (mostly) more celebratory. I don't understand why someone might want some of these on their body (though I genuinely enjoy some of the punk style ones) but, whatever, we only have one chance at this life, if you want someone to meticulously needlepoint a huge dick somewhere on your skin, you do that thing.
posted by fight or flight at 2:30 PM on October 11, 2020 [8 favorites]
posted by fight or flight at 2:30 PM on October 11, 2020 [8 favorites]
The only one I don't really get is the eyebrows above the natural eyebrows.
posted by lovecrafty at 2:53 PM on October 11, 2020 [1 favorite]
posted by lovecrafty at 2:53 PM on October 11, 2020 [1 favorite]
Is this just tattoos, presumably sometimes on body parts with piercings, or is this stuff like that guy that basically chopped his dick into two halves?
posted by GCU Sweet and Full of Grace at 2:56 PM on October 11, 2020
posted by GCU Sweet and Full of Grace at 2:56 PM on October 11, 2020
Some of these I think are veering into mysogynistic or fetishistic (of lesbians) territory, but honestly almost all of them aren't bad! The sexy video game characters or anime girls are horrendous and no I dont take feedback.
I genuinely love the vulva orange
posted by FirstMateKate at 2:57 PM on October 11, 2020 [3 favorites]
I genuinely love the vulva orange
posted by FirstMateKate at 2:57 PM on October 11, 2020 [3 favorites]
The only one I don’t really get is the eyebrows above the natural eyebrows.
this tongue one is a bit surprising.
posted by Going To Maine at 2:57 PM on October 11, 2020 [1 favorite]
this tongue one is a bit surprising.
posted by Going To Maine at 2:57 PM on October 11, 2020 [1 favorite]
GCU- so far, and i've scrolled down a bit, pretty much all of the posts are on normal tattoo parts, arms legs, chests, and about %90 of them are just of genitals. Some are of the shit emoji. But you'll be safe
posted by FirstMateKate at 2:59 PM on October 11, 2020
posted by FirstMateKate at 2:59 PM on October 11, 2020
*trusts*
posted by GCU Sweet and Full of Grace at 3:06 PM on October 11, 2020 [1 favorite]
posted by GCU Sweet and Full of Grace at 3:06 PM on October 11, 2020 [1 favorite]
The only one I don't really get is the eyebrows above the natural eyebrows.
I'm guessing she had them done as a cosmetic tattoo and either realised they're way too high or not great and let her natural brows grow back in (the people I know who have tattooed eyebrows wax/laser their natural ones off regularly). My money is on that photo being taken as a "before" picture before she gets the tattoo removal process started (which, man, not going to be fun on the forehead).
posted by fight or flight at 3:11 PM on October 11, 2020 [1 favorite]
I'm guessing she had them done as a cosmetic tattoo and either realised they're way too high or not great and let her natural brows grow back in (the people I know who have tattooed eyebrows wax/laser their natural ones off regularly). My money is on that photo being taken as a "before" picture before she gets the tattoo removal process started (which, man, not going to be fun on the forehead).
posted by fight or flight at 3:11 PM on October 11, 2020 [1 favorite]
JFC. By which I mean the "JFC" tattoo is hilarious.
posted by whuppy at 3:14 PM on October 11, 2020 [6 favorites]
posted by whuppy at 3:14 PM on October 11, 2020 [6 favorites]
> The only one I don't really get is the eyebrows above the natural eyebrows.
I have a friend with this situation, although much more subtle. The basic process is that someone had eyebrows tattooed where they wanted them to be and shaved / waxed / removed their natural eyebrows, then much later the natural eyebrows grew back. There are trends in eyebrows and this is what happens when time passes.
posted by The corpse in the library at 3:25 PM on October 11, 2020 [1 favorite]
I have a friend with this situation, although much more subtle. The basic process is that someone had eyebrows tattooed where they wanted them to be and shaved / waxed / removed their natural eyebrows, then much later the natural eyebrows grew back. There are trends in eyebrows and this is what happens when time passes.
posted by The corpse in the library at 3:25 PM on October 11, 2020 [1 favorite]
I once sat through an unfortunate talk by John Irving on the history of flower tattoos with genitalia hidden in them.
posted by bq at 3:40 PM on October 11, 2020 [3 favorites]
posted by bq at 3:40 PM on October 11, 2020 [3 favorites]
Quite a few of these fall into the "great execution, but poor idea" category for me. Some are really funny (intentionally, I mean); those are my favorites.
posted by Dip Flash at 4:01 PM on October 11, 2020 [3 favorites]
posted by Dip Flash at 4:01 PM on October 11, 2020 [3 favorites]
"great execution, but poor idea"
With the notable exception of the facial tattoos -- all of the ones he features seem to be in the "terrible execution, terrible idea" category.
posted by Dip Flash at 4:52 PM on October 11, 2020
With the notable exception of the facial tattoos -- all of the ones he features seem to be in the "terrible execution, terrible idea" category.
posted by Dip Flash at 4:52 PM on October 11, 2020
I just kept thinking, "Gosh, gentlemen are very fond of their own penises, aren't they?"
"I once sat through an unfortunate talk by John Irving on the history of flower tattoos with genitalia hidden in them."
Ugh, that sounds like the most John Irving possible topic.
posted by Eyebrows McGee at 4:58 PM on October 11, 2020 [8 favorites]
"I once sat through an unfortunate talk by John Irving on the history of flower tattoos with genitalia hidden in them."
Ugh, that sounds like the most John Irving possible topic.
posted by Eyebrows McGee at 4:58 PM on October 11, 2020 [8 favorites]
Perhaps this is a bit of a "get off my lawn" moment, but an artist, especially one who makes NSFW art being on instagram, where you are not able to see anything at all unless you're logged in -- and therefore tracked -- isn't going to get my click. Because fuck Facebook and Instagram, and fuck any social media network that requires a login to even view a page, and disables upload via web so that you're forced to use their app.
posted by tclark at 5:13 PM on October 11, 2020 [10 favorites]
posted by tclark at 5:13 PM on October 11, 2020 [10 favorites]
(EXTREMELY NSFW, mostly for genitals)
Given the employment my genitals currently enjoy, this is entirely SFW.
posted by hippybear at 5:20 PM on October 11, 2020 [3 favorites]
Given the employment my genitals currently enjoy, this is entirely SFW.
posted by hippybear at 5:20 PM on October 11, 2020 [3 favorites]
I would hang out with some of these people. I wouldn't date any of them.
posted by poe at 5:45 PM on October 11, 2020
posted by poe at 5:45 PM on October 11, 2020
Yeah, this has strong ModBlog energy*. I love that they can basically be split into two camps: deeply skilled art that depicts mostly dicks, and deeply shitty art that covers a whole range but is also, largely, dicks.
*speaking of, wow, BMEzine remains a late-nineties time capsule of a site!
posted by kalimac at 6:18 PM on October 11, 2020 [4 favorites]
*speaking of, wow, BMEzine remains a late-nineties time capsule of a site!
posted by kalimac at 6:18 PM on October 11, 2020 [4 favorites]
Maybe I’m too square but beyond the “no future” reaction, some of these feel like really skeevy ways to get off on being a walking consent violation.
posted by snuffleupagus at 8:24 PM on October 11, 2020 [2 favorites]
posted by snuffleupagus at 8:24 PM on October 11, 2020 [2 favorites]
Surprised how many are commemorating the pandemic in some way. Have any newborns been named Covid-19 yet?
posted by amanda at 10:08 PM on October 11, 2020
posted by amanda at 10:08 PM on October 11, 2020
Don't Sneeze on Me. This is a well done tattoo. But again, pandemic + racial tension? Interesting themes.
posted by amanda at 10:18 PM on October 11, 2020
posted by amanda at 10:18 PM on October 11, 2020
With the notable exception of the facial tattoos -- all of the ones he features seem to be in the "terrible execution, terrible idea" category.
No way, some of them are beautiful! Look at this loving portrait of a flaccid penis! Someone spent HOURS on that, designing the intricate frame, perfecting the subtle rendition of scrotal pleating, getting the shading just right. They didn't wimp out and just use bare skin for the skin tone, oh no! This thing has DEPTH. The dashed-off, ill-conceived stick and pokes are one thing but I'm fascinated by the ones that are thoughtfully planned and executed, potentially very expensive ill-conceived works of art.
posted by babelfish at 11:28 PM on October 11, 2020 [3 favorites]
No way, some of them are beautiful! Look at this loving portrait of a flaccid penis! Someone spent HOURS on that, designing the intricate frame, perfecting the subtle rendition of scrotal pleating, getting the shading just right. They didn't wimp out and just use bare skin for the skin tone, oh no! This thing has DEPTH. The dashed-off, ill-conceived stick and pokes are one thing but I'm fascinated by the ones that are thoughtfully planned and executed, potentially very expensive ill-conceived works of art.
posted by babelfish at 11:28 PM on October 11, 2020 [3 favorites]
It now occurs to me that I misunderstood the line I quoted but the rest of the point still stands
posted by babelfish at 11:34 PM on October 11, 2020 [2 favorites]
posted by babelfish at 11:34 PM on October 11, 2020 [2 favorites]
where you are not able to see anything at all unless you're logged in
Your stance on this is eminently reasonable, but if you change your mind you should know that you can see enough tats without logging in to get the thrust.
posted by Going To Maine at 12:58 AM on October 12, 2020
Your stance on this is eminently reasonable, but if you change your mind you should know that you can see enough tats without logging in to get the thrust.
posted by Going To Maine at 12:58 AM on October 12, 2020
If you go too far down there is some eyeball tattooing. so... don't do that.
posted by Just this guy, y'know at 7:22 AM on October 12, 2020 [1 favorite]
posted by Just this guy, y'know at 7:22 AM on October 12, 2020 [1 favorite]
If you know how you can just disable insta’s login box in developer view once it appears, then the page goes back to scrolling normally.
posted by snuffleupagus at 12:35 PM on October 12, 2020
posted by snuffleupagus at 12:35 PM on October 12, 2020
There’s also picuki.com, which somehow breaks around the wall for individual accounts
posted by Going To Maine at 2:14 PM on October 12, 2020
posted by Going To Maine at 2:14 PM on October 12, 2020
None of them are Party Dog but I do appreciate Greetings from Dick Mountain.
posted by We put our faith in Blast Hardcheese at 10:26 PM on October 12, 2020 [1 favorite]
posted by We put our faith in Blast Hardcheese at 10:26 PM on October 12, 2020 [1 favorite]
This one made me laugh til I cried. I needed that.
posted by FatherDagon at 2:55 PM on October 13, 2020
posted by FatherDagon at 2:55 PM on October 13, 2020
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