Well, those are some explicit tattoos! Although I suppose it’s nothing you couldn’t find written on a t-shirt at Target.
UPDATE: For more information, here’s an interview with Michelle.
“Michelle, the pass around girl”
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430 responses to ““Michelle, the pass around girl””
100th comment , YAY :p
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i feel that it is incredibly problematic for us to assume that we are able to adequately assess or surmise what her motivations are for wearing these tattoos. that said, my initial interpretation of these was that she is actually a lesbian and through mockery she was attempting to demarcate her body as off limits to males. if you look at the chest piece that no one seems to be mentioning, it appears to be two women kissing. additionally, her arm band appears to be a rainbow of interlocking “woman” symbols. i think that it could be argued that this tattoo project is a very effective and extreme statement in support of lesbian seperatism. i think that in the context of a loving lesbian relationship (of some form) this could be an incredibly empowering body modification. it could be saying that these are the common notions about the nature of women’s bodies and the purpose of women’s bodies but she is refusing to participate in that segment of society where those views are prevalent.
i could be completely wrong here. it is probably more likely that this is a D/s thing. but i am just trying to point out that there is definately more going on here than simple self-hate.
I think it’s great to see all the varied responses here, but suprising that so many are jumping to conclusions about her actual sexual life or self image. “Obviously” she is this way, or that, or has low self esteem, or feels liberated, or is making a statement.
For all we know, she coud be a virgin, or a nun. I’m willing to wager that most people commenting here would be indignant at someone who commented on their own personal choice of modification, assuming to know what it meant or said about the wearer. Interesting to note that even within the modified community there are those who jump to conclusions and try to stereotype people for going “too far”.
Thanks for posting this, Shannon. Some good food for thought here.
I DON’T KNOW WHAT IS WORSE, THE GUY WITH GIANT NOSE PIERCINGS OR THIS WOMAN. I GUESS PEOPLE JUST DON’T CARE AND TAKE THINGS A LITTLE TO FAR.
I GUESS ALL HER INK MAKES HER A COUPLE OF MORE BUCKS DANCING FOR THE OLD GUYS AT THE STRIP CLUB.
AT LEAST SHE HASN’T DESTROTED HER FACE LIKE THE OTHER GIANT NOSE RING WINNER.
Geeze, even Fleshbot picked up on this one…
http://www.fleshbot.com/sex/bodyart/truth-in-advertising-210114.php
i’m going to vote for her not being hot.
ah well,whatever floats her boat
Women that have NO TATTOOS are so sexy! They rely on their own looks and personality in order to get the attention that they require. I don’t know what this girl is thinking, but I can only think that 999 out of every 1000 guys out there would be interested in her without that crap.
the chest peice looks like its an audrey kawasaki piece wish we’d get a closer look at it
How dare anyone criticize this woman!!! No woman — particularly one as courageous as she is — should ever be judged! Judging people is wrong! If she wanted to cut off her breasts and sew them onto her back, that would be HER CHOICE!!!
And don’t you dare call her a whore unless she wants to be called one!!! Nowhere does it say, “Call me a slut/whore.” It simply says, “Fuck my whore ass/pussy.” Big difference!!!
People who judge other people are evil fucking assholes.
Wow.
I am saddened beyond belief at the utterly bizarre pseudo-feminism people are spouting here.
If this were a gay man decorated in mods proclaiming his worship of cock, would people wonder if he really wants this?
I think it’s very cool. If in face she was pressured into this, or made to in a D/s scenario that wasn’t fully consensual without pressure, of course that’s different. But absent any evidence it was I am certainly not warranted in assuming that.
I’m going to assume she’s brave and without shame and having fun until I see evidence to the contrary.
Thanks for posting it, Shannon.
(Oh, and my initial reaction was something like “Hee hee, ‘cum slutt’! Is that something like… being so salacious a fellatrix that she needs a whole extra t?”)
By the way, weekend feminists: If you want to change the world, work on rights for women instead of rants that boil down to your own queasiness about women and sex, please. I’m willing to bet that few of you who are so eager to jump all over this have any serious feminist commitments. It saddens me that that’s what feminism means to people.
Repulso, you know what else is so sexy? Men with NO DICKS. They rely on their own looks and personality in order to get the attention that they require, too.
there is alot of irony in this work that some people are not picking up on. the statements: “fuck my whore pussy,” “fuck my whore ass” and “for deposit only,” are commands. to me this conveys that she is actually the figure in power and that the person doing the act is the submissive.
furthermore, she maintains direct eye contact with the viewer. if she was not a fuigure of power and authority her line of sight would not meet ours, which would further the affect of objectification.
michelle is choosing to submit and is making it clear to all of us that she is an EQUAL fuigure of authority.
the words whore, ass, pussy, fuck are used postively by many contemporary feminists. i feel that many feminists would strongly support michelle. she is clearly strong enough to choose what is best for herself and that alone makes her a strong woman to look up to.
these works challenge each individuals perceptions of how we see. i find it interesting to read everyones comments.
wouldnt it be interesting if these tattoos were fake? i wonder if people would have different ways of viewing her knowing it was just makeup.
Whomever is moderating this site, is a prick and should read up on free speech.
Hey Repulso, you and all your narrow-minded cohorts need to figure out that people modify their bodies FOR THEMSELVES. We really don’t give a fuck WHAT YOU THINK if you don’t like it. It’s NOT FOR YOU, it’s for US.
Or whoever’s moderating this site is A) based in Canada, and B) knows that free speech means letting people say things you might not want to hear.
Moron.
some of you people are pathetic, if this is wats she likes and this is what she wants who are you to judge.
I just looked closer at the pictures and I noticed that actually most of her tattoos ARE visible with clothing. If she wears pants that don’t go over her navel and babydoll shirts you can still read part of the ‘fuck my whore ass’ and ‘fuck my whore pussy’ as well as the ‘I fuck’ on her back. And whatever is written on top of her navel, which I can’t make out.
Whos to say she wears skimpy clothes though? None of those would be visible on me, except maybe the chest and arms in summer. Maybe she does maybe she doesn’t either way its her choice.
I do agree that could be used against her in a rape case though, its not fair or nice, but i’m sure defence would milk it for what its worth, but thats her risk if she wants it on her body.
I’ll admit, that in the rape case, the defence WOULD probably milk it for all that it’s worth. But then…that would be something about this world we should all be out to FIX. Because as far as I’m concerned there is NO excuse, and there should be NO way that any person should be allowed to take advantage of someone and get away without large amounts of disciplinary action being taken.
I agree with what bla.
Goomy: The point is, she can make them visible or concealed at her discretion. Who she chooses to include or exclude in her “implied consent” is pretty easily controlled.
charlie: Doesn’t seem to understand that this kind of work, this number of tattoos, and the dedication it takes to stretch your nostrils to Pauly’s size takes an enormous amount of CARING.
everybody, who really cares what she has tattooed on her? all the best art in the world is cotroversial. where would all the greatest artists be if they didnt push the boundaries of what everybody thought was art. she may not be the artist but she has the art on her body and she thought of the idea to have these tattooes upon her flesh.
I thought pushing cultural/socially accepted boundaries with one’s choice of body art was what BME is all about? I could be wrong though.
I, personally, would like to know a little more about her reasons behind the tattoos. And I love her upper chest piece.
Weeeeelll, this sure got an outburst.
I’d love to know more about this girl and what made her get these and if she’s got any ideas for future tats, but I can’t so I’ll just go with what I can see: a girl with tattoos. She’s not someone I’d go for but her tattoos scream out raw sexuality like someone I could get down and dirty with (and that makes me wish she’d show me them in private 😉 ).
By the way, I love how everyone is judging her and saying that she’s got no self-respect and is brimming with diseases and she’s going to regret them – all based off six photographs?? Wow! You guys are AWESOME.
Anyhoo, basically I think they are great.
SPUNK!!!
where are all the kinky people? damnit. thinking about those tats on me turns me on.
maybe its just me, but as a female, those words make me feel more free to be sexual, and to follow my crazy impulses.
In the outside world I have so many demands and responsibilities, so many expectations to be a professional acting woman. Once i’m alone with my partner, these words set me free to enjoy any “slutty” act I feel like.
i know these words can be negative.. but if you got some kink in you, they can also be really liberating and fun
Wow, how fucking disrespectful to her own self esteem. Ok, that may be unfair. She seems to love them and may take pride in it, but I can’t imagine that being easy, since they’re all demeening comments tattooed on her body. I guess that’s the point though, to make us second guess our own considerations of what is normal or acceptable and so on. All the same, let’s hope the kids or grandkids don’t check these out some day!
I think it is only demeaning if you feel demeaned, otherwise it could have the exact opposite effect.
I second the kids thing though, although possibly she has decided to not have kids.
Haha. This will look good when she is 60, going to the beach…
i do find it terribly amusing how 100 out of 127 comments seem to be “don’t you DARE judge her! how dare you!”
we get it. thanks.
now i’m sure the little minority that said something against popular opinion now feels properly shamed and the great majority will still, still, continue ranting about how we shouldn’t judge.
Far from distracting from the debate that is going on, I’m curious as to what the single letter A stands for, Anyone got any ideas?
There’s people raving about how she must have no self-respect by tattooing words that are negatively associated with women on her body, but I side with the thought that by tattooing these words on her she’s made them hers and they have lost their derogatory meaning.
But then, that’s speculation.
I like the way they look on her and obviously so does she, and to me that’s all that matters. Body art is a personal thing. We’re just here to look and perhaps learn something, not to judge.
I am *SURE* Sitara is correct — the words are NOT negative in context, they are positive.
Nice-
I’m pretty sure it’s one of two refferences (or possibly both): Either the classic “tab A into slot A/Tab B into slot B” joke, or more likely a refference to the the red A from The Scarlet Letter, a novel about an adultress who was forced to wear a red A on her clothing so everyone would know she cheated.
This would certainly fit both the bdsm theory (humiliation/marking) as well as the polyamory theory (reclaiming of infidelity).
Any other ideas?
Oh, and my personal opinion on the whole thing- she’s done nothing to hurt me, nore (as far as I know) anyone else. Get over it and get pissed at Saddam Hussein, George Bush, Hitler or Attila the Hun. Y’know, someone who actually caused some DAMAGE in the world?
Erm, I’m sorry! Nico, not “nice”!
I really don’t understand the “we are not here to judge” attitude. Yes, we are, and that’s what everyone is doing, including the people who LIKE her tattoos.
If people are displaying ignorant knee-jerk reactions, then they are of no consequence. If people are denying her right to get tattood like that, or suggesting that she should be denied basic human rights because of the way she’s tatooed, then they should be treated with contempt.
If, however, people are considering the subject carefully and presenting an reasonable opinion, whether positive or negative, that’s a GOOD THING.
Seriously, what the fuck would be the point if everyone who posted said “omg so cool i totally support her woohoo!!1″? Please, stop drinking the BME Kool-Aid just for a second. You will not be struck down by lightning for presenting a critical opinion.
I really think she will regret that someday. Why would you get that tattoed!!! Even if it’s for some sort of fetish.
The kinky people are here. We’re just too busy rolling our eyes at the “Look, I saw this and winced and that makes me so feminist!” crowd to talk much about it.
It’s funny how many people there are in the world who find it hot in scenes to write words like these on a partner’s body or have such words written on them (I very fondly remember telling a guy to write “SLUT” on his leg and go to work with it there hidden under his pants, YUM), but as soon as they become permanent markings it’s horribly derogatory.
I get that tattoos are more serious than magic marker, but why in the world is the second some horrible esteem thing when the first is a fun sex game? Why can’t it be that the sex game is so fun that she or she and her partner decided the marks should be permanent?
Oh, and by the way, Lori: Why do you think it’s “rich” to compare this to a religious ritual? A lot of people believe that religions are dangerous and harmful dupery. I’m sure a lot of them would think that sticking knives through your cheeks for religious reasons is stupid and probably indicative of serious problems, too.
And by the way, why are you only reacting with sadness to the men defending her? I think her tattoos are totally hot too, and given the right situation I might want a turn too — a couple of those tattoos specifically mention women with women, and men aren’t the only people who give penetration of various kinds either.
Well, the chestpiece looks freakin’ neat from here…
Taking the term “Tramp Stamp” a little to far, but cheers for originality and gigantic she-balls.
There is a fundamental flaw in the argument that inherently labels words as “bad”, or “negative”, or “detrimental”.
Words, isolated from context, contain no value, and likewise carry no power.
Words are collections of letters, often formally regarded as signifiers (if you fallow that linguistic theory), but removed from the context of a social arrangement or agreement, they are meaningless.
Meaning is built, not implicit.
Language functions on the basis of social understanding.
While you make take the connotations of a word to be negative, that doesn’t make the WORD negative.
If you take the connotations of a word to be positive, that doesn’t make the WORD positive.
The word is neither. The suggestion of there being an ABSOLUTE denotation of a word is ridiculous.
So to postulate about how terrible these marks are on her body is equally ridiculous.
PS. Paleblue was just struck down by lightning 😉
M.Sphinx, your comment was just gross.
While I wouldn’t tattoo things like that on my body because “slut” and “whore” have negative associations for me, I applaud her choosing to put those phrases on her body and share them with us via modblog, despite probably knowing how controversial her choice of art is even in the modified community.
If this were a gay man decorated in mods proclaiming his worship of cock, would people wonder if he really wants this?
Almost invariably, yes, although it might not come from the “weekend feminists”. [Nice dismissive way to describe everyone who disagrees with your point.] I would wonder, as I do with her, what in her life led her to these words and how supportive and happy her community is with her choices. I would wonder this about many tattoos, which I guess makes me a “introspective weekend feminist”.
Do I hope she’s happy with the choices she made in her mods? Yes. Do I acknowledge that many of the women I know with the “slut” or “easy girl” label learned to use it because that was the way they could get ‘affection’ [and for the same reason allowed it to result in children]? Yes. From these pictures, I don’t know that she’s glorying in her own labels, or wallowing in someone else’s. I hope it’s the latter.
But why are you assuming her motivation is negative when you don’t know that it is? How is that any different from someone assuming that someone stretches her earlobes for attention, or that someone is gay because his dad never “bonded” with him, as many Freudians did and many fundamentalists still do? Assuming something we don’t know about people’s motivations is often dangerous. I don’t think it’s something we get to do until we meet this woman and hear her story, and see whether those smiles are faked.
And I’m especially not seeing it given the highly likely subcultural ties this woman has. I don’t usually see people wondering why slave butterfly has large penises tattooed everywhere, or “I Need A Penis” above her genitals. Nor do I usually see people having anything but positive things to say about Eva, despite that in most of the pix I see of her she isn’t smiling. Why aren’t people wondering if Eva’s Master treats her right, when we’re all over this woman? If one is inspiring and awesome, why is this woman not just because there are words tattooed, instead of penises, or Master’s initials?
And on a more random note, why are there so many negative responses to this entry, and so few cries of “Misogyny” in the comments to this one:
https://www.bme.com/news/2006/09/22/pure-sex/
How bizarre that “Fuck My Whore Ass” is horribly degrading and yet decapitated women’s bodies aren’t. I don’t quite see the logic, if there is any.
I am impressed with the variety of reactions people seemed to have to Michelle’s tattoos. I only have one persistent thought about the whole thing, I would LOVE to read an experience written by her or an interview with her to learn the story behind the tattoos.