This “fetal sacred heart” is a pretty politically intense chestpiece to get… Stiggy just had it started by Johnny at New Addiction Tattoos in Kalamazoo, MI. Definitely a conversation starter.
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71 responses to “Pro-Choice Tattoo”
weee. i love purple. can’t wait to see it finished.
Geez.. that is going to be AWKWARD for anyone having sex with her, ever again.
Or seeing her at the beach. Or for her doctor.
I mean…wow…abortion is a serious topic, but why do you have to broadcast your views to everyone, ever??
i was thisclose to commenting on how much i love that modblog not only serves as a great place to showcase some beautiful photos, but provides us with an open forum for discussion. (which is still true) and we are all deeply passionate within the community and can have mature discussions and debates about the subject matter we see, and maybe even learn a thing or two.
then i read #46′s comment… and i threw up a little in my mouth. when i see comments like that, it makes me leave the website. after reading well thought out statements and questions that really make me think; reading something like THAT destroys it all and destroys the hope i have for a completely civilized conversation.
we are allowed to have our own opinions and disagree on issues… it’s what makes life interesting… but at least put a little thought into why you think this and make a valid statement… otherwise it’s a waste of our time!
imo of course 🙂
🙂
fuck yes.
to milton 78: Because she can and has the full right to, it’s called free speach, it’s the same thing that gives you the right to come on a website and talk shit on people,
and to #46, stop being a troll and go read a book or something
52: Actually, I’ve decided to have regular meetings with my fiance about how awkward it is to have sex with me. Last week, the powerpoint presentation said that awkwardness was down at least 90% from last quarter. I posted a memo about it, I can’t say if you got it of course, but the file’s on your desk if you’d care to look over the comparison of awkward levels now vs. four months ago.
Uh, I know abortion is a serious topic. I don’t care if it’s awkward for my doctor, she isn’t my doctor so that she can lecture me like she’s some asshole on the internet, she’s my doctor so she can tell me if I’m okay or not. I broadcast my feelings so openly for the same reason everyone else does. I broadcast them on my chest, in much the same way you do on the internet. That’s how I feel and I shouldn’t have to be totally silent about all the time for fear of offending…you? Is that what I should be tip-toeing around for? Making sure you don’t feel awkward? Either way, I assume you and I will certainly not be sharing a bed any time soon, so I suppose it isn’t really a problem for you.
#56 – zing!
Nicely said Stiggy!
PWNED!
and personally I like this tattoo.
Yikes – I’m pro-choice, but I’m not sure how I feel about this tattoo.
Regardless, the shop this was done at is right next to my favorite coffee shop, so props for that… I have quite a few friends who have gotten work done there.
I really, really dislike this tattoo.
But, having read Stiggy’s posts, it’s obvious that this is a very meaningful tattoo and is important to her, and she’s thought it through and really believes in what it says, and she’s clearly pretty brave, and a strong person.
So really, I’ve got to say: don’t like the tattoo, don’t like your stance on abortion, but, I support you fully in getting it, much respect, and I hope the last session(s) go well.
I’d really like to see the finished version of this.
I like the art, I am pro-choice, but I was a little confused by the “witness” label . . . I thought it was going to be more pro-life.
I kind of like that ambiguity, though, because it allows people to immediately not be bigoted about it. It’s definitely something I’d look at, that’s for sure. As a concept interpretation on the sacred heart, it’s excellent. As a message and a statement, it’s strong. For a half-finished tattoo, it’s lovely. You defintely have balls of steel, and to that I say GO TEAM.
I think you should name the fetus Wilbur. He looks like a Wilbur.
#10-The only birth control method that is 100% effective is sterilization and obviously that is not an acceptable choice for people who want to have children in the future. Should married or other sexually active people who don’t want to have children yet abstain from sex so that they can avoid the potential of birth control failure?
People really need to think a lot more before they proclaim that abortions are unnecessary because of birth control!
Furthermore, sometimes abortions are necessary when the pregnancy risks the life of the mother or when the fetus is found to have a problem that will result in their death or extremely low quality of life at birth. There are many people who love their unborn children very much who nevertheless end up needing to abort them.
One should not judge until they have been in such a situation themselves.
P.S. Pro-Choice is not synonymous with pro-abortion! No one likes that abortions are necessary, but that doesn’t change the fact that they are necessary.
You who are pro-life, are you also anti-war? I doubt it, and yet so many innocents die in war as well.
“You who are pro-life, are you also anti-war? I doubt it”
What a silly thing to say. Isn’t everyone anti-war?
From the state of the world today, it seems to me that many (especially Mr. Bush) are indeed pro-war. Almost addicted to war in fact.
63 – sterilization is not 100% effective. only complete abstinence is.
Okay, Attinoss, well let me assure you, there are plenty of pro-lifers out there who are anti-war. I know many pro-lifers, and as far as I know I’ve never met anyone who is pro-war. Your comment was completely ridiculous.
I love it. For a long time i wanted to go to med school so that I could be an abortionist. Sounds bad, but why make a woman suffer for what is basically a parasite?
yes, you heard me, a fetus is a parasite.
it could also be looked at as a tumor
this makes me sick.
i literally want to throw up.
coat hangers around a fetus.
murder.
I respect that you have the guts to say what you feel and place it right on your chest. It takes major guts to do what you did and not care what others think. Whether or not I agree with the tattoo is irrelevant, I still give major props to you. With that being said, the art itself and the actual tattooing is beyond horrendous. I think you could have gotten your message across clearer with a better formed and designed tattoo and a different artist. Good luck to you with your future tattoos and as I said before major props on standing behind your views…
This tattoo i think is definetally in poor taste. maybe its cause im pro life.. but either way.. just because the option IS available and is legal, doesnt mean that we should flaunt it…