A black-and-white photo of a person mid-air in a Superman-style body suspension pose, supported by multiple hooks in their back and legs, smiling joyfully toward the camera. They are suspended horizontally in a large indoor space with high ceilings and visible rigging. A group of onlookers—some seated, some standing—watch with expressions of admiration, amusement, and support. The atmosphere is lively and communal, capturing a moment of shared experience and transformation.

Those Are Not Tattoos!

That’s more a note to myself than anything else, because at first glance I thought they were! It’s actually the aftermath of Jackeelynn‘s suicide suspension!

Helped by The Local Hookers Suspension Team, Edmonton, Alberta.

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Comments

56 responses to “Those Are Not Tattoos!”

  1. Anth Avatar

    im tempted to go and get a plaster tattooed on me now…

  2. Anth Avatar

    im tempted to go and get a plaster tattooed on me now…

  3. terry Avatar
    terry

    What is with all the abuse on mod blog these days, sometimes it seems nobody has anything positive to say and just attack all the pictures

  4. terry Avatar
    terry

    What is with all the abuse on mod blog these days, sometimes it seems nobody has anything positive to say and just attack all the pictures

  5. natalie elizabeth Avatar

    yay its jackee!
    i love this girl, im so happy to see her on here =]

    and that looks ouchies!!

  6. natalie elizabeth Avatar

    yay its jackee!
    i love this girl, im so happy to see her on here =]

    and that looks ouchies!!

  7. Sam Avatar
    Sam

    terry, who’s attacking this photo?

  8. Sam Avatar
    Sam

    terry, who’s attacking this photo?

  9. kitabug Avatar
    kitabug

    ouchh! you think you’d need something more heavy duty than a band-aid aye?
    xx

  10. kitabug Avatar
    kitabug

    ouchh! you think you’d need something more heavy duty than a band-aid aye?
    xx

  11. Kadreena. Avatar
    Kadreena.

    BLEEECHH
    no offense to her, but this picture reminds me of after evan (bootle) got suspended and he wanted to take a shower so he got me to peel off the bandaids, it was not pleasant.

  12. Kadreena. Avatar
    Kadreena.

    BLEEECHH
    no offense to her, but this picture reminds me of after evan (bootle) got suspended and he wanted to take a shower so he got me to peel off the bandaids, it was not pleasant.

  13. problematique Avatar

    cool pic and they do look like tattoos at first glance, love her ear piercings as well.

  14. problematique Avatar

    cool pic and they do look like tattoos at first glance, love her ear piercings as well.

  15. Torra Luna Avatar
    Torra Luna

    This would make a fantastic series of tattoos.. get them over old scars… love the idea… but pretty overall…

  16. Torra Luna Avatar
    Torra Luna

    This would make a fantastic series of tattoos.. get them over old scars… love the idea… but pretty overall…

  17. soeppel Avatar
    soeppel

    I don’t know man! I’ve been starring at the picture for the last couple of minutes and I still think it looks like tattooes…

  18. soeppel Avatar
    soeppel

    I don’t know man! I’ve been starring at the picture for the last couple of minutes and I still think it looks like tattooes…

  19. Vegas Avatar

    torra luna – thats a pretty kick ass idea.

    but i did think it was a tattoo and i was like sweet! thats an amazing idea. but its not a tattoo soooo idk. but i think someone will do this now lol, or someone has it done and will send in a pic.

  20. Vegas Avatar

    torra luna – thats a pretty kick ass idea.

    but i did think it was a tattoo and i was like sweet! thats an amazing idea. but its not a tattoo soooo idk. but i think someone will do this now lol, or someone has it done and will send in a pic.

  21. Brittney Avatar
    Brittney

    amazing.

    As much as I wanna try a suicide suspension as my first one, this scares me! This, and the pictures of pushing out the rice crispies! HAHA!

    In some weird way though, I just wanna try it more – cuz then I can be like BIATCH! I got through all the gross stuff!

    🙂

  22. Brittney Avatar
    Brittney

    amazing.

    As much as I wanna try a suicide suspension as my first one, this scares me! This, and the pictures of pushing out the rice crispies! HAHA!

    In some weird way though, I just wanna try it more – cuz then I can be like BIATCH! I got through all the gross stuff!

    🙂

  23. anametamystik Avatar

    What’s weird to me is covering up the entry/exit wounds with bandages since I’ve never did that with any of my pulls/suspensions.

  24. anametamystik Avatar

    What’s weird to me is covering up the entry/exit wounds with bandages since I’ve never did that with any of my pulls/suspensions.

  25. soeppel Avatar
    soeppel

    @ 9; https://www.bme.com/news/2007/10/13/cmon-wont-somebody-kiss-this-mans-boo-boo/

    there’s one, and I KNOW I’ve seen more of those!

  26. soeppel Avatar
    soeppel

    @ 9; https://www.bme.com/news/2007/10/13/cmon-wont-somebody-kiss-this-mans-boo-boo/

    there’s one, and I KNOW I’ve seen more of those!

  27. russell666 Avatar
    russell666

    I thought they were tattoos to begin with too.. whoopsie!

  28. russell666 Avatar
    russell666

    I thought they were tattoos to begin with too.. whoopsie!

  29. SuperDirk Avatar

    anametamystik: what would you cover them with then? theres a variety of different bandage styles that people use but usually it’s covered with at least something

  30. SuperDirk Avatar

    anametamystik: what would you cover them with then? theres a variety of different bandage styles that people use but usually it’s covered with at least something

  31. anametamystik Avatar

    superdirk… maybe my piercers either forgot about that step or felt that it wasn’t necessary once the token bleeding stopped as I’m not much of a bleeder. I do make a point of at least changing my shirt.

  32. anametamystik Avatar

    superdirk… maybe my piercers either forgot about that step or felt that it wasn’t necessary once the token bleeding stopped as I’m not much of a bleeder. I do make a point of at least changing my shirt.

  33. SuperDirk Avatar

    that’s cool, everyones got they’re own way about things.

  34. SuperDirk Avatar

    that’s cool, everyones got they’re own way about things.

  35. uzneko Avatar
    uzneko

    wow, you’re right… it does look a lot like they are tattoos instead of band-aids.
    I love it!

  36. uzneko Avatar
    uzneko

    wow, you’re right… it does look a lot like they are tattoos instead of band-aids.
    I love it!

  37. Bogrin Avatar
    Bogrin

    Bandaids make everything better.

    I love her pyrex.

  38. Bogrin Avatar
    Bogrin

    Bandaids make everything better.

    I love her pyrex.

  39. dave Avatar
    dave

    it looks fantastic… would make a cool tattoo… tho’ i must say, bandaids?.. wasnt that a charity music band….. over here there called plasters… all this different lingo is mad…. next you yanks will have a different word for ‘tattoo’ and ‘piercing’….

    haha!!

  40. dave Avatar
    dave

    it looks fantastic… would make a cool tattoo… tho’ i must say, bandaids?.. wasnt that a charity music band….. over here there called plasters… all this different lingo is mad…. next you yanks will have a different word for ‘tattoo’ and ‘piercing’….

    haha!!

  41. amaterasu Avatar
    amaterasu

    Local Hookers? I lol’d. 😀
    But I agree, I too though it was a tattoo as well.
    Gorgeous either way.

  42. amaterasu Avatar
    amaterasu

    Local Hookers? I lol’d. 😀
    But I agree, I too though it was a tattoo as well.
    Gorgeous either way.

  43. Max Brand Avatar

    looks like some band-aids on some suspension holes….

  44. Max Brand Avatar

    looks like some band-aids on some suspension holes….

  45. Amber Avatar
    Amber

    I love love love the spirals in her ears. I’ve never been a big fan of honey/amber colored glass, until recently.

    They look like Gorilla Glass to me. I might be wrong. Anyway, I want some!

    Tattooed plasters would be pretty awesome though, only if they looked exactly like theses. lol

  46. Amber Avatar
    Amber

    I love love love the spirals in her ears. I’ve never been a big fan of honey/amber colored glass, until recently.

    They look like Gorilla Glass to me. I might be wrong. Anyway, I want some!

    Tattooed plasters would be pretty awesome though, only if they looked exactly like theses. lol

  47. mung Avatar

    oi number 20 you must be a pom? we call em band-aids also in australia.

    THIS MUST BECOME A TATTOO! it would look unreal.

  48. mung Avatar

    oi number 20 you must be a pom? we call em band-aids also in australia.

    THIS MUST BECOME A TATTOO! it would look unreal.

  49. Austin Avatar
    Austin

    Ah man, the bandages always look worse than the actual wounds!

  50. Austin Avatar
    Austin

    Ah man, the bandages always look worse than the actual wounds!

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