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.

Bulletproof, I Wish I Was..

Syohh.

I’m not entirely sure what the owner of this tattoo meant by the following, but they added..

I could get shot for this! I’m thinking of covering it over with a black bar.

By Cober Tattoo, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Comments

140 responses to “Bulletproof, I Wish I Was..”

  1. shoe Avatar
    shoe

    agreed. its not as if this is constructive criticism most of the time. also thanks to #21 i can’t stop looking at his chin.

  2. shoe Avatar
    shoe

    agreed. its not as if this is constructive criticism most of the time. also thanks to #21 i can’t stop looking at his chin.

  3. DeadlyPoison Avatar

    personally don’t like it – but hey it’s not my skin – as long as he’s happy who cares?

    and now I can’t stop looking at his chin!! thanks number 21!

  4. DeadlyPoison Avatar

    personally don’t like it – but hey it’s not my skin – as long as he’s happy who cares?

    and now I can’t stop looking at his chin!! thanks number 21!

  5. becca Avatar
    becca

    I dont see anything wrong with his chin…
    i like it, the concept,
    but i think it looks a bit crooked?

    but i do like it alot
    i dont like how it goes with the other lettering above

    i like the bullet holes though

  6. becca Avatar
    becca

    I dont see anything wrong with his chin…
    i like it, the concept,
    but i think it looks a bit crooked?

    but i do like it alot
    i dont like how it goes with the other lettering above

    i like the bullet holes though

  7. Viking's Valkyrie Avatar
    Viking’s Valkyrie

    so if he says he’s gonna cover it with a black bar what is he going to do with the bullet holes? turn them into pretty little flowers?

  8. Viking's Valkyrie Avatar
    Viking’s Valkyrie

    so if he says he’s gonna cover it with a black bar what is he going to do with the bullet holes? turn them into pretty little flowers?

  9. Lizface Avatar
    Lizface

    He should SO make his nipples bullet holes too

  10. Lizface Avatar
    Lizface

    He should SO make his nipples bullet holes too

  11. Bunson Avatar

    Lawl, Bigjazz, that was my first impression too!

  12. Bunson Avatar

    Lawl, Bigjazz, that was my first impression too!

  13. oppositronic Avatar
    oppositronic

    @#11, you have really bad grammar. i don’t understand why it is so bad. please do better because this is really upsetting to me and lots of other people. maybe you can start with the ellipses. please don’t use so god damn many ellipses.

  14. oppositronic Avatar
    oppositronic

    @#11, you have really bad grammar. i don’t understand why it is so bad. please do better because this is really upsetting to me and lots of other people. maybe you can start with the ellipses. please don’t use so god damn many ellipses.

  15. ~A~ Avatar
    ~A~

    The idea is quite good (though is banal). But execution…

  16. ~A~ Avatar
    ~A~

    The idea is quite good (though is banal). But execution…

  17. caitlin Avatar
    caitlin

    personally, i just appreciate the radiohead reference in the title

  18. caitlin Avatar
    caitlin

    personally, i just appreciate the radiohead reference in the title

  19. Steev-O Avatar
    Steev-O

    If you’re bulletproof….then why are there bullet holes all over your chest?

  20. Steev-O Avatar
    Steev-O

    If you’re bulletproof….then why are there bullet holes all over your chest?

  21. Monkey King Avatar
    Monkey King

    I think that it would make a lot more sense if the back story was “I got shot 5 times and lived.” (though given the placement of those bullet hole tattoos that would be unlikely). As a tough guy tattoo though it is kind of silly.

  22. Monkey King Avatar
    Monkey King

    I think that it would make a lot more sense if the back story was “I got shot 5 times and lived.” (though given the placement of those bullet hole tattoos that would be unlikely). As a tough guy tattoo though it is kind of silly.

  23. foodcore Avatar
    foodcore

    #32: Well put. That was hilarious.

    The tattoo itself: Tough guy tattoos are silly as it is, but on a little scrawny guy it’s even more ridiculous. Better luck next time, Broseph.

  24. foodcore Avatar
    foodcore

    #32: Well put. That was hilarious.

    The tattoo itself: Tough guy tattoos are silly as it is, but on a little scrawny guy it’s even more ridiculous. Better luck next time, Broseph.

  25. Lena Avatar
    Lena

    To be honest, I hate it. Sorry, not a fan.
    #34 – me too!

  26. Lena Avatar
    Lena

    To be honest, I hate it. Sorry, not a fan.
    #34 – me too!

  27. Bunny Avatar
    Bunny

    I think Bulletproof is actually the name of the font that it’s written in. It does look a little out of place but it’s not like he can take it back. At least it’s his chest not mine.

  28. Bunny Avatar
    Bunny

    I think Bulletproof is actually the name of the font that it’s written in. It does look a little out of place but it’s not like he can take it back. At least it’s his chest not mine.

  29. Dull Avatar
    Dull

    wasn’t bulletproof the name of the 50 cent video game? that’s what it made me think of…. sorry but pretty lame

  30. Dull Avatar
    Dull

    wasn’t bulletproof the name of the 50 cent video game? that’s what it made me think of…. sorry but pretty lame

  31. Zimantha Avatar

    Both of those tattoos together is not a good look.
    If he had put Bulletproof on the back it wouldn’t have looked quite as bad, (plus the bulletholes woulda looked less…nippleish.)
    But, that’s why you think tattoos through before you get them, that way you don’t have to get blackwork over it.

  32. Zimantha Avatar

    Both of those tattoos together is not a good look.
    If he had put Bulletproof on the back it wouldn’t have looked quite as bad, (plus the bulletholes woulda looked less…nippleish.)
    But, that’s why you think tattoos through before you get them, that way you don’t have to get blackwork over it.

  33. Sean Avatar

    He’s a gangsta’

  34. Sean Avatar

    He’s a gangsta’

  35. riot Avatar
    riot

    hes a tosser ¬_¬
    it was a badly thought out idea, badly executed, the holes (as already established :D) look nipple-like and the fact he has ‘bullet holes’ next to the phrase bulletproof amuses me.

  36. riot Avatar
    riot

    hes a tosser ¬_¬
    it was a badly thought out idea, badly executed, the holes (as already established :D) look nipple-like and the fact he has ‘bullet holes’ next to the phrase bulletproof amuses me.

  37. Amanda Avatar

    I was thinking one of his nipples were bullett holes for a minute there.
    FORGIVE ME!

  38. Amanda Avatar

    I was thinking one of his nipples were bullett holes for a minute there.
    FORGIVE ME!

  39. eli Avatar
    eli

    im not a fan of that tattoo either but i will defend this, i think the “bullet holes” are actually supposed to be places where bullets hit and indented his skin and fell out rather than going through

    either way its not that sweet

  40. eli Avatar
    eli

    im not a fan of that tattoo either but i will defend this, i think the “bullet holes” are actually supposed to be places where bullets hit and indented his skin and fell out rather than going through

    either way its not that sweet

  41. Xenobiologista Avatar

    I like the lettering, but as the submitter himself pointed out, it wasn’t a very well-thought-through idea.

    I read somewhere that kids used to go up to George Reeves and punch him in the stomach because they thought he really was Superman, and he’d have to grin and bear it because he didn’t want to disappoint the little kids.

  42. Xenobiologista Avatar

    I like the lettering, but as the submitter himself pointed out, it wasn’t a very well-thought-through idea.

    I read somewhere that kids used to go up to George Reeves and punch him in the stomach because they thought he really was Superman, and he’d have to grin and bear it because he didn’t want to disappoint the little kids.

  43. T Avatar

    I thought he actually got shot, covered up the bullet hole scars and added “bulletproof” as a sort of F you to whoever shot him. If he’s just *playing* big bad gangsta, that’s dumb.

  44. T Avatar

    I thought he actually got shot, covered up the bullet hole scars and added “bulletproof” as a sort of F you to whoever shot him. If he’s just *playing* big bad gangsta, that’s dumb.

  45. um. Avatar
    um.

    #47 you mean Christopher Reeve……………

  46. um. Avatar
    um.

    #47 you mean Christopher Reeve……………

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