We at BME publish a lot of content that people don’t always agree with—we’re fine with that. Body modification, constantly increasing acceptance notwithstanding, can still be a bit of a touchy subject. Now, BME sometimes finds itself in a predicament, being that we want to promote body modification and see it flourish (and therefore showcase the best the community has to offer), but we are also an archive, and that role sees us documenting content that can cast body modification in an unfavorable light in the public sphere. Such is the duality of a Web site that seeks, simultaneously, to be the voice of a community as well a news outlet covering it.
So, when we got this picture, it gave us the cold sweats. What was more important? Should we keep a lid on it because of the negative light in which it could surely cast tattooing, or should we publish it because that’s what we’ve made a commitment to do? In the end, we decided to run it, albeit with any distinguishing features obscured, as you can see above. Hopefully, if nothing else, it’ll spark some intelligent discussion and we won’t be proven foolish for posting it.
Says the artist:
Okay okay we know people will probably FREAK about this but you have to accept you don’t know all the details!.. The boy grows up around tattoos, he loves them, always loved them, always wants his own – hey I know what that’s like! I did a small one his leg and he took it pretty good, strong kid, so what the hell? Made sure he got a good long sleep and had a big breakfast, and had a big bottle of warm milk to relax him before laying down for the tattoo (and some during too). He’s a champ!!! It’s something to grow up with and remember, and if dont “approve” then that’s your problem I guess.
… discuss.
Comments
109 responses to “How Young is Too Young For Tattoos?”
har har, im gonna be mean and ruin the april fools joke. haha 🙂
i liked the april fool’s last year better.
yeah, April 1
Mmm tasty April Fool’s joke. I wonder how many people will go off their rocker before realizing…..
the blacks are too sharp in the photoshoping too blatant
Funny, tho that is really good photoshop, the tattoo is still just a little too sharp
nice photoshopping
I’d say the kid is a wimp for getting such a small tattoo!!!!
Hahaha! Good April fools guys!
sorry guys, that wasnt a funny april fools. i knew it was fake before i even read the text. try harder next year!
april fools, had me for about 3 seconds until I noticed the photoshop
haha man until i read the comments i thought this was 100% for real…
i was about to go on this long spill about how that tattoo will look all stretched and gross when he get older…
you got me…good one…
Hey, old enough to circumcise, old enough for ink! ;-p
pretty decent photoshop except for the ink wipe smudges.
oh my god, i fell for it 🙁
i miss the boy’s left nipple!
Another one of those creeping bar stories
Baby’s in a bar having a couple of drinks and BAM! he wakes up with a big Koi fish on him
next year you should tattoo a child for REAL…
you had me untill i read comments aswell aha, im around photoshop all the time, asif i didnt notice 🙂
lolol, i was like holy hell!!
i’ve been served.
you got my room mate but you didn’t get me!
I fell for it completely. I didn’t even think to look at the photo closely. I just went right to the description for some justification. XD
Man.. I fell for it! There are retards all over this planet so it didn’t chock me to much but I’m happy it’s a joke =)
I fell for it. for a second 😀
the april fools on this one is that it’s actually real.
I fell for it. For about 5 seconds 🙁
no baby would be that relaxed. nice one jordan.
this is obviously photoshopped…I mean, do you really expect us to believe that the artist’s face is really a jumbled mass of pixels? please.
I thought the tattoo was one of those really detailed transfers at first, then I read the description and 100% fell for it. Go me.
April april, sedan någon korkad fisk och lura någon till Jupiter och tillbaka.
DAMN! fucking got me!
man, that baby is relaxed! But yeah, stretching and whatnot. although How young is too young for tattoos?
I was totally ready to explode, until i looked at the colors!
But great job guys! Got me a bit worked up for a couple of mins.
Happy April Fool’s!
D: i keep on forgetting the date
for me – its like piercings… i dont give a damn if its a lobe or labret, anything! U must want it, it must be at your will – not because u r being owned by ur parents
the thing i mean is that i accept everything. i dont accept any form of violence, like piercing ur kid’s ears or …cutting parts of its penis.
Har-di-har-har-har. Ive been had. Ive always been terrible at calling photoshops though (and never been all that bright), dont feel to proud of yourself! lol
if it was real least it wouldnt be a shit tattoo like most legally aged people get 😛
Omg. You all suck
I was getting ready to get all angry and write a big speech hahahahahaha.
Ah fuck.
You got me.
I forgot it was April Fools.
Is it wrong that I immediately thought of “Petunia” from the Adventures of Pete and Pete? Anyways, totally got me. Didn’t even notice the PS until it was pointed out, haha.
To funny!
Can you imagine what that shit will look like when hes 5?!?! hahahah
yeah not gonna lie, i noticed the photoshop straight away
I’m with 11, thought it was for real.
feeling a wee bit stupid :/ lol.
Didn’t fall for it.
Happy April Fool’s!
The tag about TSD was great!
Damn, got me good!
I’ve been telling myself all day not to get caught by any of these, but this actually freaked me out for a minute.
Happy April Fool’s, bloggers.
Holy hell on earth, that scared the shit out of me.
I completely forgot what the date was, it was good to me 😛
It took me ’bout 2 lines before I got it :p
Good one guys, good one!
fck, april fools))) but guy without nose was most funny )
nice one!
That would have to be some warm fucking milk.
haha holy shit, I almost died when I saw that.
Good thing it’s not real. PHEW..