Let Me See Your Tattoo

Inspiration - "Tattoo" Legit Ballaz feat. Twista "Is it on your chest (uh huh)/ Is it on your back (uh huh)/ Is it on your leg (uh huh)/ Is it by your cat (uh huh)/ Where your tat, tat, tatty/ Let me see your tattoo girl/Where your tat, tat, tatty Let me see your tattoo girl "

What I'm Listening To - "Reel to Reel" - Grand Puba

Question(s) I asked myself today - "I haven't had allergies in the 6 years since I moved to Atlanta. Why are they acting up now?"

Everybody and they mama got tattoos now-a-days. Ain't nothing wrong with it, but some people just go overboard with it. There are some situations where I think tattoos are not appropriate. Its like how you gonna get a job when you got "Fuck The World" tattooed on your neck. That's not an exaggeration; I have actually seen that. I've seen some tats in the corporate world that made me think. A couple of months ago, I was interviewing this girl who had way too many tats. She had a rose on each breast, which I saw because she wore a low cut shirt (why would you dress like that for interview? Thats another story.) She also had her name tattooed on her neck and a rose inked on each foot and hand. That was just too much in my opinion. Some employers have a policy that all tattoos have to be covered. That would be impossible for this woman.

I used to want to get a tat, but I think I'm too old for that now. That stage of my life has passed. I wanted to get a Black fist with "Terrance X" emblazoned over it. Somehow I don't think that would be a good selling point for my career so I didn't get it. I thought about what people would think of me having that kind of tattoo. My overactive imagination went something like this:

It's a late night in July and my office is preparing for an audit. Everybody is burning the midnight oil trying to make sure everything is order. Unfortunately the air conditioning in the building isn't working, so the heat is making me sweat. I loosen my tie and roll up my sleeves and reveal my Terrance X Black Panther tattoo. Immediately, the whole room quiets and a sea of White faces look at me with fear and disgust. "Not you T. I didn't know you were one of those Black radicals." I am fired and have to resort to strong arm robbery to sustain my pseudo comfortable lifestyle. I get caught and sent to prison for a term of 10 years, during which time my wife leaves me for Bryant Gumbel who maintained his token Negro status.

Yeah, I know that wouldn't really happen but thats the way my mind works. And no, I'm not on drugs. LOL. But the point remains that some tattoos are better left to rappers and ballplayers.

By now you can tell I don't have any tattoos, but what about you? Where is it and what do you have? What about piercings? Tell me in the comments section and if you want to send pictures, you can forward them to visionz74@yahoo.com. I'm just (half) kidding. Also if you have stories of inappropriate or bad tattoos, feel free to share.

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