Will anyone accept bets on the farting barber having a 2cm rose or such stretched across a hip, ankle or flabby boob??

What… you mean she was being impartial?
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I would like to clear up a few things from a chicks point of view.

To the ever so affronted farting hairdresser.

A) Hairdresser is to Hairstylist as tattooist is to tattoo artist. Downright Insulting!!!!!

B) I too grew up in the country. I rode dirt bikes, played soccer, kick boxed,swore like a trooper, drank with the boys, punched on with the boys and most importantly banged the bloody boys! Because I did NOT fart like the boys, have any size tummy, thighs or arse that wasnt toned. There is no excuse for being fat..bar laziness.

As for this bullshit it took courage to do get up on stage and those women are being looked up to?…by whom? Other fatties? its a copout!!.

It wouldve taken more courage and gained more respect had they got those beer bellies into shape! All those unmentioned obese kids out there might have thought they could achieve their own ideal weight. AND look cool doing it!

Insults are being slung back and forth as easily as fatties inhale a Big Mac… but the biggest insult is to the artists that spent hours on those pieces to have them turn out looking like that. I doubt my artist would continue to ink me if i didnt look after his work!!!

Will anyone accept bets on the farting barber having a 2cm rose or such stretched across a hip, ankle or flabby boob??

A previous comment had an unclosed italics tag that was affecting everthing after it. All fixed now, thanks for bringing it to my attention.

Coding glitch maybe?

Phoebe: You can’t choose what your nose looks like unless you get plastic surgery which in my opinion is bad and you’re encouraging it with insults like that.

You then make a self-contradictory assertion; Tattoos are okay, but plastic surgery is not.

They both disfigure the natural human body; what’s the difference? In fact, I would’ve though that minimal, corrective plastic surgery to modify severely unattractive facial features—such as a nose—would be more acceptable than tattoos?

Carried out appropriately, rhinoplasty can vastly increase one’s self-esteem—more so for females. Conversely, tattoos applied in a person’s younger years more than often comes back to haunt them in their maturity, and can even lower there self-esteem.

I could link you to dozens of personal anecdotes penned by mature-aged people who got tatts as kids, and now regret them.

I quote from the US site “Discovery-Fit &Health”:

—Tattoos have become part of American mainstream culture over the past couple of decades. Some estimate that more than 10 million Americans have at least one tattoo, and there are about 4,000 tattoo studios now in business in the United States.

—One busy physician who specializes in tattoo removal—he’s removed tattoos from some of the most famous tattoo artists—estimates that about 50 PER CENT of those who get tattoos later regret them. Q-switching lasers are the most common recourse for removal.

—Permanent adverse side effects may may include hyperpigmentation, or an abundance of color in the skin at the treatment site, and hypopigmentation, where the treated area lacks normal skin color. Other possible side effects include infection of the site, lack of complete pigment removal and a 5 percent chance of permanent scarring.

So… are you truly happy to carry forward those potential negative effects of a rash decision made as a young person—to satisfy a maybe passing youthful whim, or the peer pressure of your mates, or at worst an alcohol-induced bravado?

Or will you be one of 50 per cent of mature adults that forever regret it?

It would have taken an enourmous amount of courage to enter being one of the bigger girls especially knowing you’d be up against smaller girls like Sarah.

Uh, you mean stupidity right?

What’s courageous about being a fugly and entering a competition where you know people are going to on some level take into consideration your body type when judging?

I mean I can’t play tennis to save my life, so if I went and entered a national tennis competition that’d make me courageous too?

I suppose people who can’t drive and get behind the wheel are also courageous – the list could go on.

How about we stop worrying about people’s feelings and just call it for what it is.

I don’t believe you’d be perfect how would you like someone picking at your flaws and writing a blog about them? Just saying.

Mate if I ever enter a tatoo competitoon that requires me to bear nearly all, by all means be my guest.

It would have taken an enourmous amount of courage to enter being one of the bigger girls especially knowing you’d be up against smaller girls like Sarah. And insulting someones noes? You can’t choose what your nose looks like unless you get plastic surgery which in my opion is bad and your encouraging it with insults like that.

I don’t believe you’d be perfect how would you like someone picking at your flaws and writing a blog about them? Just saying.

meh:
Who cares what they look like? The tattoo’s are all that matters and all that should matter.

In the early nineties, there was a totally degenerate American punk-rock performer by the name of GG Allin (who thankfully popped one too many speedballs) and who—as part of his stage act—used to defecate on stage and cover his naked body with his own shit.

Needless to say, this mental midget had an adoring following of fans, and often—unbelievably—”performed” to packed houses!

I trust that you can see the obvious correlation I’m drawing here?

The fact that people (as in the pic above for example) have a desire to cover their bodies with what they consider “attractive” decorations—in this case, tattoos—by no means makes those decorations—fundamentally—a ‘work of art’. And certainly not in the eyes of others. And I’m also guessing that a lot of these heavily-tattooed extroverts may just have the same lack of perspective on what defines the appeal of an attractive, normal, unadorned human body—as did GG Allin.

Several noted psychologists (Sarnecki, Herman, Graham, Stiles et al) have asserted that tattoos are a means by which an individual copes with “psychological distress and discomfort arising from a traumatic event they have experienced in their lives”.

A recent study by the Michigan Center for Forensic Psychiatry (July 08) found a correlation between tattoos and antisocial personality disorders, or ASPD. Of the 36 psychiatric patients studied, 15 had tattoos and 17 were diagnosed as having ASPD.

Of those with tattoos, 11 of 15, or 73% had ASPD, whereas only six of 21, or 29%, of those without tattoos had the same diagnosis.

—I rest my case.

Part of a tattoo’s appeal is whether or not it compliments the person it is on. If you look hideous then you ruin the tattoo… and that’s not fair to the tattoo.

Touché: These women are getting recognised and looked up to.

Uh… no they’re not.

They’re being laughed at — in all probability all over Australia — by anyone with even the slightest amount of good taste.

I hope when you get a beer belly people are horrid to you.

Despite Australian obesity statistics being against me, not gunna happen (the beer belly).

These women are getting recognised and looked up to.

Recognised and looked up to? Cmon mate it’s a tattoo contest not the Nobel Peace Price.

1. a tattoo competition is about TATTOOs, not sex appeal or any other such thing you have been programmed to expect of semi naked women

Yeah, because nobody discusses what people are wearing (or in this case not wearing) at other types of award shows.

A tattoo is a form of art, are you seriously going to tell me how I can and can’t choose to interpret it in my own way?

3. as for the outdated opinion thing… it is your fixation with gender stereotypes that is outdated (not anything to do with weight). eg. changing a car tire or owning one pair of shoes

Gender stereotypes is off the mark, as ugly fat guys with tattoos would be just as visually insulting to look at.

My fixation is with the clear public display of ugly people that this tattoo contest seems to proudly showcase. I was minding my own business reading the news when BAM, those women kicked me in the nuts with their bodies.

Cmon, nobody deserves that. Surely you can see where I’m coming from.

4. it is ok for average sized women to reveal their bodies whether or not you believe it is.

No, no it isn’t. And if they choose to, don’t have a cry when people protest and complain about it.

this label infers i have some sort of passionate sympathy for this women. well i don’t. i have no reason to pity them at all.

Sympathy is not pity. Look it up.

i just think it’s narrow-minded of you to expect every women who wears a two piece to be the size of women that you would prefer to look at.

I don’t care who wears a two piece, just don’t get your body splashed all over a nation’s national news if it’s truly horrendous to look at.

It’s too much to ask.

jack's raging mind: 1. a tattoo competition is about TATTOOs, not sex appeal or any other such thing you have been programmed to expect of semi naked women

If that were the case, then surely as “works of art”, these tattoos would have the same relevancy as if they were simply etched on to a piece of paper.

To presume that there’s allegedly nothing akin to “sex appeal” going on here raises the obvious question: Why is it that these freaks are inevitably semi-naked (or in some cases nude)?

2. i don’t class everyone that disagrees with me as immature and childish, you happen to be one of the first

So. according to this, you do class some people who disagree with your opinions as “immature and childish”. How exactly do you make that subtle distinction?

Do you reserve it only for people who expose your silly ideas on a public forum? Or people who make a fool of you (as Oz has done here?)

You also acknowledge that “9 and 10 year old kids” allegedly and repeatedly behave in immature ways, but, apparently teenagers seldom do. That’s not only patronising to 10-year olds, but also vastly overstates the maturity of teenagers.

jack's raging mind: 3. as for the outdated opinion thing… it is your fixation with gender stereotypes that is outdated (not anything to do with weight). eg. changing a car tire or owning one pair of shoes

From this I can only assume that you’re one of these gender-equality rationalists who refuse to accept that there are some handsome people out there, as well as some unattractive ones, as well as a multitude of in-betweeners.

You’re simply trying to assuage your left-wing moral conscience by — condescendingly — allowing that the uglies are really OK. That in reality, they really ARE great looking. That they have some sort of “right” to display their less-than-attractive bodies to all and sundry in public places, regardless of how grotesque they may be.

Haven’t you ever wondered why women (in particular) inevitably choose clothes to flatter their figures or cover up their bodily imperfections? In your Utopian world, we’d all let it just hang out LOL.

jack's raging mind: 5. Also, you referred to me as a bleeding heart? this label infers i have some sort of passionate sympathy for this women. well i don’t. i have no reason to pity them at all. i just think it’s narrow-minded of you to expect every women who wears a two piece to be the size of women that you would prefer to look at.

Well, let’s face it. It was YOU who jumped into the fray in your passionate defense of them — on their uninvited behalf. Do you always like to play the proverbial knight in shining armour? Bit of an ego trip is it? Enjoy being seen as an articulate, best-intentioned “hero” for the downtrodden who apparently can’t stand up for themselves.

I’m more than sure that these folks would be just as disturbed by your unwarranted defense as they would be about Oz’s insults.

It’s also common knowledge that the vast majority of women will choose bathing suits that actually flatter their bodies, rather than the converse. Most women know instinctively what looks good on their bods and what doesn’t. It’s not rocket science.

Doesn’t the fact that these tattooed women have (generally) chosen inappropriate and deliberately UNflattering two-piecers tell you anything? Or do rolls of white flab turn you on?

—How’s that for hole picking?

1. a tattoo competition is about TATTOOs, not sex appeal or any other such thing you have been programmed to expect of semi naked women

2. i don’t class everyone that disagrees with me as immature and childish, you happen to be one of the first

3. as for the outdated opinion thing… it is your fixation with gender stereotypes that is outdated (not anything to do with weight). eg. changing a car tire or owning one pair of shoes

4. it is ok for average sized women to reveal their bodies whether or not you believe it is.

5. Also, you referred to me as a bleeding heart? this label infers i have some sort of passionate sympathy for this women. well i don’t. i have no reason to pity them at all. i just think it’s narrow-minded of you to expect every women who wears a two piece to be the size of women that you would prefer to look at.

pick holes in THAT. i dare you.

ozsoapbox: If you have a body like that (male or female), PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF CHRIST STAY AT HOME!

As a matter of interest Oz, do you reckon the “person” on the extreme right of the photo is a male or a female? Or maybe a drag queen?

Seems to have a bloke’s biceps and lacks an arse.

You think you’re more expert than the judges in judging this competition?

Damn right I do, not that they were judging what I was judging anyways.

(oh no, there I said it – I am better than the Miss Tattoo Australia judges.. has the sky fallen on our heads yet?)

To be honest Sarah, despite being very fit and tanned etc… was pretty mainstream in terms of her body art.

I’m pretty sure her body art was not why I declared her to be the winner.

I did so because she was the least trogoldytey looking out of the bunch. The fact that she’s ‘very fit and tanned‘ also no doubt played a role in my final decision.

This is not a competition for you. It’s not for YOUR eyes.

Mate it was published in a national newspaper, it was for everybody’s eyes. If Miss Tattoo didn’t want people commenting on the competition they should have banned all national media from attendance.

I know teenagers who show more maturity and insight

Yes, because anyone who disagrees with you is automatically immature and a child.

You’re trying to be funny or witty or something? well it’s not working. You’re opinion is outdated and juvenile.

I was merely expressing my opinion. As for an outdated opinion yes, I see where you’re coming from. Sadly with 60% of the Australian adult population being overweight being on the chubbier side is far more accepted these days.

No doubt as Australian’s waist lines continue to bulge so will their acceptance level for the fatties and fuglies in our society.

these women are in the middle range of adult weight. Women come much skinnier and much heavier than that.

And what now, I can’t criticise the so-called average? I’m not saying everyone should be supermodel skinny, of course not. But seriously, look at those freaking pictures!

Oh my god if you have a body like that (male or female), PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF CHRIST STAY AT HOME! Do not enter yourself into images where you’re flabs will be on display for the whole world to see!

I don’t care how ‘beautiful’ your body art is or how proud of it you are.

If you could summarise your article in one sentence what would it be?

Probably as above,

If you have a body like that (male or female), PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF CHRIST STAY AT HOME! Do not enter yourself into images where you’re flabs will be on display for the whole world to see!

Women should never step out of the expectations that we have given them in decades past?

Women or men. It’s not terribly difficult to keep the flab off these days. Just laziness, poor diets all round and bleeding hearts like you running around telling everyone they’re beautiful when they are clearly not.

Yes i am a real girl.: [...] out drank my guy friends drinking jack daniels

One of the ultimate proofs of a woman’s femininity presumably?