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Obviously not a color tattoo so it can't convey it super well, but it means it to me and that's what matters.
I know my last one I posted had a decent amount of downvotes lol. From a technical and longevity standpoint, this seems like it is executed a lot better, but I still love both.
Edit: Oh I guess that one is a bit blurry. This one should be more clear. Not sure if this crowd will like this either haha.
Fail. This is a magnificent phoenix. No sign of a vibe.
Thank you!
Yeah, I tend to favor color on any phoenix graphic too.
But when you have something this cool, color isn't really vital, just a nicety.
Besides, what matters with tattoos is that the person they're on likes them, period. Doesn't matter if it's janky as fuck, if the person is happy, I'm happy for them. Since this one is not janky, I can be happy for you without that filter :)
Thank you very much! :)
I love that statement about tattoos too! There are a lot of tattoo subreddits on Reddit and a lot of people on there seem to love to shit on people's tattoos unnecessarily. Lot of people on there critique the most minute details.
There's space for critique, but it has to be tempered heavily by the fact that ink is personal. And it really needs to be by invitation only because of that, imo.
I always hated the tattoo subs on reddit because someone would just be showing their new skin art with joy, and folks treated it like either an afternoon at a gallery, or a dogpile. Sometimes both lol
Yes exactly! I am still on reddit and I love trying to uploft the OP when people start shitting on them when they are self conscious with their new tattoo.
But tbh I also love browsing the shitty tattoos sub lol.
Ngl, there's a certain joy in seeing the really bad ones and being relieved they're not on me lol.
Anything will look good on an attractive person.
Your comment made me laugh because it's only a picture of my arm lol. I'm glad you are imagining that bahaha.
Looks good :-) As someone with a (tiny) phoenix in black, I don't think it needs colour to convey what it's meant to be!
Enjoy while you can still see it https://www.abc.net.au/news/health/2026-02-14/tattoo-eye-inflammation/106315444
Not sure why you randomly decided to come to this community to fear monger lol.
But anyway, instead of a pop-sci piece, I managed to find the original referenced paper: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/ceo.70012
I'll admit I only skimmed it, but what is confusing to me is that they doesn't seem to go into detail what sort of research was involved to determine the tattoo as the cause of the condition described. I don't know that this article really goes into depth enough to discern whether or not the tattoos themselves are the cause, or if the inflamed tattoos are actually a symptom. There are many references to a relationship with sarcoidosis, which is an autoimmune disease. Sarcoidosis itself is not associated with tattoos and has multifactorial causes. It seems to me that in those genetically susceptible, you could hypothesize that the tattoo pigment may play a role in the development of the condition. But it seems like more of an explanation is warranted. But I'll admit it is a long paper so I just did some light skimming.
Oh but I will say it's not totally unheard of for the body's immune response to a particular substance get too "messy" and start attacking other things. It is the case with strep throat sometimes causing heart damage due to a "messy" immune response/overreaction or certain GI bugs causing Guillain Barre syndrome (an autoimmune paralysis disease) from a "messy" immune response/overreaction. So it certainly is plausible. It just doesn't seem to be definitive yet based on my casual reading. I could be wrong. The article describes tattoo excision being associated with remission, BUT that the patients were also systemically treated. So imo sounds like a confounding variable instead of definitive proof. But idk.
One interesting thing is that my job revolves around dissecting human organs. It is interesting to see, but tattoo pigment does travel to and color the nearby lymph nodes in your body. Lymph nodes are part of the immune system and help maintain the balance of fluid between your tissue and your blood vessels. It's neat to see.
Anyway, a curious phenomenon that I hadn't heard of. I can't say I feel at all alarmed if that was your goal lol.
My goal is to spread scientific knowledge and to help people make healthy decisions for their bodies.
Your post popped up into my all feed a few posts below the link I posted.
Calling this pop-sci? I doubt you’ll find any scientific pro-tattoo papers. Your body your choice though.
