WHOA. Holly never signed a NDA? I know this is not my best moment, but......

Nothing in her post was even remotely worthy of her feeble attempt at shaming this artist and have it a rallying cry for sisterhood. When in fact this are long held traditions in tattooing, there are reasons. Rather than being an entitled, petulant blog warrior she could have respected Long held traditions in tattoo…

I mean, is that .gif supposed to illustrate what this post is? Also, you’re pretty awful, yourself. I know it’s hard to be dumb and unfunny when that’s clearly the opposite of what you’re going for, but at least you’re trying to make up for it with sheer quantity? I dunno, I’m trying to find something redeeming in…

I DON’T think it had to do with gender. For MULTIPLE reasons, including the fact that multiple places have “no neck, no hand” policies, and the fact that many people warned her about it, including assistants at two places on the same damn day. And based on the fact she’s hinged her argument on the “Hey, look, this guy…

I mean, I personally think name tattoos are tacky and basic as hell. Like, girl, you do you, but don’t pretend like all-lower-case-cursive-name-on-your-neck tattoos are like, OBJECTIVELY better than a tweaked-out bear. People have opinions. Get used to it.

Thank you for saying what I wanted to say in a clearer, digestible way. I have a handful of tattoos, some highly visible, some more discrete. I was in for a touch up a few weeks ago (because I am old and have tattoos old enough to be faded and need touching up, which, for some reason, made me acutely aware of my own…

Not to mention that the work that she included is on the bodies of other people who didn’t ask to be dragged into this and publicly mocked.

+1 to all above

I have several tattoos from over the years and there are several I am now rethinking or would like to rework, but I’ve made sure they’re in places I can cover easily so it’s not an issue to anyone but me. Bringing up her age seems silly. Even 40 year olds regret their decisions on occasion. This seemed…

All I could think about is that she could have walked out of that shop and taken her business somewhere else. Which she did, fine. Not good though to point out other tattoos and go “Nah nah look how much more tacky this one is!” Doing that turned this into less about neck tattoos and more of a personal vendetta thing.

The internet is the great equalizer for people who want to complain about not getting treated like royalty 24/7.

Yeah, as a heavily tattooed woman I agree. I’ve had most artists make recommendations about placement and style to me. In fact, I’ve had sort of the anti-Dan experience (with a guy who also refuses to do hand and neck tattoos on people who aren’t already covered in tats, btw—it’s seriously a common policy) where my…

People don’t seem to get the give-and-take that comes with tattoo artists and clients. You can get exactly what you want...but it’s still their work. Their art, part of their repertoire! They have every right to refuse a job, just like as a photographer I have every right to refuse a job that I don’t see fit for me. I…

That’s what I was confused about; anyone I know that gets tattoos calls in ahead of time and needs to make an appointment. I’m also pretty sure that you need to give a brief overview of what the tattoo is and where you want it (so you can find out if they’re willing to do it!).

The entitlement POURS off the page.

I respect that artist who refused. For whatever reason.

The fact that you admit to having alcohol beforehand makes me side-eye a little bit...that and the other tattoo photos, not sure what the point was there. Some of them are really good. But if you want that tattoo so badly I’m glad you just kept going until you found someone who would help you. Artists have every right…

I hate to be Team Tattoo Artist, but just like you can decide where you want your tattoos, he can also decide what work he’ll stand behind and what he WON’T. Clearly you have artistic differences, as evident by your contempt of his other work. So why would you use him in the first place?

Exactly. No necks and hands is a super common rule among artists, and many of them do it for personal reasons (ie. regret, whatever) and for protecting the shop (it opens up a certain amount of liability if someone claims down the line they can’t get a job because of a tattoo you did).

I understand why this was an upsetting experience, but tattoo artists refuse jobs all the time for all sorts of reasons. Many have a no necks, no hands policy - it’s quite common. And, as you discovered, what’s off-limits to one artist is totally okay with another - you were able to get exactly what you wanted in the…

Pretty shitty of people to use an amputee veteran as a thin veil for their transphobia