My name is Dedrick Lenox and I have four tattoos. Two on my back, one on my right arm, and one on my left leg. The back was a little aggravating towards my pain threshhold, but the others were whatever. All but one of my tattoos link me to a time or place and they all have some sort of meaning behind them. One of them was just a design I liked, but I act like it means something… it makes me feel like I didn’t just do it to do it… which I did… but then again, maybe it means “REBELLION”. I do not plan on getting anymore and for the most part they do not bother me. One use to bother me but i’ve come to grips with it and today I wear it proud, and “No” it is not the one that was just a design. I’m currently studying English “Creative Writing”, I live my life in music-especially 50’s, 60’s, 70’s era and early 90’s Hip Hop. I consider myself to have an extremely creative personality and I am addicted to art in all its many forms. Feel free to ask any questions.
May 7, 2008 at 5:03 pm
So then, which tattoo was it? Actually I got my first tattoo with music in mind. I chose to follow the 60’s by copying Janis Joplin and getting a heart on the inside of my hip. She wan the first woman in Rock and Roll to have a tattoo. Granted it’s not the same heart, but that is definately where i put the meaning.
May 9, 2008 at 4:08 pm
thats whats up. at least you did it for the right reasons.
May 10, 2008 at 8:02 pm
I always thought it was interesting that people feel the need to have a “reason” behind having a tattoo. I got mine because I like them. That’s pretty much it.
But at first, that embarrassed me. I felt the pressure because everyone would ask me, “what are they for? what do they mean?”. I totally buckled and I came up with something that seemed to satisfy their need for me to have thought out my decision in a way that makes permanently altering my body more rational or acceptable or whatever. Ultimately, I came to realize that even though I may not always be the person who got tattoos, I don’t want to forget the time that I was. It’s been six years, and I still love them, and I’m definately getting more.
May 13, 2008 at 3:27 am
I have 2 tattoos. One on my lower back that has angel wings in memorandom of my mama, and the other one is a butterfly which represents many things, but mainly freedom. I do want to get at least one more in the center of my back. My tattoos don’t really represent rebellion but art, I suppose. They also represent different times in my life. I love writing creatively, as well, as opposed to essays, which generally bore me to tears. I’m all about expression, and tattoos are a great way to express myself. by Janella Smith