#### [[People generally believe that tattoos innately hold meaning beyond just decoration]] --- Though sometimes they might just be decoration, people still feel entitled to an answer to *"What does that mean"* when in truth many tattoos are deeply personal, and may just be something that makes the bearer feel more themselves and comfortable in their skin. Tattoos take hours of pain, blood, and endurance to acquire, and it feels almost cheap to be asked by a random passer-by about the potentially deep personal meaning of your tattoo given how much you had to go through to acquire it. Personally my belief is that with [[Heathenism]], [[Tattooing is a form of blood magic]]. --- Tags: [[Tattoos]] - [[Body Art]] - [[Social Skills]] - [[Societal Norms]] Reference: [[= 2021-01-16 People dont ask about the meaning behind your piercings only your tattoos]] Related: -