Ethnography

Ethnography

October 27, 2014

True Love.

The Tattoo shop had been way too busy this week so I couldn't find the time to go and see Scott, but I finally did. He was on his break when he was tattooing his wife Sunny. She was getting portraits of Frankenstein and the bride of Frankenstein. I wonder why people relate their lives into tattoo's all the time. I asked her why do you like this famous horror couple so much? She responded, "because it represents me and Scotty, we're not the most beautiful looking people out there but not the worst, we both aren't perfect and we know that, and also it's hard for us to express our love towards each other but we know it's there."
When Sunny stated that, I thought it was the cutest thing ever, she is a hopeless romantic. Many couples out there get matching tattoo's, but sunny didn't need that, to her, Frankenstein was a portrait of her loved one. I asked her, "What if Scott never wants to get something representing you? She then answered me, "Oh, it wouldn't matter. If something where to ever happen between us, were we leave one another, I would never regret this. He has been a huge impact in my life, he has given me two blessing and has helped me and my life up to this point. There's no way I'd want to forget him."
I asked Scott if he would ever get something representing Sunny, and he laughed and showed me a chicken leg tattoo he had on his leg. "I got this for Sunny the moment I knew we were getting married. Her family calls her chicken leg since she's always been so thin. Sunny got so mad at me when I got this! But no, I don't need her name or to have our vows tatted on me to know that I love her."
I asked both of them, "Do tattoo's or this tattoo shop have any symbolism to your marriage." They both agreed they did. Tattooing has been Scotts lifetime job, without it they wouldn't be where they are at now, he stated. Also DNA Ink helped them out when Sunny needed a job, and ever since then she stuck around and has been working there.
I love their cute little love story. People with tattoo's aren't always rude, or gangsters or any other bad stereo type there is out there. Many are actually the sweetest and most humble people you will ever meet. People with tattoo's are just like any other human being.

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