This is an interesting one. It intrigues me. I’m not completely sure how I feel about it. Why is it placed right under the breast? Did the woman overcome breast cancer or is she just trying to juxtapose the word “tough” with the assumed delicateness of the breast? Why is it in cursive, a writing style with classical, feminine associations? At the end of the day, I think I like this tattoo. I like how the skin is still read and irritated around the red stars. I wonder though, why she has to tattoo this statement on her body. Does she need to be reminded of the fact that she’s the toughest girl she knows? And why does she refer to herself as a girl. Unless she is still a teen, she is a woman. I’d like to think she is a feminist, but the pieces add up to me thinking otherwise. Does it matter?
In terms of her narrative, I’m going to go with the story that she was diagnosed with breast cancer in that right breast at the ripe age of 22 and in the world of cancers, she felt young, even still just a girl. Much to everyone’s disbelief, after having her breast removed, undergoing all the chemotherapy sessions, she was able to fight off all the cancer. She then did something she would have never done otherwise and got a breast implant, only in the one, of course, and got the tattoo at the end of it all. Now, anyone who ever sees her bare chest will have to ask what the tattoo means as she will always have a reminder of what she went through and a marking proclaiming her personal strength.
I am seeing this as a person interested in provocative, meaningful, personal, and artistic tattoos. I like the idea of getting a tattoo that makes a positive statement about ones self, whether it be through words or symbolism. I am interested in getting a tattoo about my inner strength but wonder if it will be something I regret. So far, I will keep thinking and just appreciate the ones of others.
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