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A Tattoo is Just a Picture on Your Body Gilmer Coronado from Venezuela  Photo: Thomas Peters I'd always wanted to have a tattoo; now I have gotten two tattoos. Gilmer explains why he got his tattoos and suggests people shouldn't be judged negatively just because they have tattoos. First of all, I want to introduce myself. My name is Gilmer. I am from Venezuela, and I am 19 years old. I'd always wanted to have a tattoo; now I have gotten two tattoos. One is located on my left arm and the other one is on my back. The first one is a frog and the one on my back is my nickname in Japanese. Why did I choose these tattoos?. As I said before I'd always wanted to have a tattoo. Moreover, I have two cousins that are very close to me, and we decided to have the same tattoo, so we chose the frog, and each of us has the same frog but in differents positions on our body. The second one that is on my back is my nickname in English, Gil, written in Japanese characters. I chose this one because I like Japanese symbols. That's why I decided to put my name in Japanese. Photo: Thomas Peters "The second one that is on my back is my nickname in English, Gil, written in Japanese characters. Does my family disagree with my tattos? Well, they don't agree with my tattos and they also don't like my tattos, but they respect me as well as I do. You might think that we have a bad relationship, but it's not true. We love each other, and in my opinion we have excellent communication. In brief, I would like to say that if people have gotten tattoos, it doesn't mean that they are different or have problems. I know that there are a lot of people like me who have gotten tattoss and don't have any kind of problems. Therefore, we should respect their points of view and not think that it is something bad. A tattoo is just a picture on your body, and it is not something that changes your mind or the way you are.   More on Body Art: Why Some People Like Body Art | Why Do Young People Like to Look Rebellious? A Tattoo is a Beautiful Work of Art Return to: Young People and Body Art | Issue 13 | Home Page TOPICS Online Magazine - ©1997-2008 - Sandy and Thomas Peters - topics.mag@gmail.com