Anyone with a tattoo knows opinions are rife when it comes to your choice of expression. Surprisingly, Brenda Power, an Irish columnist disgusted by tattoos and life in general, appeared on RTÉs Claire Byrne Live and unleashed an emotionally charged rant on tattoos, even though she has never been tattooed:
Brenda Power on tattoos: it's self-mutilation pic.twitter.com/Iaeohx96Cz
— RTÉ ClaireByrneLive (@ClaireByrneLive) September 25, 2017
Powers comments were directed at Baz, a tattoo artist who featured on the panel to debate Power's comments. Power revealed she felt tattoos depict a poor sense of self and questioned the age limit of people who are tattooing their bodies:
To be honest, Baz, looking at you, the first thing that comes to mind is: why do you hate yourself so much? Why do you hate the skin you were born in, the body you were born in, that you would do this. It is permanent. You're going to look like that, well you're not going to look as well as that at all, in 40 years time. You have no idea how you're going to feel... I know, he knows it's permanent... How many people are going into this salon?...People who are 18...I'm wondering how many have thought that through.
Baz remained calm and collected and responded perfectly to Powers comments, reminding people that they have ownership over their bodies::
CBLive: Baz Black responds to Brenda Power pic.twitter.com/YorbnJrx3l
— RTÉ ClaireByrneLive (@ClaireByrneLive) September 25, 2017
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Twitter users could not understand Powers stance when she herself does not feel the need or want a tattoo and felt she was out of touch with modern times:
What's the point of asking Brenda Power what she thinks.We know she will put forward the contrarian view for cash #CBLive
— Some Dad (@_SomeDad) September 25, 2017
Healy Rae and Brenda Power on #CBLive pic.twitter.com/0KPpiHUu6R
— Paul Cooney (@PaulCooney365) September 25, 2017
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Brenda Power: Let he who is without sin cast the first stone.
Also BP: And here's my stone throwing catapult.— Conor Madden (@ConorMadd) September 26, 2017
Is someone trying to force Brenda Power to get a tattoo or something? #cblive
— Pinky #ibrahimIsFree (@cncpinky) September 25, 2017
Danny Healy-Rae can tell what won't cause accidents. Brenda Power can tell deep inner thoughts of people with tattoos #MarvelMovie? #cblive
— Niall Murray (@niallmurray1) September 25, 2017
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#cblive Haha we've reached peak Brenda Power "Why do you hate yourself so much?!" ????
— Lynn2380 (@Lynn2380) September 25, 2017
#cblive Brenda Power, what a horrible person. Asking somebody why they hate themselves. Presumptuous
— Cllr Michael O'Brien (@cllrmobrien) September 25, 2017
Is @brendapower the female equivalent of Kevin Myers? I think she is. #CBlive
— John Fitzpatrick (@JFTAXI) September 25, 2017
