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There's nothing better than new ink. Whether it's honoring a princess or capturing an important friendship, tattoos are supposed to be a visual representation of the most significant parts of our lives. While tattoos are beautiful on all people, colorful tattoos are a completely different story.
Colorful tattoos aren't for everybody, especially Black women. There are so many reasons why Black women shouldn't ink their bodies in color — and we've got 11 of them right here.
The ink won't show up on darker skin.
You'll only have a limited number of tattoo options.
Girl, full-color pieces are a waste of money and time.
The skin is too dark to include intricate details.
The bright colors will fade into your skin.
Colorful tattoos won't heal properly on Black skin.
YOU THOUGHT.
Black women are already masculine. Adding bold, colorful tattoos makes it worse!
Being sexy? You can forget about that now.
Seriously, nobody will find a Black woman with colorful tattoos appealing.
You'll look so unprofessional.
Colorful tattoos don't even look elegant.
Congratulations haters, you played yourself.
Black girls with color tattoos are amazing. They're fierce, they're beautiful, they're professional, and they're moving beyond offensive stereotypes about ink on Black skin.
