Tuesday 23 June 2009
If you had to have 56 tattoos, where would you have them?
Well, the press here in Belgium has been very interested in the story of Kimberley Vlaeminck. Kimberley, 18, went to the tattoo artist in her hometown of Kortrijk, near the French border. She originally claimed that she had asked the tattoo artist for three star tattoos on her face. She claimed that she "fell asleep" as he did them, and awoke to find him finishing off the 56th tattoo. Woopsee. She initially told the press this mix up was due to a language barrier, as she speaks Dutch, whilst her tattoo artist is a Romanian who only speaks English and French. She has finally come clean and admitted she asked for 56 all along, and made up the story about falling asleep when her parents saw her face and, to use the original Dutch, "Hit the f***ing roof".
So, when a confused young girl seriously scars her face for life, what else is there to do for the Belgian press than make fun of her? The Belgian newspaper "Het Laatse Nieuws" has produced a gallery of less than sympathetic photoshopped images for the amusement of the masses. You can see them at the following link, and can cycle through the photos by clicking the word "volgende" in the top right of the gallery.
What is the Dutch word for "sympathy"?
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Hi Michael. Great to see you blogging here. I must admit my UKIP blog (Harry's Diary) has been somewhat neglected. I just find my time squeezed and am considering deleting it.
ReplyDeleteI have other blogs - http://vindicovindico.blogspot.com and http://musingsonliberty.blogspot.com
The former I write under pseudonym Vindico since it is a character.
Also if you would like to become an author on Independence Home then let me know. The hard bit at the moment is keeping it up to date with fresh content regularly.
Think you'll find that the media worldwide made fun of her - not just the Belgian press. And how is it possible to fall asleep whilst having tattoos added?
ReplyDeleteAnonymous, you make a good point. But I think the Belgian newspaper dedicating a whole section to photoshopped images is a little strong lol
ReplyDeleteIt's weep-inducing to read this story, whether she meant it or not. I've always felt tattoos are pretty evil, there is no-one who can possibly say that they are going to have exactly the same emotions, feelings, acquaintances, allegiances, etc. for life, so why a tattoo which is irrevocable should be considered a good idea has always escaped me.
ReplyDeleteStill, each to their own. It's our own individual life to succeed in, or to screw up.
As a parent myself, I feel desperately for her mum and dad.
Nice blog, Michael, look forward to reading more. :-)