Many of us know that when someone starts off a sentence with “I don’t mean any disrespect”…the most disrespectful statement is sure to follow. Well I am unsure if it is the equivalent but, “I am in no way being judgmental, but…

As a point of disclosure I must state that I have no tattoos or piercings. I am old school in so many ways, but one of them is that I eschewed tattoos back in the day because when I may have not exactly been following the most righteous path, I never wanted any identifying marks on me. Piercings for men once upon a time weren’t considered the most manly of statements, and misguidedly I thought I was immune to the wants of pretty boys and gay men. That all seems so laughable today, as tattoos and piercings are the norm READ MORE