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Posted by daniel on May 22, 2001 at 23:12:51:

In reply to: BLACK HENNA FOR SALE posted by samantha on May 20, 2001 at 20:52:57:

Hey all,
I come to this forum to read about henna, natural of course.
However, I see that the more posts are not regarding the advancement
of henna application and usage. It's called negative publicity. This
black PPD site (I refuse to even call it "henna") is getting more
hits and purchases because you fools are posting so much about them
that everyone wants to see it. You can ramble about black PPD as much
as you want, get legislation against it in England and all of Europe,
there will always be some deranged, profit-oriented freak who will
supply the demand for black PPD. As a matter of fact, how come it is
not illegal in the US? All of you that type from US cities, why don't
you get legislation passed by the US Congress to ban the use of PPD
and fine those who do heavily?
To get back to the subject of my concern, my own interpretation of a
tattoo, pardon my french and all the dictionaries and encyclopaedias
in the whole wide world, is AN IMPRINT ON THE SKIN, no matter how
temporary or permanent it is. Because after all, the ink needle-
injected "tattoos" are just more permanent than one of henna, by a
few years. Therefore henna imprints on the skin are nothing else but
a tattoo, a short lasting one you can over and over again. By this
rationale, everyone that performs the drawing on someone's body is a
tattooist. Maybe it is hard to swallow, but the folks out in
festivals and such places do see henna artists on the same level as a
tattooist or the performer of any act/service. Some of us would like
to elevate themselves by trying to believe otherwise. I apply henna
on my friends and others for the beautiful smiles they give me,
nothing else. I do not care about black PPD because I don't use it. I
don't even mention it in my design books. I'm not interested in
surfing the sites that sell it or mention it.
One last thought on a very personal note, this forum is turning into
a co-ed sewing circle (thus, the title).
I hope you enjoyed the thoughts.
PLUR,
daniel

 


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