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***Ms. Khoury’s original article, which caused a stir recently for being an extremely sexist take on why women shouldn’t have tattoos, is available here.  Her response to the massive amount of criticism she received, and the focus of this blog, is here. There was also a pro-tattoo article that she claims gave her own article enough context to somehow not be blatantly sexist is here.  Originally posted here. ***

Dear Lisa,

I find that the best way to explain to someone exactly what was wrong or offensive with something they said or wrote is to use their actual words.  And this is a deconstruction blog, after all.  So let’s deconstruct your rhetoric, shall we? All quotes are taken directly from the article “The Day I Met the Internet”.

“I never meant to be vindictive toward an entire subculture.” Except that you were. Quite blatantly, in fact. And vindictive is not all you were; you were also extraordinarily patronizing. It is hard to believe that any female reading your first article wouldn’t have felt like she was being talked down to. It’s also problematic that your article only targets women; the class and elegance of men is apparently unaffected by the presence of tattoos, as are their decision-making skills. And the best part is that you managed to sprinkle in a little slut shaming on top of it all. The ...