Black Paste in Wildwood, Yuck!

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Posted by KAT on September 6, 2001 at 02:18:41:

Hey all,

Thought I would share a bit of my vacation with you.
We spent a week on the shore in Wildwood, N.J. visiting my
boyfriend's family who own a house there. I have never been Back East
before, I live near Seattle.

My boyfriend's sister asked if I would bring Henna so we could sit
around and I could Henna people. Sounded like fun!

The first night we got there we walked to the Boardwalk, which is an
experience like no other. Two miles of non-stop rides, amusement,
food, shops, people and every 20 feet another sign advertising HENNA
TATTOOS, often in bright neon with sheets of flash taped up on the
walls!! Lots of tribal and logos and such. I was amazed! It made me
slightly nauseated because it was so incredibly commercialized and
tacky. I had a sick feeling they were doing Black, I noticed one
yucky little booth had a hand written "warning" sign tacked up on the
wall, so high up and poorly written that I couldn't even read it! It
really bothered me that there were all these little kids getting
designs done and I felt helpless to do anything! There are hundreds
of people on the boardwalk, don't go there if you don't like noise
and crowds.

One of the relatives visiting had a 15 year old daughter and I
explained to them about natural Henna and how bad the black stuff was
for your body, etc. They didn't seem convinced, I wish I would have
had something printed out to let them read, because as Kenzi said
below also, I am not as articulate as I would hope to be in those
situations.

Anyway, they knew I had brought Henna with me, seemed impressed that
I did all my designs freehand, but proceeded to go to the Boardwalk
that night and pay $25 for the girl to get a small ankle design that
I was not very impressed with. AAAGGHH, needless to say, I was
a "bit" frustrated and hurt!! What could I do? I had never met this
part of my boyfriend's family before so I felt I didn't want to
ruffle any feathers, you know?

Both my boyfriend and his sister couldn't believe they did it after I
told them how bad the black stuff could be. And this is horrible but
a tiny little part of me secretly wished she would get a bit of a
rash from it, just to show them. I know that is aweful!! But, how are
people going to learn when they just won't listen?!

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Re: Black Paste in Wildwood, Yuck! Shanon Lavender 08:32:27 9/7/2001 (0)
if you told she would get hit walking in front of a car would she do it (n/t) jolynn 03:47:05 9/6/2001 (0)
ooops, tacky neon signs Darlahood 03:38:55 9/6/2001 (2)
- Everything's green! ;-) Nick 20:02:06 9/6/2001 (0)
- the one pic gallery :-) Alex 14:40:32 9/6/2001 (0)
Yup, they've hurt a little boy, too! Catherine Cartwright Jones 02:51:21 9/6/2001 (0)

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: Hey all, : : Thought I would share a bit of my vacation with you. : We spent a week on the shore in Wildwood, N.J. visiting my : boyfriend's family who own a house there. I have never been Back East : before, I live near Seattle. : : My boyfriend's sister asked if I would bring Henna so we could sit : around and I could Henna people. Sounded like fun! : : The first night we got there we walked to the Boardwalk, which is an : experience like no other. Two miles of non-stop rides, amusement, : food, shops, people and every 20 feet another sign advertising HENNA : TATTOOS, often in bright neon with sheets of flash taped up on the : walls!! Lots of tribal and logos and such. I was amazed! It made me : slightly nauseated because it was so incredibly commercialized and : tacky. I had a sick feeling they were doing Black, I noticed one : yucky little booth had a hand written "warning" sign tacked up on the : wall, so high up and poorly written that I couldn't even read it! It : really bothered me that there were all these little kids getting : designs done and I felt helpless to do anything! There are hundreds : of people on the boardwalk, don't go there if you don't like noise : and crowds. : : One of the relatives visiting had a 15 year old daughter and I : explained to them about natural Henna and how bad the black stuff was : for your body, etc. They didn't seem convinced, I wish I would have : had something printed out to let them read, because as Kenzi said : below also, I am not as articulate as I would hope to be in those : situations. : : Anyway, they knew I had brought Henna with me, seemed impressed that : I did all my designs freehand, but proceeded to go to the Boardwalk : that night and pay $25 for the girl to get a small ankle design that : I was not very impressed with. AAAGGHH, needless to say, I was : a "bit" frustrated and hurt!! What could I do? I had never met this : part of my boyfriend's family before so I felt I didn't want to : ruffle any feathers, you know? : : Both my boyfriend and his sister couldn't believe they did it after I : told them how bad the black stuff could be. And this is horrible but : a tiny little part of me secretly wished she would get a bit of a : rash from it, just to show them. I know that is aweful!! But, how are : people going to learn when they just won't listen?!
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