Introduction
*Before I begin my speech, this picture would be displayed for my audience*
Riedmiller, Jason. “Beautiful People of NEPA, 2017 Electric City Tattoo Convention .” NEPA Scene , 10 May 2017, https://nepascene.com/2017/05/photos-beautiful-people-nepa-2017-electric-city-tattoo-convention-some-images-nsfw/. Accessed 10 Nov. 2021.
*After the introduction, I would use humor to connect with my audience better*
MacMedan, Dan. “Celebrity in the Early 2000s Wearing a Dress with Jeans underneath.” Popsugar, 8 May 2020, https://www.popsugar.co.uk/fashion/early-2000s-fashion-trends-essay-47451215. Accessed 10 Nov. 2021.
Rhetorical Artifact II
*I start off by explaining how the idea of tattoos expanding to America, so I will display a picture of a sailor getting a tattoo from one of his mates*
Moon, Louise. “Sailor Receiving a Tattoo .” Port Town & Urban Cultures, 12 Feb. 2014, http://porttowns.port.ac.uk/tattoos-tars-sailortown-culture/. Accessed 10 Nov. 2021.
Rhetorical Artifact III
*While transitioning to the freak show era, I will show multiple pictures of notorious individuals who were in the industry*
“Maud Wagner in 1911.” The History Girls , 11 Nov. 2016, http://the-history-girls.blogspot.com/2016/11/victorian-tattooed-ladies-circus-freaks.html. Accessed 10 Nov. 2021.
“Souvenir De Thomme Tatoue.” Sideshow Freaks, 17 Apr. 2013, https://sideshowfreaks.net/2013/04/17/tattoo-men-and-women/. Accessed 10 Nov. 2021.
Rhetorical Artifact IV
*Show a picture of the first tattoo parlor, transitions into the ideologies of tattoos in the early 1900s*
“From a Bowery Tattoo Parlor: ‘Remember Pearl Harbor!’” The Bowery Boys , 7 Dec. 2011, https://www.boweryboyshistory.com/2011/12/from-bowery-tattoo-parlor-remember.html. Accessed 10 Nov. 2021.
*Display a picture of a upper-class woman receiving cosmetic tattooing*
Firth , John. “Woman Getting Cosmetic Tattooing Done .” Buzzfeed News , 6 Apr. 2017, https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/gabrielsanchez/26-badass-vintage-photos-of-tattoos-from-history. Accessed 10 Nov. 2021.
Rhetorical Artifact V
*Show how American society is much more accepting and shifts the perception of tattoos to more of an art form*
Coulter, Dylan. “Ink Master .” The Hollywood Reporter , 7 May 2017, https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/ink-master-gets-2-season-renewal-spinoff-at-paramount-network-1207936/. Accessed 10 Nov. 2021.
“Rihanna’s Tattoo.” Steal Her Style, https://stealherstyle.net/tattoo/136308/. Accessed 10 Nov. 2021.
Conclusion
*The representation of tattoos in American culture has shifted throughout the decades*
Steves, Rick. “Friends with Matching Tattoos.” Rick Steve’s Europe, 3 Oct. 2018, https://blog.ricksteves.com/blog/tattoos/. Accessed 10 Nov. 2021.
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I love how all these pictures flow together. I also feel like they tell a story that we will easily be able to follow. Since tattoos are based on visual art, I think using photographs of real people is very effective. While you are presenting, just make sure that you give the viewer enough time to look at the photos without switching to the next!
I love the wide variety of photos that you have- they’re super interesting and definitely help tell the story. This is also a super interesting topic, so I’m excited to see where you go with it.