DeeDee Villegas (30 years old in the Philippines) is a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of San Carlos. At this school, not only she owns a special appearance covered with tattoos, but even the students in the same department also show many other different personalities. However, this has caused DeeDee to encounter many troubles from people around or work.
Female bachelors in the Philippines are discriminated against for possessing an eccentric tattoo style. (Photo: Instagram)
Reportedly, the first tattoo the female bachelor had was a meaningless one on her neck when she was in college. Looking to tattoos and seeing them as a fashion jewelry, but DeeDee accidentally realized that tattooing became an outlet for herself.
“When I feel extremely emotional, depressed or anxious, tattoos become my way of coping. Those transient emotions didn’t last long and I got treatment to overcome my depression, but the tattoos were permanent. I decided to invest in them more and longer when taking a course on art appreciation, on the rich historical significance of tattoos ,” DeeDee shared.
DeeDee Villegas considers tattooing as a way to relieve her stress (Image: Instagram)
Not only tattooing, DeeDee also said that she belongs to the LGBT community, which makes her even more slanderous from those around her. In the Philippines, being gay and getting tattoos are very unacceptable, changing body shape is considered taboo in this country.
According to the share, DeeDee spent more than 20,000 pounds (more than 500 million VND) in 12 years to tattoo 70% of her body, even tattooing on the most dangerous place is the eyeball.
DeeDee took more than 200 hours to complete the set of tattoos on his body (Image: Internet)
In addition, she also owns more piercings on her face and ear piercings, it is this “eccentric” appearance that has caused the 30-year-old female recipient to encounter a difficult situation right on a means of transport.
It is known that not only did she receive disdainful glances, she was also once performed an exorcism by a priest on a public transport, many people even read the bible when they saw her, they considered it. is a way to protect themselves from what they consider “evil” on DeeDee’s body.
DeeDee met a funny situation right in a crowded place because of the tattoos on his body (Image: Instagram)
Despite many challenges, DeeDee has not stopped working to fight this stigma for many years. And until now, although there is not 100% support for tattoos, it seems that things have improved a bit, or the Philippines has gradually accepted LGBTQ members.
She added that people with tattoos now are not the problem that makes them unemployed anymore. “The professions that tattooists can apply for are thriving. In the past, people with visible tattoos were not interviewed in person, but that has changed ,” DeeDee said.
Although it is a tattoo to satisfy passion, sometimes the appearance and shape of this 30-year-old girl really scares many people (Photo: Internet).
Not only in the Philippines but many other countries also have special places that discriminate against people with tattoos, not far away but also in Vietnam. In the past, people with tattoos were often brave and courageous warriors, but today many people use tattoos to become the number of cheeks and gypsies.
It is sad for those who see tattooing as an art, because many people use tattoos to do bad things, tarnishing this beautiful art.
