The three most substantial concepts that I feel are important to this course and to everyday writing are the ability to communicate a message, a purpose or exigence for wanting to communicate the message, and a way to do it by using easily accessible materials. The ability to communicate a message is very important because communication is key to everything. Without a purpose or exigence, what is the point of writing whatever it is that you are writing? A purpose helps a writer stay on track and is the underlying reason they are able to communicate a message. Last, the use of accessible materials helps support the fact that everyday writing is casual and can be done anywhere at anytime.
I strongly believe that tattoos fall into these three ideas of everyday writing. For instance, the article gave a brief history of tattoos and explained that they were used as a stigma to emphasize an underlying issue that may not be visible without the tattoo. Those infected with HIV/AIDS had to get a tattoo to notify anyone before they participated in any kind of certain activity. When just looking at a person with HIV/AIDS they could seem very normal. These tattoos not only communicate the message that the people test positive, but the tattoos also serve a purpose for warning others before they get involved. That would be the exigence. Furthermore, like Amanda mentioned, tattoos are inked on the body and it doesn’t get as easily accessible as that!
While tattoos aren’t necessarily casual forms of writing, I would still consider them to be everyday writing because it follows the three important concepts I mentioned earlier. Yes, some adolescents ‘get tatted’ because it looks cool or everyone else does it and they may not truly think of what to get before they do, but the main purpose of tattoos is to convey a message whether it be private and hidden or visible to the public.
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