50 Times People Did Not Think Things Through And Got These Horrible Tattoos, As Shared By This Instagram Page

The founder of the 'Sucky Tattoos' project told Bored Panda that they joined Instagram around 2015. "I thought I could never compete with the rockstar tattooers dominating the platform. Nobody would care about mine. I noticed a lot of amateur tattooers or scratchers would try to pull off something beyond their talent 'for the ‘gram' and totally butcher it, I became obsessed with spotting these terrible mistakes in the wild. I had to post them to see if anybody else enjoyed them as much as I did. They were so bad that they were good and I wanted to have an open discussion to prove I wasn’t crazy," they opened up about the roots and inspiration behind their account.

As it so happened, quite a few people around the world find 'sucky tattoos' just as intriguing as the founder of the page does. "I absolutely owe everything to my community because the comment section brings me absolute joy every day. People are really funny, way funnier and more interesting than I could ever be. I love what my page has become and I plan to continue the legacy for as long as possible."

We found it very interesting to hear about when the page really started taking off. "The moment I realized I created something really special was when I posted the 'Sucky Panther' tattoo, which was a terrible-but-amazing panther tattoo that went absolutely viral and accidentally started a trend amongst tattooers mashing up the sucky panther with pop icons or characters," they told Bored Panda.

"The tattoo was already floating around the Internet way before I posted it but I helped propel it after giving it a name. It’s been mashed up and tattooed so many times now that I decided to dedicate a separate page, @suckypanther, to honor these tattoos and a weekly roundup in the hashtag #suckypanthersundays." They're definitely worth a look if you'd love a laugh (or ten). Trust us, you won't be able to look at panthers the same way ever again!

Bored Panda was interested to get the page founder's opinion on the red flags that probably mean someone lacks the skill and experience to do tattoos properly. "Home tattooers or 'kitchen magicians' used to be a big red flag for me, but today I think it’s more common than not that tattooers are self-taught and are now thriving and putting out good work," they shared their thoughts with us.

"There’s also a fair share of no [effs] given tattooers which you may have witnessed on my page or Tiktok and you could usually tell right away by the environment in which the tattoo is taking place, like on moving vehicles, on grandma's couch or the back room at a crowded party. I have to respect the hustle anyway. I still believe in traditional apprenticeships for a formal introduction to the trade but where there’s a will there’s a way," they said.

According to the founder of 'Sucky Tattoos,' they feel like most people regret at least one of their tattoos. "I’ve always viewed tattoos as little trinkets of memory into your past and if that experience happens to be tied to a bad memory, I’m all for getting it covered or even removed," they explained their position.

"Tattoo removal has come a long way and I actually used to be against removal based on false stigmas. Now I endorse removal clinics and I’m part of the team at @removery. Covering tattoos requires quite a bit of skill and thought process between the artist and client to pull off and when it’s done right, it’s amazing. People make mistakes all the time and luckily for some, tattoos are no longer permanent."