A woman has been accused of being 'over-sexual' because she has decorated her body with thousands of pounds worth of tattoos.
Gi Moon, 24, has opened up about how she faces accusations from people of being 'over sexual' because she has decided to get a whopping £15,000-worth of ink to help her cure her body dysmorphia.
The tattooist from London started her tattoo journey by getting her first one aged 18 while she was on holiday in Barcelona, Spain. Following this, she revealed it became her ultimate goal to get tattoos covering her entire body - known as a body suit - except for her face.
The 24-year-old went on to explain that her tattoos help her to feel more positive about her body, and she feels more like her 'true self' with them.
She said: "I'm someone who's always struggled with my image and body dysmorphia.
"Since my tattoo journey began, I've been on a road to self-love (in no way linear), the more I get tattooed the more comfortable I feel in my skin.
"I adore myself and my tattoos make me feel like the 'true me'. I feel confident."
And while Gi - who is also known as Slow Pokes on social media - gets plenty of positive comments about her ink, she claims some people assume that her tattoos signify her sexual preferences.
Gi went on to explain: "You get people that fetishise you; they make the assumption that you might be 'kinky' or like pain," said Gi.
She added: "I get a lot of people in real life feeling like they have the right to touch my tattoos but they forget they're attached to a human.
"You also get the occasional troll on the internet or maybe the older generation sometimes questions the 'meaning' behind my black sleeve for example, but to be honest I don't pay attention to the negativity. Everyone's entitled to their own opinion."
Despite the negative comments, she says that she is praised by "random strangers, people in bars, children and people on the internet" for her designs, saying that she appreciates their admiration.
The tattoo artist went on to explain that she does not get her tattoos to draw attention to herself, saying: "I don't get tattooed to draw attention to myself. But, of course, it goes hand in hand when people are intrigued about your art.
"I feel like it makes me more of a magnet as people might express themselves more, opening up around me."
Gi said her family were unsure about her tattoos at first, saying: "I think it took my parents a while to accept the sort of style and coverage of tattoos I wanted on my body.
"They got a little upset when I tattooed my face."
But now, her loved ones have turned into fans of her work - and her mum has even been inked by her - with Gi adding: "They've quickly come to accept its part of who I am and they love me regardless.
"My parents are just happy to see that I am happy. They've all accepted it - so much so, that even my mum has let me tattoo her."
Gi often trades tattoos with fellow artists - meaning that she has more than £15,000-worth of ink on her body.
And while she gets plenty of attention from strangers about the designs on her body, Gi said the tattoos also helped her in her love life.
Rather than being intimidated by her ink, it "mostly intrigues people", she said.
As well as her tattoos, Gi has had many piercings, including a third eye dermal anchor, and has recently had her ears reconstructed after stretching her lobes to 40mm.
And since her first tattoo in 2016, Gi now enjoys spontaneously adding art to her body, and can even go through a sitting of being tattooed by two artists at the same time.
Speaking about her first tattooing experience aged 18, she said: "For my first tattoo, I was adventuring around Barcelona at the time and was desperate to get one.
"So on my birthday I spontaneously walked into a street shop to get inked. I tried to be strategic and get the tattoo on my foot just incase it was badly done as I hadn't researched the artist. After three hours of pain, I was stoked to have a rad tat, which I still love to this day. It's just an ornamental/mandala sort of design."
But now, she has "too many to count".
In fact, "it's easier to say the areas I don't have tattoos," she said, adding: "I still have space on my belly, butt, left thigh, and toes. All the other main areas are covered."
Speaking about future plans, Gi said: "I do plan to have a full body suit so there will be many layers to go over and add to. I have already started a blackout sleeve on top of an old traditional flash arm.
"At the moment I love my Japanese-inspired leg sleeve. That is still an ongoing project.
"I get tattooed by two of my good friends at the same time. I think we've done four-day sittings so far and we usually do two days back to back. It's an intense experience to say the least.
"I always have more plans and spontaneously get tattooed all the time."
But she added that there is one place she will not touch "anymore", saying: "I don't plan to touch my face anymore - however, I plan to have no skin showing anywhere else - including the soles of my feet."
