Comments on: ‘Ink Master: Rivals’, season 5, episode 11 review: Was Joshua Hibbard kicked off for breaking rules?

By: p51dman

p51dman — Fri, 14 Nov 2014 02:47:00 +0000

In reply to scud32. It does bother me that he didn't keep his word, and as you pointed out, he didn't intent to, which amplifies his position as a liar.

By: brad1

brad1 — Thu, 13 Nov 2014 19:09:00 +0000

always entertaining and a great tattooer; josh was all but guaranteed to be in final three (cleen was the only one i had ahead of him). but if he signed a contract saying it was prohibited, he’s a moron of the highest order to risk 100,000 on something as trivial as smoking some weed.

By: scud32

scud32 — Thu, 13 Nov 2014 12:34:00 +0000

In reply to p51dman. I think what bother you is not the fact that he did not keep his word. It can happen to everybody to break a promise, or to cancel something at the last minute. The problem here is that it appears Joshua never intended to respect the contract from the very start. Still the way they presented it in the show the other contestants look like they don't even want to discuss it. Even if it clearly gave no advantage to Joshua. Apparently some more elements were to be considered but from what is shown I am on the Portland artist side.

By: p51dman

p51dman — Thu, 13 Nov 2014 12:14:00 +0000

In reply to scud32. It's not about breaking a rule, it's about keeping your word, something that seems unimportant anymore.

By: bamastu

bamastu — Thu, 13 Nov 2014 02:47:00 +0000

Josh was clearly head and shoulders above the rest of the contestants and was on his way to winning the title of Inkmaster. How come none of the other contestants had a problem with his smoking until this later in the competition? I, for one, will NOT be watching the rest of the season ….

By: SmotPoker

SmotPoker — Wed, 12 Nov 2014 22:47:00 +0000

You won’t find anyone more pro cannabis than myself. Josh knew the rules, and he broke them. Cannabis is fantastic for anxiety, and calming the nerves. It would be tremendous asset in such a high pressure situation as what they are put through in Ink Master. Does it make him a better artist? Hard to say. A lot of artist claim that it really opens creative doors for them. Performance enhancing? Once again, it’s hard to say. Keeping yourself calm, and relaxed in a high pressure situation can certainly be an advantage.

Either way no matter which side of the fence you stand on, the rules are the rules. He knew what he was risking. Great artist although I didn’t care for his personality. Shame to see him booted out for using cannabis, but I wonder how many of the other contestants might have benefited from some cannabis to help them that got booted before this all came down.

It’s a can of worms I’m sure they wished was never opened. If it were up to me cannabis use would not be terms for disqualification. Hell, I’d actively encourage it’s use! The thing is though is that it has to be available or an option for everyone, not just the rule breakers. Sorry dude.

By: lil ass-kicker Kara

lil ass-kicker Kara — Wed, 12 Nov 2014 22:10:00 +0000

IMO smoking pot doesn’t make u a better totooer/artist ..I used to smoke it everyday for medical reasons and im no artist smoking or not, Josh is a fabulous artist regardless of what he smokes and its a shame he was booted off the show!!!

By: scud32

scud32 — Wed, 12 Nov 2014 17:20:00 +0000

In reply to p51dman. Seriously I pity the person who never broke a rule in her/his life because they are probably living a pretty boring one.

By: W.A.R.

W.A.R. — Wed, 12 Nov 2014 07:12:00 +0000

Now that The Ink Master of this season, aka Josh is gone, these losers can compete amongst their peers. Pathetic.

By: Bordeauxm

Bordeauxm — Wed, 12 Nov 2014 07:06:00 +0000

Little narc fcuks on on the show. The only reason the other artist were upset was because they all knew they could not beat Josh. Everyone of the got a. Boner went Josh went home.