Are some tats just way over the line?

I have nothing hanging on my walls in my living room and bedroom because I tire of looking at it or them after a month. So no tattoos for me fo obvious reasons. Facial and head tattoos are signs of very crazy people.
 
I have 5 kids and 10 grandkids. I’m the only one in the family with tattoos. I have them on my ankles, the insides of my wrists, my back, both biceps and behind one ear.

I didn’t start getting tattoos till I was in my 50’s, it wasn’t impulsive and I don’t and won’t have regrets. I’m planning at least one more. Each were specifically designed by me with help from my tattoo artist.

Each of them are deeply significant to me. They are for ME only…..well with the exception of my last one, we chose to get matching ones as our wedding gift to ourselves. Our thumbprints slightly enlarged and shaped into hearts, his on my wrist, mine on his.
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Here is my bicep ink that celebrates both my heritage, and motherhood.
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A woman took her elderly father to the mall and they were having lunch at the food court.

A young man was sitting at the next table, heavily covered with brightly colored tattoos and sporting a multi-hued Mohawk.

The elderly man was staring at him intently and the young man snapped at him, "What the @$#&*!% you looking at, old man?"

The old gentleman replied, "Waal, boy, Ah got real drunk one night 'bout 25 years ago and ended up havin' sex with a peacock. I wuz wonderin' if you wuz mah son."
 
Time Waits 4 No Man said:
If there are any restrictions on the kind or the nature of tattoos by either society or the government, then can we really claim "it's our body to tattoo as we please"? The evidence says otherwise. People have routinely lost jobs, both in the private and public sectors over a tattoo. Now, some will claim, "I accept all tattoos - except for x-y-z tattoos. Those should be forbidden!" If so, then no tattoo should be above criticism or escape being used as the reason to fire someone from their job. As I see it, accept all tattoos or be labeled a hypocrite.

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OK. In my imaginary dictatorship, all tattoos are hereby forbidden. Along with cigarettes, cargo shorts, piercings of anything other than the earlobe, the "music" of Justin Bieber and Ed Sheeran, and a very long list of other items.
 
horseless carriage said:
What others do to their bodies is their own business, but I don't think it's judgemental if you keep your thoughts to yourself. There isn't one tattoo that I have seen that has inspired me to want to get a tattoo of my own.

This young lady is a plus size model, her name is Tess Holliday, Google it and you will see her tattoos. Don't worry, she's a genuine model and doesn't do anything that is, as they say, not safe for work.
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Wow. Much more effective than a cold shower.
 
I have never wanted to have a Tattoo. My son and his 2 sons have them but you can't see them if they are at work. They don't have any on their necks or faces. My daughter has a small one on her back, and her husband has some but they aren't noticeable when he has a suit on at work.
 
horseless carriage said:
What others do to their bodies is their own business, but I don't think it's judgemental if you keep your thoughts to yourself. There isn't one tattoo that I have seen that has inspired me to want to get a tattoo of my own.

This young lady is a plus size model, her name is Tess Holliday, Google it and you will see her tattoos. Don't worry, she's a genuine model and doesn't do anything that is, as they say, not safe for work.
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Well, she found a way to make money through shock value while enjoying her food & giving up on her health, but unfortunately she has 3 kids who are likely to experience the loss of their mother prematurely.
 
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JimBob1952 said:
OK. In my imaginary dictatorship, all tattoos are hereby forbidden. Along with cigarettes, cargo shorts, piercings of anything other than the earlobe, the "music" of Justin Bieber and Ed Sheeran, and a very long list of other items.
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Your comment serves to point out the problematic dichotomy between a "libertarian" society and a totalitarian one. The former is destructive because "diversity" is - in itself - an untenable proposition in the long run that ultimately leads to social decay and destruction, while the latter imposes a strict set of rules that - if you agree with them - make for a wonderful society, since it excludes everything that you find unpleasant and distasteful. On the other hand, if you don't agree with the rules, then you are doomed to a life of slow-burning anger, anxiety, and unhappiness. As I see it, the America of today is a synthesis of the worst aspects of a libertarian-totalitarian society. As such, it now bears the seeds of its own inevitable destruction.
 
Time Waits 4 No Man said:
Your comment serves to point out the problematic dichotomy between a "libertarian" society and a totalitarian one. The former is destructive because "diversity" is - in itself - an untenable proposition in the long run that ultimately leads to social decay and destruction, while the latter imposes a strict set of rules that - if you agree with them - make for a wonderful society, since it excludes everything that you find unpleasant and distasteful. On the other hand, if you don't agree with the rules, then you are doomed to a life of slow-burning anger, anxiety, and unhappiness. As I see it, the America of today is a synthesis of the worst aspects of a libertarian-totalitarian society. As such, it now bears the seeds of its own inevitable destruction.
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The key word in my post was "imaginary." I would never impose my values on anyone, unless it was to prevent harm being done. That doesn't keep me from thinking about the way I would like things to be.
 
win231 said:
Well, she found a way to make money through shock value while enjoying her food & giving up on her health, but unfortunately she has 3 kids who are likely to experience the loss of their mother prematurely.
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That's a very good point and not something that I had thought about. My own mother died at the age of 33, from tuberculosis, in the mid 1950's, leaving my father to raise four children alone. It was tough, really tough, not something that I would wish upon anyone.
 
Time Waits 4 No Man said:
Your comment serves to point out the problematic dichotomy between a "libertarian" society and a totalitarian one. The former is destructive because "diversity" is - in itself - an untenable proposition in the long run that ultimately leads to social decay and destruction, while the latter imposes a strict set of rules that - if you agree with them - make for a wonderful society, since it excludes everything that you find unpleasant and distasteful. On the other hand, if you don't agree with the rules, then you are doomed to a life of slow-burning anger, anxiety, and unhappiness. As I see it, the America of today is a synthesis of the worst aspects of a libertarian-totalitarian society. As such, it now bears the seeds of its own inevitable destruction.
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Oh, I guess I'm bad....I pierced my ear lobes many years ago....I have lovely earings......Too each his/her own
 
I have a friend in Florida who got a tattoo while in the Navy. He suffered for years with liver disease from the tattoo. About ten years ago, he finally got a transplant. He is alive, but can’t go out in temps below 70°. Generally, he walks around the house all day in his robe. Now, he has more health issues with diabetes for one. No tats for me.
 
Wow is right, Pepper. I never heard of anyone getting liver disease from a tat, but he did. I asked him a few times how that happened and he said the doctor told him that the ink attacked the liver.

There was a pilot at United that flew in the Air Force. He had an enormous tat on his back. It covered the upper half of his torso.
 
peppermint said:
Oh, I guess I'm bad....I pierced my ear lobes many years ago....I have lovely earings......Too each his/her own
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Nowhere in my previous comments did I comment about pierced earlobes. My comments had more to do with the broader nature of "freedom" and how far any society is willing to indulge in it. In the 1960's, for instance, pierced earlobes (for women) were common. Even so, many adults did not approve of teenagers getting their ears pierced back then. But today, even 6 year old girls are getting their ears pierced. So, where do we draw the line? And who decides? And why should we indulge your freedom but not Joe's? Or mine? Or that guy over there?
 
There is an MD in my town who always wore heavy long sleeve shirts even in the summer. Someone ran into him and stated they knew why, his arms were covered with tattoos. He's a short stocky, balding man you'd never ID as such a professional. He's also very, very nice.
 
Nathan said:
I try not to be judgemental, but it's my firm opinion that excessive tattoos are a sign of poor judgement.
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Yeah, Nathan, Quite honestly, I fell flat on the floor laughing when I read your post. It's a beautiful piece of understatement., but you're right .I think that's why I don't like tats that can't be covered up by clothing. They may be cool, in your own circle of like minded pals, when you're in your 20s. But 30-40 years later, when the image you want to portray may not be a full body, sagging ,blue blotch that's supposed to be a whale breaching. I admit some of the art work is stunning, NOW. But, for me, tats all turn into a blue shmear. Yeah, poor judgement.
 
Time Waits 4 No Man said:
Nowhere in my previous comments did I comment about pierced earlobes. My comments had more to do with the broader nature of "freedom" and how far any society is willing to indulge in it. In the 1960's, for instance, pierced earlobes (for women) were common. Even so, many adults did not approve of teenagers getting their ears pierced back then. But today, even 6 year old girls are getting their ears pierced. So, where do we draw the line? And who decides? And why should we indulge your.... freedom but not Joe's? Or mine? Or that guy over there?
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I probably hit the wrong key.....Sorry for that.....I'm still learning....Haven't been here for a while....
No Big Deal And I don't care.........................................................
 
We need a large question mark on the simile faces at the bottom of each post.

This thread is a good example-many of the post require:
"I don't understand?"
"What are you trying to say?"
"Do you have any idea how your words will be perceived?
"You forget to take your anti crazy pill today?"

A innocuous question mark (?) is superior to a inquiry "What the hell is wrong with you?"
 

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