Tattoos, like 'em, or hate 'em?

My tattoos are all invisible under normal clothing, are quite thematic, and were done after much deliberation at considerable expense by a world-class tattoo artist. Once when rolling up my sleeve the pharmacist who provided the vaccination there pronounced the tattoo “very well done.” The pharmacy clerk who checked me in had garish tattoos all over both arms, not quite my style although I respect his right to choose. As long as a tattoo by its type and location does not offend, I see it as being a personal decision…
 
I have a few. I got them all before I was thirty. I put them were they could be covered by a short sleeve shirt. They are not always appropriate. During job interviews and such they can cause negative issues.
 

I didn't know many people of my age who had tattoos when I was young so, it wasn't something I even thought about. I think tattoos are just another form of self-expression and some designs are really nice. There are tattooists who are skilled in creating designs to cover scars including mastectomy patients and the ones I have seen are very beautiful.
 
Don M. said:
A few days ago, we were in line at the cashier, while the lady ahead of us was getting a cart full of groceries....and, she was covered with tattoo's, all over her arms and legs. Then, when it came to pay, she whipped out her SNAP card. She obviously has a different priority on spending her money.
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Hmmm. Perhaps they were from a time in her life when her finances were in better shape.
 
I'm with the majority of people here on S.F. I can't stand tattoos. I can understand how a U. S. Marine could have a "U.S.M.C." tattooed on his arm. BUT, I'll never understand how someone could have his/her face/neck tattooed any more than I can understand how someone could have facial piercings. And that business of stretching out the ear lob is bizarre.

It has taken us thousands of years to evolve from caveman days. It now seems like we are de-evolving.
PS: I'd never date a woman who was tattooed.
 
I can appreciate the artwork...some are beautifully done...but I consider them vulgar. I wouldn't date a man who had tattoos.
 
senior chef said:
I'm with the majority of people here on S.F. I can't stand tattoos. I can understand how a U. S. Marine could have a "U.S.M.C." tattooed on his arm. BUT, I'll never understand how someone could have his/her face/neck tattooed any more than I can understand how someone could have facial piercings. And that business of stretching out the ear lob is bizarre.

It has taken us thousands of years to evolve from caveman days. It now seems like we are de-evolving.
PS: I'd never date a woman who was tattooed.
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From the Police perspective......Tats are a excellent way to identify criminals. In my jurisdiction here in Ontario, every person is photographed once they are convicted, and that includes all of their tats. The CPIC national crime computer system has a section with thousands of photos of tats that a officer can look at from the mobile data terminal in their patrol car, to Identify a person that they just arrested, who refuses to give their name. Found a dead body ? Tats can be used to identify it. I recently was in a supermarket here in Toronto and saw a woman who had to be at least 75, who had a shoulder tat that read......Property of the Vagabonds Motorcycle Club on her. She had a 6 year old grand child with her. Talk about having to explain stuff..............JImB.
 
Don M. said:
A few days ago, we were in line at the cashier, while the lady ahead of us was getting a cart full of groceries....and, she was covered with tattoo's, all over her arms and legs. Then, when it came to pay, she whipped out her SNAP card. She obviously has a different priority on spending her money.
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I was at a wedding several years ago where one of the bridesmaids had a large tattoo of a skull with a hypodermic syringe sticking through it on her upper back between her shoulder blades. It was absolutely hideous. The girl was obviously embarrassed. I remember wedding guests looking at each other in shock. Why the girl didn't cover it with makeup or a bandage or something is beyond me.
 
There are times in my life that Have been so painful or joyful, had I been younger, I think I would have expressed it through a tattoo. I get it. I’ve tried to think of things now maybe I’d tattoo, if I were to get one, which I won’t. One would be initials of my Granchildren in an intricate pattern, one of the face of my little chihuahua that passed after 15 years. There really are some beautiful ones. And if taken care of can be touched up.
 
In my opinion, someone who has facial tats is really saying " I never want to have a good job, because I like my drugs too much to care about such things ". JImB.
 
My husband and both my daughters have tattoos while my son and I do not, nor have any desire to. Just not our thing, though I do admire the artwork on my peeps.

I have Daith piercings in my ears, which I originally got for help with migraines, but now love for themselves and wouldn't feel like myself without them.
 
Jan14 said:
There are times in my life that Have been so painful or joyful, had I been younger, I think I would have expressed it through a tattoo. I get it. I’ve tried to think of things now maybe I’d tattoo, if I were to get one, which I won’t. One would be initials of my Granchildren in an intricate pattern, one of the face of my little chihuahua that passed after 15 years. There really are some beautiful ones. And if taken care of can be touched up.
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That's true; I had the Koi Fish tattoo on my husband's forearm touched-up for one of our anniversaries. He chose black and red, whereas it was been multihued previous, which came out nice. :)
 
Lavinia said:
I can appreciate the artwork...some are beautifully done...but I consider them vulgar. I wouldn't date a man who had tattoos.
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33 years ago, I said something similar to my then proposed date, a man I knew who worked in the ice rink where I skated and so was always all covered up. As a consequence, he stayed covered up while we were dating... until he didn't. At that point I couldn't have cared less because it was he I wanted. I had fun looking at all the "pictures" and hearing about their origins.

We've been happily married for 32 years. :)
 

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