Tattoos like, 'em, or hate 'em.

helenbacque said:
I neither love nor hate them. I just think they are tacky/low class.
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Sadly I do too. My first encounter with a tattoo was at age four when my family was driving to visit my country grandparents and we stopped at a gas station. A little old man came out to pump gas and I saw he had a colorful tattoo on his very wrinkled bicep. He looked poor and careworn and was unkempt. From that moment I associated tattoos with financial impoverishment and lowliness even though it's not true, but I was just a tiny kid. The aversion has never left me and I've never gone near a tattoo parlor in my life. :unsure:
 

As an artist, I tend to like may of them I see. No prison tats please 🤣
I don't like them on women, I think they lose their femininity. To tattoo a love body that has lovely skin is not good in my opinion. Men will wear theirs better, I think. Women may tend to fluctuate, body proportions changing often. When the body changes so do the tattoos.
But they like them when they are young. I don't see all of them as a rebellion against God. I think it is a rebellion against everyone.
I rebelled indifferent ways. Besides that money could go to college, to help the homeless or save for a rainy day.
Japan will still not allow tats in the bathing facilities or houses. They are a reminder of criminal enterprise and very unwelcome as a rule. I love many of the Japanese tats done by masters. No tats. But, I do like them on men (with our without). Go figure!
 
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I Have a small tattoo.... not visible to most people....
Why?
honestly at this point i am not sure why i had it done. .........I forget i even have it most times...
as people age they often sag and look terrible
a waste of money and unless as a way to ID my body.... no use really .....i am sure i thought i had a reason

I did it when my husband was getting a much larger item tattoo on his arm up by his shoulder. he always wanted one...

I agree with all the above posters that all over ones face and neck etc is just creepy ....
discreet and rarely seen .. i could care less as that is what mine is ...

A face or neck or tons of tattoos can really limit a person as many may make judgement about someone based on that. maybe passed for a job... date or other interactions.
 

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Alligatorob said:
I got none, and never will. However I do find some of them interesting on others.

Knew a woman who had tattooed eyebrows. Just made to look like real eyebrows. They looked fine, not sure whey she did it.
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A female friend did this because her eyebrows quit growing in--doctor told her it was hereditary--so she goes in, about every 6 months I think, and gets them re-tattooed; the salon she has do it does a really good job, it looks great.
 
Bonnie said:
I used to be a regular blood donor at our local Blood Bank, twice a year when I was younger.

I remember back then they did not want people with current tattoo work to donate .... actually, they said within the last two years.
They said that ink can get into the blood stream and it could be an issue of contamination.

Do they still reject people on that basis? If so, then there must be blood donating shortages everywhere.
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I heard that too. Also I heard that the ink that professional tattoo artists use is the same as the paint used on automobiles and does indeed stay in the bloodstream. o_O Which has made me think twice about getting a tattoo. (I am still thinking about it, though. 😊 )
 
officerripley said:
I heard that too. Also I heard that the ink that professional tattoo artists use is the same as the paint used on automobiles and does indeed stay in the bloodstream. o_O Which has made me think twice about getting a tattoo. (I am still thinking about it, though. 😊 )
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No no no... the ink itself isn't dangerous.. the dangers occurred when artists didn't use sanitary practices- such as using 'leftover' ink on another customer when it wasn't all used up by a previous customer.. I think this is the reason it was banned in some areas long ago when customers contracted syphilis from dirty ink and dirty needles... but reputable artists started taking safety precautions when AIDS started spreading.
 
Most reputable places have very strict sanitary protocols and rules but sure there are places who are lax.

For example the place i got mine would NOT do names or things they felt people could regret in time. did not do face or neck either

Stressed to customer several times the permanent reality even with the removal processes that have greatly improved.
The inks and tools have also vastly better then decades ago... Not the same tattoo ink my uncle had etc.... i think a greater risk was hepatitis for most tattoo situations.
 
No, tattoos don't do anything for me and I don't really like them on either men or women. I have seen very, very few tattoos on either sex that I liked or I thought looked good on them. Besides, I have been told they hurt to get them. I am not into pain.

Having just said all that, I might consider getting the eyebrow thing. My eyebrows are so light they are almost invisible. Hmmmm, naw.
 
I don't care for tattoos, but they don't gross me out like piercings do — especially the nose and lip piercings, and eyebrow piercings. And there are other piercings that are hidden under clothing. Yuck. To me it's gross. To others, it's a way of life — one that I'm unable to understand. Like the woman who was murdered in a shooting spree last week who owned a tattoo parlor. They showed a picture of her and she was all covered in tattoos and piercings. Rather than feeling any sympathy, I just felt repulsion. Sometimes, these people would be attractive without all their modifications and decorations. I just don't get it.
 
For me, there is nothing worse than seeing a beautiful bride or a gorgeous model in a stunning dress with tattoos, and I'm not even straight. Just ruins the whole look. And as for nose or lip piercings, don't get me started. I guess I'm truly old fashioned.

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I also don't think they are at all attractive on men. Skin can be beautiful, but not with tattoos.(n)
 
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The Journal of Economic Behavior and Organisation has decided to make people who look bad, feel bad too. In the UK, a fifth of people have a tattoo and, according to new research, this means they are impulsive decision-makers and poor strategists.
 
Bonnie said:
I used to be a regular blood donor at our local Blood Bank, twice a year when I was younger.

I remember back then they did not want people with current tattoo work to donate .... actually, they said within the last two years.
They said that ink can get into the blood stream and it could be an issue of contamination.

Do they still reject people on that basis? If so, then there must be blood donating shortages everywhere.
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What's kind of ironic: I've noticed that the phlebotomists that draw blood for lab testing all look like they picked up a lot of tattoos...before they became clean & sober. 😲
 
I think "hate" is a bit strong, but I dislike tattoos and any form of body mutilation for "decorative" purposes.

OTOH, I do have pierced ears. (One tiny hole in each). So I'm not completely consistent.
 
Nathan said:
What's kind of ironic: I've noticed that the phlebotomists that draw blood for lab testing all look like they picked up a lot of tattoos...before they became clean & sober. 😲
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I was transferred to the phlebotomy dept for a few years (before retiring).....I saw many of my co-workers with tattoos. I don't think it had anything to do with the job, but more so their age.
 
JaniceM said:
A point some don't grasp is tattoos don't always mean an individual has a 'substance-abuse' history...
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Perhaps not, but I say it can be argued that "impulsive" and "short-sighted" can be factored into the massive tattooing behaviour, and those with a substance abuse history fall into those two categories.
 
I don't hate tattoos and have seen some really nice ones but, it's not something I ever wanted myself.
 

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