Tattoos like, 'em, or hate 'em.

Not for me.

"The Illustrated Man" (1969) directed by Ray Bradbury - A science fiction film that takes place in the 1930's. It's about a man who tells tales from the tattoos on his body which come to life and tell the illustrated story when stared at directly. There are three tales.


"They're not tattoos, they're skin illustrations. Don't you ever call them tattoos!"


Ruby ✌️
 

I don't like them but can appreciate the artistry in them

Funny story....my daughter holds a Masters degree and works in research at very prestegious college, typical bookish scientist type. She has a half dozen tattoos and a couple of pierceings. My son was a college drop out, skater/snow boarder type who also spent a couple years hooked on drugs, he works as a tree trimmer now, he has zero tatooes.

They're the reverse of who you would expect to get tattooed.
 
Tattoos are for members of biker gangs, sailors, convicts and cheap hookers.

I sold my last motorcycle a few years ago......I'm not overly fond of boats.....and I've never been in prison.

OMG !! that only leaves one thing...........I guess I'm a cheap hooker.
 
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I think a lot of people who get tattoos are trying to make a statement, "Look at me, I'm a rebel. It hurts, but I can take it." It's a way of getting attention. And, there can be peer pressure too. If all your friends have them, you may not want to be the exception.

I suspect it will peak eventually, like most fads.

My oldest brother had a couple from WW2 in the Navy. He used to make the hula girl on his bicep dance for me.
 
I think we've gone way beyond "tattoos". Some have huge 'scenes' sprawling across their bodies. To me, I don't like them. It's destroying the natural beauty of the body. But some love 'em, I just saw on TV that Stone Age people as well as ancient Egyptians had tattoos
 
I barely notice tattoos anymore, they're so ubiquitous.

However, one of my very few hard and fast rules when our children were still under our roof: No tattoos and no piercings (except our daughter's ears). I wanted their puppy brains to fully grow before they made those permanent, often disfiguring, decisions. One of my sons was very impulsive and would have gotten tattoos of every band he liked and sports team he followed, not to mention those horrible earrings that create huge holes.)
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They all moved out around age 24. To this day, there isn't a tattoo or piercing between them (daughter's ears excepted). Funny thing though - they all married people who have at least one tattoo, mostly tiny ones.

I once asked my impulsive son why he didn't get tattooed after he moved out. He said by that time he realized most people get tattoos as a way of distinguishing themselves from everyone else. The irony - tattoos had become commonplace in their generation, that not being tattooed was in and of itself more distinguishing. Also, he'd seen more than his share of poorly done, ugly, clunky and fading tattoos.
 

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