What are your thoughts, impression of tattoos.........

senile1

senile1

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Growing up tattoos were an important part of my culture, self expression. Even today, I am contemplating another tattoo, providing I can find a reputable person to do it. Most of my tattoos are of the home made variety, representing attitudes/stages of my life. What are your impression of people with tattoos?? Do you have a tattoo, or would you ever consider having one??
 

This topic has been talked about last year quite a bit on the forum.

Most of the posters did not like them. I have none and would never
get one. Very small tattoos are okay. Large ones, no.
Reminds me too much of graffitti art. Younger people do not
seem to appreciate or realize the beauty of their natural skin. (Esp. girls)
 
I don't like tattoos but after my Grandsons were born my daughter got two very tiny footprints with the name of each son just above her ankle.. I actually liked it and thought it was done tastefully.
 
I dislike tattoos immensely, only hardcore dopers, cheap hookers, sailors and gang members have them.

No wait a minute, I forgot that I have a tigers face portrait from the top of my right shoulder to just above the elbow.

Hmm let's see......I'm not a doper, not real fond of ships and haven't been in any sort of gang since my teens.

OMG I guess that would make me a cheap hooker.

P.S.......I give senior discounts.
 
Why spoil the nice skin you were born with? It used to be sort of low brow folks who got them + innocent sailors who were taken into tat parlors
while drunk or otherwise helpless. Do YOU get them just to look at them in the mirror? If not, you're craving attention and otherwise insecure.

I have none and never would get one. Whatever floats YOUR boat. If you crave attention, then do something good for humanity instead of lying there
and letting some tat "artist" ruin your body.
 
Personal feelings ONLY!! Please, no offense meant....

I believe tattoos are certainly something any person has a right to affix to their own body. Likewise, I have the right to my opinion that tattoos can make that person appear less "professional". My wife's medical office will not employ ladies who have tattoos that cannot be covered by medical smocks. Their clientele is an "older" set of demographics and feel some of today's ink could be offensive. (They also do not allow employees to have cell phones in the building since that privilege was abused.) Personally, working in and around the construction industry... I see tattoos aplenty.

Two of our three kids have tattoos. Both of them have the ability to hide those tattoos when dressed for work. I just do not believe some of today's young ladies understand how tattoos that may enhance their skin today are so apt to be "wrinkled works" in later life. :>)
 
No. I don't have tats. My Dad had a Navy tat on his left arm. It was a fun thing to do in WWII, but not later. I'm not into tats. One reason is that after a while, tats loose color and all look like a faded wash of dark blue. Another thing is that tats are immensely personal, with great meaning to the tattee. When you meet someone with all kinds of tats, it's kind of like reading a 48 stanza poem. And how many people want to do that? But, hey, it's your body; do what you want with it.
 
I haven't any tattoos and don't plan to get any, I might have considered getting a nice one featuring my siblings names at some point, but, I don't much care for needles. Maybe a nice tramp stamp, it would suit me I think. Kidding. But, I've nothing against them, seen some very nice ones.

Many people I have high regards for and others I've seen in various professions have tattoos, to each their own. It's not the taboo it once was as far as many of the younger companies corporate and otherwise, just as long as the designs don't interfere with the companies image in some way. I know Mark Cuban has several as well as several other billionaires, doctors, executives and so on.
 
I was a sailor in the 50s and they were very common with navy men then. Mine is now 58 years old and has gotten kind of fuzzy looking.

The ones that cover like wallpaper were once favored by Japanese gangsters, don't know if that still applies.
 
I guess for most people tattoos are either a personal statement, a sign of some social affiliation or are for attention-getting. I only have a homemade "gemini" zodiac sign on my right bicep, and a "c" on my forearm, where I started to put a girlfriend's name. Before I could proceed, a glimmer of wisdom came into my 15 yr. old brain...and I stopped. <whew> ;)
 
As soon as I get our finances remotely stable...this is gonna take some serious doing...I want to get Callie's face next to my shoulder portrait of Sophie. Then again maybe I should put the haters in their place and get it on my forearm. I'm proud of my gorgeous baby boy. I'm proud of all my ink too, each image has a different story and were well thought out. My advice for my kids has always been if you want one fine, but think about it for a few years. You want something no one else has with special meaning to you alone. Not something out of some flash trash magazine. Oh and be 100% sober, you want them to get it perfect.
 
tnthomas said:
a "c" on my forearm, where I started to put a girlfriend's name. Before I could proceed, a glimmer of wisdom came into my 15 yr. old brain...and I stopped. <whew> ;)
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My very first tattoo was done on my forearm with a razor blade and the ink from a ballpoint pen refill when I was around 14......it was the letter 'G' which was for Gail who was my girlfriend.

The romance faded and eventually (a few years) so did the tattoo.
 
I have one; got it for my 60th birthday. I always wanted a tattoo but my late husband was very opposed to my getting one. I got it for "me", it's attractive, but unless I lose a really big bet and have to run through downtown naked at high noon, very few people will ever see it. I almost have my 90 year old mother talked into a tiny one. Why? Why not?
 
When I see someone who is heavily tattooed I want to ask them, in my best stern auntie voice, "What were you thinking? Why have you scribbled all over yourself?"

But I don't. I just do a mental head shake and try to think about something else.

The tattoos that perplex me the most are the ones that are simply textual. I guess they remind me of concentration camp tattoos and I find them disturbing. I have the same reaction to slave bangles and ultra long fingernails. To me, they all represent the plight of people who are not free. It's just me.
 
I feel even with birth children you don't know where it will go. A memorial to long owned pets or pets or humans who have passed on. You're safe...
 
I just can't get over the facial and neck ink. Don't these people realize that as long as my generation is still running the world they are sentencing themselves to a lifetime of poverty and low level employment?
 
Robusta said:
I just can't get over the facial and neck ink. Don't these people realize that as long as my generation is still running the world they are sentencing themselves to a lifetime of poverty and low level employment?
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I can definitely see the need for shutting out potentially talented people because we dislike their tats, way of life and lets throw in some religion and racial reasoning too. Think maybe it's time for a new generation to take over, do you not think we (our generation)have screwed it up enough? Just a thought.
 
senile1 said:
I can definitely see the need for shutting out potentially talented people because we dislike their tats, way of life and lets throw in some religion and racial reasoning too. Think maybe it's time for a new generation to take over, do you not think we (our generation)have screwed it up enough? Just a thought.
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Yes absolutely. Facial and neck tattoos are of gang and prison culture. I will not support that!!!!!!
 
As much as I like tattoos I do advise young people to have them where they can be covered if need be. Ankles or legs and you can wear opaque stockings. Other body parts and you can dress accordingly...but necks, faces, hands...just not attractive and it definitely will strike you out at many job interviews.
 

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