Tattoos, love 'em or hate 'em?

[Bman]

What do you think about tattoos? They used to be just for bikers and military vets but now I think there is a law requiring everyone over the age of 10 to get one.
To each his own I guess but I'm not really a big fan, I can't think of anything that I would want to look at for the rest of my life. and when I see a pretty girl with a big ole tattoo it turns me off almost as much as her smoking a cigarette.

 

[vraiblonde]

I love my tattoos (and I also smoke, but it doesn't matter because I'm taken anyway ).

I have no opinion on other peoples' tattoos, unless they're either really pretty or really ugly.

 

[Kyle]

Didn't this train stop in the station a few years ago?

Buckle up.

 

[Bann]

I love my tattoo. I've had mine for about 5 years. I got it the year after my sister died - it was in honor of her that I got it.

 

[acommondisaster]

I don't care either way; except for some of those guys you see on Lockup, who have them all over their faces. I guess they don't plan on getting much of a job when they're done serving their life sentences.

When I see a particularly pretty sleeve on some young thing, I always wonder what it'll look like at age 58.

 

[littlelady]

I don't care either way; except for some of those guys you see on Lockup, who have them all over their faces. I guess they don't plan on getting much of a job when they're done serving their life sentences.

When I see a particularly pretty sleeve on some young thing, I always wonder what it'll look like at age 58.

I think the tattoo thing takes away from military tattoos. Back in the day, that was a mark of bravery. Today, I think, so many people are so lost that they have to brand their body to stand out. I, actually, would like to see tattoos that can be covered (and one can have a chance at getting a real job); the ridiculous piercings of the face and lips is another story/thread. How do those people even kiss anyone anymore? Do they understand it looks hideous? Just wondering. Also, aren't tattoos physically harmful, as far as getting pricked with a needle and ink, and all?

 

[Chris0nllyn]

I think the tattoo thing takes away from military tattoos. Back in the day, that was a mark of bravery. Today, I think, so many people are so lost that they have to brand their body to stand out. I, actually, would like to see tattoos that can be covered (and one can have a chance at getting a real job); the ridiculous piercings of the face and lips is another story/thread. How do those people even kiss anyone anymore? Do they understand it looks hideous? Just wondering. Also, aren't tattoos physically harmful, as far as getting pricked with a needle and ink, and all?

Tattoos in general have been around for literally thousands of years and were not solely dedicated to military members.

Times are-a-changin' and as someone who could care less what other people do to their body, and as someone with a "real" job with tattoos that can't be covered and a big beard, maybe it's time we move past the idea that someone's looks dictate how they should be treated or viewed?

 

[RoseRed]

I got some new work done...

 

[DEEKAYPEE8569]

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No, you can't get a job because you look like something out of a John Carpenter movie.

 

[RoseRed]

no, you can't get a job because you look like something out of a john carpenter movie.

h8r.

 

[gary_webb]

Tattoos are so 2016 ago, scarification is where it at!

 

[DEEKAYPEE8569]

h8r.

Okay.....other than a tat parlor or a Goth club, where would those two get a paying job?

 

[black dog]

Okay.....other than a tat parlor or a Goth club, where would those two get a paying job?

I have a woman that welds for me that has full sleeves, back and a bunch on her legs.
Piercing that will make a gay man stare in the summer months. She is a superb welder and a great natured person to work around. She also has thicker skin than most men, she is a person that you don't play Truth or Dare with or Dare to show the new hardware that she had installed the weekend before.
Tattoos have never bothered me nor have I ever judged someone for having tattoos.
I have a few from my travels in life myself.


Edit,, and she is quite capable of paying for her car repairs herself.

 

[Clem72]

Okay.....other than a tat parlor or a Goth club, where would those two get a paying job?

Halloween store, carnies, roadies for a Swedish death metal band, Walgreens pharmacist.

 

[Restitution]

Edit,, and she is quite capable of paying for her car repairs herself.

THAT right there is a biggie!

Nothing pizzes me off more than seeing some woman or man trying to show off their latest $600 artwork and how cool it is and then, next breath is "I need some gas money."

 

[Bann]

In the tradition of Island mens, this fine specimen of a Samoan man had nearly completed his entire body tattoo when we visited. He explained the process to us and said he was having this done as part of becoming a Chief.








It is an extremely lengthy and painful process...
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pe'a

 

[RoseRed]

Okay.....other than a tat parlor or a Goth club, where would those two get a paying job?

Good Lord. Just have some fun with it.

 

[Grumpy]

Edit,, and she is quite capable of paying for her car repairs herself.

 

[kwillia]

Good Lord. Just have some fun with it.

Ignore him! You'll find a receptionist job soon... stay positive!

 

[RoseRed]

Ignore him! You'll find a receptionist job soon... stay positive!

I do have a positive outlook on life!