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IMO people (men or women) who have tattoo's & piercings are a little light in the brain department and should be avoided.
One of our son's got brain dead and got a small tattoo but I doubt that he will again. Most unacceptable............
One of our son's got brain dead?
And you're calling people with tattoos 'a little light in the brain department'?
I have degrees in Music composition, International Studies and a Bachelors in Aeronautical Engineering. I'm going back to school to get another degree in Aviation Maintenance.
I have a lot of tattoos. A LOT of tattoos.
I won't lose any sleep if people like you avoid people like me
Way, way to many. It seems like getting a tattoo is the new smoking that everybody did when I was a kid in the 50's. Old people, young people (by far the most common) middle aged housewives and corporate executives it doesn't matter anymore.
I have to wonder what this trend is saying about our society today. There be a dumbing down of expectations due to the economic decline and the associated job loss.
All i know for sure is a lot of people with tattoo's today will regret them as their skin gets older. THAT ought be something to see! (shudder! )
And you're calling people with tattoos 'a little light in the brain department'?
I have degrees in Music composition, International Studies and a Bachelors in Aeronautical Engineering. I'm going back to school to get another degree in Aviation Maintenance.
I have a lot of tattoos. A LOT of tattoos.
I won't lose any sleep if people like you avoid people like me
Yes, both his mother and myself expressed our family displeasure with #4 son getting his body vandalized since this type of behavior is unacceptable in our family.
As to your choice to vandalize your body well...that's your cross to bear not mine. And do I still think that there is something innately wrong with people that choose to get tattoo's? Yes, I'd like to think that modern educated humans don't need tribal markings to know who , and what, they are. Like I said..... light in the brain department.
Yes, both his mother and myself expressed our family displeasure with #4 son getting his body vandalized since this type of behavior is unacceptable in our family.
As to your choice to vandalize your body well...that's your cross to bear not mine. And do I still think that there is something innately wrong with people that choose to get tattoo's? Yes, I'd like to think that modern educated humans don't need tribal markings to know who , and what, they are. Like I said..... light in the brain department.
I definitely don't consider it 'vandalizing' but to each his or her own.
We may not 'need' it, but we 'want' it. I like my tattoos and each and every one of them have some sort of meaning to me. I received them WHILE getting my college degrees and it's simply something that I like.
If it's unacceptable in your family, then great! Luckily, my parents understand that I'm an adult and that I am capable of making decisions on my own. There's nothing wrong with me, and I consider myself an intelligent person who has a different taste in art than you do. My hubby's Father is a well known wildlife artist and he LOVES my tattoos. He thinks they're a great artistic expression .
Mostly, it seems people either love them or hate them with still a sizable number who don't care one way or another. Tattoos don't cause lung disease, as smoking does, but there are far more ex-smokers than there are ex-tattooed people running around. Tattoos are for life unless one can afford to have them removed. I am a 41 year ex-smoker and I'm damn happy that tattoos were not the "in" thing to do when I was young or I might have a faded blob of ink somewhere on my body.
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I have tattoos, but each one means something to me:
One is something I used to draw a lot as a kid, and I got this to remind me to stay young.
Another is in memory of my mother.
I am getting a third on my back. It's a stencil of my son.
I work in a corporate environment. I don't use drugs, drink good beers now and then, and I would consider myself a family man. I like my tattoos, but they do not define me as a human being. My first tattoo I got 10 years ago, before it became a hipster thing, and I definitely do not get them for any sort of hipster factor. I don't even wear clothes that would allow me to fit into any type of group anyway.
Perception is reality. When your average person see's a woman with a "tramp stamp," what are they thinking? Hence the term tramp stamp.
As someone else pointed out, only sailors/marines, bikers, and CRIMINAL's had tattoo's. Then the whole tramp stamp fad came into play. The term "INK," comes from where? Not from LA, but from the PRISON SYSTEM. The term "SLEEVED," also came from the prison system. In fact, most terms related to tattoo's did/due come from the prison system. Walk into any prison in the country and 99.9% of the prisoners will have tattoo's.
Do you want to walk into some high end jewlery store and be waited on someone who has tattoo's all over their neck, arms, forehead, etc? No, you don't. Again, what is your perception of this person? Are there exceptions? Of course there are, however, they are minority. If it walks like duck...
Not too mention, yep, right now, tattoo removal is a HUGE business. Many women now, who are 35+, are getting their tattoo's removed; especially their tramp stamps. Why? Because they don't want their children to get tattoo's, because they look trashy. There is only ONE reason to have a tattoo on your lower back; what other possible reason could there be? You can't even see it.
Yes, we all can do what we want. I got that. Just remember, you get all tattoo'd up, people, in general, will treat you differently. It may not be covert, but overtly, most people will look upon you with disdain and disgust. Just like most people look upon people who are overweight, in the sameway. Its human nature and you will never be able to change it.
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