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Tattoo's don't speak to ones intelligence, but might speak to ones mental/emotional state.
Either way, folks are free to do what they like, but please don't tell others that you don't care what they think, then take every opportunity to show your tattoos.
When I meet someone with visible tattoos I just ignore them. I do not really look at what they are just as I wouldn't look closely at someone's scars, moles or blemishes. That would be rude.
I agree with that. Tattoo is a primitive cultural relic. Unless you're an aborigine or a pirate (or a sailor - they're common in maritime people due mostly to the historical legacy of close cultural proximity that seafarers had with aboriginal/tribal cultures) you have no business with a tattoo.
It is fairly clear that absent that identity, a tattoo typically indicates a person of low-culture - generally low-class, low intelligence, and low social status.
Tattoos are one of, if not the, ugliest form of self-desecration thee is.
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Originally Posted by Open-D
"Individuality" gained through self-desecration (tattoos, for example), instead of accomplishment, is self-indulgent vanity, just like other freakish behavior. Self-inflicted ugliness in desperate search of some absent meaning to a vacuous life.
I wonder if you'd say that to the faces of these people:
I dislike those. I don't begrudge soldiers getting military tattoos but those are too big. My dad had a small army tattoo, he said he got it when he was drunk with his army buddies.
I think generally speaking, it is not wise to paint the entire group of people with a broad brush.
Personally, I will never get a tattoo, and I have seen amazing tattoos on some people, but most tattoos are not that impressive.
This being said, I've seen a lot of amazing military tattoos who actually told story of a person. For example, my good friend Clark (who is a navy corpsman) has 9 skulls on his arm (represents 9 Marines he lost).
If you (the general term) don't know a story of a person, I think you should not judge.
If you don't like a tattoo on your skin, that is your right; other people certainly have a right to make their own choices. What seems to be the big deal?
No, I don't think tattoos are for stupid people. I can understand that some people regretted having tattoos on their skin, but I still won't call them stupid.
p.s. My brother has a very small memorial tattoo on his back. He lost his best friend in the Marine corps and that tattoo is for him. I've seen many military men with big tattoos, it almost always tells a story.
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