Is it ok to have no ink in today's society?

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  • MysteriousMerlin
    MysteriousMerlin Posts: 2,270 Member
    I don't like writing with pencil all the time.

    I know, write? <-- get it? GET IT?
  • toutmonpossible
    toutmonpossible Posts: 1,580 Member
    Tattoos are sooooo trashy!

    ^^^ This. They are only for *kitten* and sailors.

    Many can look trashy. I've read articles on body art, etc., but I can't get past my overwhelmingly negative associations. When I grew up, the only men who had tattoos had been in the Navy and were drunks. The only women who had them were in carnival sideshows. I don't understand how something that is supposed to be a mark of personal individualism can serve as such when nearly everyone seems to feel pressure to do it. I won't say that all tattoos are ugly, but many are unattractive, distracting, and may cause health problems in the future.
  • homerjspartan
    homerjspartan Posts: 1,893 Member
    I don't like writing with pencil all the time.

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  • fbmandy55
    fbmandy55 Posts: 5,263 Member
    Anyone want to see the tattoo on my ol fella?

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  • UsedToBeHusky
    UsedToBeHusky Posts: 15,228 Member
    I have a lot of real estate tattooed. I'd venture to say it is no longer a rebellion thing nor is it about fitting in. It's about personal expression. If there's one thing I can't stand it's when people ask me what my tattoos "mean". They don't MEAN anything any more than the $80 wall hanging you bought at Kohl's means hanging in your living room. Tattoo televions programs have created that ridiculous notion: "I'm getting this sugar skull tattooed on my thigh because my grandma was important to me." That doesn't make any sense. You're getting it because you like it. Nuff said.

    I recommend the OP do the same. Get one or more if you want to. Don't if you don't want to. They're art and they're about personal expression. Being embarassed about NOT having a permanent body modification is a waste of your precious time.

    A lot of people actually do choose to get tatttooed with images that mean something to them. Not everyone is doing it for fashion.

    If yours were just because you like them, then great, but don't presume that people don't get tattoos for the sake of symbolism.
  • iwtfytj
    iwtfytj Posts: 41 Member
    Well, let's just put it this way. I got my ink for me and no one else. Anyone who has a problem with it can kick rocks. :wink:

    Agree with this totally! All of my tattoos were done because they have significance to me. I really couldn't care less if other people hate them or judge me for them. I didn't take their opinion into consideration when I got them, so their opinion isn't going to affect me now.

    With that said, I don't care if people have tattoos or not, and I think it's perfectly fine to NOT have any. To each his own.

    And honestly, it seems like the majority of people who care about whether someone is tattooed or not are people who don't have tattoos, and not the other way around.
  • iwtfytj
    iwtfytj Posts: 41 Member
    I have a lot of real estate tattooed. I'd venture to say it is no longer a rebellion thing nor is it about fitting in. It's about personal expression. If there's one thing I can't stand it's when people ask me what my tattoos "mean". They don't MEAN anything any more than the $80 wall hanging you bought at Kohl's means hanging in your living room. Tattoo televions programs have created that ridiculous notion: "I'm getting this sugar skull tattooed on my thigh because my grandma was important to me." That doesn't make any sense. You're getting it because you like it. Nuff said.

    I recommend the OP do the same. Get one or more if you want to. Don't if you don't want to. They're art and they're about personal expression. Being embarassed about NOT having a permanent body modification is a waste of your precious time.

    A lot of people actually do choose to get tatttooed with images that mean something to them. Not everyone is doing it for fashion.

    If yours were just because you like them, then great, but don't presume that people don't get tattoos for the sake of symbolism.

    +1

    All of my tattoos mean something to me. I think it's wonderful if/when other people find aesthetic value in them, but to me personally, they're not just like a Kohl's wall hanging.
  • UsedToBeHusky
    UsedToBeHusky Posts: 15,228 Member
    Thing is when most people have tattoos it makes you the one who stands out by not having any.

    Tattoos used to symbolize rebellion of cultural norms. What happens when they become the norm?

    That being said, I can't wait to get my first one.

    Haha! This is part of the reason why I have avoided them. LOL!

    There are lots of ways to express oneself. No need for me to permanently brand myself to do it.

    I used to have a friend who would always say "everybody has a tattoo but me!" My response was always "if everyone jumped off a bridge are you going to do it too?" My point was that if you want to get a tattoo get it because YOU want it, not just to be like everyone else.

    Which is why I haven't. I'm not getting one just because its the popular thing to do. I personally have fluctuated in my weight my entire life, and didn't want the tattoo to get stretched out and misshapen. Let alone, I can't imagine one single image of anything that I would be happy having on my body for the rest of my life.
  • Escloflowne
    Escloflowne Posts: 2,038 Member
    I don't like writing with pencil all the time.

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    Bravo sir, well done!

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  • SweetTrouble_
    SweetTrouble_ Posts: 933 Member
    <--Doesn't have any, and don't care if that makes me boring.
  • lucylousmummy
    lucylousmummy Posts: 348 Member
    my other half hasn't got any ink, and at the age of 45 i very much doubt he ever will, that said my mum got her first one done last year at the age of 58 lol, i've got just the one, i had it done at the age of 16 and it was definitely a rebellion thing, it wasn't very mainstream then, i am thinking about getting another one though, something with a ladybird in its design, and that will be for my youngest daughter who i call my little ladybird, she is the only reason i am still here :smile:
  • asdowe13
    asdowe13 Posts: 1,951 Member
    People who have no ink are *kitten*

    All of them
    Tattoos are sooooo trashy!

    ^^^ This. They are only for *kitten* and sailors.

    Seems to me we can come to an agreement that everyone is a *kitten*. Hmmm fancy that!
  • Mobilemuscle
    Mobilemuscle Posts: 945 Member
    <--Doesn't have any, and don't care if that makes me boring.

    same... i never will either

    it is becoming increasingly rare though
  • Elsie_Brownraisin
    Elsie_Brownraisin Posts: 786 Member
    Anyone want to see the tattoo on my ol fella?

    You expect interviewees to get that part of their portfolio out too?

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  • MissKim78
    MissKim78 Posts: 426 Member
    I don't have any! Mainly because I am terrified of needles and have zero tolerance for pain...aka I'm a pu**y! :tongue: But I'm ok with that....who cares what other people do or don't do to their own bodies??
  • Cliffslosinit
    Cliffslosinit Posts: 5,044 Member
    Just be yourself....tattoos do not define who you are.
    With or without them you are the same.
  • PaleoPath4Lyfe
    PaleoPath4Lyfe Posts: 3,161 Member
    Sure it is, but it's also ok to have ink.

    I Love my tattoo!

    Exactly.............To each his / her own.
  • summertime_girl
    summertime_girl Posts: 3,945 Member
    People who have no ink are *kitten*

    All of them
    Tattoos are sooooo trashy!

    ^^^ This. They are only for *kitten* and sailors.

    Seems to me we can come to an agreement that everyone is a *kitten*. Hmmm fancy that!

    I was being facetious. I have several, and more planned :) Love tattoos.
  • Operation_Shred
    Operation_Shred Posts: 173
    Tattoos are the work of the devil. Only devil worshipers, low life degenerates, and McDonalds employees should have them.


    Keep thy body pure.
  • Escloflowne
    Escloflowne Posts: 2,038 Member
    Sure it is, but it's also ok to have ink.

    I Love my tattoo!

    Exactly.............To each his / her own.

    I agree, as long as it's not clean eating or Paleo

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  • cheekymcgee
    cheekymcgee Posts: 140
    Tattoos are sooooo trashy!

    ^^^ This. They are only for *kitten* and sailors.

    Well, I am no sailor, so I guess that leaves...... :grumble:
  • UsedToBeHusky
    UsedToBeHusky Posts: 15,228 Member
    Sure it is, but it's also ok to have ink.

    I Love my tattoo!

    Exactly.............To each his / her own.

    I agree, as long as it's not clean eating or Paleo

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  • dbmata
    dbmata Posts: 12,950 Member
    Anyone want to see the tattoo on my ol fella?

    You expect interviewees to get that part of their portfolio out too?

    FIT.

    HAHAHAHA. I would die laughing if that happened. It reminds me of an event called stick your **** out fridays.
  • asdowe13
    asdowe13 Posts: 1,951 Member
    Tattoos are the work of the devil. Only devil worshipers, low life degenerates, and McDonalds employees should have them.


    Keep thy body pure.

    My body is pure..............



    Pure Awesome - look at that bad *kitten* tat <<<<<
  • EMTFreakGirl
    EMTFreakGirl Posts: 597 Member
    Big generalization coming here:
    Usually those without ink judge those with ink....rarely does that judgement go the other way.
    The exception is a tattoo artist without ink....that is just WRONG!

    ETA: I have 6 with plans for more. 3 small ones and 3 LARGE ones.
    small ones on inner wrist, forearm and hip bone
    Large ones: full back piece, thigh piece and shoulder cap/soon to be half sleeve.
  • iwtfytj
    iwtfytj Posts: 41 Member
    Tattoos are the work of the devil. Only devil worshipers, low life degenerates, and McDonalds employees should have them.


    Keep thy body pure.

    My body is pure..............



    Pure Awesome - look at that bad *kitten* tat <<<<<

    Love this :)
  • kuderstadt
    kuderstadt Posts: 134 Member
    No ink here. I don't really like the way it looks. I think its a personal thing and it's ok to have them or to not have them. I have lots of friends and family that have them, and some that don't, I do think it's becoming more and more rare to not have them though. Either way, each to his own.
  • Me2FitMe
    Me2FitMe Posts: 1,285 Member
    I sure hope so...but dont really care... dont plan on ever getting any. I do have to admit some look really hot with it!! :)
  • Mr_Bad_Example
    Mr_Bad_Example Posts: 2,403 Member
    Sometimes I draw on myself with a pen, just so I can fit in with the inked ones.

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  • _John_
    _John_ Posts: 8,646 Member
    Big generalization coming here:
    Usually those without ink judge those with ink....rarely does that judgement go the other way.
    The exception is a tattoo artist without ink....that is just WRONG!

    ETA: I have 6 with plans for more. 3 small ones and 3 LARGE ones.
    small ones on inner wrist, forearm and hip bone
    Large ones: full back piece, thigh piece and shoulder cap/soon to be half sleeve.

    Maybe they just think they are the best and don't want to be tainted by substandard work?

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