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No. I'm not into defacing my own body. I also find them a turn-off in women, with a few rare exceptions.
It's just so trendy. There was a time that having tattoos meant something; either you were a biker or had done time etc. Now it just means that you follow the crowd.
I completely disagree with this.
If you want to get to the roots of tattooing, I suggest you do a little bit of research.... Tattooing has been around for centuries, and it did not start with bikers or people in jail.
And I would adore to know how I follow a crowd.... I am, out of every one I know, the least person to follow a trend.
This comment is just idiotic.
THANK YOU!!!!
Sorry, but whether you're going to admit it or not, tattoos are a huge trend. How many TV shows are there about it now? It's just a fact.
Tattoo programmes which have only come about the past couple of years VS tattoos for Centuries... Use your common knowledge/sense please.
There is a difference between what is popular within the media industry and makes money, to what has been around, and been popular, for centuries.
Jesus, do you have any common sense?!
They are fairly easy to distinguish between.
Buy a book on tattoo history.
Read it.
Come back when I am likely to consider giving a hopefully more educated comment a second thought.0 -
Each to their own I suppose. I guess I'm biased as I was brought up when the only people who had tats were either criminals, or seamen.
If I saw a pretty girl at the bar, and she smoked, it was for me a huge turn off, these days if she has a tattoo, I just think she is stupid, you can express your individuality every day by wearing different clothes. I just think reduced IQ, not responsible.
I think Ozzie Osbourne got it right when he said if you want to be different, then don't get one, as every F**kers got one now!
They may be in fashion today, but fads change and you are stuck with it. I'd not like to be stuck with flairs from the 60's or Oxford bags from the 70's. So no, not for me. But if you get pleasure out of them, and you enjoy wearing them, that is your choice. But people do judge you (rightly or wrongly) on appearance, fat, thin, small, tall, skin colour, the lot, and make a quick judgment.
Just my option from a fat pompous bloke (No tats though) LOL.
Oh dear. I must be dreaming the fact that I am studying a Psychology degree to become a forensic Psychologist earning no less than £69,000 a year.... Silly me. After all, I must be incredibly stupid seeing as I have tattoos =/
Me too...I have a HIGH IQ and three degrees...including a master's...Had no idea my tattoo made me stupid! Good to know!
Oh good grief... why don't you people READ posts before commenting on them? The gentleman clearly said that's just what springs to his mind... even admitting it might be wrong. His point is 100% valid. Fact: humans make snap judgments based on appearances. Chill out. If you love your tattoos so much, just own it. Don't be such whiney b**@#s about it.
Smooches!! LOL! I'm an educated business professional, not a whiney b**@#s.
If I was, I would have responded with a whiney comment. Don't you think? So, based on my previous response, you can safely use intelligence, if available, to make the obvious conclusion. I also think it is safe to conclude that I'm a smart-a** b**@# as opposed to a whiney one.0 -
No. I'm not into defacing my own body. I also find them a turn-off in women, with a few rare exceptions.
It's just so trendy. There was a time that having tattoos meant something; either you were a biker or had done time etc. Now it just means that you follow the crowd.
I completely disagree with this.
If you want to get to the roots of tattooing, I suggest you do a little bit of research.... Tattooing has been around for centuries, and it did not start with bikers or people in jail.
And I would adore to know how I follow a crowd.... I am, out of every one I know, the least person to follow a trend.
This comment is just idiotic.
I think you mean "socially acceptable" not "trendy."
No, I think the way you have been throwing around "trendy" has been incorrect. There has been a steady rise of tattoos, yes. But that mainly has to do with the fact that tattoos have become more socially acceptable. It's been a STEADY rise, not one that happened in a month and it continues to rise.
trend·y [tren-dee] Show IPA adjective, trend·i·er, trend·i·est, noun, plural trend·ies.
adjective
1.
of, in, or pertaining to the latest trend or style.
Bell bottoms were trendy. Tattoos have been around and popular for a lot longer than a decade.0 -
No. I'm not into defacing my own body. I also find them a turn-off in women, with a few rare exceptions.
It's just so trendy. There was a time that having tattoos meant something; either you were a biker or had done time etc. Now it just means that you follow the crowd.
I completely disagree with this.
If you want to get to the roots of tattooing, I suggest you do a little bit of research.... Tattooing has been around for centuries, and it did not start with bikers or people in jail.
And I would adore to know how I follow a crowd.... I am, out of every one I know, the least person to follow a trend.
This comment is just idiotic.
I think you mean "socially acceptable" not "trendy."
No, I think the way you have been throwing around "trendy" has been incorrect. There has been a steady rise of tattoos, yes. But that mainly has to do with the fact that tattoos have become more socially acceptable. It's been a STEADY rise, not one that happened in a month and it continues to rise.
trend·y [tren-dee] Show IPA adjective, trend·i·er, trend·i·est, noun, plural trend·ies.
adjective
1.
of, in, or pertaining to the latest trend or style.
Bell bottoms were trendy. Tattoos have been around and popular for a lot longer than a decade.
THANK YOU!0 -
No. I'm not into defacing my own body. I also find them a turn-off in women, with a few rare exceptions.
It's just so trendy. There was a time that having tattoos meant something; either you were a biker or had done time etc. Now it just means that you follow the crowd.
I completely disagree with this.
If you want to get to the roots of tattooing, I suggest you do a little bit of research.... Tattooing has been around for centuries, and it did not start with bikers or people in jail.
And I would adore to know how I follow a crowd.... I am, out of every one I know, the least person to follow a trend.
This comment is just idiotic.
THANK YOU!!!!
Sorry, but whether you're going to admit it or not, tattoos are a huge trend. How many TV shows are there about it now? It's just a fact.
Tattoo programmes which have only come about the past couple of years VS tattoos for Centuries... Use your common knowledge/sense please.
There is a difference between what is popular within the media industry and makes money, to what has been around, and been popular, for centuries.
Jesus, do you have any common sense?!
They are fairly easy to distinguish between.
Buy a book on tattoo history.
Read it.
Come back when I am likely to consider giving a hopefully more educated comment a second thought.0 -
I have several and some a very large! But I'm a tatoo snob. I can hide all of mine in normal clothing. I think it looks totally trashy when women have tatoos on thier arms! To me it screams- "I'm uneducated and never plan on working a real job"...I see these often on housekeepers and waitresses. That and neck/face tatoos. Tramp stamps are also NOT attractive to me....Nothing screams "I'm a hussy" more then letting your tramp stamp hang out or bending over to let it hang out unpurpose. Makes me wanna gag.
If your tatoos contain bad language and disturbing images, just not my taste. And yes I will voice my opionon to you if I think your ugly tatoo is offensive.
It's your body do whatever you want with it but know that not everyone enjoys your "self expression" or "body art".
I just don't want my 2 and 5 yr old admiring your bloody Jesus with a bullet hole in his head dripping blood down your arm...0 -
I'm a painted lady and love it!0
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Each to their own I suppose. I guess I'm biased as I was brought up when the only people who had tats were either criminals, or seamen.
If I saw a pretty girl at the bar, and she smoked, it was for me a huge turn off, these days if she has a tattoo, I just think she is stupid, you can express your individuality every day by wearing different clothes. I just think reduced IQ, not responsible.
I think Ozzie Osbourne got it right when he said if you want to be different, then don't get one, as every F**kers got one now!
They may be in fashion today, but fads change and you are stuck with it. I'd not like to be stuck with flairs from the 60's or Oxford bags from the 70's. So no, not for me. But if you get pleasure out of them, and you enjoy wearing them, that is your choice. But people do judge you (rightly or wrongly) on appearance, fat, thin, small, tall, skin colour, the lot, and make a quick judgment.
Just my option from a fat pompous bloke (No tats though) LOL.
Oh dear. I must be dreaming the fact that I am studying a Psychology degree to become a forensic Psychologist earning no less than £69,000 a year.... Silly me. After all, I must be incredibly stupid seeing as I have tattoos =/
Me too...I have a HIGH IQ and three degrees...including a master's...Had no idea my tattoo made me stupid! Good to know!
Oh good grief... why don't you people READ posts before commenting on them? The gentleman clearly said that's just what springs to his mind... even admitting it might be wrong. His point is 100% valid. Fact: humans make snap judgments based on appearances. Chill out. If you love your tattoos so much, just own it. Don't be such whiney b**@#s about it.
Smooches!! LOL! I'm an educated business professional, not a whiney b**@#s.
If I was, I would have responded with a whiney comment. Don't you think? So, based on my previous response, you can safely use intelligence, if available, to make the obvious conclusion. I also think it is safe to conclude that I'm a smart-a** b**@# as opposed to a whiney one.
Right on!0 -
This is my tattoo on my left wrist. It represents the Holy Trinity (a combination of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit), my family (my mother, brother, and myself), and the number three (I testified against my rapist three times for three years before he was finally sent to prison) and it took me three years after all of that to consider myself recovered enough to love myself again.
Every time I see it, I'm reminded of how strong I am and how far I've come. Every time someone else sees it, it gives them an opportunity to learn a little bit about me, and I, a little bit about them. I can't tell you how many rape survivors I met after them noticing my tattoo.0 -
No. I'm not into defacing my own body. I also find them a turn-off in women, with a few rare exceptions.
It's just so trendy. There was a time that having tattoos meant something; either you were a biker or had done time etc. Now it just means that you follow the crowd.
I completely disagree with this.
If you want to get to the roots of tattooing, I suggest you do a little bit of research.... Tattooing has been around for centuries, and it did not start with bikers or people in jail.
And I would adore to know how I follow a crowd.... I am, out of every one I know, the least person to follow a trend.
This comment is just idiotic.
THANK YOU!!!!
Sorry, but whether you're going to admit it or not, tattoos are a huge trend. How many TV shows are there about it now? It's just a fact.
Tattoo programmes which have only come about the past couple of years VS tattoos for Centuries... Use your common knowledge/sense please.
There is a difference between what is popular within the media industry and makes money, to what has been around, and been popular, for centuries.
Jesus, do you have any common sense?!
They are fairly easy to distinguish between.
Buy a book on tattoo history.
Read it.
Come back when I am likely to consider giving a hopefully more educated comment a second thought.
Can you PLEASE pay attention to what you're saying? You are so incorrect. I've alread explained how your "trendy" comments are incorrect, but here:
cur·rent [kur-uhnt, kuhr-] Show IPA
adjective
new; present; most recent: the current issue of a publication.
Again, sir, you are wrong.0 -
And to that one who asked about what will I do when I get older, here's my answer :bigsmile:
haha! Nice!!0 -
I'm a painted lady and love it!
Likewise! I have 5. Finally finished the large one that covers my left side and have planned my right side!0 -
And to that one who asked about what will I do when I get older, here's my answer :bigsmile:
haha! Nice!!
Love! I always get the question about having tattoos when I'm in a nursing home when I'm old. I tell people that I don't care whether people like them now, so I'm a lot less likely to care when I'm old and senile! LOL!0 -
No. I'm not into defacing my own body. I also find them a turn-off in women, with a few rare exceptions.
It's just so trendy. There was a time that having tattoos meant something; either you were a biker or had done time etc. Now it just means that you follow the crowd.
I completely disagree with this.
If you want to get to the roots of tattooing, I suggest you do a little bit of research.... Tattooing has been around for centuries, and it did not start with bikers or people in jail.
And I would adore to know how I follow a crowd.... I am, out of every one I know, the least person to follow a trend.
This comment is just idiotic.
THANK YOU!!!!
Sorry, but whether you're going to admit it or not, tattoos are a huge trend. How many TV shows are there about it now? It's just a fact.
Tattoo programmes which have only come about the past couple of years VS tattoos for Centuries... Use your common knowledge/sense please.
There is a difference between what is popular within the media industry and makes money, to what has been around, and been popular, for centuries.
Jesus, do you have any common sense?!
They are fairly easy to distinguish between.
Buy a book on tattoo history.
Read it.
Come back when I am likely to consider giving a hopefully more educated comment a second thought.
Can you PLEASE pay attention to what you're saying? You are so incorrect. I've alread explained how your "trendy" comments are incorrect, but here:
cur·rent [kur-uhnt, kuhr-] Show IPA
adjective
new; present; most recent: the current issue of a publication.
Again, sir, you are wrong.
Some of the things I enjoy have been co-opted and turned into trends. It's annoying. That doesn't change the fact that x has become trendy. Sorry.0 -
I personally love tattoos...have 10 so far and not done yet, lol.0
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No. I'm not into defacing my own body. I also find them a turn-off in women, with a few rare exceptions.
It's just so trendy. There was a time that having tattoos meant something; either you were a biker or had done time etc. Now it just means that you follow the crowd.
I completely disagree with this.
If you want to get to the roots of tattooing, I suggest you do a little bit of research.... Tattooing has been around for centuries, and it did not start with bikers or people in jail.
And I would adore to know how I follow a crowd.... I am, out of every one I know, the least person to follow a trend.
This comment is just idiotic.
THANK YOU!!!!
Sorry, but whether you're going to admit it or not, tattoos are a huge trend. How many TV shows are there about it now? It's just a fact.
Tattoo programmes which have only come about the past couple of years VS tattoos for Centuries... Use your common knowledge/sense please.
There is a difference between what is popular within the media industry and makes money, to what has been around, and been popular, for centuries.
Jesus, do you have any common sense?!
They are fairly easy to distinguish between.
Buy a book on tattoo history.
Read it.
Come back when I am likely to consider giving a hopefully more educated comment a second thought.
Can you PLEASE pay attention to what you're saying? You are so incorrect. I've alread explained how your "trendy" comments are incorrect, but here:
cur·rent [kur-uhnt, kuhr-] Show IPA
adjective
new; present; most recent: the current issue of a publication.
Again, sir, you are wrong.
Some of the things I enjoy have been co-opted and turned into trends. It's annoying. That doesn't change the fact that x has become trendy. Sorry.
I sincerely hope you follow your own advice, as your "facts" are incorrect.0 -
No. I'm not into defacing my own body. I also find them a turn-off in women, with a few rare exceptions.
It's just so trendy. There was a time that having tattoos meant something; either you were a biker or had done time etc. Now it just means that you follow the crowd.
I completely disagree with this.
If you want to get to the roots of tattooing, I suggest you do a little bit of research.... Tattooing has been around for centuries, and it did not start with bikers or people in jail.
And I would adore to know how I follow a crowd.... I am, out of every one I know, the least person to follow a trend.
This comment is just idiotic.
THANK YOU!!!!
Sorry, but whether you're going to admit it or not, tattoos are a huge trend. How many TV shows are there about it now? It's just a fact.
Tattoo programmes which have only come about the past couple of years VS tattoos for Centuries... Use your common knowledge/sense please.
There is a difference between what is popular within the media industry and makes money, to what has been around, and been popular, for centuries.
Jesus, do you have any common sense?!
They are fairly easy to distinguish between.
Buy a book on tattoo history.
Read it.
Come back when I am likely to consider giving a hopefully more educated comment a second thought.
Can you PLEASE pay attention to what you're saying? You are so incorrect. I've alread explained how your "trendy" comments are incorrect, but here:
cur·rent [kur-uhnt, kuhr-] Show IPA
adjective
new; present; most recent: the current issue of a publication.
Again, sir, you are wrong.
Some of the things I enjoy have been co-opted and turned into trends. It's annoying. That doesn't change the fact that x has become trendy. Sorry.
I sincerely hope you follow your own advice, as your "facts" are incorrect.0 -
Just to round things off -
To all of those who are happy with their choices of what to do with their own body, good. It is always lovely to 'virtually meet' people who have the same interests and beliefs as you, if any of you would like to add me, please do feel free.
To those of you who expressed your opinions against tattoos in a mature, sensible and non-offensive way - Thank you. It is nice to know not every one has to taken the passive aggressive approach to something they disagree with/dislike/are unsure of. And just remember - I like to believe anyway, that no one alters their body to offend anyone. For me, at least, it is a way of expressing myself and feeling happier with myself.
And to the offensive, passive aggressive comments - Stick the kettle on. Sounds like you need a cuppa!0 -
fad (fd)
n.
A fashion that is taken up with great enthusiasm for a brief period of time; a craze.
Hmmmm....wonder how brief of a period of time it would have to be to be considered a fad. I got my first one 15 years ago, and I'm pretty sure they were popular then, too!0 -
Just to round things off -
To all of those who are happy with their choices of what to do with their own body, good. It is always lovely to 'virtually meet' people who have the same interests and beliefs as you, if any of you would like to add me, please do feel free.
To those of you who expressed your opinions against tattoos in a mature, sensible and non-offensive way - Thank you. It is nice to know not every one has to taken the passive aggressive approach to something they disagree with/dislike/are unsure of. And just remember - I like to believe anyway, that no one alters their body to offend anyone. For me, at least, it is a way of expressing myself and feeling happier with myself.
And to the offensive, passive aggressive comments - Stick the kettle on. Sounds like you need a cuppa!0 -
This is my tattoo on my left wrist. It represents the Holy Trinity (a combination of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit), my family (my mother, brother, and myself), and the number three (I testified against my rapist three times for three years before he was finally sent to prison) and it took me three years after all of that to consider myself recovered enough to love myself again.
Every time I see it, I'm reminded of how strong I am and how far I've come. Every time someone else sees it, it gives them an opportunity to learn a little bit about me, and I, a little bit about them. I can't tell you how many rape survivors I met after them noticing my tattoo.
I love your tattoo. I too, believe the tattoo a person wears should reflect something about that person, in any way.
Thanks also for your courage in sharing what was a traumatic and horrifying experience. I'm so sorry you had to go through that, and then go through court that many times.
You are a true fighter and survivor! Thanks for making a symbol of that strength in you.
PS: I too am closely connected to the three...it has a lot of meaning in my life as well, as has for a long time.0 -
fad (fd)
n.
A fashion that is taken up with great enthusiasm for a brief period of time; a craze.
Hmmmm....wonder how brief of a period of time it would have to be to be considered a fad. I got my first one 15 years ago, and I'm pretty sure they were popular then, too!0 -
quit arguing and let this thread die already.0
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fad (fd)
n.
A fashion that is taken up with great enthusiasm for a brief period of time; a craze.
Hmmmm....wonder how brief of a period of time it would have to be to be considered a fad. I got my first one 15 years ago, and I'm pretty sure they were popular then, too!
You implied you had only called it trendy instead of a fad out of sheer niceness though. However, I do disagree with you on both accounts.0 -
fad (fd)
n.
A fashion that is taken up with great enthusiasm for a brief period of time; a craze.
Hmmmm....wonder how brief of a period of time it would have to be to be considered a fad. I got my first one 15 years ago, and I'm pretty sure they were popular then, too!
OMG, are you EVER going to let this go? What is wrong with you?0 -
quit arguing and let this thread die already.
Amen!0 -
fad (fd)
n.
A fashion that is taken up with great enthusiasm for a brief period of time; a craze.
Hmmmm....wonder how brief of a period of time it would have to be to be considered a fad. I got my first one 15 years ago, and I'm pretty sure they were popular then, too!
OMG, are you EVER going to let this go? What is wrong with you?0 -
No. I'm not into defacing my own body. I also find them a turn-off in women, with a few rare exceptions.
It's just so trendy. There was a time that having tattoos meant something; either you were a biker or had done time etc. Now it just means that you follow the crowd.
I completely disagree with this.
If you want to get to the roots of tattooing, I suggest you do a little bit of research.... Tattooing has been around for centuries, and it did not start with bikers or people in jail.
And I would adore to know how I follow a crowd.... I am, out of every one I know, the least person to follow a trend.
This comment is just idiotic.
THANK YOU!!!!
Sorry, but whether you're going to admit it or not, tattoos are a huge trend. How many TV shows are there about it now? It's just a fact.
Tattoo programmes which have only come about the past couple of years VS tattoos for Centuries... Use your common knowledge/sense please.
There is a difference between what is popular within the media industry and makes money, to what has been around, and been popular, for centuries.
Jesus, do you have any common sense?!
They are fairly easy to distinguish between.
Buy a book on tattoo history.
Read it.
Come back when I am likely to consider giving a hopefully more educated comment a second thought.
Can you PLEASE pay attention to what you're saying? You are so incorrect. I've alread explained how your "trendy" comments are incorrect, but here:
cur·rent [kur-uhnt, kuhr-] Show IPA
adjective
new; present; most recent: the current issue of a publication.
Again, sir, you are wrong.
Some of the things I enjoy have been co-opted and turned into trends. It's annoying. That doesn't change the fact that x has become trendy. Sorry.
I sincerely hope you follow your own advice, as your "facts" are incorrect.
Not to break your flow but, You guys should seriously join Debatable Debating club, you guys got mad marathon endurance for the debating0 -
fad (fd)
n.
A fashion that is taken up with great enthusiasm for a brief period of time; a craze.
Hmmmm....wonder how brief of a period of time it would have to be to be considered a fad. I got my first one 15 years ago, and I'm pretty sure they were popular then, too!
I think depending on WHY you got the tattoo determines if it is trendy or not.0 -
fad (fd)
n.
A fashion that is taken up with great enthusiasm for a brief period of time; a craze.
Hmmmm....wonder how brief of a period of time it would have to be to be considered a fad. I got my first one 15 years ago, and I'm pretty sure they were popular then, too!
I think depending on WHY you got the tattoo determines if it is trendy or not.0
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