anything that you want to say about tattoos?

SquatNSparkle
SquatNSparkle Posts: 477 Member
edited November 2024 in Chit-Chat
I just got my second and likely last tattoo...just wondering...got any? want any? why or why not? where, if you got 'em? what do you think when you see a tattoo on a woman?
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  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 18,364 Member
    I think they're awesome when done well, and there's nothing worse when done badly. I have one, which is stretched to hell because I got fat, luckily it is in an area where no one can see it unless I want them to. I've considered another, but don't know where to put it.
  • Alisontheice
    Alisontheice Posts: 9,611 Member
    I have one. Everyone is always surprised I have one too. It's on my.stomach at my hip. I will probably get another...small one like this one if I can figure out where to put it
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  • FabulousFantasticFifty
    FabulousFantasticFifty Posts: 195,832 Member
    I'm a little addicted to the feeling/pain of getting a Tat!
  • GreenValli
    GreenValli Posts: 1,054 Member
    I saw a job posting today for a good job, but it said that they would not hire anyone with visible tattoos or face jewelry.
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  • Steam_Powered_Awesome
    Steam_Powered_Awesome Posts: 301 Member
    I love them I have lots.
  • Bucky83
    Bucky83 Posts: 1,194 Member
    I don't have any but appreciate the artistry required for tattoos. I'm too much of a wuss to get one (though I have contemplated it).

    I adore watching Ink Masters and Tattoo Nightmares though. :)
  • cheyenne592
    cheyenne592 Posts: 5 Member
    I just got one June 2nd and going to shade it in June 30th and I love it(: they are beautiful pieces of art when done correctly with lots of creativity
  • arainiday1
    arainiday1 Posts: 1,763 Member
    just that i love them ..... not a huge fan of neck/face or hand tattoos though
  • Fitnessinspotogo
    Fitnessinspotogo Posts: 133 Member
    I have a lot
  • magairlin
    magairlin Posts: 93 Member
    I think they are ugly and unhygienic. I don't understand why anyone would want to deface their body in such a way. I guess I'm just old fashioned. They are a total turn off for me but that's ok because no one has one cares!!
  • Fitnessinspotogo
    Fitnessinspotogo Posts: 133 Member
    Last sentence is true
  • jenilla1
    jenilla1 Posts: 11,118 Member
    They're not for me, but I could care less what other people do.
  • 460mustang
    460mustang Posts: 196 Member
    I don't have any. Lots of friends and co-workers have them, but I'm not one to follow the crowd. But if you like them, no problem. Sometimes I think some people go overboard, but it's their choice, their body.
  • dodojodie
    dodojodie Posts: 35 Member
    I have a tattoo for my sister she is an amazing person and I wanted to have her with me wherever I go . The best decision I ever made I have her initials on my wrist.
  • MissyI30
    MissyI30 Posts: 382 Member
    I have one on the ankle and it goes down onto the top of my foot. I love it! I made sure it had meaning and the artist did an amazing job. And I want more. And I like tattoos on women and men.
  • earlnabby
    earlnabby Posts: 8,171 Member
    I love tattoos, but also like the idea of being able to cover them if the occasion calls for it. Whole sleeves are really cool, but the bearers can also look great in a dress shirt where you see none of it. I really don't care for tattoos on the neck or face (although I have seen some beautiful ones on the back of the neck).

    My one and only was a present to myself on my 50th birthday. The triskele has many meanings. One of them is representing the three aspects of womanhood, the maiden, the mother, and the crone. On turning 50, I felt I was entering the crone phase (not the ugly old crone, but the wise experienced woman) so I got the tattoo. It is on my ankle so I can look at it any time I want, and also because that is the one part of my body that does not change when my weight changes.
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  • vadersaysno
    vadersaysno Posts: 1,965 Member
    I have one and really like it. I'm glad I got it done. Mine is a Hawaiian tribal sea turtle on my ribs (if you look in my photos you can see it). The artist hid some other meanings in it for me too. She was absolutely wonderful (Yvette Yvelle at Maui Atomic Tattoos in Lahaina). I hate seeing bad tattoos and that was my only concern going in to get one. I did, however, do a lot of research first and found someone I was highly confident that could do exactly what I wanted- she went well beyond that.

    As far as girls with tattoos- I don't mind them if they are done well. The only thing I generally don't like is a big one on the upper arm. If it's part of a sleeve, that's different.
  • stacshelb
    stacshelb Posts: 550 Member
    Got one when I turned 18. I hate it. 18 year later and I'm finally getting it covered with something meaningful!
  • m4n1x
    m4n1x Posts: 65 Member
    I love tattoos - Currently have 3
  • jlahorn
    jlahorn Posts: 377 Member
    My personal experience with tattoos is that they're an attention-whoring technique. Look at me! Look at how artistic/badass/romantic/philosophical/nerdy/sentimental/etc I am! LOOK AT ME, DAMMIT!

    If you express this to anyone they say, "I got this tattoo for me, not to impress anybody else." Well, if that were true, then it wouldn't be visible and you wouldn't keep telling everyone about it, would you?

    I can appreciate the skill and effort that go into some tattoos, but clearly they make a terrible impression on me.

    If there are people out there who have tattoos for personal reasons that are not visible to others, and that they keep to themselves - I actually think that's totally fine. Kind of cool, even. I will never know if those people exist :)
  • _incogNEATo_
    _incogNEATo_ Posts: 4,537 Member
    newmeadow wrote: »
    Tattooed people used to be rebels that stood out from the crowd. I think that was the whole point of getting one (or more than one)?

    Now it's so commonplace that it's hard to find someone under the age of 50 who doesn't have at least one.

    People with no tattoos are now the rebels that stand out from the crowd.

    What exactly is being rebelled against?
  • CJisinShape
    CJisinShape Posts: 1,404 Member
    Tatoos date you, like an old hairdo. It's cool now. Ten years from now, not so much. Passe and faded. Twenty years? Thirty? Remember looking at old photos and giggling at the fashions?
  • _incogNEATo_
    _incogNEATo_ Posts: 4,537 Member
    newmeadow wrote: »
    _incogNEATo_ wrote: »
    newmeadow wrote: »
    Tattooed people used to be rebels that stood out from the crowd. I think that was the whole point of getting one (or more than one)?

    Now it's so commonplace that it's hard to find someone under the age of 50 who doesn't have at least one.

    People with no tattoos are now the rebels that stand out from the crowd.

    What exactly is being rebelled against?

    You mean the old timers who got tattoos when they were taboo?

    Or the new timers who don't want tattoos because everyone has one?



    So over the course of time, tattooed = non-tattooed?
  • m4n1x
    m4n1x Posts: 65 Member
    Why would people join a thread where there are obviously going to be a lot of tattoos, just to say you hate them?
  • CJisinShape
    CJisinShape Posts: 1,404 Member
    m4n1x wrote: »
    Why would people join a thread where there are obviously going to be a lot of tattoos, just to say you hate them?

    Read the question.
  • SquatNSparkle
    SquatNSparkle Posts: 477 Member
    wow. strong feelings and a wide range of them. Of course, I'm not hugely surprised by this. I used to be terribly opposed to them too...now obviously I'm not. I still have an opinion of tasteful placement and tats, but its my personal opinion. And my response to the attention whoring, well, I think there are lots of ways to present oneself to get attention if one really wants it. I don't think getting a tattoo that might show is necessarily putting oneself in that category, but it could be some people's motivation. As a professional, I placed both of mine where they can be easily covered by professional clothing.
  • mrsgoodwine
    mrsgoodwine Posts: 468 Member
    I have one. It's a black cat. Love it.
  • SquatNSparkle
    SquatNSparkle Posts: 477 Member
    chrisskellinton wrote: »
    One should not desecrate their body.
    huh? your profile shows a body COVERED in tattoos. Troublemaker. LOL

  • Sirrunsalot75
    Sirrunsalot75 Posts: 370 Member
    Don't have any and don't really want one. I can appreciate a good one, but the bad ones make me cringe.
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