Tattoos where do you stand?
 

I created a thread like this a couple of years ago, but times gone by and I just thought I'd get an update on what people are thinking now seeing as body art has become more common.

I personally like tattoos, I have three and each one has a meaning behind it. I think tattoos can be a great way of expressing yourself, but what do you guys think?

Do you think there bad or ok?

I am a bit impartial, my girlfriend wants to get a small one on her ankle and she wants something that has meaning. I am not going to stop her from doing it, I am just kind of yes/no when it comes to it. I am sure I will be fine with it, a little tattoo isn't going to destroy who she is as a person.

Personally, I would never get a tattoo on myself.

I can't see any reason why tattoos would be bad. But there are a lot of things to consider before getting one. First of all, it'll affect how people view you (and thus treat you). Unlike clothing, jewelry, and make-up, which you can change at will, most tattoos are permanent. What if you want to change your look? You'll have to cover up the tattoo somehow. Also, if you are very young, you may want to be careful where you place the tattoo. As your body grows/changes, the image may become stretched or distorted.
Just some things to think about. :)

By the time your skin gets so saggy that your tattoos will warp, nobody's going to want to see you naked anyway. How you'll look when you're old is the most retarded arguement against tattoos ever.

Stop gaining so much weight then.

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I don't care either way about tattoos, as long as they stay the hell away from my body. So I guess you could say I'm partially against them.
Also I wouldn't ever be able to find any motif or symbol that I care enough about, or would care to look at for a whole lifetime anyway.
Ironically my GF has a huge Norse dragon-thing stretching from one shoulder blade to the other.

I guess if I were ever to get one anyway, I'd have to completely fuck my body over, irezumi style.

I have nothing against tattoos, I only have something against people who get tattoos for no reason whatsoever. It's one thing to get a bad tattoo, it's another to go into a shop and not even know what you're getting until the needle is on you. That's horrible. I think some people definitely trivialize the fact that their tribal armband is going to be on them for life, but hey, it's their body.

I don't really understand the bias against tattoos. If they're well done and mean something to the person who got them, what's the big deal?

I don't have much of a problem with tattoos, but I get bothered about it if it looks bad or the tattoo would've looked better in another place.

When I was with my dad at some hardware store a couple months ago, some dude there had Quagmire from Family Guy tattooed on his neck with "Giggdy Giggidy, Alright!" tattooed alongside him. I couldn't help but think:

... :gonk:

And then a friend of mine got a tattoo on his forearm, a whole bunch of music related stuff since he was a music major. I would've liked the tattoo a whole lot more if he had it on his upper arm or something, but the forearm was just a bad spot to put it.

I personally wouldn't get one because I'd regret the decision later, but nothing against them. Your body, you do what you want with it.

I like tattoos when they're well-organized and cohesive on the body. But things like, say, Mickey Mouse and a portrait of Hitler overlapping on one arm are pretty awful (true story, saw that one on some lovely person about 8 years ago). I like themes, though. There's a guy who works (or worked) at our local Borders that had this Aztec theme going on with his whole body, tattoo and piercing-wise. He had pottery and architecture design tattoos and Quetzalcoatls going through his ears. It was interesting, not necessarily attractive, but at least he had a larger goal in mind with his body art.

Personally, I've considered getting one, but I'm entirely too indecisive to commit to any one design in any permanent location. But Henna is a fantastic alternative to actual tats, in my opinion.

I dont think I'd ever get a tattoo, for the sheer reason that I wouldnt know what to get or where to get it. I cant really envision a tattoo on any part of my body, so that makes it really tough to say.

As for tattoos on other people, I like it when they're tasteful. Its actually a bit of a turn on if a guy has one or two nice, small tattoos. But there comes a point where they just start looking awkward. Tattoo 'sleeves' (especially on just one arm, while the other is bare), and huge words across the stomach just look silly to me.

I like the idea of getting a tattoo, and I have a few ideas of things that aren't just transient bullshit, but I'm going to think about it for at least a year longer before I commit to anything. If and when I do get anything it'll either be on my forearm or my calf, and it'd be something small and discreet.

People who get music-related tattoos are bad, but dolts who opt for shit from video games are the absolute worst.

I would never get a tattoo, and they're really a major turnoff for me when I see them on other people. I just don't like the idea of permanently ruining your body (I know the people who get them don't see it that way, but it just looks ugly to me to have this noticeable, unnatural spot on your skin, regardless of what its of or how big it is), especially on someone who would look totally nice otherwise.

Deni once told me he wanted to get "6:10:50" tattooed on the back of his neck. I STILL think it's an awesome tattoo.

As for me, I'm currently toying with the idea of putting some Aesop Rock lyrics on my inner forearms. I REALLY wanted to use "Must not sleep. Must warn others." but Aes himself already inked that on. I might still do it but I'm more hesitant to do it now that the man himself has them.

In short, Krel: Fuck you.

I'm a fan of them overall though the number of people that get really fucking bad ones seems way higher than it should be. Also neck tats are quite possibly the trashiest thing a person can do.

It doesn't seem so hard to be smart about it really. Pick an image that doesn't look like ass and place it somewhere on your body that you at least have the option of covering up. And you know get someone to do it who's at least competent.

No, if that were Shin's tat, both horses would be blue.

i am ok with it. i might consider getting some in the future (back of neck or lower back).

something simple, symmetrical but no words of any language. don't really want to end up like some people here

may go as far as wings.. but tha'ts pushing it ;)

I'm just wary of getting a symbol of something I might not think is poignant and meaningful twenty years down the line indelibly etched into my flesh. Seems a valid concern to me. :shrug:

I don't have anything against tattoo's, I just don't understand why anyone would want to have someone else doodle all over them with a sharp ink pen. Lots of people tell me that it's to remember an "important event/date", but is it worth keeping ink on your body forever?

So what you're really saying is, you actually do have a problem with tattoos?

Though, I will agree, there are a LOT of bad tattoos out there, there are a lot of people who are jumping on the tattoo bandwagon as it were, but it's not fair to assume that people don't have events or symbols that will always be important to them. It just seems like a cynical point of view to think otherwise.

No, no. I -have- it tattooed on my back. Except it isn't the number. I have the clock tower in a ghost town vista set to 6:10:50.

I did once drunkenly threaten to get it tattooed on my arm in the same style that Donnie Darko gets the count down to the end of the world on his arm. Then I sobered up.

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