Tattoos

tboy said:
Sorry, good taste is not an "opinion", either it is, or it isn't.

I totally disagree. I refer to my first post - this is exactly what i'm talking about.
Everything anyone says its opinion. Who made you the boss of deciding what is good taste or not?
I'm sorry but thats just a stupid thing to say. Nothing in this world everyone is going to agree to. There is always going to be 1 side and the other side.

No different than my pref of a good movie, restaurant, music etc. One might find a movie beautifully done but the other might not. 1 example is that will smith movie I Am Legend. Most might find that to be a good movie, but i thought it was 1 of the most boring movies i've seen.
 
tboy said:
Sorry dude, I disagree totally. If one is getting ONE because it is "cool" now, that is something to be considered. Put it another way: If a kid showed up from the geek squad to fix your PC and he looked like DJ Qualls and he had "Born to raise hell and Harley Davidson for Ever" and a skull tattooed on his chest, sorry, I don't care who you are that's just dumb.

why is that dumb, for who? the guy with the tattoo, or the guy assuming he knows something about someone, which he doesnt, just judging on what he sees on the outside.
Thats just Your opinion alone.
1 might say the same about you on how your look, dress etc. No different
 
Shades said:
Thanks for sharing. Is it the design of the tattoo that you regret, or is it being tattooed that now bothers you? Have you found the fact that you are tattooed a problem in your working/social life?



No skanks....or skunks or other furry critters.

I will admit that both my tatoos were stupid to start with...it is the tatoos themselves I don't like....BUT my point was...Cool now, then you grow...
Work is not a problem for me or most men really if it just your average tatoos, if you are covered in them ..wellllllllll thats a little different in some jobs..I think tatoos on women can become a job problem more often.
To be perfectly honest with you though...if I did it over...I'd not mark my body at all....believe me...you will pick up all kinds of marks along the way.
As for my social life...no problem....I don't have one :D
 
rgkv said:
I think tatoos on women can become a job problem more often.

That, and when they realize the nice evening dress that fits them so well does not really go with their big splat of ink on their torso.

Laser time ... sweetie.
 
Thanks rgkv...I appreciate your points.

Berlin...totally agree. However, the hint of a small tat on a tit that you only can catch a glimpse of...is like a delicate whiff of a fine perfume. Too much perfume, regardless of how expensive it is...is just plain over powering. A tattoo can be the same thing...evening dress or not!
 
Personally, i've always find girls with a sleeve to be super sexy, call it a fetish or not. lol.
No biggie, but between a lady with or without tats for sexiness, i'd prob pick without, over little tats. Unless of course its a sleeve :p
 
tboy said:
Sorry, good taste is not an "opinion", either it is, or it isn't.
You're correct to a point. It's societal norm, so it's a collective opinion not an individual one. It changes with time as the society changes.
 
tbevel said:
So is intelligence and ones ability to logically debate without forcing their simplistic opinions down anothers throat...



I digress with sincerest aplogies to the all knowing guru of terbdom...now, back to my "trailer park"...

Glad you know your "place"......

As Rami put it: it isn't just "my" opinion, in can be dictated by society. No matter what you may say or think, or what I may say or think, a woman who has BOB and BOB JR tattooed on her forearm, in inch high letters, done with a needle covered in thread and done while the tattooer is drunk is NOT in good taste.....(and yeah, I met a woman who had THAT on her arm too).

The point I'm trying to make is that while on the surface, a lime green rusted out K car painted with a roller may be tacky, a lime green porsche isn't, that's the difference.

As my story dictated, a small discrete squirrel on a woman's breast could be executed with finesse, class and taste. Intead it was done with a sledgehammer which makes it in poor taste. Just as stated, a woman with a sleeve can be done with style and taste and be quite attractive, but if it is done poorly and sloppily, it can be terrible.

But hey, if you're of the mindset that there is no such thing as poor taste, then you have my condolences......and yeah, keep to your trailer park where you will be appreciated.
 
Don't get your g/f's name - if you break up it will pose problems. Look at Johnny Depp!

"Depp's right upper arm includes images of a Cherokee Indian chief for his ancestral heritage and a banner reading "Wino Forever." Originally it read "Winona Forever" and was in honor of his relationship with actress Winona Ryder. However, it has been proven once again that tattoos frequently last longer than love. This tattoo was laser edited following his breakup with the actress."
 
Robynn Quinn said:
I knew this girl (not very bright to say the least) had her boyfriend's name "Shawn" tattooed in big gangsta letters just above her pussy to profess her love for him. And yes....they broke up.

All I could think of was ... shit now she has a very limited dating pool
A little touch up and it could say Shave!!!:D
 
Robynn Quinn said:
I knew this girl (not very bright to say the least) had her boyfriend's name "Shawn" tattooed in big gangsta letters just above her pussy to profess her love for him. And yes....they broke up.

All I could think of was ... shit now she has a very limited dating pool

She could add some letters to expand the pool or just change Shawn to Spawn and think of it as a fishing hole. :eek:

As has been mentioned previously, getting one just for getting one or because it is "in" is the wrong reason. Either you are a tatoo person or you are not.

Also, as with anything in life you may have to choose your ultimate goals based on the impact the tatoo has on accomplishing those goals (or the goals may be impacted based on the tatoo). Yes, it may be hard to swallow but other's opinions of your choice of having a tatoo as well as what the tatoo actually is will impact their opinion of you.

I speak from experience. In my choosen field a tatoo will hold you back.
 
So many people have them nowadays that they've lost there allure, for me anyways. For a guy you have to wear it well in my opinion, you have to look the part for a tattoo to work IMO.

As for girls, too many have tramp stamps nowadays, almost to the point where I'm dissapointed when I see one, I like seeing the body au natural.
 
BallzDeep said:
As for girls, too many have tramp stamps nowadays, almost to the point where I'm dissapointed when I see one, I like seeing the body au natural.

Yep, me too.
 
I'll add my 2 cents. I have 2 tats. One is an armband that I had done 11 years ago and I hate it. F#$k I don't know what I was thinking. Well actually I do, I had pretty big guns in those days and I thought it made me look more impressive. The problem is today I have puny arms and the dam armband looks stupid. Plus everybody and their mother has these stupid tribal art armbands.

On the other hand I don't care for women with tats. Maybe it's because when I was growing up only really tough guys, someone who had been in jail or sailors had tats. So I just can't get my head around women that are inked up. This is especially bad because It seems that the majority of the women I go out with or used to were dancers or mpa's and these employment groups seem to drawn towards getting tats.I know I should be able to look past this but I guess I am more shallow than I thought.
 
The Oracle said:
On the other hand I don't care for women with tats. Maybe it's because when I was growing up only really tough guys, someone who had been in jail or sailors had tats. So I just can't get my head around women that are inked up. This is especially bad because It seems that the majority of the women I go out with or used to were dancers or mpa's and these employment groups seem to drawn towards getting tats.

I agree.

I wonder why so many SP's and MPA's have the lower back horizontal tat? It seems 80-90% of the SP's and MPA's I see have them. Is it a 'club thing' that MPA's and SP's do for SP/MPA group solidarity? I asked an SP once why she had it on her lower back and she said she got it in a rebelious teenager phase to piss off her parents and because she was bored. I asked an MPA once and she said it was a fashion accessory and "everyone has them - they're a sign of individuality"

Also, anybody know what the barbed wire armband tat some girls have stands for? No one I see has one, but I've seen them around town in the summer.
 
simply put, it's a lifestyle for most but also an addiction.

I really don't have anything to add that others have'nt already said,but if you're hesitant ...don't get one.if you do, be sure on what you want,whether it's a theme or a simple tattoo. it's best to find an artist you feel comfortable with,sit down with him/her and design a custom tattoo.

I myself have a 3/4 sleeve (custom freehand)...I don't think I'll ever stop now,it just continues to grow lol . When I'm having a bad moment or I'm stressed out I usually go sit for a couple of hours....I feel very relaxed and at ease afterwards.

In this day and age they are becomming more acceptable...it seems to be the older crowds that shun them ,but us genX'ers and younger it seems to be the norm. times are a changin....

why don't you attend the tattoo convention comming very soon. you can see alot of work and meet many artists.
http://tattoos.com/nix/

one other point ...aftercare is very important...use unscented lubriderm ,there are lots of tattoo creams but lubiderm is water based and allows the tattoo to breath during healing.also the artist and how they put the ink into your skin is very important...I've seen some nasty scabbing which could lead to infection,scarring and touchups ,with a good artist there will be very little scabbing ,the skin should flake if it was properly done.
 
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Spiker said:
My .02c on the subject! If you do get inked, always use an SPF 50 on it when out in the sun. I'm amazed how many people do not protect their tattoos, you see so many sun fucked tats out there. In no time at all the colour will fade and the lines will bleed in to each other resulting in one ugly blotch of ink.

I've had mine for many years and they look as good as new. I'm a sun lover as well, so take it from me, the SPF 50 works well to protect and prolong your ink.
good point spiker ,sun is a tattoos worst enemy.