Inked Up., opinions on people with tattoos. Options

[mytangerine]

alright, so if you're walking down the street & you see someone hella tattooed up; what is your first reaction?

examples;
"omg totally awesome!!"
"they're so brave, i'd never be able to do that!"
"they are such an idiot! it's PERMANENT!"
"AH! scary!"

i dunno, what do you think? i personally am amazed & completely admire them.

[moorepocket]

i just hate them. I don't know why people would wants it.

[mytangerine]

to express themselves perhaps? to have something important to them always with them? i don't know. tattoos are usually pretty meaningful & you could learn a lot about a person.

[moorepocket]

i know it can be meaningful. Some just wants to get it for no reason, other than the fact that they can.

[Sandraaa]

OMG it's permanent or OMG that's ugly. Too much tattoo is disgusting.

[*jeanna*]

if you dont have them like on your arms where they can be visible, cool. but if youre showcasing them don't be surprised if people look at you differently. i think tats nowadays are HILARIOUSLY pathetic. really? a gun or words from an emo song will mean anything when you're 40? k

[mytangerine]

Dude ... your font size.

OMG it's permanent or OMG that's ugly. Too much tattoo is disgusting.

changed. sorry.

& i guess too many tattoos can be kind of over the top at times, but there still are plenty that are extremely intricate & well thought out.
[i'm not saying you're wrong in any way, i'm aware it is your own opinion.]

[Sandraaa]

O_o I edited my post already.

[mytangerine]

if you dont have them like on your arms where they can be visible, cool. but if youre showcasing them don't be surprised if people look at you differently. i think tats nowadays are HILARIOUSLY pathetic. really? a gun or words from an emo song will mean anything when you're 40? k

when a person is old & got tattoos when they were young, i'm sure that they would still look at it as being a way of remembering the kind of person they were in the past. sure, people change & tattoos are kind of risky since you might end up hating it a few years later, but normally there is a purpose to getting one/some. the whole tramp stamp & hip bone star/heart/butterfly thing can be considered pretty pointless. But even that could be a 'coming of age, look what i can do' thing that could mean something to the person.

[EddieV]

Depends on what they're doing with their life, where they have it, and how much of it they have.

[S-Majere]

Nah, it just seems like that person has low self esteem to me. I think tats, especially on women, look awful. It is permanent and there's nothing worse than seeing an old guy with 'LIVE FAST' stamped across his knuckles. There's a chap that comes into my store with something similar on his hands. The tat has dulled and the skin wrinkled so much that I can't even make out what the original was about. Ick, no.

[*Steven*]

I think:

"Man that's dumb of them. Good luck getting a professional job with visible tattoos."

[rnicron]

Mine have meaning...

Though I really hate random floating tattooes/tattoos/tattoo's.

[*Steven*]

Damn, I think I'm taking out my eyebrow piercings soon :\

[rnicron]

I hate how people are looked at differently now because they have ink on their body or a piercing.

[arcanum]

Usually, in a situation like that, depending on the person, I'll stop them and ask what their tattoos are, whats the meaning behind them, etc.
Tattoos interest me a lot, I love them.

[*Steven*]

I love standing out, though. I have to remove mine, though, because I'm going to get back into martial arts =\

[arcanum]

You have a tat, Steven?

[*Steven*]

2x Eyebrow piercings

[IVIike]

I think it's o on guys, but personally i don't like girls with them

[*Getonmylevel*]

I think it's o on guys, but personally i don't like girls with them

Maybe its because you're a Gap model

[rnicron]

Too bad models can't get them. For shame.

[arcanum]

2x Eyebrow piercings

Oh, yeah. I knew that. I thought you were talking about tatsss.

[Sandraaa]

I hate how people are looked at differently now because they have ink on their body or a piercing.

In my case, it's about how much ink they've got on their bodies. I'm pierced and I'm getting a tattoo when I can afford it. Random snake or whatever tattoos that crawls up the neck or round your body isn't quite goodlooking.

[MissFits]

I think it's sad that a lot of you guys don't like tattooed girls. Every tattooed girl I know has turned out to be pretty nice. Including me :)

I think "trend tattoos" are lame. The tramp stamps, belly button circles, barbed wire, tribal arm band, kanji, and hip tattoos are all dumb ideas. If you get a tattoo just because your best friend got one and you want to be cool, you are dumb.

I plan on getting full sleeves after I get set up in my career. Until then, half sleeves, and tattoos everywhere else of course

[*Steven*]

I do hope you realize that almost any professional job will fire you if you have visible tattoos. Now if you're going for something else in another field, or you're starting your own business, feel free to by all means, but they fire you for a reason. Clients are typically weary and find you less approachable with tattoos. I get stares for eyebrow piercings, til they talk to me.

[MissFits]

I work in a pharmacy right now, and they have no problems with tattoos or others' piercings. The older people that come in are fascinated by my tattoos. I plan on being a forensic nurse (I will assist in autopsies). I volunteer at my local morgue and they also don't mind my tattoos. I won't really deal with living people in my career, so it doesn't matter if I have tattoos.

[arcanum]

I think it's sad that a lot of you guys don't like tattooed girls. Every tattooed girl I know has turned out to be pretty nice. Including me :)
I plan on getting full sleeves after I get set up in my career. Until then, half sleeves, and tattoos everywhere else of course

I do agree. Most of the girls I know with tats are cool. My sister has a half sleeve right now.
I think full sleeves on guys are maaad cute.

But like Steven said, most places will fire you, or make you cover them up. Especially in 'professional' places.

[1angel3]

I think it's cool. I personally wouldn't get a tattoo but if it suits you, then go for it. I have friends with tattoos so when someone walk past me with tattoos, I normally don't pay them any attention.

[mytangerine]

finally some people that aren't against it. lol! i thought everyone was going to be, sheesh.

[MissFits]

^ I'm for it!
I say, go get sleeves full of pretty pictures and meaning!
And back pieces, chest pieces, tummy tattoos, EVERYTHING.

I love tattoos

[stephinika]

I don't see anything wrong with tats, as long as they're not random and just to be 'cool' or whatever. I have one of my own which means a lot to me and I plan to get 2 more. Nothing huge or anything, but yeh.

As for when it comes to careers, it depends on the exact profession whether they'll care or not really.

[transcendentalis...]

depends on what the tattoo is. until i decide if it looks neat or not, i try not to have an opinion on the person.

[Jennifer]

It depends really, but most of the time I'd be like, "Oh gosh I can't imagine having that on me for my whole life, "

Or

"The painnnnnnnnnnn that would've caused.. "

[rnicron]

Tattoos are going to be the way of the future. Everyone is going to have them and no business is going to judge you and how it reflects you in your career. That's really shallow, anyway.

[*jeanna*]

tat
like you wont regret these >.<

[Sandraaa]

Someone got '<3' tattooed on their lower back? WTF?!

[superstitious]

Tattoos are great unless they're too cluttered. I don't even mind an all arm panel. I just don't like it when there's random crap inked together.

[*jeanna*]

Someone got '<3' tattooed on their lower back? WTF?!

my friend got LARGE "fate" & "hope" on each wrist. she regretted it like a week later. she got it because of some stupid crush she had on a guy and then they didn't work out. haha..

[MissFits]

I LOVE THAT TETRIS TATTOO. A friend of my has a mario-esque sleeve thing.

Face tattoos... that's one of the only times I see a tattoo and think "my god, you have completely separated yourself from society". I think there is a classy way to get a face tattoo and a crazy one

That is a crazy one.

[arcanum]

Someone got '<3' tattooed on their lower back? WTF?!

One of my ex-best friends had a <3 tattooed on his inner wrist.

I LOVE THAT TETRIS TATTOO. A friend of my has a mario-esque sleeve thing.

I like it too. I wouldn't ever get it, but its cool.

[stephinika]

That face one is quite scary I have to admit.

[LennonLime]

Well, for me it depends. If they have a couple, I have no problem with it. I plan on getting one later on. However, if they don't have a spare inch or skin thats not inked up, I think that's weird. People then seem unapproachable.

[mytangerine]

this is my friend's sleeve progression.. he wants to get it filled up. he also has some nice ones on his chest & torso.

[omgomgKATHY]

^it looks really nice .

I liek that tetris one, i wouldnt get it though.

[Rosemary]

Personally, I can't see myself getting a tattoo at any point in the forseeable future, part of that is probably because I can't even comprehend what I would get! In all honesty I can't see myself finding one on my own body particularly attractive, but I have absolutely nothing against tattoos in general, and I think they can look completely fabulous on some people, I neither glorify them nor hate them. My housemate has a beautiful, large tattoo that wraps around her calf, and it really suits her. I once very briefly dated a man with tattoos all over his body, and he really suited them.

I do think it's somewhat sad that tattoos are viewed in such a negative way by employers, but at the same time everyone is expected to conform at work by wearing suitable work attire (and therefore look roughly the same), so I don't really understand why people are offended when tattoos aren't an exception to that general rule. I don't know, people seem to take it more personally in the workplace when they're being asked to confirm with their skin than with their clothes. Don't get me wrong, I don't think it's necessarily right that in this day and age that tattoos and any "unconvenional" appearances are frowned on at work (that's a whole different topic!), but it's the way things are at this point in time, so getting tattoos in places that are difficult to cover up when you still have plenty of jobs to apply for in the future is a little foolish in my opinion.

when a person is old & got tattoos when they were young, i'm sure that they would still look at it as being a way of remembering the kind of person they were in the past. sure, people change & tattoos are kind of risky since you might end up hating it a few years later, but normally there is a purpose to getting one/some. the whole tramp stamp & hip bone star/heart/butterfly thing can be considered pretty pointless. But even that could be a 'coming of age, look what i can do' thing that could mean something to the person.

I agree with this :) Many people are so concerned about their external apperance that doing anything that may compromise physical attractiveness is often deemed completely ridiculous and insane (how often do you see really extreme reactions to tattoos/cosmetic surgery?). It's only skin, and if what you're doing means something to you then go with it. Nothing is permanent, tattoos can be covered up or removed to some extent, just as your perfect tattoo-free blank canvas could be destroyed if you were involved in an accident tomorrow. When my housemate is old and wrinkly I'm sure she'll look back at her tattoo with fond memories of being in her twenties and won't regret it at all. :)

[sammie69]

For me, if i see someone with tatoos, it depends if it looks good or bad. If it looks good I'd think woah thats awesome! lol. But if its bad id be like um, ew. what have you done!..but thats just my opinion.

[xcorphz]

I love tattoos esp. lower back tattoos it's just that I'm afraid of health risks like infection or allergic reactions.

[*jeanna*]

I love tattoos esp. lower back tattoos it's just that I'm afraid of health risks like infection or allergic reactions.

or maybe the fact people will think you're a whore

[mytangerine]

^ouchies.

[arcanum]

or maybe the fact people will think you're a whore

TRAMP STAMP!

[xKatie]

I kinda want a tattoo, but only a really small one

[Insurmountable]

I think it matters what kind of tatoos they have. I mean if their really neat and something I would ever think of putting on myself then I would think oh how totally awesome! Although if it is something disturbing and something I think is completely stupid that someone would ever want to put on themselves then I kind of think well that was their choice to do something like that

I personally don't see anything wrong with them, I'm not going to look down on someone for having them.

[Insurmountable]

TRAMP STAMP!

Well thats if you have that tatoo right above your ass and on the bottom part of your back. xD

[xquizit]

depends on the person and their reasons for having tattoos. some people do it just to be "cool" or fit in or whatever and their ink has no significant personal meaning behind them. i hate when people just pick something off the wall or get lame generic shit like a tribal or nautical star just because it's trendy...

my tatts are very symbolic of who i am and my experiences and beliefs. when people get tatts as a means of self expression and/or as reminders of of their past or life experiences or whatever, then I see nothing wrong with that. i'm intrigued by people with unique tattoos and often ask the meaning/history behind them. you'll find that some tatted up folks have quite interesting stories to tell. :)

[missusxxmockett]

although i don't have a tattoo of my own, i find them absolutely intriging. my father has a giant heart tattooed on his ankle with a green ribbon wrapped around it, and it has my name and my sister's name on the ribbon. he also has a pin-up girl customized to look like my mother on the inside of his leg.

i think that tattoos are a great form of self expression. the way i see it, it's their body, they're the ones that have to live with it, so let them do as they please. =]

i'm actually considering getting one.
:]

[arcanum]

Well thats if you have that tatoo right above your ass and on the bottom part of your back. xD

LOL, yes I know. idk if thats what that girl was talking about when she said "lower back", but I'm pretty sure that is what Jeanna was talking about.