Tattoos

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I have no problem with tattoos . Especially small ones. I would have one but I've never been able to think up anything I wouldn't get tired or bored of.

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Anonymous wrote:I was just thinking about this question tonight at dinner. Wife and I were waiting for a table and in walked this stunning female in her early twenties And dressed to kill. As most of us guys were checking her out simply because of her beauty, she turns around and has this huge tattoo of angle wings on her back.
You Could tell everyone was thinking the same thing as I. What a waste of a body on someone who's already lucky enough to be a 10. How do females think they'll look when they reach middle age or old.

What a waste!

Someone else's body doesn't exist to look good to you. It exists to please the person living in it with how it looks. If this person likes the tattoo, then it's not a waste.

+1000. Saying someone wasted their body is disgusting. That's a human being you are talking about.

Ok then wth is the point of a giant tattoo that you can't even see polarizes everyone who sees it? Answer seriously please

Maybe the point is just to irritate you.

A whole room of suitors interested..... and then disgusted. All because you had to get a giant tattoo that you couldn't even see. In your twenties it *might* seem like a good idea, but she WILL regret it if all kinds of good men reject her and she is unmarried and childless at 40.

Or maybe she'll wind up with a good guy who likes tattoos. There are a lot of them around, contrary to what a lot of PPs believe, apparently. Or maybe she'll end up with a good WOMAN who likes tattoos.

Or, maybe she doesn't want to get married and doesn't want kids. This whole part of the conversation is incredibly misogynistic.

Why would you take that risk?

What risk? Finding a good guy (or girl)? Why do any of us take the risk of finding a good mate? That's a silly question.

The risk that perfectly good suitors would be repulsed by your tattoo and you would remain single. Has the ink entered your brain reducing your comprehension capabilities or were you never that sharp to begin with?

If they're repulsed by tattoos, then they're not "perfectly good suitors" FOR HER, are they? Different people are suited for different mates. My reading comprehension skills are just fine, thanks; how's your critical thinking?

You completely missed the point didn't you? It is a rare gift to be so attractive that a whole room will turn to look at you. Why would you want to disgust them with a big ugly tattoo? It's like graduating first from an ivy league law school.... and getting arrested for possession

Maybe this is her way of weeding out the jerks.
I know some breathtaking women with tattoos. They would all laugh at the idea of missing out on love or life because they choose to have a tattoo. But they're highly intelligent, creatively driven women, that absolutely are different. I'm grateful to know women like this and I am glad they choose to spend time making art and music and writing. By the way, lots of women don't WANT children. The judgemental misogyny and waspish attitudes about this topic make me cringe.

How old are they, are they married, can you not conceive that a person can be repelled by a huge tattoo which will cause said person to remain WITHOUT a significant other for a longer time than if she did not. Can you not conceive that if she wants children, this will curtail the chances of her reproducing.

I can conceive it, but I don't agree with the idea, because the whole idea is ludicrous to me. It can be bad art, because tattoos are an art for to those that make and receive them, but it's not a reflection of who someone is, just like my shoes aren't who I am. You may think these things, and I cannot control what you believe, but I don't.
The three women I'm thinking of are all late 20's. One is engaged and will probably have a child eventually. Her fiancée is a wonderful man and they've been together a long time. Her childhood was wonderful, she holds a master's degree , makes music that is highly reviewed, teaches and gives art lectures. She has many tattoos.

Another is single but in a long time relationship that's going well. She's a musician and was voted one of the most beautiful women in rock music once. She doesn't want children.

And another is a highly accomplished artist that is single. Her art is her life and her reason for breathing, not getting married and having kids. Our society is in no danger of not reproducing- we breed like viruses. We need more women like this that will suffer no fools. Many men love women for who we are and won't judge based on some tattoo.

A tattoo is a permeant mark on your skin - who you are. OMG you are really thick.

I didn't insult you. And I'm not thick. I'm just not superficial. And I know tons of successful, happy people with tattoos, children and love. Sorry you don't. Expand your world.

You are thick. You are incapable (or refusing) that most people want marriages and children and tattoos can repel suitors who can make that happen. I know plenty of people who are happy, have children and love who do not have tattoos.

Side comment - if you aren't superficial then why are you interested in having a permeant design on your body?

You're talking to at least two people here--me and another like-minded person--so there are at least a couple of us on this thread who are "thick" and superficial.

I'm amazed that you call us "incapable [of believing?] that most people want marriages and children," while you seem to be incapable of understanding the flip side of that statement. There are certainly people who aren't interested in getting married or having children (eg: my very attractive brother who is a successful songwriter and has multiple tattoos), as well as people who just LIKE tattoos and wouldn't want to be with someone who doesn't like them. Different people find different things attractive, right? Then why wouldn't it follow that some people find tattoos beautiful, either on themselves or others?

I'm a 35-year-old SAHM who freelances in a creative field, and I have three tattoos (soon to be four). Right now in the midwestern preschool co-op of which we're members, I know at least four moms with visible tattoos on their arms. They are wonderful parents who love to do creative things with their children, and have differing opinions on things like screen time, GMOs, etc, like many non-tattooed people. Their tattoos did not stop them from getting married, having children, and being wonderful people, just like mine didn't stop me from doing the same.

TL;DR: people are different. It's cool.

So if it's nbd, whyyyyyyy keep doing it?

I think it's easy to see who's the dense one here
PP with tattoos, I'm the 49 year old mom with all the creative friends. I think we could be friends if we knew each other!

Me too!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I've noticed that the tattoo haters have been pretty insulting, throwing around words like trashy (I am far from trashy, tyvm), while for the most part, tattoo fans have been pretty nice. People with tattoos don't care if anyone else has one. Live and let live.

Exactly. People who bother caring what others do with their own bodies, when it affects them about as much as would someone else's choice of outfit have been consistently belittling and objectifying in expressing their views. It's a bit disturbing to me, honestly.

What person A finds attractive or significant or wants their body to look like is rarely if ever about person B, even a little bit, and that should be obviously ok.

[Anonymous]

I don't have any tattoos. Nobody in my family has any tattoos. I am very educated when it comes to everything surrounding tattoos because on and off for all my life I have thought about getting a tattoo. I don't judge people with tattoos. I judge bad tattoos though. I have met lots of people with beautiful, stunning, artistic, impressive tattoos...and I have met lots of people who clearly made a mistake with their tattoos. To each their own but everyone who generally judges people with tattoos without knowing the person just has no clue.

I know so many successful people with successful careers - bankers, lawyers, doctors, teachers - who have tattoos. And I know people who aren't doing so well and have tattoos. Obviously having a tattoo does NOT make you any kind of person. It's a way for all kinds of people to express themselves and some do that well and some don't. People who can not look beyond the exterior before judging someone are the people I judge most

[Anonymous]

I wouldn't consider myself a tattoo hater. The tattoo is one of many marketing gimmicks that some people are too smart to fall for, sort of like Ehtiopian food. Who really thinks Ethipoian bread that looks a Sham-Wow is any type of gourmet delicacy?

[Anonymous]

IIT: a lot of defensive people who are worried about what others think even though they are "free spirits" who don't give a sh*t what society thinks of them.

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For the love of christ on crutches learn to trim your quotes.

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My cousin is an art student. They have parties where they get together and tattoo one another. I just can't imagine putting something permanent on to my body with such a cavalier attitude about it.

[Anonymous]

I would never want a "suitor" who had an issue with my tattoos. If they are that judgmental about such a minor thing, then they are probably judgmental about many other unimportant things, which is a complete turnoff.

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Anonymous wrote:I would never want a "suitor" who had an issue with my tattoos. If they are that judgmental about such a minor thing, then they are probably judgmental about many other unimportant things, which is a complete turnoff.

Cool story.

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Anonymous wrote:IIT: a lot of defensive people who are worried about what others think even though they are "free spirits" who don't give a sh*t what society thinks of them.

I didn't see anyone use the words free spirit, except for the people calling people trashy. I did see a few live and let live sort of comments. You guys do understand that calling a fellow human trashy just because of a tattoo is pretty offensive.

Also, a debate where two sides discuss an issue doesn't make one side defensive. Once again, the tattoos are ok and myob bunch are way more relaxed. It's not defensive t explain your side or illustrate examples from those who seem to live in such a small world.

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Anonymous wrote:I would never want a "suitor" who had an issue with my tattoos. If they are that judgmental about such a minor thing, then they are probably judgmental about many other unimportant things, which is a complete turnoff.

Cool story.

Oh good, the 15 year old teenagers are here to say snarky things when someone says something of worth.

[Anonymous]

I live on the West Coast, and everyone has them. Even the innocent little yoga mommas.

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I got a tatoo on my wrist, one week later DH had to have open heart surgery. I got a tatoo on my ankle, on week later I found out I had breast cancer. Tatoos are evil.

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Anonymous wrote:I would never want a "suitor" who had an issue with my tattoos. If they are that judgmental about such a minor thing, then they are probably judgmental about many other unimportant things, which is a complete turnoff.

Cool story.

Oh good, the 15 year old teenagers are here to say snarky things when someone says something of worth.

Did PP say something of worth or were they judgmental about someone being judgmental?