S/O people who think tattoos are trashy (or not)

[Anonymous]

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Sure about that? I work for a major tech company.

And you exclude people from hiring because they have tattoos? That seems problematic.

I am the pp who thinks many posters are out of touch with times, and reality in many companies. We have bunch of people with visible tattoos and nobody having problems with that, most people actually think it's cool.

I think most people who have tattoos got them because they wanted to be perceived as cool and edgy at the time. It's an image-conscious decision, usually done with the intent to be judged in a certain (positive) way. People who get tattoos WANT others to make assumptions about them based on their ink. A meta-tattoo might read, "Perceive me as cool and edgy!" The problem is that not everyone thinks tats are cool and edgy and positive, and you just cannot control the way tats are perceived by others. But others WILL make judgements about your tats. It was part of the reason you got yours. Just don't be surprised or offended when they draw a conclusion you didn't consider before. You were asking to be judged.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Sure about that? I work for a major tech company.

And you exclude people from hiring because they have tattoos? That seems problematic.

I am the pp who thinks many posters are out of touch with times, and reality in many companies. We have bunch of people with visible tattoos and nobody having problems with that, most people actually think it's cool.

I think most people who have tattoos got them because they wanted to be perceived as cool and edgy at the time. It's an image-conscious decision, usually done with the intent to be judged in a certain (positive) way. People who get tattoos WANT others to make assumptions about them based on their ink. A meta-tattoo might read, "Perceive me as cool and edgy!" The problem is that not everyone thinks tats are cool and edgy and positive, and you just cannot control the way tats are perceived by others. But others WILL make judgements about your tats. It was part of the reason you got yours. Just don't be surprised or offended when they draw a conclusion you didn't consider before. You were asking to be judged.

Based on my own motivations for getting my tattoos, and the experience of everyone else I know who has tattoos, you could not be more wrong. Every single one of us got our tattoos for a variety of reasons, all of which were personal to us and had absolutely nothing to do with image.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I wouldn't say "trashy", I would just say law class and blue collar.

I'm solidly middle class and white collar, UMC background with an advanced degree that I use. My sister is a neuroscientist and a successful biotech consultant. A close friend of mine from school is a surgeon. Another friend is a decorated military officer. Guess what we all have in common?

You were saying?

A need to prove that you’re edgy and cool, despite the UMC creds? See, several posters here have talked about what you’re trying to project, not about your social class.

PP here. Stop projecting, it's making you look silly.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Sure about that? I work for a major tech company.

And you exclude people from hiring because they have tattoos? That seems problematic.

I am the pp who thinks many posters are out of touch with times, and reality in many companies. We have bunch of people with visible tattoos and nobody having problems with that, most people actually think it's cool.

I think most people who have tattoos got them because they wanted to be perceived as cool and edgy at the time. It's an image-conscious decision, usually done with the intent to be judged in a certain (positive) way. People who get tattoos WANT others to make assumptions about them based on their ink. A meta-tattoo might read, "Perceive me as cool and edgy!" The problem is that not everyone thinks tats are cool and edgy and positive, and you just cannot control the way tats are perceived by others. But others WILL make judgements about your tats. It was part of the reason you got yours. Just don't be surprised or offended when they draw a conclusion you didn't consider before. You were asking to be judged.

Based on my own motivations for getting my tattoos, and the experience of everyone else I know who has tattoos, you could not be more wrong. Every single one of us got our tattoos for a variety of reasons, all of which were personal to us and had absolutely nothing to do with image.

DP. You may or may not be the bolded pp above, but that pp specifically cites the “cool” factor. And somebody here has been trying really hard to associate tats with cool, young tech workers, complete with snarky contrasts to preppiness. So methinks that “cool” is definitely part of the image some of you are trying to project.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Sure about that? I work for a major tech company.

And you exclude people from hiring because they have tattoos? That seems problematic.

I am the pp who thinks many posters are out of touch with times, and reality in many companies. We have bunch of people with visible tattoos and nobody having problems with that, most people actually think it's cool.

I think most people who have tattoos got them because they wanted to be perceived as cool and edgy at the time. It's an image-conscious decision, usually done with the intent to be judged in a certain (positive) way. People who get tattoos WANT others to make assumptions about them based on their ink. A meta-tattoo might read, "Perceive me as cool and edgy!" The problem is that not everyone thinks tats are cool and edgy and positive, and you just cannot control the way tats are perceived by others. But others WILL make judgements about your tats. It was part of the reason you got yours. Just don't be surprised or offended when they draw a conclusion you didn't consider before. You were asking to be judged.

Based on my own motivations for getting my tattoos, and the experience of everyone else I know who has tattoos, you could not be more wrong. Every single one of us got our tattoos for a variety of reasons, all of which were personal to us and had absolutely nothing to do with image.[/quote

DP. You may or may not be the bolded pp above, but that pp specifically cites the “cool” factor. And somebody here has been trying really hard to associate tats with cool, young tech workers, complete with snarky contrasts to preppiness. So methinks that “cool” is definitely part of the image some of you are trying to project.

I find it strange that young and hip crowd irritates you so much?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Sure about that? I work for a major tech company.

And you exclude people from hiring because they have tattoos? That seems problematic.

I am the pp who thinks many posters are out of touch with times, and reality in many companies. We have bunch of people with visible tattoos and nobody having problems with that, most people actually think it's cool.

I think most people who have tattoos got them because they wanted to be perceived as cool and edgy at the time. It's an image-conscious decision, usually done with the intent to be judged in a certain (positive) way. People who get tattoos WANT others to make assumptions about them based on their ink. A meta-tattoo might read, "Perceive me as cool and edgy!" The problem is that not everyone thinks tats are cool and edgy and positive, and you just cannot control the way tats are perceived by others. But others WILL make judgements about your tats. It was part of the reason you got yours. Just don't be surprised or offended when they draw a conclusion you didn't consider before. You were asking to be judged.

Based on my own motivations for getting my tattoos, and the experience of everyone else I know who has tattoos, you could not be more wrong. Every single one of us got our tattoos for a variety of reasons, all of which were personal to us and had absolutely nothing to do with image.[/quote

DP. You may or may not be the bolded pp above, but that pp specifically cites the “cool” factor. And somebody here has been trying really hard to associate tats with cool, young tech workers, complete with snarky contrasts to preppiness. So methinks that “cool” is definitely part of the image some of you are trying to project.

I find it strange that young and hip crowd irritates you so much?

There you go again with “tats = young and hip.” Probably the image the Social Security recipient in my office was going for when she got her 3 tats.

You’re missing the point and resorting to insults. The point, as 13:32 put it so well, being that you’re trying to project an image of being young and hip. You’re asking to be judged. But you can’t control how people judge you and whether they buy into the image you’re trying to project.

[Anonymous]

Someone is really invested in hating on tattoos.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Sure about that? I work for a major tech company.

And you exclude people from hiring because they have tattoos? That seems problematic.

I am the pp who thinks many posters are out of touch with times, and reality in many companies. We have bunch of people with visible tattoos and nobody having problems with that, most people actually think it's cool.

I think most people who have tattoos got them because they wanted to be perceived as cool and edgy at the time. It's an image-conscious decision, usually done with the intent to be judged in a certain (positive) way. People who get tattoos WANT others to make assumptions about them based on their ink. A meta-tattoo might read, "Perceive me as cool and edgy!" The problem is that not everyone thinks tats are cool and edgy and positive, and you just cannot control the way tats are perceived by others. But others WILL make judgements about your tats. It was part of the reason you got yours. Just don't be surprised or offended when they draw a conclusion you didn't consider before. You were asking to be judged.

Based on my own motivations for getting my tattoos, and the experience of everyone else I know who has tattoos, you could not be more wrong. Every single one of us got our tattoos for a variety of reasons, all of which were personal to us and had absolutely nothing to do with image.[/quote

DP. You may or may not be the bolded pp above, but that pp specifically cites the “cool” factor. And somebody here has been trying really hard to associate tats with cool, young tech workers, complete with snarky contrasts to preppiness. So methinks that “cool” is definitely part of the image some of you are trying to project.

I find it strange that young and hip crowd irritates you so much?

There you go again with “tats = young and hip.” Probably the image the Social Security recipient in my office was going for when she got her 3 tats.

You’re missing the point and resorting to insults. The point, as 13:32 put it so well, being that you’re trying to project an image of being young and hip. You’re asking to be judged. But you can’t control how people judge you and whether they buy into the image you’re trying to project.

No I am not trying to project anything. I am simply stating the fact, that I work in a professional environment where people have tattoos. And not only young, most people who actually have tattoos are 30-40s crowd. I will repeat I am not trying to project an image, that's what you see. If only you would get out from the conservative environment around you, you will see that there are plenty of places where tattoos are pretty normal and if perceived then in a positive way. Most people don't even notice them really. The same as we don't notice if people are gay, married, immigrant, different race or else. Nobody cares.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Someone is really invested in hating on tattoos.

Somebody is really defensive about their tattoos. And incomprehensibly surprised that people make snap judgements about your tats instead of spending the time you think your tats deserve.

[Anonymous]

Tattoos are not the same as being gay - you are not born with tattoos.

To me they say that the wearer does not have a long view of life.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Someone is really invested in hating on tattoos.

Somebody is really defensive about their tattoos. And incomprehensibly surprised that people make snap judgements about your tats instead of spending the time you think your tats deserve.

I don't have any tattoos. Nobody in my family has any tattoos.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Sure about that? I work for a major tech company.

And you exclude people from hiring because they have tattoos? That seems problematic.

I am the pp who thinks many posters are out of touch with times, and reality in many companies. We have bunch of people with visible tattoos and nobody having problems with that, most people actually think it's cool.

I think most people who have tattoos got them because they wanted to be perceived as cool and edgy at the time. It's an image-conscious decision, usually done with the intent to be judged in a certain (positive) way. People who get tattoos WANT others to make assumptions about them based on their ink. A meta-tattoo might read, "Perceive me as cool and edgy!" The problem is that not everyone thinks tats are cool and edgy and positive, and you just cannot control the way tats are perceived by others. But others WILL make judgements about your tats. It was part of the reason you got yours. Just don't be surprised or offended when they draw a conclusion you didn't consider before. You were asking to be judged.

Based on my own motivations for getting my tattoos, and the experience of everyone else I know who has tattoos, you could not be more wrong. Every single one of us got our tattoos for a variety of reasons, all of which were personal to us and had absolutely nothing to do with image.[/quote

DP. You may or may not be the bolded pp above, but that pp specifically cites the “cool” factor. And somebody here has been trying really hard to associate tats with cool, young tech workers, complete with snarky contrasts to preppiness. So methinks that “cool” is definitely part of the image some of you are trying to project.

I find it strange that young and hip crowd irritates you so much?

There you go again with “tats = young and hip.” Probably the image the Social Security recipient in my office was going for when she got her 3 tats.

You’re missing the point and resorting to insults. The point, as 13:32 put it so well, being that you’re trying to project an image of being young and hip. You’re asking to be judged. But you can’t control how people judge you and whether they buy into the image you’re trying to project.

No I am not trying to project anything. I am simply stating the fact, that I work in a professional environment where people have tattoos. And not only young, most people who actually have tattoos are 30-40s crowd. I will repeat I am not trying to project an image, that's what you see. If only you would get out from the conservative environment around you, you will see that there are plenty of places where tattoos are pretty normal and if perceived then in a positive way. Most people don't even notice them really. The same as we don't notice if people are gay, married, immigrant, different race or else. Nobody cares.

You can’t see the problem here. Which is that you use words like “young and hip” and accuse internet strangers of working in “conservative” environments. All of which speaks pretty clearly about your image hangup.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Someone is really invested in hating on tattoos.

Somebody is really defensive about their tattoos. And incomprehensibly surprised that people make snap judgements about your tats instead of spending the time you think your tats deserve.

I guess I am just shocked that people on this forum see it this way. And yes when someone is saying I hate redheads kind of want to defense myself, wouldn't you?

[Anonymous]

How the F are there 11 pages about this? Is it 11 pages of arguing from the same 12 people who argued about it last time there was a thread about it? Why don't you all go read a book or wash your hair or even take a nap? Jesus.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Tattoos are not the same as being gay - you are not born with tattoos.

To me they say that the wearer does not have a long view of life.

Some people are born wanting to have a tattoo!