Tell me about your tattoo . . .

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Graffiti is art work, moron.

Indeed. The tatooed people do like their graffitti. And calling people names. And assuming others don't understand how their complicated pyramid, slush fund, I mean not-for-profit scams, I mean, organizations.

How many of you tatted women are under 40? How many live in the far burbs? How many of you grew up eating mayo and skittles on white bread in a trailer?

Oh and guys with prison tats should always be held up as the shining example of why a giant gnarly tattoo is finally an acceptable thing in the conservative workplace.

You know who else liked to put tattoos on people before he put them in ovens?

Not for nothing, it is the preferred form of self expression of white supremacists. Although I now see confused darker skinned AA carving themselves up with them. Esp. in the NBA. Can barely see the markings really... It looks particularly silly in that case. AA's have enough prejudice to overcome without scribbling permanent graffiti on themselves.

And yes. Graffiti is "artwork". It does have it's place. I don't like to see it on the mailbox in my neighborhood--but that's another issue, really.

I hate the trend toward doing this because it is permanent branding for fashion or kicks--not a discreet homage to a truly meaningful experience; no disrespect Mr or Ms USMC.

Go to the beach looking like carny folk if you like, no one's stopping you.

And there it is! You crazy, racist douche bag.

Wow. You got me there. W.t.f. take your meds.

[Anonymous]

This thread cracks me up. To judge a person simply b/c they have a tattoo? That is pretty ridiculous even by DCUM standards.

FWIW, I never got a tattoo (I did the navel ring thing in college instead, which went into the trash before having kids). My DH has a tattoo. I think it is funny. It is like a fish or something that he designed and got in college. Every time I look at it I smile and think back to the day when we were 22 and met/fell in love.

Oh...he is super successful and makes over $200k/year, so it hasn't held him back (tat is on the ankle).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This thread cracks me up. To judge a person simply b/c they have a tattoo? That is pretty ridiculous even by DCUM standards.

FWIW, I never got a tattoo (I did the navel ring thing in college instead, which went into the trash before having kids). My DH has a tattoo. I think it is funny. It is like a fish or something that he designed and got in college. Every time I look at it I smile and think back to the day when we were 22 and met/fell in love.

Oh...he is super successful and makes over $200k/year, so it hasn't held him back (tat is on the ankle).

People judge on your appearance - tatoos included.
All the posts about not painting your toe nails and wearing sandals/SAHMs looking frumpy/driving SUVs/designer diaper bags/pregnancy weight gain...should i go on?

Oh, and babies and children are considered extensions of you too. So, based on how your baby/child is behaving than that is grounds for casting judgment too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Graffiti is art work, moron.

Indeed. The tatooed people do like their graffitti. And calling people names. And assuming others don't understand how their complicated pyramid, slush fund, I mean not-for-profit scams, I mean, organizations.

How many of you tatted women are under 40? How many live in the far burbs? How many of you grew up eating mayo and skittles on white bread in a trailer?

Oh and guys with prison tats should always be held up as the shining example of why a giant gnarly tattoo is finally an acceptable thing in the conservative workplace.

You know who else liked to put tattoos on people before he put them in ovens?

Not for nothing, it is the preferred form of self expression of white supremacists. Although I now see confused darker skinned AA carving themselves up with them. Esp. in the NBA. Can barely see the markings really... It looks particularly silly in that case. AA's have enough prejudice to overcome without scribbling permanent graffiti on themselves.

And yes. Graffiti is "artwork". It does have it's place. I don't like to see it on the mailbox in my neighborhood--but that's another issue, really.

I hate the trend toward doing this because it is permanent branding for fashion or kicks--not a discreet homage to a truly meaningful experience; no disrespect Mr or Ms USMC.

Go to the beach looking like carny folk if you like, no one's stopping you.

The carnies are more fun! Are you a woman? I asked this earlier but got no response...don't know if you are the same poster or not...but how do you feel about plastic surgery? I am a tattooed Jew and find it absolutely hilarious when woman with fake breasts and taught faces look down upon me for a tattoo. The like to inject botulism into their faces to make it temporarily smooth. Some like to have the skin cut on their faces and pulled up higher so they can look like alien clones of one another as well.

I mean really. I think plastic surgery is ridiculous...but if someone wants to get it, and it makes them happy or they like it, more power to them! It's their body and not mine. Actually, the tattooed people look normal these days compared to some plastic surgery victims. Have you seen the Catwoman? In my opinion, that is MUCH more shocking!

I am not the only poster here who prefers not to see random people's tatoos. But I am woman. But if really are Jewish (I think that part of your post sounds fake, but , whatever) and a woman too, then you must not be a practicing Jew because it is considered an abomination. Why is would be relevant that you are Jewish. Ants then to refer to "the Catwoman" as though she were a real person. Do you mean the actresses Eartha Kitt or Julie Newmar.

Tattoo people know those things are pretend, right?

[Anonymous]

15:10 I am "a" woman. Not "the" woman. Whew, y'all got any Tang left?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This thread cracks me up. To judge a person simply b/c they have a tattoo? That is pretty ridiculous even by DCUM standards.

FWIW, I never got a tattoo (I did the navel ring thing in college instead, which went into the trash before having kids). My DH has a tattoo. I think it is funny. It is like a fish or something that he designed and got in college. Every time I look at it I smile and think back to the day when we were 22 and met/fell in love.

Oh...he is super successful and makes over $200k/year, so it hasn't held him back (tat is on the ankle).

I think that sounds very cute. On a guy. Because guys usually wear socks. Then when he is in a casual or more intimate setting he reveals something more...intimate.

Discretion, it's a thing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
I mean really. I think plastic surgery is ridiculous...but if someone wants to get it, and it makes them happy or they like it, more power to them! It's their body and not mine. Actually, the tattooed people look normal these days compared to some plastic surgery victims. Have you seen the Catwoman? In my opinion, that is MUCH more shocking!

Ants then to refer to "the Catwoman" as though she were a real person. Do you mean the actresses Eartha Kitt or Julie Newmar.

Tattoo people know those things are pretend, right?

*sigh*
http://www.awfulplasticsurgery.com/2008/11/04/the-many-faces-of-jocelyn-wildenstein/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This thread cracks me up. To judge a person simply b/c they have a tattoo? That is pretty ridiculous even by DCUM standards.

FWIW, I never got a tattoo (I did the navel ring thing in college instead, which went into the trash before having kids). My DH has a tattoo. I think it is funny. It is like a fish or something that he designed and got in college. Every time I look at it I smile and think back to the day when we were 22 and met/fell in love.

Oh...he is super successful and makes over $200k/year, so it hasn't held him back (tat is on the ankle).

People judge on your appearance - tatoos included.
All the posts about not painting your toe nails and wearing sandals/SAHMs looking frumpy/driving SUVs/designer diaper bags/pregnancy weight gain...should i go on?

Oh, and babies and children are considered extensions of you too. So, based on how your baby/child is behaving than that is grounds for casting judgment too.

Babycenter.com, you'll be happier there

[Anonymous]

15:10, See "Catwoman."

http://www.dailyhaha.com/_pics/catwoman.htm

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have an animal symbolic of freedom and becoming yourself on the inside of my ankle. Got it the first week of college so I was 18. I still remember the day and the feeling of empowerment and strength. I walked to the parlor myself. Paid for it myself. Designed it and picked the colors. I am otherwise quite conservative but I have never hid it even at weddings, funerals, job interviews. I have NEVER felt discriminated against because of it. That's a very dated attitude. I'm 34 and many many people have them nowadays. I have no regrets. And hopefully my ankles won't too wrinkly and saggy when I'm old but who cares. At least I've enjoyed having it in my prime. And if one of my kids wanted one for the right reasons I'd have no problem with it.

Glad to hear that waitressing career thing worked out for you. For the rest of though, the ankle tat would be a career stopper. Nothing "dated about it.

You're joking, right? Three of my close friends at our insanely selective, top-tier law firm have tatoos. It's so not a big deal.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have an animal symbolic of freedom and becoming yourself on the inside of my ankle. Got it the first week of college so I was 18. I still remember the day and the feeling of empowerment and strength. I walked to the parlor myself. Paid for it myself. Designed it and picked the colors. I am otherwise quite conservative but I have never hid it even at weddings, funerals, job interviews. I have NEVER felt discriminated against because of it. That's a very dated attitude. I'm 34 and many many people have them nowadays. I have no regrets. And hopefully my ankles won't too wrinkly and saggy when I'm old but who cares. At least I've enjoyed having it in my prime. And if one of my kids wanted one for the right reasons I'd have no problem with it.

Glad to hear that waitressing career thing worked out for you. For the rest of though, the ankle tat would be a career stopper. Nothing "dated about it.

You're joking, right? Three of my close friends at our insanely selective, top-tier law firm have tatoos. It's so not a big deal.

Whatever anonymous board. "3 close friends at top-tier firms"...where are their tatoos? Shoulder? neck? Calf? something that shows? What firms? This post is BS.

[Anonymous]

This whole thread is gross. Some people just have nothing better to do than cast aspersions on others.

I want to ask though: Doesn't it hurt to get a tattoo? I can't imagine the pain. I also would see it as a desecration of my body, but I don't judge other people's bodies. I do feel a bit freaked when I see full-on sleeves. And I feel sorry for Bob Harper. Every time he has to look presentable, he's wearing a long-sleeved shirt buttoned up to his neck. And then, of course, he has to throw on a tie with it. He couldn't be happy about that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
I mean really. I think plastic surgery is ridiculous...but if someone wants to get it, and it makes them happy or they like it, more power to them! It's their body and not mine. Actually, the tattooed people look normal these days compared to some plastic surgery victims. Have you seen the Catwoman? In my opinion, that is MUCH more shocking!

Ants then to refer to "the Catwoman" as though she were a real person. Do you mean the actresses Eartha Kitt or Julie Newmar.

Tattoo people know those things are pretend, right?

*sigh*
http://www.awfulplasticsurgery.com/2008/11/04/the-many-faces-of-jocelyn-wildenstein/


Sorry I am just not as conversant with the lifestyles on the edge of sanity.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This whole thread is gross. Some people just have nothing better to do than cast aspersions on others.

I want to ask though: Doesn't it hurt to get a tattoo? I can't imagine the pain. I also would see it as a desecration of my body, but I don't judge other people's bodies. I do feel a bit freaked when I see full-on sleeves. And I feel sorry for Bob Harper. Every time he has to look presentable, he's wearing a long-sleeved shirt buttoned up to his neck. And then, of course, he has to throw on a tie with it. He couldn't be happy about that.

Re: the pain, it depends on a lot of things: where the tattoo is located, where you are in your monthly cycle, your own tolerance, etc. I was prepared for the pain to be a lot worse than it actually was. It was kind of like a papercut, except not nearly as awful because I was expecting it and my body made some endorphins after a while.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
I mean really. I think plastic surgery is ridiculous...but if someone wants to get it, and it makes them happy or they like it, more power to them! It's their body and not mine. Actually, the tattooed people look normal these days compared to some plastic surgery victims. Have you seen the Catwoman? In my opinion, that is MUCH more shocking!

Ants then to refer to "the Catwoman" as though she were a real person. Do you mean the actresses Eartha Kitt or Julie Newmar.

Tattoo people know those things are pretend, right?

*sigh*
http://www.awfulplasticsurgery.com/2008/11/04/the-many-faces-of-jocelyn-wildenstein/


And editing is a thing too, thanks