What do you think about tattoos?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I personally wouldn’t get one because while I think it would look okay on me now, I would know that when I get old(er) and my skin wrinkles then it will look absolutely hideous no doubt.

They are not that hard to remove these days. If you stick with a black ink tattoo and don't get anything huge, and locate it somewhere on your torso (closer to heart will make it easier to remove), you could have it for a couple decades and remove it before you get old and wrinkled.

The cost and pain of removal has come down too. I didn't realize this until recently when I learned that Pete Davidson has had a bunch of tattoos removed and they are truly gone -- you can't see them at all. I didn't realize it was possible to remove them that completely. But especially if you aren't talking about like a full color sleeve, it's apparently not a huge deal.

I think a lot of younger people are aware of this and don't view them as totally permanent as a result, which makes more people get them. I feel like it's very common now to have one or two tasteful, meaningful tattoos if you are in your 20s and 30s, and I wouldn't be surprised if many of these people removed them in their 50s. When you think of it that way, it's really not that different than a lot of other fashion or beauty trends that younger people embrace and older people abhor -- eyebrow piercings, candy-colored hair, etc. Yes, more permanent than those are but not totally permanent. Tattoos are really not forever anymore.

[Anonymous]

I don’t understand how anyone could take the risk of permanently marking their skin. If you gain or lose weight, it will look weird. When the ink fades over time, it will look bad. When you age, it will look saggy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I personally wouldn’t get one because while I think it would look okay on me now, I would know that when I get old(er) and my skin wrinkles then it will look absolutely hideous no doubt.

They are not that hard to remove these days. If you stick with a black ink tattoo and don't get anything huge, and locate it somewhere on your torso (closer to heart will make it easier to remove), you could have it for a couple decades and remove it before you get old and wrinkled.

The cost and pain of removal has come down too. I didn't realize this until recently when I learned that Pete Davidson has had a bunch of tattoos removed and they are truly gone -- you can't see them at all. I didn't realize it was possible to remove them that completely. But especially if you aren't talking about like a full color sleeve, it's apparently not a huge deal.

I think a lot of younger people are aware of this and don't view them as totally permanent as a result, which makes more people get them. I feel like it's very common now to have one or two tasteful, meaningful tattoos if you are in your 20s and 30s, and I wouldn't be surprised if many of these people removed them in their 50s. When you think of it that way, it's really not that different than a lot of other fashion or beauty trends that younger people embrace and older people abhor -- eyebrow piercings, candy-colored hair, etc. Yes, more permanent than those are but not totally permanent. Tattoos are really not forever anymore.

Lasers do not 100% remove the tattoo. There is always left over scarring/ink/etching of the skin. Just look at before and after photos online.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don’t understand how anyone could take the risk of permanently marking their skin. If you gain or lose weight, it will look weird. When the ink fades over time, it will look bad. When you age, it will look saggy.

People value things differently than you. It's hard to believe since you are the only rational person in the room.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don’t understand how anyone could take the risk of permanently marking their skin. If you gain or lose weight, it will look weird. When the ink fades over time, it will look bad. When you age, it will look saggy.

I don’t get how people take the ongoing risk of cancer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don’t understand how anyone could take the risk of permanently marking their skin. If you gain or lose weight, it will look weird. When the ink fades over time, it will look bad. When you age, it will look saggy.

I don’t get how people take the ongoing risk of cancer.

Some of us even go outside when the sun is shining.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I personally wouldn’t get one because while I think it would look okay on me now, I would know that when I get old(er) and my skin wrinkles then it will look absolutely hideous no doubt.

They are not that hard to remove these days. If you stick with a black ink tattoo and don't get anything huge, and locate it somewhere on your torso (closer to heart will make it easier to remove), you could have it for a couple decades and remove it before you get old and wrinkled.

The cost and pain of removal has come down too. I didn't realize this until recently when I learned that Pete Davidson has had a bunch of tattoos removed and they are truly gone -- you can't see them at all. I didn't realize it was possible to remove them that completely. But especially if you aren't talking about like a full color sleeve, it's apparently not a huge deal.

I think a lot of younger people are aware of this and don't view them as totally permanent as a result, which makes more people get them. I feel like it's very common now to have one or two tasteful, meaningful tattoos if you are in your 20s and 30s, and I wouldn't be surprised if many of these people removed them in their 50s. When you think of it that way, it's really not that different than a lot of other fashion or beauty trends that younger people embrace and older people abhor -- eyebrow piercings, candy-colored hair, etc. Yes, more permanent than those are but not totally permanent. Tattoos are really not forever anymore.

You clearly never had a tattoo or a tattoo removal. So funny.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don’t understand how anyone could take the risk of permanently marking their skin. If you gain or lose weight, it will look weird. When the ink fades over time, it will look bad. When you age, it will look saggy.

I don’t get how people take the ongoing risk of cancer.

Citations?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They fade.

They are permanent based on a moment in time.

It takes decades for them to fade. And a lot of sunshine.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Trashy. My HS and college age kids think they’re trashy too.

Ooh a data point of 2 to 4 people - how amazing!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don’t understand how anyone could take the risk of permanently marking their skin. If you gain or lose weight, it will look weird. When the ink fades over time, it will look bad. When you age, it will look saggy.

When your life is in danger or you know you're not going to live a particularly long time, these are not factors.

[Anonymous]

Trashy

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[Anonymous]

Nothing expresses your individuality better than f’ing up your skin like hundreds of millions of other gullible idiots.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don’t understand how anyone could take the risk of permanently marking their skin. If you gain or lose weight, it will look weird. When the ink fades over time, it will look bad. When you age, it will look saggy.

I don’t get how people take the ongoing risk of cancer.

Some of us even go outside when the sun is shining.

I am a daily outdoor swimmer in full sun, and probably get far more full sun than the average DCUMer. I still don’t understand how people willingly choose to assault their lymphatic system with tattoos.