What do you think about tattoos?

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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?

What, of the sharp increase in cancer in young people that corresponds almost exactly to the time period when young people started getting frequently tattooed? Go look up the numbers yourself.

Of course it is not the only cause. Thirteen-year-olds are getting colon cancer now. But personally I think it makes sense that tattoos are a risk factor. Tattoo ink has been found in the lymph nodes of cadavers, and the inks aren’t well-regulated.

[Anonymous]

I don’t give it a second thought unless it’s a really cool or unique design.

[Anonymous]

Trashy af.

[Anonymous]

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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?

What, of the sharp increase in cancer in young people that corresponds almost exactly to the time period when young people started getting frequently tattooed? Go look up the numbers yourself.

Of course it is not the only cause. Thirteen-year-olds are getting colon cancer now. But personally I think it makes sense that tattoos are a risk factor. Tattoo ink has been found in the lymph nodes of cadavers, and the inks aren’t well-regulated.

It also correlates with cell phone usage. Do you think tattoo ink secretly receives cellphone signals?

[Anonymous]

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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.

I don't understand people that want skin cancer.

[Anonymous]

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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.

I have a tattoo and know people who have removed them. The new lasers are really impressive. I have a good friend who had a rose removed from her shoulder and it's gone. It took two years but you'd never know she had a tattoo now.

Apparently older tattoos are easier to remove, and having paler skin can make it easier, which surprised me (I guess it makes it easier to target the ink with the laser because of the contrast).

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Anonymous wrote:Compared to the past, it seems like lots of young adults today have at least some tattoo around them. Curious what other people think about them, though I think its a solid 50/50 where people either like or dislike them.

White trash. I had some one apply for a job who was tattooed on her arms, neck, and face. I gave her a perfunctory interview and sent her on her way.

You all sound so boomer dumb. 40 percent of Americans under the age of 35 have at least one tattoo. The workforce is going to have to get over tattoos.

One guy from my work has sleeves, and has now done one of his hands. Not for me, but he’s got a JD, MBA and leads an important division at our major company

“Just because people are rich doesn’t mean they’re not trashy.”

For someone calling people dumb and trashy, you have poor reading and analytical skills. This guy is highly educated and well respected. The opposite of trashy

[Anonymous]

Tattoos are like doodles on the skin for adults.

It's a child like mentality to get them or like them. They are always quite common on low IQ people.

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Tramp Stamp

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Anonymous wrote:Compared to the past, it seems like lots of young adults today have at least some tattoo around them. Curious what other people think about them, though I think its a solid 50/50 where people either like or dislike them.

People are trying to get rid of theirs nowadays. Was in, not as much now.

[Anonymous]

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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?

What, of the sharp increase in cancer in young people that corresponds almost exactly to the time period when young people started getting frequently tattooed? Go look up the numbers yourself.

Of course it is not the only cause. Thirteen-year-olds are getting colon cancer now. But personally I think it makes sense that tattoos are a risk factor. Tattoo ink has been found in the lymph nodes of cadavers, and the inks aren’t well-regulated.

So there are no official "numbers" thanks for confirming that.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Compared to the past, it seems like lots of young adults today have at least some tattoo around them. Curious what other people think about them, though I think its a solid 50/50 where people either like or dislike them.

White trash. I had some one apply for a job who was tattooed on her arms, neck, and face. I gave her a perfunctory interview and sent her on her way.

You all sound so boomer dumb. 40 percent of Americans under the age of 35 have at least one tattoo. The workforce is going to have to get over tattoos.

One guy from my work has sleeves, and has now done one of his hands. Not for me, but he’s got a JD, MBA and leads an important division at our major company

And those Americans under 35 will miss out on at least some jobs to people without visible tattoos ::shrug::

Will the prejudice last forever? Probably not. Does it still matter to 20-somethings in the here and now? It should, if they ever want to move out of their parents house.

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Anonymous wrote:Compared to the past, it seems like lots of young adults today have at least some tattoo around them. Curious what other people think about them, though I think its a solid 50/50 where people either like or dislike them.

White trash. I had some one apply for a job who was tattooed on her arms, neck, and face. I gave her a perfunctory interview and sent her on her way.

You all sound so boomer dumb. 40 percent of Americans under the age of 35 have at least one tattoo. The workforce is going to have to get over tattoos.

One guy from my work has sleeves, and has now done one of his hands. Not for me, but he’s got a JD, MBA and leads an important division at our major company

And those Americans under 35 will miss out on at least some jobs to people without visible tattoos ::shrug::

Will the prejudice last forever? Probably not. Does it still matter to 20-somethings in the here and now? It should, if they ever want to move out of their parents house.

I think there's a prejudice against people with certain kinds of visible tattoos. Face and neck tattoos carry a lot of stigma. But I increasingly see wrist and forearm tattoos in corporate environments, especially on women, and I do not believe it impacts their job prospects at all. I've also seen a number of women with ankle tattoos. This is at two Big Law firms and a Fortune 500 company. I've also seen women with multiple ear piercings, and nose piercings, in these environments. No one seems to care.

I think the key is for the tattoos to be reasonably small, tasteful, and in locations where they aren't going to distract while you are talking to someone. I also assume that these women could fairly easily cover these tattoos if they were dealing with a very conservative client or had any concern about it.

Anyway, I don't think the stigma is what you think it is. Sure, if you have a tattoo sleeve or a neck tattoo, and especially if the tattoos have any content that might be perceived as aggressive or negative, there would be stigma. But that doesn't seem to be what most tattoos look like these days. I would also assume a not insignificant number of people have tattoos in locations that are not visible if you are wearing regular clothes, making them a total non-issue in a professional environment.

[Anonymous]

Hate them, and think it is only a matter of time that most people will regret them.

[Anonymous]

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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!

I (NP) don’t have a single friend or colleague who has a tattoo.

Not our crowd…but you do you.