Anonymous wrote:None of my friends have tattoos. I’m a millennial. Not sure where everyone is seeing these tatted up people.
dccheng510 wrote:well, millennial here. I asked my dates if they have tattoos on my first or second date cause it's almost a deal breaker for me. So happy that my husband's answer was no, even though he thinks it's kind of art.
Anonymous wrote:So, this thread makes me sad. That we are just itching to find a reason to throw a person away, make them less than, make them not as real or deserving as us, etc. Humans are not trash by anything other than their actions towards others. It takes a LOT for someone to be so irredeemable in their words and actions for me to call them trash. Certainly not because they happen to like tattoos or tight clothes or whatever
Anonymous wrote:Please please please please please do not get a Chinese tattoo unless:
1.) you speak and read Chinese and you know the cultural reference and relevance of the Chinese word--you don't want people who are able to read Chinese laugh at you because your tattoo effectively meaningless and just random words put together. Chinese words are not alphabets and each character has a meaning.
2.) you get it from an actual tattoo artist who meets the first criteria.
Anonymous wrote:You know who doesn't think tattoos are trashy?
Trashy people.
Anonymous wrote:For the PP suburban dad who wanted to know what to get....I recommend going to Bethesda tattoo and looking at their books. They have some talented artists working there and some really beautiful stuff. I would never get a tattoo but I can appreciate their talent.
I also recommend something nature based (like a bird or tree). Nature endures in a way that ironic cartoon characters, cultural references, political statements, etc. do not. Animals can also be a little cliche (wolf, dolphin, lion, etc.) because they seem too referential (like “I’m a tough loner so I have a lone wolf on my arm—get it?” Yes, we get it.)