Zero.

Why?

Because while "cool" (at best) in youth, good god after 45+, it will make you look much older than you actually are.

I have seen older people with tattoos on their sagging/wrinkling skin and they look disgusting and are an eye sore.

In thirty years, imagine how many more wrinkly/saggy/old tattooed people will be littering the earth.

Then they will be jealous of my unmarked wrinkly/saggy skin.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:And those of us with tattoos don't judge those without them. How ... odd.
Enjoy your life of judgment. My life is absolutely wonderful, full of love and art. I don't have time to judge people over appearance.

Blah, blah, blah.

Awww. Bless your little heart. Rough day of spending time looking at people and feeling superior?

It's not rough at all, when eye-roll inducers like you are the subjects.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:And those of us with tattoos don't judge those without them. How ... odd.
Enjoy your life of judgment. My life is absolutely wonderful, full of love and art. I don't have time to judge people over appearance.

Blah, blah, blah.

Awww. Bless your little heart. Rough day of spending time looking at people and feeling superior?

Anonymous wrote:And those of us with tattoos don't judge those without them. How ... odd.
Enjoy your life of judgment. My life is absolutely wonderful, full of love and art. I don't have time to judge people over appearance.

Blah, blah, blah.

And those of us with tattoos don't judge those without them. How ... odd.
Enjoy your life of judgment. My life is absolutely wonderful, full of love and art. I don't have time to judge people over appearance.

I am 44 and have zero tattoos. I think 99.9% of them are trashy. I negatively judge people with tattoos.

I have never seen a tattoo that looked good. I saw Marge Simpson on some guys calf and not help but laugh.

Anonymous wrote:Male, 47, 4 tattoos and will probably get more. And no, I don't think tattoos are sleazy in and of themselves, though people can certainly make sleazy chives.

You sniffy busybodies making blanket judgements of tattoos reveal a lot more about yourselves than tattoos do about people who have them.

Dude, it's embarrassing

Anonymous wrote:I guess George Schutlz was trashy. Who knew?

George Shultz is a former marine.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have a very small tattoo that is very meaningful to me on the inside of my wrist. Most days my watchband covers it. Most people would never even guess it is there. It's in memory of my best friend who died recently, and it's my way of always carrying her with me.

My fiancé has half sleeves on both arms, which are very muscular. He is insanely sexy and the furthest thing from trashy. He is successful in his career, responsible with money and adult obligations, and well-respected. His tattoos don't affect any of that. In a long sleeved button-down, no one would be the wiser.

So, you all can think whatever you want of us and we will just continue living our happy, prosperous lives.

Don't bother, PP. This board is populated mainly by dowdy, middle-aged, non-creative types. Declaring things "trashy" is all they have.

I never said they look trashy. They do, however, look like a skin disease to me. Their "meaning" is nothing more than narcissism. Everyone has meaning in their lives - birth dates of our children, tragic accidents that took siblings, families being torn apart - we don't all feel need to scar ourselves to make that known.

- in my mid 30s, creative type who enjoys looking "dowdy" according to you. Maybe you're the hater for judging those who like to look put together adults.

If you were creative, you'd understand the difference between body art and a "skin disease". You would also, hopefully, be a creative enough thinker to comprehend that people express what is meaningful to them in different ways.

Yes, I know the difference between a skin disease and a tattoo. It still looks like a skin disease, especially with the passing of time when the crisp lines of a newish tattoo and smooth skin of youth disappear leaving blurred lines on crepe. And I am creative enough and bright enough to comprehend that some people need their feelings to be seen to be validated. It's still narcissism.

So, you're not on Facebook, right? No family photos displayed in your house either, hopefully. Pure narcissism, according to you.

No, I'm not on Facebook, and actually I don't have any family pics displayed in my house, even though photographs within my home would not be analogous to visible "meaningful" tattoos.

By thinking you're superior or better than those with tattoos -and the folks I know with them are far, far from narcissist - you become the thing you preach against - full of ego.
The world is a big place. There's plenty of people with visible and non visible tattoos that are nice, or assholes. Just like any other representative slice of humanity.
I have one tattoo, only visible if I'm in a swimsuit. I got it at 45 and my partner loves me and will love it , wrinkled or not when I'm old. He sat with me the five hours I took to have it done. It was a vivid, spiritual journey and very painful. Anyone that knows me describes me as kind and humble. My body art, like my clothing, hair and glasses, are not yours to judge.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have a very small tattoo that is very meaningful to me on the inside of my wrist. Most days my watchband covers it. Most people would never even guess it is there. It's in memory of my best friend who died recently, and it's my way of always carrying her with me.

My fiancé has half sleeves on both arms, which are very muscular. He is insanely sexy and the furthest thing from trashy. He is successful in his career, responsible with money and adult obligations, and well-respected. His tattoos don't affect any of that. In a long sleeved button-down, no one would be the wiser.

So, you all can think whatever you want of us and we will just continue living our happy, prosperous lives.

Don't bother, PP. This board is populated mainly by dowdy, middle-aged, non-creative types. Declaring things "trashy" is all they have.

I never said they look trashy. They do, however, look like a skin disease to me. Their "meaning" is nothing more than narcissism. Everyone has meaning in their lives - birth dates of our children, tragic accidents that took siblings, families being torn apart - we don't all feel need to scar ourselves to make that known.

- in my mid 30s, creative type who enjoys looking "dowdy" according to you. Maybe you're the hater for judging those who like to look put together adults.

If you were creative, you'd understand the difference between body art and a "skin disease". You would also, hopefully, be a creative enough thinker to comprehend that people express what is meaningful to them in different ways.

Yes, I know the difference between a skin disease and a tattoo. It still looks like a skin disease, especially with the passing of time when the crisp lines of a newish tattoo and smooth skin of youth disappear leaving blurred lines on crepe. And I am creative enough and bright enough to comprehend that some people need their feelings to be seen to be validated. It's still narcissism.

So, you're not on Facebook, right? No family photos displayed in your house either, hopefully. Pure narcissism, according to you.

No, I'm not on Facebook, and actually I don't have any family pics displayed in my house, even though photographs within my home would not be analogous to visible "meaningful" tattoos.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Male, 47, 4 tattoos and will probably get more. And no, I don't think tattoos are sleazy in and of themselves, though people can certainly make sleazy chives.

You sniffy busybodies making blanket judgements of tattoos reveal a lot more about yourselves than tattoos do about people who have them.

How the Hell did my computer turn "choices" into "chives"?

Band name: Sleazy Chives. Called it.

Anonymous wrote:Male, 47, 4 tattoos and will probably get more. And no, I don't think tattoos are sleazy in and of themselves, though people can certainly make sleazy chives.

You sniffy busybodies making blanket judgements of tattoos reveal a lot more about yourselves than tattoos do about people who have them.

How the Hell did my computer turn "choices" into "chives"?

Anonymous wrote:Male, 47, 4 tattoos and will probably get more. And no, I don't think tattoos are sleazy in and of themselves, though people can certainly make sleazy chives.

You sniffy busybodies making blanket judgements of tattoos reveal a lot more about yourselves than tattoos do about people who have them.

+1000

Anonymous wrote:My grandfather had a tattoo. But it was forced on him by the Nazis in 1943. Tattoos suck.

Are you comparing body art to the nazi prison tattoo? I just want to understand exactly what you mean before I respond, as the granddaughter of a survivor myself.