None and yes. Well maybe not sleazy, but low class. Doesn't amtrer of it's just on your ankle or where no one can see it.

Anonymous wrote:I don't really understand why some people are so bothered by other people having tattoos. I think preppy Tory Birch & Lily Pulitzer types are tacky, trashy, and ugly as hell - but if you like it, you like it - different strokes for different folks. It doesn't mean I make judgments about your character.

I think both tattoos AND preppy fashion-consumerism are atrocious. I'm an equal opportunity judger

I don't really understand why some people are so bothered by other people having tattoos. I think preppy Tory Birch & Lily Pulitzer types are tacky, trashy, and ugly as hell - but if you like it, you like it - different strokes for different folks. It doesn't mean I make judgments about your character.

1 tatoo is too many. I don't have them. Won't have them. They're tacky and trashy and I judge women who have them. Ever see an old person with a tat? Ridiculous looking.

Many tattoos are personal and have meaning to people, especially more artsy, creative types. Why would you are what others do to their bodies? They aren't judging you, why would you judge them? This is really something stupid to have an opinion about.

Anonymous wrote:I don't have any tattoos, but I don't think they are generally trashy or sleazy looking on women or on men (well, OK, neck and face tattoos only work when worn by actual tattoo artists).

I first saw neck tattoos when I was volunteer (HIV) testing and counseling to sex workers. It was a type of branding by the pimps. This is why I cringe at them now. Someone may present it as a statement of power, but I just see a dehumanizing label.

Generally, I don't pay attention. If something catches my eye, I use it like any other visual clue about a person. Lots of Adrinka symbols, "oh, this person is afrocentric." Those tribal pieces, "Gen X. Prolly got these in the 90s." Palm tree: "She's in her 20s." The Russians have a whole language embedded within tattoos. I guess they all do, so I read them accordingly.

Anonymous wrote:We were just at a waterpark a few days ago and it is surprising how almost everyone has some kind of tattoo. Crazy. I think it is definitely a class thing.

DH's family live in rural No. Carolina, working class people and all the 20-30 somethings have visible tattoos and even 40-something BIL/SIL say they are thinking about what they want. I think they look awful. If my kids ever want them I'd strongly advise against it but if they absolutely must then do it someplace easy to cover up. If you want to work in a professional field then you can't have visible tattoos.

of course, if they end up being an artist/musician or some other field where tattoos are the norm for that work culture, then I guess do what you think makes sense. But I will still think they look bad and will look worse when you are 50+

Zero and yes. They look sleazy on everyone.

Can SOMEBODY please explain why under-attractive, slightly overweight women feel the need to get something near their breast? I just DO. NOT. GET. IT.

They are so cringe-worthy when I see them, co-worker that fits the above description and is passive aggressively rude as hell has one.

I don't have any but I don't think most tattoos are trashy. My dad had some (ex-Navy) and I guess that made me think they're normal. Most people I know have at least one, and I think they're not nearly as taboo as they used to be, especially for us millennials
That being said, some are better than others.

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Anonymous wrote:I have a tattoo on the inside of my right arm. It's bright, and very noticeable if I'm not wearing long sleeves. I love it - and get compliments on it all the time. My 73 year old mom isn't the biggest fan, though...

Also, I'm a respected professional in my field, and many fellow respected professionals in my field also have tattoos. I'm also probably not the 'type' one would expect to have a tattoo.

The times, they are a'changin', and it's not as taboo as you think.

This could be me typing this.

I have several tattoos though now. But I'm in my mid-40s and personally don't GAF what people think.

I'm the PP you quoted - My first tattoo was long planned, and pretty emotionally significant for me, so I felt like I needed a break after. I'm early 30s, and planning a few more tattoos, so maybe I'll catch up with you

Anonymous wrote:I have a tattoo on the inside of my right arm. It's bright, and very noticeable if I'm not wearing long sleeves. I love it - and get compliments on it all the time. My 73 year old mom isn't the biggest fan, though...

Also, I'm a respected professional in my field, and many fellow respected professionals in my field also have tattoos. I'm also probably not the 'type' one would expect to have a tattoo.

The times, they are a'changin', and it's not as taboo as you think.

This could be me typing this.

I have several tattoos though now. But I'm in my mid-40s and personally don't GAF what people think.

I had 13, lasered off 11. I felt it interrupted my chi, having so many corrupting my meridians. It's cool, I know I'm...eccentric.

The ones that are left only show when I want them to. I'll let my children get tats, but only after a quick (and truly painful) laser visit.

The generation behind me would get huge first tats. It amazed me that your first tat would be a sleeve or massive chest piece. Mine were all smaller, like fold a dollar in half small.

The lasering took years and about $3k. Worth it!! They were the tough girl mask I wore in my 20s. Oh well. Live and learn.

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Anonymous wrote:I love to watch "Say Yes To The Dress", and nothing looks more stupid than the young woman in her beautiful wedding dress, with tattoos on her shoulders/back/arms.

Unfortunately, you see this too often in real life, also. (any outfit, not just wedding dresses). Stupid and sleazy.

+1

I try to live and let live, but I always cringe when I see this.

+2

I don't get it/understand it. And I actually married a man who has two huge tats - one on his chest and another on his bicep. Former military. He now wants to remove them but it costs a fortune to do so. He regrets them.

I also agree with the poster about the people with the tats that cover large body areas. And yes, for some reason, women with them covering their calves look ridiculous.

And of course, my idiot BIL has a bunch - big ones that you know cost a few hundred a piece. When he lives at home with his parents with his kids in tow. Great investment. What makes it even better is that one of them is the name of his baby momma who has since walked out on him and their kids.

I have a tattoo on the inside of my right arm. It's bright, and very noticeable if I'm not wearing long sleeves. I love it - and get compliments on it all the time. My 73 year old mom isn't the biggest fan, though...

Also, I'm a respected professional in my field, and many fellow respected professionals in my field also have tattoos. I'm also probably not the 'type' one would expect to have a tattoo.

The times, they are a'changin', and it's not as taboo as you think.