Anonymous wrote:I wouldn't say "trashy", I would just say law class and blue collar.

I'm solidly middle class and white collar, UMC background with an advanced degree that I use. My sister is a neuroscientist and a successful biotech consultant. A close friend of mine from school is a surgeon. Another friend is a decorated military officer. Guess what we all have in common?

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Anonymous wrote:I wouldn't say "trashy", I would just say law class and blue collar.

Lol

And who are you?

Meant "low class" above

I wouldn't say "trashy", I would just say law class and blue collar.

i hate tattoos -- i don't know if they're trash, but they're common. i feel like people get them to stand out, but everyone gets them. stand out by not getting one.

i'm fine with military getting them -- that's about it.

37yo female. UMC.

I can’t stand tattoos. I think they are very trashy. I think it really ruins a person’s good looks.

I'm SAHM, 34, middle class, 1st generation Mexican-American. My immediate family members are all college-educated, NO tattoos for the sole reason that we don't want to be associated with the drug cartel or MS-13.

White people can get away with having tattoos with no repercussions, but immigrants and minorities cannot, unless you are an athlete or a celebrity.

My DH is white, 36, US Marine Corps, Major (JAG). No tattoo. Lower ranking military personnel tend to have a lot of tattoos.

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Anonymous wrote:MC/PhD/250.

I actually like it when people 'own' their tattoos. I like artfully done big and visible tattoos. I am actually more bothered by the little apologetic 'cute' tattoos (butterfly on ankle, etc.) The most beautiful tattoo I've ever see is Ani DiFranco's collarbone tattoo. No hiding that one and it's artful and interesting.

Me too. I like when the tattoos are not cliche.

I agree, though I don't think they have to be big and bold. I have several small tattoos in discreet spots that I either designed myself or chose from an outside source - I didn't just pick something from the display board at the tattoo shop. Each one is unique (or at least unusual) and has personal meaning to me, and I proudly "own" each one.

Anonymous wrote:MC/PhD/250.

I actually like it when people 'own' their tattoos. I like artfully done big and visible tattoos. I am actually more bothered by the little apologetic 'cute' tattoos (butterfly on ankle, etc.) The most beautiful tattoo I've ever see is Ani DiFranco's collarbone tattoo. No hiding that one and it's artful and interesting.

Me too. I like when the tattoos are not cliche.

Totally depends on the person's personality and if they can pull it off.

Smoking hot guy? Sure.

Tramp stamp or ankle tat on a 40-something lady? Not so much.

We live in a UMC/affluent area, and I'm in my mid-40s...which means I'm older than the generation where tramp stamps at ankle tats became popular. I'm still stunned when I see people at our neighborhood pool with tats. I imagine a lot of the preppy moms regret them.

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Anonymous wrote:37, UMC, highly educated.

I guess you all don’t run with the artistic, mostly highly educated crowd I do. Many of us have beautiful tattoos that say something about our personal passions. We have well-paying jobs and are good parents. Certainly not all tattoos are tasteful—nor are all of the people who get tattoos like my friends and me—but we’re not all uneducated and unemployed.

<bracing myself for the flames that are coming my way>

They still show poor judgement.

In what way? They haven’t affected employment, social status, finances, relationships with family, or enjoyment of life.

They are going to look ugly as sin as you age. And you will most likely one day wish that you didn't have it.

Very few people get better-looking as they age. whether or not they have a tattoo. And almost everyone past a certain age has done at least one thing in their youth that they regretted later. I don't think that reflects bad judgment.

When I am 60 I won't care that my tatto doesn't look right anymore. Wtf are you talking about? I see ton of fit people in their 50s and even 60s. Maybe better to put burqa at the age of 40 right away?

UMC child of UMC immigrants. I don't think tattoos are trashy, exactly. My kids' amazing nanny has several including on her neck But I think they are unprofessional and usually demonstrate a lack of ambition and/or being given the confidence that one can succeed professionally. The only exception in my snap judgments, is artists. Hidden tattoos became really popular among all the UMC girls at my private school who apparently we're trying to show how "alternative" they were. They are all doctors and lawyers now...and I know they got those tattoos in discreet places because they didn't want to hurt their future conventional careers.

I also find it baffling that the mist tatted up people I know are also constantly complaining about money. Tattoos are expensive...I don't get soending money on them and then struggling with rent.

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Anonymous wrote:37, UMC, highly educated.

I guess you all don’t run with the artistic, mostly highly educated crowd I do. Many of us have beautiful tattoos that say something about our personal passions. We have well-paying jobs and are good parents. Certainly not all tattoos are tasteful—nor are all of the people who get tattoos like my friends and me—but we’re not all uneducated and unemployed.

<bracing myself for the flames that are coming my way>

They still show poor judgement.

In what way? They haven’t affected employment, social status, finances, relationships with family, or enjoyment of life.

They are going to look ugly as sin as you age. And you will most likely one day wish that you didn't have it.

Very few people get better-looking as they age. whether or not they have a tattoo. And almost everyone past a certain age has done at least one thing in their youth that they regretted later. I don't think that reflects bad judgment.

PP reading this thread made me so happy that I don't live in DC. I see high paid professionals who tattoos every day where I live. Nobody thinks less of them because of tattoos.

Don't find tattoos trashy. Both DH and I have one. HHI 400k live in Colorado.