What you think of tattoos?

Zangetsu

Recently got over the aul will I or won't I about getting a tattoo, took a long time but I'm getting it designed by a few people at the moment, can't wait to see the end product!

Whats everyone's opinions on them? hate them, want them, have them? Is your body a temple or a canvas?

Danbo!

I'd like to have one, but there is nothing I can think of i'd like printed on me for the rest of my life.

SheroN

I think they are pointless.

Kiera

I love them but then again I’m into guys like Carey Hart and Travis Barker. Only have one myself.

6th

I'd like one but Mrs. 6th doesnt like the idea of them.

Kiera

6th wrote: »

I'd like one but Mrs. 6th doesnt like the idea of them.

You wear the trousers, she tells you what colour?

RobertFoster

I personally don't want one, but I don't look down on people with them.

Xavi6

Tramp stamp ftl.

There are very, very few that look good and I wouldn't find them sexy.

6th

I'm sure if I really pushed for one she wouldnt say no. Its not like I'm always going on about wanting one and its a big enough decission.

*Wow Xavi6, for someone who knows the sig rules thats a whopper!

arybvtcw0eolkf

I have a few, I forget about them (mostly) until someone mentions them - then I remember, and I hate them.

I rarely wear short sleeved shirts because of them.

Eoin

Not mad on them - the arse antler ones that lots of girls have would be a turn off for me - especially as they seem to be pretty generic designs that probably don't have any actual meaning for the person wearing them.

Rob_l

There are very few things you will want permantly stamped on you for the rest of your days, most of the lads I know who got them when younger now regret them especially obviously visible ones like lower arm.


Edit: the Poll is flawed shoudl ahve two categories for have them
1/ have them and happy
2/ Why was i so stupid to get this tattoo on my face http://www.orble.com/men-tricked-into-getting-face-tattoos-to-secure-job or
2/have one and not happy

Xavi6

6th wrote: »

*Wow Xavi6, for someone who knows the sig rules thats a whopper!

Quiet you

homerjay2005

they can look sexy on some girls, horrible on some others. cant be too big tho, they need to be small and appropriate to the girl.

sorrywhat

i like them when they are done with a bit taste. getting "mom" in a love heart is ****.

i have 3. 2 on my back and one on my foot. they are all black as well with a bit of shading. i also hate colours in them, they fade quickly and look tacky.

i have to say i love mine.

i think tattoo's on fella's are quite sexy but again tastefully.

nameuser

Horrible things.

Zangetsu

Mairt wrote: »

I have a few, I forget about them (mostly) until someone mentions them - then I remember, and I hate them.

I rarely wear short sleeved shirts because of them.

Now thats something I wasn't expecting! How have you got a few and hate them now? Did you get them when you were young and dumb and have grown out of them or something?

Hagar

Mairt wrote: »

I have a few, I forget about them (mostly) until someone mentions them - then I remember, and I hate them.

I rarely wear short sleeved shirts because of them.

I admire you Mairt, You always tell it like it is.

m@cc@

Don't see the attraction of effectively treating your skin as a canvas and scarring yourself for life.

Dragan

It's something i have put a good bit of thought into and will no doubt end up getting done. And knowing me, once i get one i will get a few done.

It's just another form of art to me and i appreciate the skill that can go into it and the story that can be behind it.

The one thing i do think is it's kind of foolish to judge other people on their tattoo's. I remember being out with an ex in town and a guy walks up behind her and grabs her ass. She turned around and planted him one right in the ****ing teeth, it was one of the most beautiful punches i have ever seen, bust his lip wide open.

His defence was "You have a tramp stamp , what do you ****ing care you ****ing slut", so then i hit him.

Some people never learn.

Gauge

m@cc@ wrote: »

Don't see the attraction of effectively treating your skin as a canvas and scarring yourself for life.

Tattoos don't scar, unless you got it done by a hack.

m@cc@

Gauge wrote: »

Tattoos don't scar, unless you got it done by a hack.

The tattoo is the scar.

Rob_l

http://www.lazyeights.net/Avion/Motivator/tramp_stamp.jpg link possibly nsfw

Lockstep

I think they're great if the person put some thought into them and got one that's meaningful to them done.


Sadly most people are just getting them done as they're tredny these days.

Heisenberg.

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azezil

I like them, I want to get one but it'll be one that means something to me. I have an image in my head, I just need to find someone to put it on paper for me now.

mcauley

kickoutthejams wrote: »

I think they're great if the person put some thought into them and got one that's meaningful to them done

+1

Niamho!

Xavi6 wrote: »

Tramp stamp ftl.

There are very, very few that look good and I wouldn't find them sexy.

Agreed.

I have seen a couple that i did like but generally don't like them at all. Especially coloured ones i think they're generally WAY more tacky than plain black ones. not a fan. each to their own though. i just dont think i'd ever get one.

Lockstep

What about a tattoo on my chest....but of my face!
yeah, double me.

Jez, Peepshow.

Dudess

Ooh I want one! Just a small one on my back. Not way down just above the crack of my arse, but much higher up.

m@cc@

They're kinda rebellious in a conformist kinda way.

Cuddlesworth

Dudess wrote: »

Ooh I want one! Just a small one on my back. Not way down just above the crack of my arse, but much higher up.

Dudess with a tramp stamp......mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.

I need a towel.

Kya1976

Love em:D:D

ejmaztec

I couldn't care less, but sometimes it makes people look stupid, like a hairy biker who had lost one of his fingers in a crash. One bunch of fingers said L O V E on one hand and H A T on the other.

JoeTheDumber

All forms of body modification are being promoted so as the people will accept transhumanism and the chip. You do the research.

www.bioethics.ie

Dragan

m@cc@ wrote: »

They're kinda rebellious in a conformist kinda way.

I don't think that many people get them to "rebel", it's kind of pointless. It's much the same as the clothes you wear, the music you listen to , the things you watch or read or say. It's personal choice.

They can be a nice way to see who needs something to hinge their pre-judgements off though.

johnnyrotten

Manky things

Dyr

Have one, will get more.

Though i know lads who some work done when we were teenagers that in hindsight weren't the best idea's, and were zapped or covered up. Still no real harm done.

kkmick

I have 3 on my upper arms and think there great but they all mean something to me,people do treat you differently when you have them though

Dudess

They can look rough but that depends on a number of factors - the design, the amount, the place on the body, the colours used, the size(s) of them.
A skanger with a load of tattoos down each arm - yeah, that looks skanky, but not all tattoos look like that and yet, there is a tendency for some people to view them all as such.

ejmaztec

I suppose "This Way Up" would be a handy one to have.


Ones that I can't see the logic of are the ones displayed by the Russian criminal fraternity. They obviously couldn't give a sh1t when they display their criminality for all the world to see.

Dragan

ejmaztec wrote: »

Ones that I can't see the logic of are the ones displayed by the Russian criminal fraternity. They obviously couldn't give a sh1t when they display their criminality for all the world to see.

The Russian ones are a tough nut to crack though, there are so many interpretations about what exactly do the mean and you don't really know unless you are in , if you get me.

oeb

I have 5, one on my wrist, one on each forearm, one on a sholder and one in the center of my back (Up the top). Every one of them means something important to me. (They are all solid black, don't like colour tattoos either)

Cuddlesworth

JoeTheDumber wrote: »

All forms of body modification are being promoted so as the people will accept transhumanism and the chip. You do the research.

www.bioethics.ie

Considering the fact that tattoos are an idea that pre-dates the chip, I would assume you are jumping on some sort of bandwagon?

g'em

Dudess wrote: »

Just a small one on my back. Not way down just above the crack of my arse, but much higher up.

That's where I have mine, no one ever sees it unless I'm in a bikini (very rare) or nekkid (not often enough). The tattoo is my star sign, means something to me, I love it.

homerun_homer

I can't stand tatoos, there are way too many cliché's out there - the tramp stamp, the chinese symbols, the barbed wire, the sleeve look and then there's the downright daft (remember that guy from Blue got a big tatoo of his daughter's face).

I could never write anything on a table in school that I thought was cool the following week so can't imagine marking myself for life. I also love the pure, natural, non-tatoo'd look on any girls I know compared to girls I know with various things like a cherry on their midriff, an eyeball on their wrist or a Tweety bird on their arm.

FlutterinBantam

Unfortunately like saying "done" and "seen" and calling strangers "Bud" and "Pal" they tend to mark one out as a lowlife skanger.

While the first set of parameters are ALWAYS true, the tats one is not necessarily so,there can be the odd exception:cool:

stovelid

Sometimes they can look good, but getting them in very visible places like the forearms, neck and hands.....not exactly a dignified old age.

Faith

I have a very small pink ribbon on my shoulder. I only got it over the summer and I love it. It's a breast cancer awareness ribbon. I think it's a lovely symbol, and it's also meaningful to me because my mum is a breast cancer survivor. Due to the history of breast cancer in m family, I have to be extra vigilant about doing breast checks, and whenever I see the tattoo, it reminds me of that. Hopefully other women might see it and think the same thing.

However, I'm not particularly pushed about getting another one. I was warned about the "tattoo bug" where you just want to get more and more. I don't see that happening to me.

I bumped into an old flatmate recently and saw she got a word tattoo'd right across the top of her boob/ breastbone in really big writing. Granted, it's apparently a family motto (can't think of the word right now) but I think it looks ridiculous. My tat is covered by my bra strap, but hers is visible if she wears anything even slightly low cut or strappy. Eugh.

edit: Just found a picture of her, and the tattoo is actually up by her collarbone. She's also apparently just got two big, brightly coloured poppies tattoo'd onto her feet :eek:.

marti101

You cant look at people and say they have a tattoo.Its a personel choice i love mine they all mean something to me and i dont like tramp stamps either they just look wrong.I have 12 altogether and am looking to finish my sleeve.Ive had people say to me i dont look the kind to get tattooed but each to their own.And Kyas tattoos are lovely very unusual.My half sleeve is a geisha so its something different othe than a 6 ft winnie the pooh.lol each to their own i say.But my kids have warned me no more but never say never.:)

Kya1976

marti101 wrote: »

And Kyas tattoos are lovely very unusual.

thank you hun;)