Tattoo on your neck - cheap and tacky?

mossyc123 · 21-08-2011 06:03PM

FlutterinBantam wrote: »

Might as well stamp 'Cheap and Tacky' on your forehead.

Only for total successes who don't care what people think, or total losers.

Any ordinary punter who has it done ,in my opinion, is a total and unequivocal knacker.

That's the way I roll.

+1 on that.

If your a Pro Sports player or a top Musician/Actor people may say behind your back "... he's looks like some tosser..." but it won't matter because your making a fortune from doing what you love and most likely ridin' the highest quality of women.

If your an ordinary Joe Soap it's screaming to the world "check me out, i'm different, i'm special, i'm cool!"

I sense delusions of grandeur anytime I see people with a Tattoo.

Jayob10 · 21-08-2011 06:03PM

deathrider wrote: »

Tacky? Well that depends on your view of them really. But cheap? Certainly not! They cost a damn fortune :pac:

short sighted and tacky rather.

attention seeking exercise also.

Bad monetary investment would be another one :pac:

mattjack · 21-08-2011 06:03PM

Jayob10 wrote: »

The thing is people with tattoos think they look amazing and love to show them off. Its all well and good seeing Beckham and the like prancing about with tat's all over. Celeb's/Rock Stars can get away with it.

Johnny, the plumber from down the road however, just looks like a yob.

how can you judge people on their appearance ?..

Larianne · 21-08-2011 06:07PM

My brother admitted to not liking his first tattoo. I wonder whether a lot of people with tattoos actually end up depising them but pretend to like them because they're stuck with them. And is that why they get more tattoos, to deflect attention from the shít one they got.

mossyc123 · 21-08-2011 06:08PM

mattjack wrote: »

how can you judge people on their appearance ?..

Eh, how can you not?

It's in our nature to evaluate people by how they present themselves to the world.

Lollipops23 · 21-08-2011 06:08PM

I don't really mind the small tattoo on the back of the neck so much (although i prefer tats that you can hide easily) but dear god the ones on the side of the neck are horrible. Unless your a Latin King- just NO.

booboo88 · 21-08-2011 06:11PM

Sonics2k wrote: »

I have a few tattoos, but I make sure they're all hidden from open sight.

So for example, if I happen to get a job that requires a suit in the future, it doesn't look as "good" if I had a lot of visible tattoo's.

Some tattoos on the back of the neck can be quite good, as long as it's not that god awful Barcode. It's actually worse than a tramp stamp.

ok i agree that the barcode is aload of crap.

but i cant stand that when a woman gets a tattoo on their lower back, its refered to as a "tramp stamp" but when a guy does it, fair enough?

double frickin standards

Princess Peach · 21-08-2011 06:11PM

If it was a good one it could be deadly! I've seen loads of cool neck tattoos.

Depends on the design and if its done well. Any bad tattoo can look cheap and tacky no matter where it is on your body.

I wouldn't get it done cause I want a professional job but that's all that would stop me. If someone doesn't need to hide tattoos for a job and has a cool design why not get it on your neck? I love seeing tattoos on people, shame a lot of good ones need to be hidden.

Jayob10 · 21-08-2011 06:16PM

mattjack wrote: »

how can you judge people on their appearance ?..

i'd never judge someone on their appearance (what god gave them)

Its perfectly fair to judge someone for getting something idiot permanently marked onto their body that they may see as fashionable at a particular moment in time.

People who flaunt silly tattoo's are open to comment though, they are seeking attention is essence. I doubt theres anyone with a tattoo who hasn't either shown it off, or bullsh*tted on about what it stands for.

There will come a time where it will be "cool" to NOT have any body ink. It seems more people have tattoo's then those who don't.

deathrider · 21-08-2011 06:16PM

booboo88 wrote: »

ok i agree that the barcode is aload of crap.

but i cant stand that when a woman gets a tattoo on their lower back, its refered to as a "tramp stamp" but when a guy does it, fair enough?

double frickin standards

I didn't think guys got tattoos there

Tar.Aldarion · 21-08-2011 06:16PM

Depends on the tattoo. While I don't like most, some can be beautiful. Peoples views on them are just bad when they see so many crap generic ones.

mattjack · 21-08-2011 06:22PM

mossyc123 wrote: »

Eh, how can you not?

It's in our nature to evaluate people by how they present themselves to the world.

to judge somebody on their appearance alone is very shallow....it might be in your nature ,but not everybody elses..

mattjack · 21-08-2011 06:27PM

Jayob10 wrote: »

i'd never judge someone on their appearance (what god gave them)

Its perfectly fair to judge someone for getting something idiot permanently marked onto their body that they may see as fashionable at a particular moment in time.

People who flaunt silly tattoo's are open to comment though, they are seeking attention is essence. I doubt theres anyone with a tattoo who hasn't either shown it off, or bullsh*tted on about what it stands for.

There will come a time where it will be "cool" to NOT have any body ink. It seems more people have tattoo's then those who don't.

So in your opinion everybody who has a tattoo is an idiot.Maybe there will be a time again when tattoos are not fashionable ,that really is the essence of fashion....

booboo88 · 21-08-2011 06:30PM

deathrider wrote: »

I didn't think guys got tattoos there

they do. now fair enough if a girl got something stupid like playboy bunny :rolleyes:
but ive always wanted a tattoo there, but im just going to get it on my upper back to save aggro.

13spanner · 21-08-2011 06:31PM

This thread made me think of Professor Greens tattoo.
He was stabbed in the neck with a broken bottle, and got ''lucky'' tattoo'd near the scar. Cool because it actually means something, and the guy's famous. Would look terrible on the everyday dude.

Jayob10 · 21-08-2011 06:31PM

mattjack wrote: »

to judge somebody on their appearance alone is very shallow....it might be in your nature ,but not everybody elses..

judging someone's physical appearance is shallow, thats something they cannot do anything about. Its how they were born

You can judge someone over their decision to get a silly looking permanent stamp on them in fairness.

If someone is born ugly, gorgeous, tall, small theres damn all they can have done. To judge them on that is shallow

If they get a tattoo thats a conscious decision. Couple that with the fact folk with tattoo's like to show them off then damn right they are open to judgement.

21-08-2011 06:33PM

I have two tattoos and I hope to get more in the near future. The ones I have are out of sight, unless I'm stretching, as they're on the inside of my upperarm, just by my armpit. Would never get one on my neck though, it would look bad whenever I get a proper job.

mossyc123 · 21-08-2011 06:34PM

mattjack wrote: »

to judge somebody on their appearance alone is very shallow....it might be in your nature ,but not everybody elses..

Im far from shallow.

Like the other poster said it's fair enough to judge someone by how they choose to present themselves to the world.

21-08-2011 06:36PM

mossyc123 wrote: »

Im far from shallow.

Like the other poster said it's fair enough to judge someone by how they choose to present themselves to the world.

It's shallow to judge anybody based on their appearance tbh.

W.Shakes-Beer · 21-08-2011 06:36PM

Tattoo's picked out of a sample book or are imitations of some celebrities tattoo are ridiculous and cheap looking generally.

However I like to see tattoos that look as though thought has gone into them, that the person has personalised with the artist and that is unique.

Not mad on tattoos that are placed purposely to get noticed, or people who adjust their clothing to make their tat more revealing.

Someone who gets a personal, meaningful tattoo and doesn't constantly show it off is someone I wouldn't judge.

chicken fingers · 21-08-2011 06:39PM

Hand, neck or face tattoo says that that person will never pass an interview for anything.
Unless they can become self-employed, they will never have a good job.

julyjane · 21-08-2011 06:41PM

Aishae wrote: »

I don't think tattoos on the neck are tacky but you'd wanna be very sure about it. Theyre much harder to hide for work.

Not everyone wants to work

I think they're just attention seeking, and many people openly admit that they love attention so it's their body, they could be doing worse things for attention.

mattjack · 21-08-2011 06:41PM

Jayob10 wrote: »

judging someone's physical appearance is shallow, thats something they cannot do anything about. Its how they were born

You can judge someone over their decision to get a silly looking permanent stamp on them in fairness.

If someone is born ugly, gorgeous, tall, small theres damn all they can have done. To judge them on that is shallow

If they get a tattoo thats a conscious decision. Couple that with the fact folk with tattoo's like to show them off then damn right they are open to judgement.

You are stating the bleeding obvious there ,people do like to show them off...what you call "silly" has been in existence for thousands of years..so therefore literally millions of people are "silly"...

mattjack · 21-08-2011 06:44PM

mossyc123 wrote: »

Im far from shallow.

Like the other poster said it's fair enough to judge someone by how they choose to present themselves to the world.

you are very shallow..you judge people on how they present themselves,judge people when you get to know them...

mossyc123 · 21-08-2011 06:56PM

Deleted User wrote: »

It's shallow to judge anybody based on their appearance tbh.

Shallow is basing your opinion on someone based entirely on their appearance and not taking into account their personality.

If someone is sporting a stupid-looking tattoo it arguably does say something about their personality.

It's a physical manifestation of some of the types of personalities that I don't generally get on with, so I will avoid them.

Maybe a bit narrow-minded, but I don't think it's shallow.

Temptamperu · 21-08-2011 07:03PM

mattjack wrote: »

You are stating the bleeding obvious there ,people do like to show them off...what you call "silly" has been in existence for thousands of years..so therefore literally millions of people are "silly"...

most humans are yes.

mossyc123 · 21-08-2011 07:05PM

mattjack wrote: »

you are very shallow..you judge people on how they present themselves,judge people when you get to know them...

See my response to boneyarsebogman above.

Answer me this:

You step out of a building and on one side of the street you see a few dodgy looking characters (lets say junkies) coming towards you.

On the other side of the street are a few normal Joe Soaps (lets say some office workers)

Which side of the street are you going to choose to walk along?

--LOS-- · 21-08-2011 07:08PM

I like tattoos, but one on your neck where you can't hide it at the back with hair is something that could really give you a lot of stick depending on what you do in life, cheap and tacky doesnt come into that though.

mattjack · 21-08-2011 07:09PM

mossyc123 wrote: »

See my response to boneyarsebogman above.

Answer me this:

You step out of a building and on one side of the street you see a few dodgy looking characters (lets say junkies) coming towards you.

On the other side of the street are a few normal Joe Soaps (lets say some office workers)

Which side of the street are you going to choose to walk along?

hypothetical example..

mattjack · 21-08-2011 07:11PM

mossyc123 wrote: »

Shallow is basing your opinion on someone based entirely on their appearance and not taking into account their personality.

If someone is sporting a stupid-looking tattoo it arguably does say something about their personality.

It's a physical manifestation of some of the types of personalities that I don't generally get on with, so I will avoid them.

Maybe a bit narrow-minded, but I don't think it's shallow.

I will concede one thing to you in your argument though...it MIGHT say something about their personality...

Tattoo on your neck - cheap and tacky?

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