Thinking about getting a tattoo?
At the end of the day guys would stick a fork in their head to impress women, and girls will sometimes date world class losers just to upset their parents. I’m not saying not to get a tattoo – I think it looks good on strippers. I guess you should really consider this it’s like getting married, both cause pain and hard to get out of Here are some things you might want to consider before paying for a tattoo…
Who Has Tattoos?
The results suggest that 24 percent of Americans between 18 and 50 are tattooed; that’s almost one in four. Two surveys from 2003 suggested just 15 percent to 16 percent of U.S. adults had a tattoo. This is a trend that is on the rise, but remember so was disco. Trends have a way of changing and what is cool one day is bell bottom pants the next day. If you want one that’s awesome, but if you are just doing one to be cool remember this is a tattoo. You can take change out of no longer trendy clothes without burning your skin with a laser.
What if You Change Your Mind?
The American Academy of Dermatology reports tattoo regret is common in the United States. Among a group of 18- to 50-year-olds surveyed in 2004 17 percent of those considered getting their tattoo removed. Dermatologists typically charge by the square inch for the laser treatment. By the time most people are done they can expects to pay more than $2,200. The treatment usually takes about 10 sessions several weeks apart, each lasting less than a minute.
The least destructive removal process uses a state-of-the-art laser that targets the pigment in the tattoo. It goes through the skin without damaging it and hits the pigment depending on which wavelength and which color you have, and it blows it into small pieces.
The tattoo ink is then reabsorbed into the body through the lymphatic system. The process must be completed over several sessions in order to protect the skin from damage.
Patients with bigger tattoos are sometimes given the option to use a topical anesthetic, but that adds to the cost.
Dr. Scott Karempelis of Atlanta Dermatology says “there’s no guarantee that you won’t have a scar. “Scarring is your major risk. Almost everyone gets a little bit of discoloration, a little lighter, a little darker for a while. But in most cases if you wait a year, you cannot see where it was done initially.”
- Laser surgery. This is the most effective way to reduce the appearance of a tattoo. Pulses of laser light pass through the top layer of skin and the energy of the light is absorbed by the pigment in the tattoo. This process creates a very low grade of inflammation and allows your body to process the small areas of altered pigment. You may require as many as 12 treatments over a year to lighten the tattoo, and the treatment might not completely erase it.
- Dermabrasion. The tattoo area is chilled until numb, and the skin that contains the tattoo is sanded down to deeper levels. This generally isn’t painful, but it may leave a scar.
- Surgical removal. A doctor can surgically cut out the tattoo and stitch the edges back together, but this can leave a scar.
What are the Risks?
There are health risks associated with both the removal and application of tattoos, they are very small and dealing with a professional licensed studio is very safe.
- Blood-borne diseases. If the equipment used to create your tattoo is contaminated with the blood of an infected person, you can contract a number of serious blood-borne diseases. These include hepatitis C, hepatitis B, tetanus, tuberculosis and HIV — the virus that causes AIDS.
- Skin disorders. Your body may form bumps called granulomas around tattoo ink, especially if your tattoo includes red ink. Tattooing can also cause areas of raised, excessive scarring (keloids), if you’re prone to them.
- Skin infections. Tattoos can lead to local bacterial infections. Typical signs and symptoms of an infection include redness, warmth, swelling and a pus-like drainage. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has linked clusters of potentially serious antibiotic-resistant skin infections to unlicensed tattoo artists who don’t follow proper infection-control procedures. Some antibiotic-resistant skin infections can lead to pneumonia, bloodstream infections and a painful, flesh-destroying condition called necrotizing fasciitis.
- Allergic reactions. Tattoo dyes, particularly red dye, can cause allergic skin reactions, resulting in an itchy rash at the tattoo site. This may occur even years after you get the tattoo.
- MRI complications. Rarely, tattoos or permanent makeup may cause swelling or burning in the affected areas during magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) exams. In some cases — such as when a person with permanent eyeliner has an MRI of the eye — tattoo pigments may interfere with the quality of the image.
- Anesthetic complications. A tattoo on the lower back can make an epidural risky (the painkiller that makes child birth bearable) and if you are a woman who might have kids, you will may have to do it the old fashioned way.
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Bad Translations
If you don’t speak chinese or some other chicken scratch language, do some research first. That scribble scrabble could turn out to be something you really don’t want to have on your body.
Use a Spell Checker
If you can’t spell bring a friend who can. Like everything else you get what you pay for, ask the person doing the tattoo to spell the words you want permanently etched into your body.
Think Long Term
Remember you are likely to outgrow your tattoo at some point. Nothing screams trailer trash like a grandma with tats – think how this thing is going to look when you shrivel up.
Use Good Judgement
Alcohol and a giggling friend are not really your friends when it comes to selecting a tattoo. Sleep on it, try not to do something that seems too funny.
Avoid the Creepy Factor
Unless you plan on never applying for a job for the rest of your life try to avoid the tattoo that will relegate you to circus freak. Some tattoos are going to limit your available dating pool to a very small sub section of the population. You might need to date, apply for a job, or not scare small children at some point down the road – bear this in mind.
It Will Hurt
Remember if you can’t handle pain, you might not want some anesthetic of one form or another. It does hurt, but if you’re a guy it shouldn’t be a big deal, however the size of the tattoo will play a factor.
Jackie’s First Tattoo – Funny bloopers R us
It’s really up to the person, personally I see it as littering some decent real estate. They do make a chick look like she’d be more willing to do bad things – so that part is cool.
Read on for the 10 biggest tattoo mistakes.
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I Googled for something completely different, but found your page…and have to say thanks. nice read….
yah thats too crazy…no tattos for me.
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And what of health? Other than the obscure incident? It is the uninformed person that selects his own decision, statistics make this argument but are absent from your article. Although, it is not my point to poke holes, I find the tone of your article counter-productive. As a tattooed individual myself, I found this article by searching for more tattoos. Clearly you could have made a more effective dialog by clarifying the risks and not rejecting the exact audience who you intend to inform. But, who am I? Just a member of the 24 percent of Americans who find that tattoos will define a generation and simply can’t be thrown out with the bell-bottoms. Perhaps, it is clothing fashion with which you have a gripe. I’d be delighted to hear what you have to say.
You know, a lot of your information is kind of hit and miss…
Granted, by the average, sure 24% of America is tattooed, but did you know that 70% of the world is tattooed… and the majority of it is religious or a test of adulthood.
Secondary, that 17% of people that want to have their tattoos removed was a mistake on their part. Either being done by an amature artist or a scratcher (someone tattooing without any kind of professional tattoo training), a name of a girlfriend or boyfriend, or not being selective enough in their artist.
I am a tattoo artist, and I agree with what you have to say, for the most part. Tattoos are not for everyone, but they are too good for some. As an artist, it is my own responsibility to make sure such mistakes are not made. I will advise against certain tattoos, and will refuse to do some. Granted, there is freedom of speech, but forcing me to do a white/brown/black pride tattoo is against my own beliefs. We also will not tattoo any minors as per state law without parents permission, and when we do, it must me coverable by a short sleeve shirt.
As for the being selective with the artist, tattooing is like any other form of art. In tattooing, you have specialists. Black and Grey, realism, traditional, neo-traditional, new skool, japanese, cubism, tribal, just to name a few. If you take a traditional tattoo to a new skool artist, and refuse to let them draw it in a way that they are familiar, then you are inviting poor quality work. Otherwise, you take a new skool artist a traditional tattoo, let them throw thier flair into it, you will have something amazing and better then you expected. Its like the question I ask customers daily, would you have Piccaso paint the Mona Lisa? No. Piccaso was a cubist, and his mind has a hard time bending around the concept of doing a realistic piece. Now, why do people do this to a tattoo artist… We are no longer the sailer and biker crowd, but the normal people that you see walking down the street… Also, if you had an oppertunity to talk with Enigma, the puzzle guy, you would find he is one of the most down to earth and polite people that you would ever meet…
Tattoos are about will power, and a colaberation between the artist and the client… keep this in mind, and you will never regret a tattoo…
Please, keep in contact me if you have any other questions, or would like a view from the other side. I am not out to recruit you to get a tattoo, but to open the eyes of someone to see it as the art that it truly is…
Actually laser tattoo removal is not $2200.. just know what you want before you get a tattoo.. more importantly do your research .. Tattoos are hot! have mine..love them and dont regret them.. only live once..
Doctors charge different rates and depending on the size of the tattoo prices can vary. I suppose talking to three different doctors and directly quoting a doctor doesn’t count as sufficient research to you. Many people do want them removed and it is providing a lot of cash to doctors as most removals are considered elective surgery and not covered by most insurances. With elective procedures doctors can charge what they want without having to accept what the insurance would allow and writing off the difference. Due to the fact that most surgery is performed on the skin medical certification for plastic surgery is less rigorous than many other specialties and there are some turkeys out there who charge less. Like with tattoos buyer beware, don’t look for the cheapest one, you get what you pay for generally speaking.
I do agree with some things who have said but THE ONLY WAY YOU CAN GET ANY HEALTH PROBLEMS IS TO GO TO A TATTOO STUDIO THAT DOES NOT UNDER STAND HEALTH REGULATIONS AND STERILIZATION.Tattoos are a persons expression of them self in art form sure some a stupid and don’t make any since but its the person choice. And just like other generations this generation wilL be know by tattoos(good ones or bad).I my self have 2 half sleeves and 9 other tattoos. I will always have them and look forward to growing old with them. PEOPLE YOU SHOULD ALL CONSIDER GETTING A TATTOO, JUST DO YOUR HOME WORK ON IT FIRST AND IF YOU DON’T, QUIT COMPLAINING ABOUT THEM…
its hard to take this article seriously when the writter has put too much of their own opinion in. to whoever made this site.. this is the silliest waste of time and u need to harden up. stop whining.
I think dumb people should be allowed to get dumb tattoos, that way we know them by sight.
Whoever wrote this “article” is a biased moron. Just because a woman has tattoos doesn’t mean she is cheap or bad. There are many different reasons people get tattoo’s and there are many different kinds of tattoos. Granted, some people get stupid tattoos in stupid places, but that doesn’t mean every person that gets a tattoo is either a douchebag, or a whore. Grow up, ****. Tattoo’s do not depict who you are. If you want to get a tattoo, the best advice is to make sure you don’t do it on impulse, and the best reason to get a tattoo is for some kind of meaning: if it holds as some kind of symbol towards something or someone that is or was important in your life; a religious belief; something you live for. For example, my sister got a horse on her back, because it’s her favorite animal, and she lives for horses. I doubt she’ll regret that tattoo, because number one, it’s in a place where neither she nor too many other people are going to see it often, and secondly it represents something important to her in her life. She had wanted to get that tattoo for years, and never changed her mind.. so that was another good reason to go for it. Anyways… some people are morons. I hope the people who stumble upon this site don’t listen to this arrogant ****er’s immature opinion.
Wow, struck a nerve?
I apologize, nothing has more class than white trash trailer park woman in her 50s with faded tramp stamp tattoos. That is of course except for her Elvis plates, plastic lawn animals and fake lawn rolled up on her homemade trailer porch.
Brittany has a point Jerome. True, going for an upstanding girl with class would be the choice for a life-long mate or a girlfriend or wife. But when you want to nail the town whore, nothing beats the mark of the tramp stamp.
Thanks for marking our targets Brittany.
Brittany your profanity laced rant reinforces Jerome’s assertion that women with tattoos don’t have much in the way of class.
Hey Brittany a chick with tramp stamps, who likes to cuss must totally put out – what’s your IM/phone/myspace?
Steve & Jeff, this is not a dating site. Though, with Brittany I’m sure that dating is only going to be a matter of hourly rates.
Brittany, sorry to hear about you losing custody of your kids, and I had no idea Jamie Lynn had a horse tattoo.
Where would the tattoo be that people could rarely see it? Is she morbidly obese and the tattoo is neatly tucked in-between a roll of fat? Or if she’s really fat maybe it is on her the top of her foot.
A course you are all being mean to Brittany. She’s just only defending her right to ink herselves, which is something that all peoples have a rights to do. Ive been getting tattoos cents I was 17 and it only helps me express my self and things like I like. If you are too narrow minded and don’t understand tattoos and why we get them, you shouldn’t be making fun of people with them.
My friends make design tattoos and wouldn’t like your talking about them because they do this for a living.
I’m with you Brittany!
Amazing, Herve this article mentioned the following subjects:
Statistics about who has tattoos, what is involved with removing them, avoid getting bad translations if you get one in a language you don’t speak, and avoiding ones that you might regret down the road. It did show pictures of stupid ones that looked bad, and I did make fun of them as all of us should.
Nothing in this article mentioned banning tattoos, or telling fat chicks they shouldn’t get tattoos.
Everything in there was common sense (or cents as you like to use the word). Mentioning these things should offend only the very, very stupid.
Well, in my opinion there are different sets of peole who get tatoos.
the lovers, the family/rememberance, the artist, the trend, the outspoken.
Many people fall between these categories it is nothing to be embarrassed about
got the image you homo, if your going to protect the main thumbnail you might wanna protect them on the other parts of your page…..dumb
Bob, you are too incredibly smart for us plebians. We would offer to hire you for you’re knowledge and talent, but it’s obvious that you are homophobic due to some parental issues that you have not yet dealt with as of this point in life. You should probably just come out of the closet like your dad did and just accept life.
And good news, you can now get legally married in California!
Listen, I didn’t get inked until I was 50 and I now have 3. I love them and they are for me. As far as being white trash trailer park, I’m not. As far as growing old with body art, .. what is your problem? .. do you think that everyone should make all of their decisions based on how you look to your peers when you are 15 – 25 yrs. old, and how you look to 15 -25 yr olds when you are not that age? Is the superficial opinions of inexperienced youth the golden rule?
Do we buy into photo shopped advertising? Do you think that by being insulting, that it means that you are right? There are millions of people all over the world who are alive right now – over 50 – with tattoos who feel just fine about them and there choice in getting them. There are cultures filled with tattooed people. (they do not all live in one big trailer park) People have been getting tattoos for a myriad of reasons for thousands of years, (do you think they should have consulted you and everyone under 25 and advertising and only people in white collar America before they got their body art?)
Everyone is different, don’t lump people into categories and be judgmental. Don’t presume that you know about me and how my tattoos will appear to my friends and family on my death bed.
Well, it’s save to say you’re probably not to crazy about tattoos, and good for you, you don’t have to be. I think you make some valid points in your article. But judging people by them and attaching a social class too people who have them… not too smart. Or royal family and a couple of the other old European royals are know for being tattooed, of course nobody ever saw them, but we do know they had them done (in indonesia the old fashioned way even!!). So unless you feel save telling or queen she is a slut and trash (wow even feel odd just typing that) you’d have to confess that not ALL woman are easy and not all men of lower social status (can’t get much higher then royalty
) just couse they have a tattoo.
Other then that, if you hate them great, if you love them great too
but being judgmental…… never a good thing (but that’s just my opinion)
I completely agree with Sandra and Brittany. I couldn’t even believe the commentary that some people wrote on Brittany– that is all irrelevant, immature and if anyone of you had tattoos I would definitely judge what you wrote on here before I judged the tattoos. What I found amusing was that she had something more intelligent to say than anyone who replied to her in a vulgar manner– who looked worse? Is everyone preoccupied with what a person looks like rather than what comes out of thier mouths? Do you know any of these people in the pictures? To each his or her own. If you like tattoos, y’know, whatever makes you happy as an individual. If you don’t– its as simple as not getting one and not condeming those who do. People get them for thier own reasons and if you don’t like what they put on thier bodies– then in the end its a pretty simple matter realizing that it doesn’t pertain to you because it’s not on YOUR body.
Sorry Dorothy, but you’re an idiot. The article was focused on avoiding bad tattoos not tattoos in general. Avoiding misspellings, bad translations, and just plain horrible tattoos is a grown up thing to do. Mistakes are fine with temporary tattoos but you should think things out and get a professional tattoo if you want one. Mentioning facts about tattoo removal and illustrating some horrendous mistake tattoos is apparently too offensive for some tattoo zealots.
I found this post while looking for images of white tattoos. Personally, I think it is never a bad idea to be intimately knowledgeable with all the side effects of something that will be with you forever. I pondered the idea of a tattoo for years before I got one, did loads of research, met a lot of artists, and when I finally settled on all the details, I was completely comfortable with the process and its outcome. But that’s just me. I like to be sure of things to a degree not shared by most of my peers and know that it’s a foible of mine, not a commentary on how it should be done. Your post is perfectly placed and serves a purpose, promoting discussion and provoking thought. While I do not agree with some of the non-factual comments, (and the ongoing debate about tattoos and trashy women) I think it is important that people be aware of the mainstream attitudes about tattoos. It is easy to get caught up in the artistic swoon and let concerns of safety and permanence be swept aside. I love my tattoo, and am thinking about getting another. Isn’t that really the point of this post? Encouraging thinking?
Elizabeth, I like your well structured and intelligent comment and appreciate your opinion on this subject. So… where’s the pic of your stamp?
Michael,
My loathing to admit the extent of my internet illiteracy is superseded by my interest in your comments about my “stamp”. How do I post an image, and to where do I post it?
Elizabeth
Elizabeth, simply put the link without the http:// in front of it and I will take care of it for you.
The comments strip out html code to prevent ppl doing bad things – img tags and what not. The more you pick on Michael the better – make pictures charts or whatever you want – heck you can even make your own post if you want.
Thanks for your help Jerome. While I probably won’t start my own post, I am up for picking on a perfect stranger online. Don’t worry Michael, I’ll keep it within reason…
Actually, save the saggy Jimi Hendrix signature tattoo, I think the grandmas with tattoos are really awesome.
Although I googled “horse tattoos” I must admit I really enjoyed finding and reading this thread thoroughly. Had a good chuckle at the “ugly boy” and as for the rest: each to their own; I had my first tattoo at the age of 37, which has the advantage of it still looking crisp and bright once I’m 40 – in the meantime I’ve had 2 more done and the end is not yet in sight. And yes, I can wear shorts and a t-shirt without anything showing, should I choose to do so. There are pros and cons to everything, and I reckon with enough common sense it’s easy enough judging what is going to give yourself unnecessary uphill in life and what is simply going to enrich it.
Glad you enjoyed Barbara – seems like you thought out things ahead of time, and got something you were happy with and that’s cool.
I have a hand sized tattoo on my side which I got at age 18. I planned it, did the design, the drawing and found an amazing tattoo artist (who unfortunately is moving to Hawaii in a month) to help me refine and let me know what was realistic or not. I am extremely proud of it, and am happy to show it to whomever asks. To the gentlemen from the earlier posts responding to Brittany, I would ask if you would consider my eighteen-year-old self to be a whore (and I certainly was not at that age, thank you for asking)? Although her profanity completely undermined the point she made, I think that the ideas she brought out regarding not getting a tattoo on an impulse and making it something that matters to you are important. I am currently planning a half sleeve and it will probably take me another year to finish the design and then have the worst time finding a new artist, but I am putting thought into the design, and want to have it be something that matters to me. Jerome, the pictures you found were hilarious and underscored the point that while you should think in the future (since when I am 50 I would love to look like I am 30, but I highly doubt it will happen) but you cannot have that be the most important fear in your life.
Also, the gentlemen who attacked Brittany after her misaligned statement: you are no better than she by attacking her virtue. Yes, she was ignorant in many of her statements, but you could certainly defend against her without needing to be crude. Especially because while you are in the right, it makes me dismiss all your comments because you seem as ignorant as she.
My mother was 54 when she got her first tattoo. It stand for her three children and we all had a hand in designing it. She works in a corporate office and it was strategically placed so that it would not show. I think it is a beautiful piece and she is a beautiful woman. Even though she may not be in perfect shape at age 56, she still wears her tattoo with grace and dignity, which I think is a major point behind getting a tattoo. It has importance and beauty, while not being tasteless.
Thank you Jerome, yes, that certainly is the case. I had my first tattoo for “regular” reasons, carried around a drawing in my wallet for years on end etc., thought about the permanence, and what I am actually going to be radiating by being inked (beside the personal reasons for my image choice, which I am not going to go into here) … by the way greasy hair, dirty fingernails and bad teeth add to the effect a tattoo has, which luckily (!) does not apply in my case – and having gone through all that, the reasons for my third tattoo were actually completely different, “new” ones. As we all know, tattoos draw attention to bad skin and the like, instead of distracting from it (as much as we would like them to) and I have this really challenging pigmentation disorder (Vitiligo), which is a parallel worry to the aging, sagging and distortion bit. It might stay as it is, it might get worse (all the other afflicted areas have enlarged), I might end up being an Albino. But hell, I might also get hit by a truck the day after tomorrow! So, if not now, when then. Although there is nothing I can do about my hands and feet (re-pigmentation chances are as good as zero) and I’m certainly not having those tattooed (!) I decided that if my skin is going to be covered in markings, I might as well have a word in edgewise concerning the shape and colour of some of those
Barbara,
My sister has vitiligo on her neck and shoulders and people always ask bizarre and nonsensical questions about it. She is 25 and still a little sensitive about it. What can I do to help her out aside from following her around with 50 spf when we are at the beach? She is rather outspoken, and it makes me sad that this one thing leaves her quiet and doubtful when mentioned by strangers.
Elizabeth,
I am very relieved to hear that she is an outspoken (outgoing?) person, because I am, too, and that helps a lot. Only in later years did I notice that my friends never mentioned my “affliction” not because they were avoiding it … they simply did not notice because I was always such fun to be around. My husband keeps telling me (10 years) that I have more of a problem with it than others, which might be true, but does not make it easier.
I must admit, your post took me by surprise – about your sister, there is not much I can say to help you, but the sunscreen is definately a brilliant idea
I can confirm that one does get comments from strangers that range from mere brainless to bizarre (and no, I was never so cool that I had a flattening answers prepared) but what I did notice is (this might not be helpful to you personally) is that this affliction has made it easier for me to handle situations where I get into contact with people who are afflicted themselves, in whichever way. My daughter is 6 years old now, and you know kids, they don’t give a damn – they point a finger and go: “mommy, look at that man! what’s that?” … and I can safely wait for “that man” to turn around, see my very visible affliction, while I am clearly saying: “he was born like that, like mommy with her white markings. Everyone is different, one has blonde hair, another has a big ugly mole on her cheek, that man has xyz and another might have …”
I have a younger sister who did not inherit vitiligo, and (as it seems) neither did her 2 daugthers … mine both seems to have a tendency for it – them being 6 and 5 years I don’t know for sure though. It was heartwarming when my little girl told me we did not need to go to the doctors (she has light marks on her feet already) because she’d rather “look like mommy” but there’s not a snowball’s chance in hell that I’m not going to check what medical science has achieved in the last 35 years to spare my kids this (if I can).
Obviously there’s self-tan lotion and theater make-up etc., but all of that’s a hassle, ask me. So is the blistering in the sun!
Coincidentally, I ran across a cream which is actually meant for Neurodermatitis (my son) and itching which made some of my markings repigmentate, astounded the doctor as this was “only” a side-effect – dunno if your sister is doing any kind of therapy (we could start a seperate thead for this if you’re interested, I could post photos and such) … although I tried all kinds of experimental therapy (until I fell pregnant of course) this cream was the most successful for me. I live in Germany (the laws for medication are different from the US, I’m sure) but, as I said, if you’re interested, we can have a chat about it. Or other things, as you like
Funny enough, I have never (and I will be turning 40 this year!) spoken to any other Vitiligo-people, although I have seen several. Weird innit).
Barbara,
Thanks so much for that info! I live in Germany (for the moment) as well, so maybe I can look into this cream. How do we start another thread? As far as I know, my sister has never really talked to other people about her vitiligo either. My ex-boyfriend has it rather severely on his face, neck and hands, so they talked about it once or twice, but more in the “listen to the dumb questions people ask me” vein.
Tschüß erstmal
Elizabeth,
man sagt ja, es gibt keine Zufälle … witzig. About creating a new thread, no idea – I’m hoping Jerome reads this so that he can tell us how? (Would be great, Jerome, thanks!)
As for that cream, it’s called “Elidel” and is horrendously expensive. Does your sister live in Germany as well (meaning Krankenkasse and all that?) … obviously there are many, many approaches and as I want to (at least try) do somthing for my kids, in case, speaking about Vitiligo and experiences others have made would help me along very much, too.
PS: I’m living near the foothills of the Alps, perhaps that’s in your vicinity.
Jerome,
yes, i have tattoos. no, i do not agree with some things you said in your post. i just don’t really understand why you care so much. i see my tattoos as a personal lifestyle choice i’ve made. i also do not feel the need to justify them to you, so i’m not going to try. i love my tattoos. i love the ones i’ve gotten completely on impulse, out of boredom and the ones that are represent things i love. i don’t regret any of them because i choose to live my life with no regrets. sometimes i find it inappropriate to show off my tattoos, so i cover myself up in more conservative garb. other times, i choose to flaunt the artwork i have just to piss off people i don’t like. but even if i didn’t have tattoos, i would find other ways to demonstrate who i am to the world. although you may not find them attractive on a female body, there are many people who do. i’m going to assume that if women don’t have tattoos, you’re automatically attracted to them. you have your own taste of women (or men, i don’t want to be presumptuous here), that is different from the people around you. if we all felt the same way and looked the same way, we would live in such a boring society. can’t we live by what we teach the five-year-olds in our society? learn to look past people’s outer-appearances and find the beauty within. don’t mind what clothes they wear, how they choose to fix their hair or whether they have tattoos and/or piercings.
i just don’t feel like you were very fair. people make dumb decisions in various aspects of their lives, many much more severe and serious than getting a bugs bunny tattoo on their rear. while some of us may find such tattoos “tacky” or “red-neck,” others may find it adorable or hilarious. who are we to judge? everyone comes with a story; learn to listen more. and that goes to all the pro-tattoo fanatical posters out there too, be fair to jerome, he’s simply expressing an opinion, his viewpoint. you knew that viewpoint existed when you got your tattoo, and you still got one despite (or perhaps because of) such opinions, so lay off.
-colleen
camp counselor
student
aunt
nationally certified archery instructor
older sister
daughter
lifeguard
younger sister
designer
boss
tattooed
socialist
mary kay consultant
camp fire leader
slut
employee
writer
archaeologist
church-goer
liberal
goody two-shoes
friend
(just a few of my “titles” given to me by others)
Colleen, I didn’t see “wife”, “girlfriend” or “mom” listed. But I’m interested in the “slut” term you listed. I’m sorry to see “church-goer” and pretty sure that there were some titles you left off, but I do like the list.
I live in greece and i am looking at the issue of tatooing 6 months now.
I am doing my own research regarding getting a tatoo.
I have more or less decided to ink one but i really want to do it in a place of my body none really sees it -not even me (except in mirror)- because i really believe that it is something very personal that you won’t have to justify to others for getting it all the time!!
If my profession allowed it i would have chosen to maybe ink my whole body!!! but i now that it really affects many faces in life (motherhood, professional life, social life etc.)
But i really am not worried how it will look on me when i am 50 or 60 because i think that this wont be the only ugly thing on my body!!!!
i really must worry more about the suggy belly or the wrinkled body and face.
The tattoo appearing on my body will really be the least to worry in this age Just take a look at the photo jerome uploaded with the old lady, do you really think that the only problem she has …..is the tattoo????
greetings from Greece!!
It’s a personal decision and only you can decide this one katapatou, research it out and make a decision that you will be happy with.
You know honestly, its cool to express your opinion, but really, there is alot more to the body mod world than i think you realize.
its self expression, artwork, and yeah in some cases dumb or humorous, but hell, even if you regret it in the morning, it captures a section of your life, and you learn from it.
I myself, am another of your “24%” and you know i have never had a problem with it, the more people are into it the more socially acceptable it becomes, and if you’re not, then oh well i guess you’re just one of the 18% of Americans who find it.. trashy i believe was the word you used.
yes, i will be 70 yrs old and coated in stretched tats, and you know what? I’ll be completely content, because thats who i am, and if i change thats who i was, and ill never regret a thing because its formed me into who i am today. Tattoos are my form of artwork, and i love it.
you should probably stop voting for McCain and put down the wine cooler for a second and open your eyes, the world is a lot more beautiful than you want to make it, and we only improve that by expressing ourselves.
You sound like a real moron Dylan not sure what your point is. I don’t like McCain (not sure what that has to do with tattoos though). Has Obama come out as being pro-Tattoo? I love your stats that you made up though, keep up the retardation!
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I think a lot of people are missing the point of the original post here. I’m tattooed in a few places and I personally think the original post made perfect sense and the majority of it is sound advice that anyone thinking of getting a tattoo should seriously think about. As to peoples opinions on men and women having tattoo’s, that largely irrelevant. I have tattoo’s, my wife has tattoo’s, she certainly isn’t anything but a great person to be with and her parents and mine both still love us although not completely understanding why we have tattoo’s. Our friends are still our friends and don’t think any less of us for having tattoo’s. The point of this is that having tattoos isn’t the end of the world and if someone gives you a label because you have tattoos that doesn’t mean it’s true. You can choose to ignore them. A tattoo doesn’t make you who you are but if you choose it can certainly add to it. At the end of the day, if you have a rubbish tattoo, you can live with that but you might not be able to live with the infection you get from a dodgy artist. So yes, I agree with the original post and have chosen to ignore most of the rude, presumptuous and irrelevant replies to it as they are just that. Live and let live and if you want a tattoo, great. Just be sure about it and be sure about the person thats going to do it.
I have many tattoos myself and I don’t completely disagree with what you are saying in your article. Sadly, I have tattoos that I regret getting when I was younger, but I also have many that I will be satisfied with into the golden years of my life. I read your article with an open mind and respect why you don’t like them because yes, many people have horrible tattoos. But don’t classify all people into one category with tattoos. Also, tattoos are not a “trend”. Yes, there are different “sub-trends” such as the tribal, Celtic, lower back (or to by some of you as the tramp stamp), etc…but the actual art of tattooing has deep roots embedded in many cultures. So if you hope that tattoos will become a washed up fad, I’m sure you’ll never see the day. Our society is becoming more accepting of tattoos. I have never ran into any problems at any of my jobs with tattoos and yes, I have a damn 9-5 office position as a representative for my company. I can’t imagine years ago even being considered for a position like that with tattoos. As time progresses, we will see more and more awful tattoos, but with that more awesome ones too. You seem to have gotten a rise out of quite a few people so well done on expressing your opinion.
Tattoos schmattoos
lol wow.. took me like an hour to read all this but it was funny as ****. you all write paragraphs about the same **** over and over. first of all.. this website IS common sense! .. some tattoos should really never be seen and i know its your own personal choice as to what you chose to display on your body but when everyone ELSE has to see it.. then maybe you should consider that when deciding what to get .. if you know its going to make other people uncomfortable to see, then why would you WANT to express that? People DO judge on their first impression, you can say its not right and thats probably true but everyone does it.
Also, what you tattoo on your body DOES define you.. why else would you put it there? there must have been a reason so obviously it has something to do with your personality. I dont have a tattoo yet but i keep thinkin i wanna get one i just wanna make sure its something im going to still like as i get older. If i do get one it will probably be something small anyway . BUT yea.. everyone has their own opinion and god DAMNNN why do women have to think so into things? it pisses me off yet i do it too.. HA HA i feeel bad for guys
I’m probably one of the youngest people writing on this site, but being 19 I am very passionate when it comes to my tattoos. All my tattoos are religious (I four so far and don’t feel like I am going to stop anytime soon). All my tattoos have some significant meaning to me. I know when people go through hardships and want to express themselves, they write in a journal, dance, etc. To me though, I find tattooing as an amazing way of art. How can someone know how much ink is needed to make the perfect mark, how do they know exactly where to shade to give a dramatic effect. In order to get the perfect tattoo though, I believe you have to do a good amount of reseach before putting your body, your personal temple, in someones elses hands to either mess up permanently or add a wonderful piece of art. Yes, I feel that the author of this article has made a few points that I agree with. For example, one of the photos showing a cat around a man’s belly button, seriously? Unless the gentleman has a fedish for cats’ rear ends, then I feel that tattoo was a bit nonsense, but it isn’t my body so it doesn’t bother me personally. I won’t judge the guy just because of a silly tattoo. Yes, the man has to deal with it for the rest of his life, but he can wear a shirt and no one will ever know when it comes to making a good first impression (that is ONLY if he even regrets it).
I feel sorry for the people who posted a comment downgrading other individuals who have tattoos. Here’s a point to think about… two people… one person without a tattoo, but treats everyone negatively. That person is quick to judge without even knowing a person and that is how he or she always lives. But in contrast, we have a person who has a very good career, making more money than any of the downgraders, and is a total sweetheart who just likes art. When they get to heaven’s gate, or if you are of a different religion, when this present life has ended and it is time to be judged… which one will get to walk through the door and which one will God just shake his head to in disappointment?
I don’t mean to get all religious, but in all honesty, it’s just called respect.
Whoa, sorry, I just totally went all out.
Have a nice day everyone.
-ash
Tattoos are great I have 6 myself and getting my seventh tomarrow don’t worry about what other people think or how much its gonna hurt just do want you want tattoos are a great artistic way of self exspression I recommend everyone to get at least one. peace-David
I think tattoos are a form of expression. I found that this article, while doing a good job keeping everyone reading informed, lacked the positive side to this particular form of body modification.
Having tattoos has labelled hundreds of people as idiots, and only those who are totally outside thier comfort zone will sit back and blithely state that tattoos are for whores and morons. There are people in this world who cherish their tattoos, piercings and other inserts and unnatural holes like it’s an extension of who they are. I know this may sound very Buddist to you all, and you’re sitting there skeptically ****ing your eyebrows and laughing to yourself, but there’s just one point I’d like to make. Tattoos are like sex. Some people do it because it means something, and other people do it for the attention.
Some people love it, some people regret it. Some people get addicted, and some people will never go near anything that reminds them of it again.
The people out there who cherish their tattoos and, even if you think it was a stupid idea or it’s ugly, use it as a form of self-expression. It’s not who they are as a whole, it’s a part they would like to share with you, and remember themselves. From the deathdates of parents, siblings and children to a commemerative picture of their Grade 3 class iguana, the person who has that tattoo probably loves it. It’s a form of self-expression that no-one really has the right to label as bad. Yeah, there’s risks. But, if you’re willing to get something etched into your epidermis, those risks are acceptable.
And in my years spent watching my Dad tattoo, and doing it myself, I’ve found that the majority of people who are outside vegas have actually thought it through before coming through the door.
Personally, I love tattoos, and I’m going to get one when I turn 18. And I don’t think that it will turn me into a slut or a whore
It’s a fact, that some people don’t really think long enough about getting their tattoo done, and end up having a tattoo that they might later wish they had never had done. The things you wrote about laser removal and stuff was worth reading and it made me think more about what kind of tattoo I’m going to get, so I would never, ever have to get it removed.
And sure, we all age and our skins turn wrinkly (most likely) and sun-spotty and most of us gain weight and all that stuff, so I don’t really see why tattoos would or could make our skins or us look worse. It actually makes me happy to see older people tattooed, they kinda seem more outgoing and for some reason it’s just easier to talk to them. But that’s just me.
I don’t like to judge people, and if one wants to be compleately tattoo-free and another covered with tattoos from head to toes, I have no problem with that. Let them be themselves.
Wow, don’t get too arched up ladies. This website IS called the ‘retard zone’, and this retard ‘jerome’ does refer to women as ‘real estate’. So really, who cares what he thinks?
If a woman is ‘arched up’ on her webcam, it’s not really a woman.
I think of women less as real estate and more like cars, you can’t really buy them. Their value depreciates almost the minute you take them off the lot, they lose that new car smell and good lucks with every mile you drive them. All men want new cars and women, rich people collect them, and people can steal them from you.
I think your real estate analogy is completely off base, real estate appreciates in value and is a form of permanent ownership, where the only thing that ends with death in marriage is an end to alimony payments. I agree Kat, women are nothing like real estate.
I think women are like farms.
(insert humorous joke about plowing)
You know some people really do piss me off when they talk so negative about tattoos! Yes, they are a way of expressing who you are as a person, but if someone feels like they want to go get a tattoo of something random.. why not? Why are you bitching about having to see it? If you don’t like it then don’t look or get one like it.
I have two tattoos and love them very much! they represent who i am as person. And yes before i got them done i thought long and hard about getting them. Their meaning is always going to stay the same. So when i do get older… i wont regret having them.
To anyone thinking of getting one….
I do say that it is a very good and rewarding experience. And please do think before you get it!!!
Shayla D, I totally agree but think that the only person that actually had a rewarding experience with getting a tattoo had the tattoo placed on their forehead.
first of all, whoever wrote this clearly doesn’t know squat about tattoos. i’m really curious to know how many tattoos the author has. i’m guessing none. or possibly one little tiny one on his upper bicep that he’s deeply regretting now and feels he must warn the world so they don’t make the same mistake.
i gotta start by saying that tattoos have been around for THOUSANDS OF YEARS. therefore, not a trend, but a tradition.
Just because the internet is a public forum doesn’t mean we want to hear you preach your opinions about why people should or should not get a tattoo. like you said it’s a personal choice, but way to go making them feel like they’ll be a trailer trash low life for the rest of their days if they do get tattooed.
people should get tattooed if they want one and not worry about what losers think of them because of it.
i might judge you on a bad haircut, wardrobe choice, sexual preference, religious beliefs or WHATEVEr but i’m not going to create a website and tell people what i’ll think of them if they do make those choices that they’re free to make.
oh and ps. old people with tattoos are the most RAD old people on the planet. SO piss off, go get as many tattoos as they have, and then come enlighten the world with your ever so powerful wisdom about the “fad” of tattooing.
an afterthought from my last post:
i was just reading some of jerome’s pervious posts, and he has a point. this site is supposed to be about not getting BAD tattoos. but like others have said, just because you’re not a fan of it doesn’t make it bad. if you’re gonna rip on the tattoo at least look at it from a technical standpoint. has it been done well? yes? then piss off and let that person enjoy they’re tattoo. however, if it looks like a 5 year old did it, then it’s the artist you should be shaming for defacing people like that. not the poor person who obviously doesn’t know enough about tattoos.
Might as well get a tattoo if you like the design. When you’re older your tattoo may remind you of what you were like when you were younger. Something to tell the grandkids. One life, live it.
EchoVolacano, I can see by your “one life, live it” statement that you have a sense of humor about your name just like Sunshine Megatron, though I would say that your name really isn’t as fun, but it does make me fear you erupting.
I hope that my crazy neighbor that talks to himself and on multiple occassions threatened to kill other neighbors (something about hoping for a human hunting season) does not follow your credo and actually thinks before he acts.
I fo9und this article funny, I understand that tattoos and piercings are not for everyone, I also believe that everyone should do research on a tattoo shop/studio before getting a tattoo and make sure that the art that is chosen is one that you can live with for the rest of your life, or can afford removal. Everyone has the right to be who they want and if they chose to be a circus Freak or side show or even maybe just themselves who are you to judge them? I am covered in Tattoos, that doesn’t make me white trash. I am a proud wife, mother of three and I have went to school for my 3rd degree. Which has made me a business owner. So how does that make me a bad person? I love being myself with ink and Metal.
I’ve just read this looong post and found it really funny, interesting and didn’t realize how much people actually write on these things!
Just want to say, I love my tattoos and although they are quite small and in places that can easily be hidden, they mean something to me and I’m glad I had them. My grandma had her first ( and so far, only ) tattoo when she turned 60 and she loves it. I don’t think there’s anything wrong with people getting any kind of tattoo at any age and certainly don’t think people should be judged by what they decide to have done.
Although the “bad” tatt’s were funny, I’m sure those poor people didn’t intend for them to look like that and instead of calling them names and insulting them, should’nt we feel sorry for them?
Brittany – from your post I can see that you have strong feelings, I just wish you had’nt come out with so much bad language etc. as this will have made people (including myself) not be able to take you seriously! Shame.
Jerome, good site and great pics, shame about all the insults flying around!
my tattoo’s are my last name taylor in old english on my arm and it was not bad at all didnt really feel anything but the one on my leg hurt like a bitch its a old nintendo controller
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“It does hurt, but if you’re a guy it shouldn’t be a big deal”
No matter how you feel about tattoos, you’re a sexist ass.
Sharon, it’s very clear that you believe Jerome is a sexist ass and though I wouldn’t be able to comment on that, his mail order brides do think that he has a sexy ass. I would like to point out that you didn’t disagree with his statement.
“The laboratory research seems to indicate that for many kinds — but not all kinds — of stimuli, women have a lower tolerance for pain,” says Linda LeResche, ScD, a professor of oral medicine at the University of Washington, in Seattle.
“Men and women differ in their pain tolerance,” says psychologist Roger Fillingim of the University of Florida, who has spent years trying to learn why. “There’s no debate on that.
Research has shown that estrogen plays an important role in the individual response to pain. Estrogen can increase the availability of endorphins, which are brain chemicals that help dampen the pain response. The number of areas in the brain where endorphins can establish themselves increases when estrogen levels are high. While some studies suggest that women may have some biochemical advantages, they are also more likely to suffer from pain.
Thank you Sharon you have now given me inspiration for my next article, and I’m sure you won’t be able to handle that either.
Jerome, you seem to have no clue as to what your talking about. My guess is your some goof ball dork that has never done anything his mother did not tell him to do. Live a life you sorry fool, do not go out and try to judge things you clearly could never understand as you have lived with your mother for far too long. you think people should give a dam what things are going to look like when they are old and life is almost over? Jesus you are one pathetic soul. Get a life and never judge people that actually live and make decisions without worrying about what their parents or others will say. You are truly a loser. One of worst articles I have ever read.
Klassy, awesome personal attack good thing I was able to go cry in Mommy’s room after you leveled that diatribe. I stand by my opinion that there are some stupid tattoos, and judging you by your comments some stupid people to go buy them. Bad tattoos on people do worry me with people because I think if they did something that stupid they are likely to do other stupid things. I am emphasizing bad because there are bad ones: spelling mistakes, poor art, lame ideas and the what I like to call ’side show freak look’. Aside from that nothing in this article said one way or the other to get one or not get one, it just listed some bad ideas and mentioned their permanence and some of the consequences.
All that considered I’m gad you took the time out of your life to whine about me — Thank you for taking the time angry internet guy.
lol my pleasure Jerome, if you think that was whining maybe you should look up the definition you retarded fool. at least your site name makes sense as you are retarded and certainly will remain in the retarded zone for life given your sorry views. Your response is confirmation of your mommas boy dork status. If you cannot tell that the tone of your pathetic article was highly negative regarding tattoos and to all those that get them than you need to have your mommy explain your own writing to you. Since you wanted to give me a title I feel you deserve one as well. You shall be known from now on as momma boy retard internet guy. Though I suspect you have endured far worse names throughout your sorry dorky so called life.
klassy, I can see from your extremely intellectual writing and choice of grammar that I should keep my comments at a 6th grade reading level so that you can find someone to help you understand what I’m going to write, I hope I don’t un-retard this too much for you.
Jerome does not actually live with his mom, though I do (technically when I turned 18 years old I just started telling people that she lived at home with me, but that’s not the point). Jerome arrived in a meteor that landed on Earth many years ago. His home world was destroyed but his parents knew that the Earth’s yellow sun would make him stronger than any Earthlings (and based on your grammar, far smarter too).
As for the assumption that Jerome is against tattoos, that is not accurate. Although Jerome has decided to slowly get his skin pigmentation altered with 24 karat gold, he has been kind enough to pay for all of the tattoos that I get on my body. The one on neck of the dodgeball on fire is his favorite.
Please understand that while we may poke fun at people that were on the short bus with you, its all because there is not enough attention given to you at the Special Olympics.
As for your website, the “hardcore street wear” would quickly get my ass kicked in the CPT and would get me shot in Bev Hills, so I’ll just keep scaring the other kids on the bus with it.
Klassy, this has gone to our judges and…
Here is where I get my authority to judge angry internet guy:
whoa Michael, yeah just keep it slow ok, my grammer makes it tough for me to understand you. good to see Jerome needed help, I guess his mother was not enough. Now it appears Michael the retarded dad or uncle has come to the aid and done even worse than Jerome. Well I can see now that both Michael and Jerome are real tough guys not to be messed with. lol, but my grammer will need to get better if I am to duel with this dynamic pair of geeky whining fools. Both of you sorry idiots need to quit the attempts at humor as your both stuck in the retarded zone. Just stick to what your both good at which I am sure is being dorky mommas boys hanging out in your parents attic watching people live online and writing your pathetic blogs. lol not even sure where to begin Jerome with your license attempt at humor except to say its proof that you earned the title of momma boy retard internet guy. I suggest this for both of you junior geniuses: quit trying to be funny or clever on this sorry ass blog, and never pretend to be men again please.
So retarded people have better ‘grammer’ and apparently spelling than you do — what does that make you klassy?
Wow klassy, you just cut right to it. I’m surprised you could surmise from my comment that I’m related to Jerome. What else can you come up with using your piercing knowledge of analyzing and interpreting the commentaryisms?
I think they’re both retarded.
Yeah Steve22 has it correct you are both retarded that much is clear. Well Michael I can see from your brilliant comments that you must be the brains of the blog. Sorry Jerome you are still the momma boy retard internet guy. Now Michael how long does your mother let you on the computer for? It must be near time to feed you and tuck you in for the day. You two are just so witty with all your insights. So pathetic that you do not see that you have not come up with a single original comment. “piercing knowledge of analyzing and interpreting the commentaryisms?” Wow that one was genius Michael. Jerome not to be outdone came up with this maybe even all on his own ” retarded people have better ‘grammer’ and apparently spelling than you do”. I mean how do you two come up with these amazing comebacks? Just genius. Keep up the great blog with your total lack of abilities and continue to stink up the internet. Great work you two retarded geeks.
Wow a paragraph of name calling counts as original commenting? I just checked and my mom says I am better than that.
Wow, way to generalize.
“I think it looks good on strippers. ”
…Except there are people who are medical doctors that have tattoos. I am also going for my doctorate. I currently have 4 tattoos and have ideas for more. And, while I’m extremely comfortable with my body, I’m selective about who sees me completely naked. Pretty far from a skank. There have been studies showing that tattoos have no correlation with risky behavior.
“It does hurt, but if you’re a guy it shouldn’t be a big deal, however the size of the tattoo will play a factor.”
…One of my tattoos covers my entire side, and it was just uncomfortable on the ribs, and tickled once it got below the bone. I know guys who cried when they got their side done. Keep in mind that women have to bear children.
“It’s really up to the person, personally I see it as littering some decent real estate. They do make a chick look like she’d be more willing to do bad things – so that part is cool.”
…You’re just a sexist bastard.
People should take a little more thought into what tattoos they get, and not get a tattoo just to get a tattoo. It’s hard to listen when someone writes such a biased post.
Great post
wow, hmm, a website populated by the lonley boys who only know women through internet porn and the low self esteem tramp-stamped girl they play stink-finger with in their mom’s basement. very good. i think the senior citizens pictured herein rule the most. nothing sez “i dont give a **** what you think” more than being a wrinkly tattoed 70 year old woman. helllllls yeah!
plus that cat anus tattoo needs to exist. it is breathtaking.
that older woman with the large upper arm piece looks totally rad. for real.
I agree that there are dumb people who get dumb tattoos. I also agree that there are tattoo “artists” who got their license in a franchise shop and were spit out into the world of tattooing with no talent, and no real skill or knowledge what so ever… therefore creating more bad tattoos.
But I also believe that if someone were serious and passionate enough about considering to get a tattoo, they would do some research and check out portfolios of credible tattoo artists… hopefully reducing their chance of getting a bad tattoo. Its not hard. Do it the old fashion way and go to a shop and open their portfolio book and decide if their artwork is legit, or get on the internet and look them up instead of reading this oh so informative “article” that is completely arrogant and biased.
i did the same thing as Lauren.. i google something different but found this and it really sort of hit home ((especially the spelling it right part)) since ive been thinking about a tatoo for some time now.. thank you.
I’m not to interested in arguing with anyone. Just thought I’d add my two cents. I thought the article was pretty insightful, in the sense that it encourages people to consider the permanence of a tattoo before they get inked. However, I am not really fond of making broad generalizations about people with tattoos.
I have a few tattoos, myself. For me, it was a way of coping with and expressing feelings that I could not articulate with words. They are all on my back, so that if I am feeling feisty, I can show them off, but they are easily covered up. I envy people who feel free to get tattoos on more visible parts of their bodies, but in my personal situation, I need to feel that my tattoos will not limit my job prospects.
As for growing old with tattoos, I’m all for it (That is, I hope to grow old, and I can only hope that I am never in an accident that destroys the flesh on which my tattoos are placed, nor am I repulsed by wrinkles or sagging skin, as it is a natural part of the aging process). That being said, I only encourage people to consider getting tattoos that do not require great detail that would render them difficult to interpret once wrinkles begin to form.
Cheers.
-Jill.
*too
“It does hurt, but if you’re a guy it shouldn’t be a big deal.”
This sentence made me laugh. Whoever wrote this is a complete imbecile…
I have many tattoos and have been tattooed for many years. I still dont regret having them. I plan on getting more actually! I receive many compliments on my ink. But I have them for me, they just make me happy. The fact that more and more people are tattooed isnt a trend, its a shift in society opinion. Yes, there are more tattooed people, it goes to show that shallow people are loosing ground. The fact that there are less shallow people in this world every year is parallel with a reduction in predjudism, its not a bad thing! Tattoos are beautiful, they are not illegal, have not hurt any one else, does not make them a bad person. We cannot help it if some prejudice person thinks we are trash because of something others think is beautiful. It makes us happy, we hope one day everyone can see the beauty too.
Peace
The only difference between tattooed and non-tattooed people isssssssssss………………tattooed people don’t give a **** that you don’t have tattoos! Why do you care so much about us? Last time I checked I was a heavily tattooed female with a PhD, so I think I might be doing OK? But I’m sure one of the very intelligent individuals who found this a compelling read would disagree.
So I have a problem and need help from anyone out there who knows this art better than me. After living a life of no marks, piercings, or whatever I need to get a tattoo. It isn’t up to me anymore, I have left my home and must have something to give honor to, and remind me of that place for the rest of my life. I even have an idea of what I want. My problem is I am no artist and what I want is not going to be able to be covered up so it has to be done right the first time. I care nothing about cost, and I need a great artist to guide me through this as I know nothing. Thanks for any help. And to anyone who wants to tell me: “Don’t do it”, save it.
Very irritating to read, especially when you want to claim that women who have tattoos are “bad”? I have my children’s names tattoed and a piece in loving memory of my nephew, none of which would indicate that I’m bad, nor a stripper!! I love my tattoos and will never outgrow them, they have deep meaning. You’re just a loser seeking some attention, get a life!!
your all ****ed up
are you serious? reading you’re opinion and i quote
‘Remember if you can’t handle pain, you might not want some anesthetic of one form or another. It does hurt, but if you’re a guy it shouldn’t be a big deal, however the size of the tattoo will play a factor.” If you’re a guy? I’m a female and I have an entire back piece done and didn’t make a sound you ****tard. I had to hold a guy friend of mine’s hand before anybody held mine. nice video to go along with that buy the way, the one girl that couldn’t handle it.
I just finished reading these comments actually haha and I think that michael and jerome are both gay
I have 2 tattoos and my husband hs oneI love them but I do belive you need to think b4 u ink. I choose a design and a location wait a year if still want it in a year then I obviously still want it so I get it Im gonna get my 3rd soon so yeh n as for women looking trashy I guess some do but u kno what who cares I belive if u like it then good **** the rest of the world my cousin she jst got her first tat shes 31 and my aunty also got her first at 55 both got scott RIP 8/5/2006 nowI think thats a lovly way to rember someone and its not scmmy just dont get a butterfly cos every1 else has one of tribal cos thats wats in get sumthing that reflects u
” It does hurt, but if you’re a guy it shouldn’t be a big deal, however the size of the tattoo will play a factor.”
If you’re a guy it shouldn’t be a big deal? Just so you know, though females have nerve endings which are closer to the skins surface, they also have a higher tolerance for drawn-out discomfort- something that we’re born with to be able to stand giving birth. So suck it.
Basically, don’t be so blatantly sexist, and stop being such a ****ing weiner. Tattoos are cool. Your arguments are trite.
Not all women who are tatted up look trashy. I believe it is artwork. Everyone is different and obviously some people are going to regret a retarded tattoo they decided to get on their 18th b-day. Obviously it’s all a matter of opionion. I’m going on my 11th tatt. I chose good placement and things that mean a lot to me. For instance, a quote that is meant for my husband, my son’s name, etc. I can wear a dress, high heels and pearls and NOT look trashy whatsoever. I just look like i’m not ashamed of who i am – and if i can’t scream to the world who i love, then damn straight i’ll get it written on my body for everyone to see!!!
there are many people that practice douchebaggery when getting a tattoo, but that is all on them. I am a female with a few tattoos and they are all of deep personal meaning. Each one is a landmark in my life and they remind me to live and love life as it comes. You can never regret something that you are trying to commemorate. to each his own.
Your a ****, haha: “if your a guy it should be no problem”
what the helll?!!?! lol.
Ima female! I lovee it!
geesshh idiott
The old lady with the Jimi Hendrix signature tattoo looked beautiful. I know as a young person in this day and age being old and having wrinkles is meant to be gross, you obviously think so with your description of her as “shriveled”. I think she looked beautiful, I have worried that when I am older I will not like my tattoos so much, but thanks for confirming for me, they look just as wonderful on women of any age and I will love them forever. So thank you for that, much skin to fill.