Tattoos

[MrSaigon]

Has that cultural bubble burst yet? They used to represent an independent rebel. Now not having one seems to make a stronger case there, at least among people aged 20 to 40. Now that soccer moms all have one, and they're apparently the new way to feel ten years younger--it seems like these things have run their course.

/had to run to the mall today

[Joe Shlabotnik]

My name is Joe and I approve this rant.

[stlouie_lipp]

I agree, but don't you think all the soccer moms got theirs 10-15 years ago in college when it was the thing to do? I wonder what the think of them now?

Added rant: I go to the strip club once a year on an annual golf trip. All the strippers now have a lot of tattoos and it just doesn't "do it" for me. It has gotten to the point where I pick my lap dances from the least tattooed dancer.

[IMADreamer]

I think they are gross, especially big ones, and ones that are always visible. I do a lot of shopping at Dollar General (go ahead and stereo type me) and I see a lot of awful huge tatoos on peoples arms, legs, neck, etc. I think to myself what chance does this person having a real career.

Now if I can stereotype a bit, your average Dollar General shopper is probably not quite up to the same net worth I am and in fact I learned the hard way not to go there on the first of the month. I see a lot of big and I assume tatoos there which makes me draw the conclusion that these people routine make poor decisions and are likely quite dumb.

Of course there are a lot of middle classed people with them as well. I think it's a bit cliche and stupid at this point. Most of them don't have any meaning either, like butterflies. I'll bet half the women I know have butterfly tatoos. I just roll my eyes at them. If you are going to permanently put something on your body it should mean something.

Cliffnotes: rant approved.

[Maclowery]

I don't have any tattoos, but I have often thought of several concepts that I would consider. Generally, I make a decision to finally plan out what I want with an artist, then the next day I decide to wait another month. This has carried on into my 30s. At this point I probably never will, but it's still something that I'm not necessarily against, if the motivation behind it were strong enough.

Thank god I don't have a 'real career' or I would be screwed if I did it! Egad!

[MrSaigon]

At least half of my friends and plenty of people I respect have tattoos. I just think it's a fad that's gotten super tiresome and continually less meaningful. Your Affliction t-shirt can go to Goodwill like your Ed Hardy one did. Your stuck with that tattoo, and your probably wearing shorts whether it's June or January so people can see the tiger on your calf.

I just think tattoos need to take a break for a generation or two. People can find another way to demonstrate that they're young, hip, fashionable, a great parent, that their ass is bad or whatever for a while.

If I'm out and about, that line from Outkast goes through my head constantly:
'Wore a tank-top to show off my tattoo, thought it was cool'

[Mary1966]

I saw that a neighbor of mine, a 30ish single mom with three kids, got a tattoo on her shoulder that looks like something we used to associate with sailors--"Mum" in a heart with an arrow, plus the initials of her kids. I was dumbfounded, it looks garish to me, so I didn't say anything to her. I wonder what all these people who look like the Illustrated Man are going to look like when they get old. I see people all the time with visible tattoos that you wouldn't think would be hired for anything working in jobs where they are dealing with customers. I certainly hope that it's a phase, I do not like tattoos and wish that they would go out of style.

[docellis]

I have a tattoo that nobody could see unless it was fairly intimate. My mom always wanted to be an artist, went to a commercial art school. She had this one design she always kept. When I was 15 she got cancer. I took her art to a tattoo guy and asked him to replicate it when I was 16. Things weren't as regulated then, the guy did it without asking me for age/ID.

If I could go back in time, I wouldn't have gotten it. But I'm not mad about it and I wouldn't spend cash on getting rid of it.

[heyzeus]

I'm putting all of my money in tattoo removal and reconstructive piercing rejuvenation surgery centers.

The new trend is face/neck/hand tats. Yesterday at the ice cream shop I saw a guy who had the back of his neck pierced. THE BACK OF YOUR NECK WHAT THE [expletive] ARE YOU DOING.

Unless you work in a sandwich shop or are in the "entertainment" business for life, those neck tats are going to have to come off some day. I want to be the one to get rich off it.

[Molly]

I'm putting all of my money in tattoo removal and reconstructive piercing rejuvenation surgery centers.

The new trend is face/neck/hand tats. Yesterday at the ice cream shop I saw a guy who had the back of his neck pierced. THE BACK OF YOUR NECK WHAT THE [expletive] ARE YOU DOING.

Unless you work in a sandwich shop or are in the "entertainment" business for life, those neck tats are going to have to come off some day. I want to be the one to get rich off it.

You could retire off this guy alone