A tattoo is a permanent reminder of temporary insanity— Jimmy Buffet.
A friend developed a rating system for female tattoos.
1) The cutesy teen ankle tattoo. It says, “I am a bit addle brained because of hormones, and may be more prone to unplanned pregnancy by any male who pays attention to me.”
2) The “fart wings” or “tramp stamp” in the small of the back, which says “I have discovered sex and want a lot of it, but only with cute boys, that other girls want, who buy me stuff.” These girls belong to the FSGA, or “Future Slave-Girls of America”.
3) Large torso and arm tattoos. “I will be working most of my life as a retail cashier, waitress, or other drone work, and just want to get married to a guy who is employed and not a hitter.”
Proof that little girls can be made to do anything as long as it is a “club” they get to belong to. Their desire to belong outweighs their sensibilities. If a parent asks, “If all your friends jumped off a bridge, would you?”, the answer is, yes, they would.
A way to discourage kids from wanting tatoos is to show them pictures of fashion 20-40 years ago. Ask them if they’d want to look like that now and when they say no, explain that anyone from back then can now wear their hair and clothes differently but if they got a tatoo, they’re stuck with it.
I don’t know how bad the history channel is but the food network has such people on theirs also. In fact I can’t watch it because it is so disgusting.
Yep, it is disgusting. I’ve often remarked that I must be older than dirt, but I can’t stand to look at those things, esp. on women. Will never understand the appeal.
My rule of thumb is the further south you go, the larger the female “sleeve” tats...with the exception of Seattle, which is pretty much Ink City.
My opinion may not be popular here, and it may be my age (56), but when I see a tatoo on a woman, my first impression is that she is sleazy, and has lack of class.
I somehow managed to get through a tour in the Marine Corps without any tattoos. Had a Drill Instructor who had both arms completely covered. He was a badass.
I looked at the passage in Revelations about the “mark of the beast”, that someday everyone would wear it on their foreheads to be able to buy or sell. I used to laugh. “Who would be stupid enough to fall for that?”, I’d wonder.
I don’t wonder any more. All these tatted-up morons would gladly have this mark placed on their foreheads (probably soon to have a microchip embedded that reveals all your financial data so the cashier of the future scans the store item then scans YOU to complete the purchase) all government mandated by ObamaCare and similar “free” health care programs throughout the world.
The technology is all here for this to take place. All it needs is a powerful enough central government and an easily-duped public to make it all happen. The world’s tyrants are working on this. Just give them time.
I wouldn’t mind tattooed tiger stripes from head to toe, as long as it’s free. Might be interesting.
It’s hard to find a person, male or female, under age 40 who does not have at least one tattoo. One of my coworkers told me that in her high school (Southern California) you HAD to get tattoos; you were considered a hopeless dork if you didn’t have any. So apparently kids under 18 are getting them. I agree with you that it is disgusting. So often I’ll see a really beautiful young person, then they turn a certain way and there is all that ink, often ugly, swirling dragon designs and such. It ruins their beauty. It’s like taking a Magic Marker to the Mona Lisa, in my opinion.
And it seems to me, if a young person wants to be a daring rebel, the thing to do now would be NOT to have a tattoo. Originally tattoos probably were intended to show rebellion. But now, the tattooed seem to consider themselves victims, whining when others stare at them or fail to praise their tattoos. Since victims are the ultimate heroes nowadays, my theory is that people are getting tattoos because they want to be victims.
It’s the same in Canada.
It’s absolutely horrible looking. They make the ladies look rough and dirty. I can’t believe the number of women in their 40s and 50s who get them - old enough to know better. What a bunch of silly sheep we have become.
I see a tattoo and my first thought is, “Here’s Your Sign.”
If all you see is people on American television, tattoos might not be as wide spread as it appears. It kind of depends on where you go. Biker bars? Yeah!
It isn’t my business what someone hides on her body but when it is visible, it is disgusting to me.
Hundred percent agree. It’s gross. It’s like America has transformed into some type of primitive tribe.
I am with you though, I find it disgusting. It looks dirty, IMO.
When grunge music started getting noticed outside of Seattle and then Allen Iverson joined the NBA, tattoos became popular again with young people and it’s continued. So it’s been a litle over 20 years that tattoos have come back in vogue with some people.