Anyone else anti-tatoo?

[Art 1]

I don't like them and to me they make the person look dirty. You see so many overweight women with tattoos on their calves, it just looks awful.

 

[monkeybug]

You'll think I'm trashy then because I love the Looney Tunes character Sylvester. Actually I think that all of the Looney Tunes characters are great classics done by great artists who just happen to be trashed a bit by being featured at Six Flags. But to each their own.

I'm having trouble with the concept of judging people for having tattoos or for some of the other reasons listed here. I've had wonderful friends who had tattoos and I don't understand disliking them for that reason.

I don't think most people (but I haven't read all the posts I missed while sleeping, so maybe it's changed) are saying that they dislike people who have tattoos, just that they might assume certain things about people with tattoos.
And the Looney toons thing is a total mystery to me. I have no idea why in the heck I think they are trashy, as I said in my post I actually have friends who have a lot more class than me that love them. I also have friends and family with more class than me who have tattoos. I do make the assumption, but I'm not so stupid that I assume my opinions are facts and that there aren't a million exceptions.
We all stereotype. Every single person on this thread does, we may not have the same categories or the same criteria for placing people in them, but we all walk around putting people into categories and assuming things about them.
Hopefully nobody here is saying they dislike someone because they have tattoo, that is obviously wrong.

 

[Pigeon]

Tattoos are "permanent reminders of a temporary feeling". I hate them.

We have a tattoo parlor here called "Impulse Tattoos." My dermatologist BIL jokes about opening an office nextdoor called "Sober Reconsideration Dermatology."

 

[monkeybug]

We have a tattoo parlor here called "Impulse Tattoos." My dermatologist BIL jokes about opening an office nextdoor called "Sober Reconsideration Dermatology."

That's awesome!!

 

[LovableGluttons]

This was a sad thread.

I work for hospice. Some of my patients are in their 80's and beyond. Tattoos are simply another conversation starter for me with my patients. All of my patients are just beautiful people in the twilight of their life span and I'm so fortunate to be invited to spend some of their precious remaining time with them.


Hepatitis A is the strain found in contaminated food and water.

Hep B and C are found in blood products. I'm trying to imagine how someone with HepA could catch it from getting a tattoo unless they were eating a salad with unwashed vegetables while sitting a a tattoo parlor getting their ink?

Or how a foodservice worker with a tattoo could possibly pass their own hepatitis on to a dining establishment customer? Hep B and C require body fluid to body fluid for transmission. You could get Hep B or C from dirty needles, but how would you get a dining customer to get their own body fluids exposed to it to contract it?

As far as attraction of tattoo art, it's like those capri pants. Some people look great in them, others not so much.


Remember gaucho pants? When I was a kid I thought they looked neat..... on other people.

On me? Ugh.


I've been a nurse for over 20 years. You want me in capris or gaucho pants now, now matter how unflattering. 12+ hours shifts for 20+ years made these legs so ugly even I would consider whole leg tats to spare other people from seeing all my veins!


Perhaps I'm oversensitive. Perhaps it is my line of work. I love every one of you, with ink or without. I appreciate the opportunity to read this board with my morning cup of coffee before I go to work. I enjoy spending a few minbutes of internet time with other Mickey Mouse fans like myself (why do you think I moved to Tampa?).

I've been collecting pictures of the pets of my hospice patients for some future project.

Maybe I'll start collecting tattoo pictures next. With a story about each of them.

 

[Topper]

I love a good Tattoo

 

[MrsPete]

In your opinion. People get tattoos for many different reasons, many get memorial tattoos to remind them of someone they love that has passed away, it helps with the grieving process. But obviously they must be only grieving temporarily, because you say so. When a father loses a child and has that portrait tattooed over his heart, when is that temporary feeling supposed to go away?

And without the visible reminder, he'd forget about the child?

We have a tattoo parlor here called "Impulse Tattoos." My dermatologist BIL jokes about opening an office nextdoor called "Sober Reconsideration Dermatology."

That's hillarious. I think we could all send him some clients. Right away I'm thinking of a friend of mine who despises a tattoo she had done in college . . . she started having it removed, but can't afford the treatments to complete the process. And there's a student of mine who went to a professional place on her 18th birthday, told 'em what she wanted . . . and when it came out horrible, the "artist" admitted that it was his first day on the job and he wasn't very good yet. You'd think they should be required to mention things like that. They didn't charge her, but now she has this badly executed thing on her forearm. She's the kind of girl who's going to go into a professional job, and she's going to end up paying to have that mess removed.

 

[MrsPete]

I love a good Tattoo

Best post on the whole thread! I used to love that show!

 

[cteddiesgirl]

Everybody judges someone at some point in their lives. It's human nature! Our brains like to put things in categories based on past experience and information, even when we don't have all the facts.
The problems come when people discriminate against others because of their judgments.

If someone is saying that they don't want to be friends with someone because they have tattoos...yeah that's an issue. Someone who is saying they make certain assumptions about people with tattoos is just being honest, and there is nothing wrong with that so long as they don't let those assumptions lead to discrimination.

Agreed.

 

[Anjelica]

Perhaps I'm oversensitive. Perhaps it is my line of work. I love every one of you, with ink or without. I appreciate the opportunity to read this board with my morning cup of coffee before I go to work. I enjoy spending a few minbutes of internet time with other Mickey Mouse fans like myself (why do you think I moved to Tampa?).

Beautiful post!! Thank you - that made my day.

 

[Planogirl]

I don't think most people (but I haven't read all the posts I missed while sleeping, so maybe it's changed) are saying that they dislike people who have tattoos, just that they might assume certain things about people with tattoos.
And the Looney toons thing is a total mystery to me. I have no idea why in the heck I think they are trashy, as I said in my post I actually have friends who have a lot more class than me that love them. I also have friends and family with more class than me who have tattoos. I do make the assumption, but I'm not so stupid that I assume my opinions are facts and that there aren't a million exceptions.
We all stereotype. Every single person on this thread does, we may not have the same categories or the same criteria for placing people in them, but we all walk around putting people into categories and assuming things about them.
Hopefully nobody here is saying they dislike someone because they have tattoo, that is obviously wrong.

I guess that I read some comments as saying that they'd think certain things about people and those things would be negative. I could see extending that to mean that they wouldn't like those people because of the negative thoughts? Maybe too much of a leap.

To rephrase then, I can't see having negative thoughts about people based on the tattoos alone. Just as I couldn't see the Looney Tunes opinion. Hmmmm.... This makes me wonder what people would think of Looney Tunes tattoos.

 

[Scurvy]

I am really surprised this thread has turned out the way it has. I never expected so many people to take other people's dislike of tattoos as a critcism of them as people rather than just a criticism of the tattoos.

I wear Crocs sometimes. I've seen plenty of threads right here on the Dis where people carry on about how much they hate Crocs. They say Crocs look sloppy and that wearing them make the wearers look lazy and unconcerned about their appearance. They say Crocs are ugly. Do I take it personally? Of course not. In fact I can admit they might have a point - Crocs certainly aren't the most stylish choice of footwear. But I like them and I'm confident enough in myself to deal with others' dislike of my footwear. They aren't saying I am lazy and sloppy, they are saying my footwear makes me look that way to them. They have every right to form whatever impression of me that they want to based on my physical appearance. I assume they would reevaluate that opinion when they get to know more about me.

The same goes for things like printed T-shirts. I've seen tons of people on here say they don't like to see things like that on adult women. They feel those shirts look tacky and juvenile. That's their opinion and they are entitled to it. I don't care if they think that. In fact I'm wearing a Cheshire Cat shirt right now. If someone thinks it's tacky, it's not going to bother me any. I knew before I put it on that some people wouldn't like it, but I do like it and that's all that matters.

We form impressions of each other based on all sorts of things. If you form an impression of me based on something I do to myself intentionally - like the clothes I wear or the hairstyle I choose - that isn't going to offend me. I may not agree with your impression, and maybe you will abandon that impression once you get to know me better. I think glittery makeup looks juvenile and thick eyeliner looks a bit trampy. I have a friend who wears both. Do I think she's juvenile and trampy? No, of course not - but that's what I associate with that makeup, for some reason. I love her anyway, even if I don't like her taste in makeup. And no - I've never told her I feel that way about her makeup, because that would be rude. She could hate my wardrobe, for all I know, but that doesn't matter to me. She cares about me and doesn't insult my taste in clothes, so I don't care if she secretely hates them.

Tattoos are just another thing people intentionally do to themselves, just like clothes, makeup, hairstyles, jewelry and any other form of self expression. Not everyone has the same taste. We can dislike someone's chosen form of self expression without disliking the person who is wearing it. You might hate my Crocs and think they make me look sloppy, and I won't take that personally. Just because I might think your tattoo is tacky doesn't mean I think there's anything wrong with you, and you shouldn't take that personally either.

 

[monkeybug]

I guess that I read some comments as saying that they'd think certain things about people and those things would be negative. I could see extending that to mean that they wouldn't like those people because of the negative thoughts? Maybe too much of a leap.

To rephrase then, I can't see having negative thoughts about people based on the tattoos alone. Just as I couldn't see the Looney Tunes opinion. Hmmmm.... This makes me wonder what people would think of Looney Tunes tatttoos.

Well to be fair I can't really see having negative thoughts about people with Looney Tunes shirts either. It's totally irrational as far as I can tell, and I've never met anyone else who thinks like that. I guess in my childhood I must have met some trashy people with a love of looney tunes and my poor messed up brain still goes to that category at the sight of tweetie bird! My whole family makes fun of me for it! When my son was born I think I got a tweetie bird onesie or blanket from every one of them!
Also I should say that in my mind trashy doesn't always equate to negative. It's just one of the categories floating around in my noggin. I actually think there are some positive things to being "trashy". The people who I know personally who fit that category (granted I don't personally know that many) are hard working, down to earth, and a hoot to hang out with!
I also of course don't think having a tattoo makes you "trashy". My brother is loads more refined than I am! It's just where my mind first goes when I see them.

 

[Planogirl]

Well to be fair I can't really see having negative thoughts about people with Looney Tunes shirts either. It's totally irrational as far as I can tell, and I've never met anyone else who thinks like that. I guess in my childhood I must have met some trashy people with a love of looney tunes and my poor messed up brain still goes to that category at the sight of tweetie bird! My whole family makes fun of me for it! When my son was born I think I got a tweetie bird onesie or blanket from every one of them!
Also I should say that in my mind trashy doesn't always equate to negative. It's just one of the categories floating around in my noggin. I actually think there are some positive things to being "trashy". The people who I know personally who fit that category (granted I don't personally know that many) are hard working, down to earth, and a hoot to hang out with!
I also of course don't think having a tattoo makes you "trashy". My brother is loads more refined than I am! It's just where my mind first goes when I see them.

You always seem to get a lot of what you don't really want.

I suspect that we all have things that push our buttons. I'm just too groggy this morning to remember mine.

 

[roomthreeseventeen]

You always seem to get a lot of what you don't really want.

I suspect that we all have things that push our buttons. I'm just too groggy this morning to remember mine.

 

[monkeybug]

Off topic, but didn't the bananas used to dance?
Is my computer jacked up or are the little banana dancers frozen?

 

[Scurvy]

Off topic, but didn't the bananas used to dance?
Is my computer jacked up or are the little banana dancers frozen?

It's dancing right now on my screen.

 

[monkeybug]

It's dancing right now on my screen.

I must have the dreaded frozen banana virus!
No dancing bananas here.

 

[Planogirl]

I must have the dreaded frozen banana virus!
No dancing bananas here.

Can you see these guys dancing?

 

[mickeyfan1]

And without the visible reminder, he'd forget about the child?

I am sure he wouldn't. But he carries that picture with him always. It won't crack or peel or get lost. If his wallet is stolen, that picture will still be there.

Obviously those who are anti tattoo are never going to change their minds, which is sad to me. Why can't we all just accept people for who they are? Many people on the DIS are up in arms angry that people talk badly about ill behave children, people in ECVs, people that are over weight. I guess tattoos are in that same love hate category.