The irony of that image and the statement underneath it is that tattoos have now become so commonplace that in years to come it'll be the tattooed OAP's who are in the majority. People without tattoos will actually be the ones who look different to everyone else!
To me, it has nothing to do with 'conforming' or 'fashion'; it was a kind of spiritual decision, and was to do with taking ownership of my body.
BiB: I've posted similar sentiments in other tattoo threads and boy do I get that. By the time I got my first tattoo I had probably had around 25,000 insulin injections. I was already scarred and bruised and it made me terribly self-conscious. There's no way to make it not sound trite, but I wanted something that I considered aesthetically pleasing and that I was in control of. My poor mother cried of course, but that didn't stop me from getting another.
The irony of that image and the statement underneath it is that tattoos have now become so commonplace that in years to come it'll be the tattooed OAP's who are in the majority. People without tattoos will actually be the ones who look different to everyone else!
I honestly don't think that works.. Tattoos are as different as any other physical feature. I don't really identify with someone who has 'hate' across their knuckles, or a life size picture of Kid Rock across their back.
The irony of that image and the statement underneath it is that tattoos have now become so commonplace that in years to come it'll be the tattooed OAP's who are in the majority. People without tattoos will actually be the ones who look different to everyone else!
I think someone posted that its around 15% of the population now - but yes that is younger generations so it just means the oap home will be a place for trading tattoo stories, rather than war stories
I think someone posted that its around 15% of the population now - but yes that is younger generations so it just means the oap home will be a place for trading tattoo stories, rather than war stories
I think it's crazy how a lot of youngsters are getting them without even thinking it through properly. I know of someone who tattoos people at his home and in their own homes and he's always posting designs on facebook that he'd like to do and asking if someone will have it done as he really wants to do that design on someone, and he always gets replies from people saying they'll have it! And if no-one replies saying yes he says he'll do it for a really cheap price, just to get someone to have the tattoo. He once posted 3 designs, asking if anyone wanted one of them done. Someone replied saying they'd have design 3, and he pleaded with them to have design 2 because he really wanted to do that tattoo on someone and so they agreed straightaway to have that one instead, even though they preferred one of the others. Crazy! :eek:
BiB: I've posted similar sentiments in other tattoo threads and boy do I get that. By the time I got my first tattoo I had probably had around 25,000 insulin injections. I was already scarred and bruised and it made me terribly self-conscious. There's no way to make it not sound trite, but I wanted something that I considered aesthetically pleasing and that I was in control of. My poor mother cried of course, but that didn't stop me from getting another.
I think someone posted that its around 15% of the population now - but yes that is younger generations so it just means the oap home will be a place for trading tattoo stories, rather than war stories
That was the US figure. I don't know about the UK.
You don't have to get it, just have to get that some people do like it.
But i'll tell you why i like it cos i think they look good (i know some people think otherwise though)
I've never fancied it on me, I have ear pricing but never wear earrings so it wouldn't really be 'me' but I find them fascinating. I was at a gig not so long ago at leed met and there was a guy with bigger ones than yours and I found that if I stood at the right angle I could see the band through the hole the band were shit so it was the best part of the night for me!
You don't have to get it, just have to get that some people do like it.
But i'll tell you why i like it cos i think they look good (i know some people think otherwise though)
They give me the heeby jeebies and I'll freely admit that, I just don't make the leap from "I don't like them" to "people who do are wrong/thick/mentally ill/scum/thugs etc." That's my problem with the anti-tattoo mob, when they can't stop themselves from making really offensive leaps of judgement on something which is a matter of taste.
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The irony of that image and the statement underneath it is that tattoos have now become so commonplace that in years to come it'll be the tattooed OAP's who are in the majority. People without tattoos will actually be the ones who look different to everyone else!
BiB: I've posted similar sentiments in other tattoo threads and boy do I get that. By the time I got my first tattoo I had probably had around 25,000 insulin injections. I was already scarred and bruised and it made me terribly self-conscious. There's no way to make it not sound trite, but I wanted something that I considered aesthetically pleasing and that I was in control of. My poor mother cried of course, but that didn't stop me from getting another.
I honestly don't think that works.. Tattoos are as different as any other physical feature. I don't really identify with someone who has 'hate' across their knuckles, or a life size picture of Kid Rock across their back.
Lol. Thnx thou hogz.
I think someone posted that its around 15% of the population now - but yes that is younger generations so it just means the oap home will be a place for trading tattoo stories, rather than war stories
I think it's crazy how a lot of youngsters are getting them without even thinking it through properly. I know of someone who tattoos people at his home and in their own homes and he's always posting designs on facebook that he'd like to do and asking if someone will have it done as he really wants to do that design on someone, and he always gets replies from people saying they'll have it! And if no-one replies saying yes he says he'll do it for a really cheap price, just to get someone to have the tattoo. He once posted 3 designs, asking if anyone wanted one of them done. Someone replied saying they'd have design 3, and he pleaded with them to have design 2 because he really wanted to do that tattoo on someone and so they agreed straightaway to have that one instead, even though they preferred one of the others. Crazy! :eek:
Awww, that is quite touching.
Ah ok, I suspect it'll be similar.
You don't have to get it, just have to get that some people do like it.
But i'll tell you why i like it cos i think they look good (i know some people think otherwise though)
I've never fancied it on me, I have ear pricing but never wear earrings so it wouldn't really be 'me' but I find them fascinating. I was at a gig not so long ago at leed met and there was a guy with bigger ones than yours and I found that if I stood at the right angle I could see the band through the hole
They give me the heeby jeebies and I'll freely admit that, I just don't make the leap from "I don't like them" to "people who do are wrong/thick/mentally ill/scum/thugs etc." That's my problem with the anti-tattoo mob, when they can't stop themselves from making really offensive leaps of judgement on something which is a matter of taste.