nomdeplume
Veteran broadcaster David Dimbleby has revealed that at the age of 75 he has had a tattoo. I am interested to know how you feel about tattoos; do you have one? What would you think if your doctor/dentist/ nurse/ teacher had a visible tattoo?
18 Answers
Vinny
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Interesting question. I think that if my doctor had a tat I would reconsider my affiliation with him/her. There's something not cool about a professional especially a doctor of medicine with a tat. When I see tattoos on people my opinion of them drops slightly, of course, i have seen the cutsie tats women have like a tiny butterfly on the ankle or something like this, I have no problem with that. But large tattoos i don't care how beautiful and artistic they might be I think these people have a societal issue. Turning your body into a billboard is insane IMO, the human body is not a canvas. Not to mention what they look like after 50 years.
| 11 years ago. Rating: 12 | |
country bumpkin
I have a red rose on my left shoulder blade. My aunt was married to a local tattoo artist so she had several tattoo's and I also wanted one so I could be "cool" just like her. My grandparents raised me throughout most of my teenage years so when I asked them if I could have a tattoo and they said no, I came to the conclusion that the two of them were just two old fogies who did not have a clue what they were talking about when they gave me the reasons why they forbade me to get a tattoo. On my 15th birthday I spent the night with my aunt and I suppose you can figure out the rest of the story.
Looking back, I wish I would have listened to my grandparents because after the novelty (5years) of having a tattoo had worn off, I have hated it ever since and I do my darnedest to keep it covered up so no one will see it.
| 11 years ago. Rating: 14 | |
Ducky
I don't have any and I don't find them attractive, at all. In my youth, the only people that I knew who had tattoos were either wild ex-navy men who drank a lot or ex-cons.
| 11 years ago. Rating: 13 | |
jhharlan
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The first one I got was a butterfly on my left ankle with "happiness" in Chinese allegedly the symbols for the body. When my (then) estranged husband saw it, he asked if it was permanent, and when I said "yes", he wanted to know what message I was sending to "the kids" (16, 15, 13). My initial thought was to ask him what message HE was sending to our sons, having checked out several months ago and spent a total of MAYBE 3 hours with them since. What I DID say was, "Well, I guess the message is, if you are 51 years old and you want a tattoo, it's OK."
I also have three little butterflies on the left side of my back. My sons' names are the bodies, one for each.
One on my right shoulder that shouldn't be there and no more. Two sons have them, one always anticipating the next, and the other with one that has great meaning for him. The oldest son will probably never set foot in a tat parlor.
I try not to judge people by their tats and piercings, but I do have my prejudices.
| 11 years ago. Rating: 10 | |
terryfossil 1
i have a few,and i would prefer to get rid of all bar one,,most of mine are what you would call boob jobs,,but they cost a lot to lose,,as vinny said ,the human body is not a canvas..however if you must get one,,make it something that has great meaning to you and you alone...i hate those tatts they get .....just black squiggley lines that look like kiwi tribal tatts..but best is to not get them at all,,,,,nice talking to you all................................
| 11 years ago. Rating: 10 | |
robertgrist
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No, I knew of some people who had them with numbers, given against their will in WWII, and I have always had a negative feeling about them ever since seeing those. Besides, this body art applied to a young hard body, hardly looks the same when that person ages or gains weight years later!
| 11 years ago. Rating: 8 | |
itsmee
I LOVE tattoos on young beautiful people. don't have any and I'm passed the age when it would be appropriate to get one. Boo Hoo. I'd be chicken anyway. I would be uneasy if my doctor, dentist, attorney had one. I'd leave the practice, in fact. Vinny said it just right.
| 11 years ago. Rating: 7 | |
FISH-O
I have tattoos. My children will be able to identify me when I am dead... they only have to look at my ankles. I feel I have done them a favor. Looking at a dead face sticks with someone forever. They only have to step into the room, take a quick peek at me from the ankles down and say, "Yes, that is my Mom."
As a parent it is important to minimalize painful situations. Clearly I am dead. At the very least, one of the three of them is going to be upset about the event. I want the identification part kept to a minimum.
My middle child will laugh. She is hilarious that way. That kid always gets the joke.
| 7 years ago. Rating: 4 | |
mycatsmom
I like tatoos. I would get one if I was young. My step-daughter got one or two when she was 40 or more Her's was a butterfly on the back of her left shoulder. Her kids were getting them , adn that's what inspired her. On women, I think they should be small, pretty,discreet, and in good taste......like my 3rd cousin, Cassidy, When she was about 27 ish, she got one just under the bone at the back of the neck.She designed it. It's a long stemmed wine glass, and some high-heels.
If I was young, I would get piercings too. I would like a small hoop thru my eyebrow , and maybe a small, thin hoop thru the side of my nose, and a belly --button piercing .
| 11 years ago. Rating: 4 | |
If it is something you want to do, don't let your age be an excuse! GO FOR IT
I have several ear piercings, and am planning one more. That will make 9. I used to have 11.
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