RodeoMan Loc: St Joseph, Missouri

I don't know what motivates folks to get a tattoo or even to vote a certain way. The old saying is that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. What appeals to others may not appeal to you or me. I have found that most people want to feel welcomed and included and that they matter to someone. Of course there are exceptions to everything even this. I have a further thought on this. You write about people who "...totally mutilate their faces" and "...foist.. this on everyone else" What about those people who are disfigured because of accident, acid or fire, do these people bring on the same feeling of revulsion for you? Do you avert your eyes? Or do you say, "but for the grace of God, there go I" In all your previous posts, you have never struck me as a judgmental type fellow.
Why not look at the tattoo person and think "that might be for her or him, but its not for me" As opposed to thinking that someone made personal choices about their appearance you find unappealing. You might also give thank to your lucky stars, God or the law of averages that you have been fortunate in your life.

Canisdirus

So mankind is not intelligent by your reasoning...

Since Mankind has been tattooing himself for over 5000 years.

Folks act like this is something new or have it twisted up somehow with "morality"...which is doubly weird.

We have been doing this since like...forever.

Don't sweat things you cannot control...and should not control.

You judge yourself...against yourself...not others.

LDB415 Loc: Houston south suburb

The portion inking, not so much. And just because part of society has been ignorant for an extremely long time doesn't normalize it or lessen it. I'm not sweating it, just opining.

Canisdirus

Just because part of society has been ignorant for an extremely long time doesn't normalize it or lessen it.

What does that mean?
Folks getting tattoos because they are ignorant?
Or folks ignorant that tattoos have always been a part of every society?

LDB415 Loc: Houston south suburb

Folks getting them because they are ignorant, based on the many examples in the link. Child level drawing belongs on the refrigerator, not body parts.

DickC Loc: NE Washington state

I'm 84, and have a tat of a 'Cruising Swallow'. I was in the Coast Guard, all of my company mates amd me went to Hartford Conn. and had the same thing done: In old naval lore, "Swallows always return home!"Well it worked for me, that was in October 1958!!

rlv567 Loc: Baguio City, Philippines

But you didn't live in Capistrano?!!

Loren - in Beautiful Baguio City

huntmj

Awful ugly things , no is my vote

Stephan G

Um, it is not illegal to be naked. This is something a lot of folks are in the wrong about. It is what is being done while naked that may come afoul of laws. There are some laws that define certain clothes that are prohibited.

As to crediting others, that is dependent on the local application of copyright and/or trademark. As I understand it, it actually depends on the public recognition of the work and the application. One defense in regards to tattoos, the preciseness of the recreation to the original.

Canisdirus

It's amazing how you can tell who is ignorant or not from your chair.
You must have a seriously busy workload keeping up with the millions deciding to get tattoos.

Do you send out questionnaires...use a polling service?

Or do you just make it up... lol.

LDB415 Loc: Houston south suburb

Let me see if I can make this even clearer. I linked an article showing many examples of highly intelligent tattoo decisions. I then mentioned it in subsequent replies. A picture is worth a thousand words. The link is worth the equivalent of a novel's worth of words.

Stephan G

Was that link hereditary? [Typed with tongue in cheek]

Serious for the mo.: It is like anything else that is personal choice. As long as it is not forced for another to get a tattoo, the "tat" period resides with the person desiring the tattoo.

LDB415 Loc: Houston south suburb

Agreed, it is every individual's right to be as ignorant as they choose regarding tattoos and anything else affecting their body and only their body. That doesn't stop others from seeing their choice(s) and noticing how ignorant some of them are.

rmorrison1116 Loc: Near Valley Forge, Pennsylvania

Not all novels are good or worth reading. Not every picture is worth a thousand words. Some are only worth 127 words, some even less.
Four words one rarely hears together, highly intelligent tattoo decisions.

Stephan G

Sometimes, it is better to let it flow by, not knowing what is in the minds of those around us. Ignorance is a multi way road.