Why are so many people getting tattoos? Not an employment issue anymore? - Page 4

Jolly Amaranto · 05-15-2014, 10:37 AM

I just worry what the next generation of kids growing up will have to do to get the maximum "shock" value in showing their rebellion from mainstream. Tats and mega piercing are becoming viewed as things "old" fogies do in their eyes.

Rikao4 · 05-15-2014, 10:45 AM

just looking & acting responsible will drive those parents insane..
don't you want a tattoo like mom ? NO
Daddie has his lip pierced.....Daddy also drools,so NO..

Rika

yazhound · yazhound's Garage

Neck rings stacked!

Ayles · 05-15-2014, 11:22 AM

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Originally Posted by jcommin

This was on SNL a few years ago.

Turlington's Lower Back Tattoo Remover - Saturday Night Live - YouTube

The only thought that crosses my mind with those who tat themselves up is what they will look like in their 70's and beyond and as the aging process takes it toll.

I think they look great, I used to know friends of my grandpa that had WWII era tats and I always thought they looked cool. Even on 70+yo old skin.

Ronbo · 05-15-2014, 11:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Jolly Amaranto

I just worry what the next generation of kids growing up will have to do to get the maximum "shock" value in showing their rebellion from mainstream.

This makes me laugh, as it's something I tease my wife about. Growing up her parents adopted the beatnik, then hippie culture. They really embraced the lifestyle, which my wife as a child hated. Her rebellion resulted in becoming a CPA.

uncle_scott · uncle_scott's Garage

I am fairly covered in tattoos, with only a small visible one on my forearm. Everywhere else I have tattooed is easily covered by jeans and a t-shirt. I am a department director for community development in a medium sized city, and I have been careful to get tattoos in places I can cover because they are an employment issue in conservative Utah. I don't regret any of my tattoos, and none were obtained for any sort of shock value. They are all meaningful to me and I enjoy having them. As for what I look like when I'm 70...who cares? Most people in their 70s-80s are more concerned with heart health and maintaining a decent level of activity. If my back and chest tattoos are faded and look bad then I believe I will look at them and remember why they are important to me and why I got them. As for what other people think, I don't put any thought into it now and I'm sure I won't in the future either.

yazhound · yazhound's Garage

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Originally Posted by uncle_scott

I am fairly covered in tattoos, with only a small visible one on my forearm. Everywhere else I have tattooed is easily covered by jeans and a t-shirt. I am a department director for community development in a medium sized city, and I have been careful to get tattoos in places I can cover because they are an employment issue in conservative Utah. I don't regret any of my tattoos, and none were obtained for any sort of shock value. They are all meaningful to me and I enjoy having them. As for what I look like when I'm 70...who cares? Most people in their 70s-80s are more concerned with heart health and maintaining a decent level of activity. If my back and chest tattoos are faded and look bad then I believe I will look at them and remember why they are important to me and why I got them. As for what other people think, I don't put any thought into it now and I'm sure I won't in the future either.

Well put

VINMAN · 05-15-2014, 01:06 PM

Great post , Uncle scott.

fintstone · fintstone's Garage

It is simply a matter of taste. Before you get them, just realize how many people perceive them. Then if you decide you still want them, don't be shocked and annoyed if it affects your employment, social life, etc.

targa911S · 05-15-2014, 02:18 PM

I have "Exit Only" tattooed on my ass.

targa911S · 05-15-2014, 02:21 PM

My Russian grandfather had a prisoners number on his arm. Probably from WWI or the rebellion.

fintstone · fintstone's Garage

Many of us are old enough to remember going to the freak show at the circus to see the tattooed man and bearded lady, just sayin.

jyl · jyl's Garage

I agree. I'd only get a tattoo if it said "USMC" and I'd been honorably discharged. It isn't so much an aesthetic thing. Instead, my interests and tastes change every decade or so. I can't think of anything I cared strongly about at 20 that I care about today.

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I like the guys that get Chinese symbols but can't tell you what they mean. The only time I see the value of a tattoo is when it has lifelong meaning - like the name of the military division that you served with in battle. Something with lifelong meaning, that I can respect.

Jolly Amaranto · 05-15-2014, 05:06 PM

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Originally Posted by targa911S

My Russian grandfather had a prisoners number on his arm. Probably from WWI or the rebellion.

Yeah I have known a number of individual who were survivors of concentration camps in that era. They were not given the option of whether or not to get a tattoo, it was just part of the process. They were just fortunate enough to survive the whole ordeal.

targa911S · 05:22 PM

yes that was the story, fortunate. Somehow got out and smuggled he and my grandmother out and the ended up in America. I can still see it in my mind to this day and he has been dead for 50 years. I think if I ever did get a tattoo I would get that one. The same number in the same place on my forearm to honor him.

URY914 · URY914's Garage

Never seen a tat that could make an ugly girl look better. But an ugly girl with an ugly tat is doubling down.

red-beard · red-beard's Garage

It was very interesting on vacation in Hawaii. In the resorts, the workers are required to cover exposed tattoos. One girl looked like she was in an accident, wrist wrapped in an elastic bandage. Nope, just tattoos.

red-beard · red-beard's Garage

Oh, and I saw the early part of this. In the mid 90's, while working at GE, we had a very cute new engineer. She liked to wear VERY short skirts, but with leggings to make it acceptable. Very bright girl.

THEN we had a summer picnic. This was not company sponsored, it was the coffee club picnic. She showed up in shorts and had tats all up and down her legs. Kinda changed how we perceived her.

look 171 · 09:06 PM

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"I want to get a tattoo so I can express my individuality... Just like all my friends"

Don't really like em, don't have em and won't get one ever. If someone else wants to buy into the whole "thug fashion" look, it's up to them but shouldn't be surprised when others consider them to be dumber and / or lower class than they actually might be.

If a MD dresses up like a bum he or she shouldn't be surprised to find others assuming they're a bum rather than an MD... Same situation. If you look like a thug / punk, don't be surprised if people treat you as such.

but this is 2014, you were't suppose to judge

Yep, none for this construction rough neck. My men, those on the payroll (4 people), and I have talk about it lots. One young guy wants them thinking its the in thing to do, but I hammered him about the future. Yeah, I am a little old fashion for a young(er) guy.

gacook · gacook's Garage

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Originally Posted by fintstone

It is simply a matter of taste. Before you get them, just realize how many people perceive them. Then if you decide you still want them, don't be shocked and annoyed if it affects your employment, social life, etc.

My tats have had absolutely zero impact on my employment abilities. I've rapidly climbed the ladder in the Army, the corporate world, and now in Government. Maybe my employers just haven't been as close-minded as some on here...

FWIW, I would never get a tat on my neck/face/hands. When in shorts and a t-shirt, you can see 3 of my pieces, though.