I guess I will chalk this one up to freedom of expression, not my cup of tea but I don't mind it so much... My brother died a few years ago and I have toyed with the idea of having his name and dates tattooed on my bicep.
However,
I saw this hot chick (really hot) at the supermarket with a tattoo of a vine running from her ankles to her wrists with flowers and all, it was well done but still looks stupid and IMHO detracted from her natural beauty.
At the same supermarket I was in line behind a guy in his late twenties/early thirties that was a walking cartoon.
Goofy non related tats from neck to wrists to ankles... check
Baggy blue jean shorts that hang half way between knees and ankles... check
Over sized white T shirt... check
Baseball cap on sideways... check
Yapping on cell-phone sharing his conversation with everyone in line... check
What a clown, and he thought he was so cool.
And the"My generation" thing, every generation has fashions as it grows up... problem being tats don't go away. I threw out my bell bottom jeans and flowered shirts, can't do that with a tat when you grow up.
My generation had a popular song that said "hope I die before I get old"... well that didn't work out for most of us.