I don't think having a tattoo says anything good or bad about a person - that's revealed in their personality.
I have 3 that I feel are tasteful:
1. A broken indian warrior feather w/beeds on my right shoulder with my husband's name next to it
2. A hummingbird with flowers on my stomach (that may just turn into a bald eagle if I ever have kids)
3. And my police badge on my lower right calf
My husband has 9 diff tatts, they all signify events and memories in our lives and I don't regret any of them at age 35. I waited till I was 30 before getting my first one because I wanted to make sure it was something significant to me.
I have stepsons and I'm not ashamed of what they may think of me for having tattoos, they were raised better than that, nor will I be afraid of what my grandkids will think of them. If you don't want to get to know me because I have tatts, chances are you aren't the type of person I would want to know anyway because I don't mend well with closed minded people.
Some may say that tattoos are mutilating or deforming to the human body, so are some diseases and scars, doesn't keep me from wanting to get to know the person who may have them.
To clarify, my definition of a closed minded person is someone who judges a book by its cover, and if they don't take time to look at the pages they just may be missing out on a good story...
Just my .02