Tattoos: What's the deal?

@Lindros I like the whole "Helen of Troy" example but look at it another way. Ultimately it works in her favor as a sort of jack-ass repellent, she doesn't have to go through the whole process of sizing them up.

I actually use this to my advantage quite often when doing business. If I'm trying to figure a client out and what they like or don't like I'll just roll up my sleeves. The results are instant, I either get the curious investigative look or the awkward, disapproving look. At that moment I know exactly how to handle them, like I said earlier it's human nature. Now it works the other way too, those that disapprove will label me as rebellious, trashy, and uneducated, but they are sadly mistaken and their underestimations play to my advantage. I've been doing this since I was sixteen and it has NEVER failed. It's surprising how many people wear there opinions on their sleeves, or in this case under my sleeves.

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Originally posted by EricLindros

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Meh, maybe, maybe not.

I'm about as left-brained as you can get, yet tattoos on women don't bother me anywhere near as much as they do many others.

Yeah that's where the other factors come in. You did say before that you used to despise tattoos but you were dating this chick who....

Remember I said that personal taste is shaped much like your personality, by your surroundings and the events that transpire in your life. You used to hate tattoos (left side brain thingy) but through personal experience your opinion (aesthetics) was altered leading to a more tolerable perspective.

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Originally posted by frodo100

Sorry, obviously touched a nerve there.

Don't apologize, you have a right to your opinion, defend it. I asked for your honest opinions and I'm happy that people are giving them. personally I don't find the term "white trash" to be all that offensive, it's like being emo, goth, or punk (if true punk even exists anymore) it's just a word it is what you make of it.

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Originally posted by EricLindros

I'm touched by your sensibilities. However, I wasn't referring to you with that passage. That's why I had quoted someone else.

Oh. My bad.

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Originally posted by EricLindros

I don't judge people for smoking either. Apparently you, and others, do. I'm sure there are millions of guys who don't like people because of some petty thing or another. Bully for you folk.

Nah, I don't judge people for smoking. I happen to be a smoker. I'm just saying it's no different than that type of thing.

I understand why people choose not to date smokers or don't like them. It smells, it's sticky, it's a health hazard, and so on. Despite being a smoker, I know why some girls don't even give me a second glance because of it. They have a fair point too. I can't really begrudge them. If I wasn't a smoker, I probably wouldn't like smokers either. We do, in fact, stink. We also do indeed suffer health issues that non-smokers don't.

I don't blame the girls/guys that don't like other people that smoke. They have a fair point.

So do those who don't like tats though, and for some of the same reasons.

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I'm assuming you've never made a choice in your life you regret?

Sure I have, but I accept the consequences of those bad choices. Like I said, I'm a smoker. I know why some people don't like that and I accept that reality.

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Originally posted by EricLindros

Lets say, for example, there's some chick, let's call her "Helen of fucking Troy" who, in her rebellious younger days, went out and got a few tattoos. Now, that was 5-10 years ago, but they're still visible. Now, let us further assume that she's one of the coolest chicks in the world, great sense of humor, all that jazz. Apparently you, and a lot of dudes here like you, would pass up on young Helen here, because of some poor choices she made as a lass. That's unfair to her, assuming any of you dudes are worth being around, and is generally handicapping yourself by severely limiting the number of women from which you have to choose.

Aww... That's so sad. Sucks to be Helen. She should choose better, just like I should when it comes to smoking.

On a different note, here is an ink of a 1920's man. Wonder what he may look like now, if he is still alive?

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Originally posted by SydneySinbad

On a different note, here is an ink of a 1920's man. Wonder what he may look like now, if he is still alive?

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Here's a fun game.


Estimate his age in that Photo.

Then add 90. Or only add 80 if you're being generous.

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Originally posted by Demonicmale

It all depends on the girl, the tat, and the placement, some can make a girl hot as hell, yet others can completely detract from the beauty of the woman...

I agree 100%

we live in a free world, i dont give a s*** if you got tattoos allover, piercings, metalsticks/spears sticking out everywhere on your body as long as you are happy with it.

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Originally posted by tatguy69

Usually people who don't like tattoos are just too much of a pussy to get one and are way to afraid of any type of commitment to consent!

Ridiculous bullshit!

Whatever the end result, congrats to you Sooky on a thread that has provoked some long-ass (you must take the good with the bad) comments. (beer)

It was a nice break, but I must now take my leave and go back to mindlessly looking at hot women.

with a few exceptions i thinks well done tats are a bonus, piercings cool too

I wonder if a lot of guys on WBW have tats..

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Originally posted by WindyM

I wonder if a lot of guys on WBW have tats..

From some of the comments here I'd say quite a few of us do.

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From some of the comments here I'd say quite a few of us do.

I would venture to guess that more than 50% of the guys on WBW have at least one tat.

For me I just find tattoos to be extremely masculine. It's kind of like war paint or something. I don't like my girls to ride harleys, burp the alphabet or chug beer either. I like girly girls.

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Originally posted by FamilyGuy

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I would venture to guess that more than 50% of the guys on WBW have at least one tat.

I would go with that. Both of my grandfathers had very tiny tattoos they were ashamed of that they got during their miltiary days. A lot of people ended up with some lil tat they got while they were drunk as hell and 20 somethin. Even if they hate it, they still have it.

girls shouldn't ride harleys ? maybe they should just stay in the cave or is that a threat to some of you fragile male egos too...god forbid we like/desire strong independant women

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Originally posted by thegame14

hate them, they are trashy, low class, and look nasty. Why ruin one of the most beautiful things on this earth (a woman's body) with one of the nastiest things possible?? It is like letting a 2 year old draw crayon on a Picasso

I agree

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Originally posted by childsplay

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In my mind this is exactly what we're discussing. Why is it your business what she does? Do you really think she cares about what you think of her tattoos? Like I said before we all like different things, I happen to like tattoos so I'd be more compatible with a girl who likes them to. I wouldn't give a rats ass if a girl told me she wouldn't date me because of my tattoos because that's not the kind of girl I want anyways.

Do I think she gives a rats ass what I think of her tattoos? I can't speak to this girl, as naturally I don't know her, but my point is that most people I've met who have tattoos got them to rebel against society in general and to shock people. So in that respect, yes they do care what I think as I am a part of society.

And, I find them distracting from a woman's natural beauty when poorly done or placed, which most are. There are a few instances, even on this site where I have commented positively, despite the girl having tattoos.

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Do I think she gives a rats ass what I think of her tattoos? I can't speak to this girl, as naturally I don't know her, but my point is that most people I've met who have tattoos got them to rebel against society in general and to shock people. So in that respect, yes they do care what I think as I am a part of society.

And, I find them distracting from a woman's natural beauty when poorly done or placed, which most are. There are a few instances, even on this site where I have commented positively, despite the girl having tattoos.

Ok that's another thing we've been talking about. Tattoos are old news, they're not something new. I don't think there's too many people that get tattoos to rebel against society. Do you see how dumb that is? Seeing as how I'm sure well over 50 percent of our society has tattoos. Rebelling now would be to not get a tattoo.

Trust me if you don't like a girl's tattoos that's the first sign to her that you're not right for her anyways.
I can actually use mine all the time to tell if I'm compatible with a girl. If she looks at my arm and gives me some dirty wow you're white trash look then guess what, I don't want her just as much as she doesn't want me.

You guys who don't like tattoos are missing the point here. These girls are not seeking our approval for what they do. They are independent or at least trying to be. You should be happy for them for having their own mind and doing what they want without caring so much what others think of them.

Maybe that's another part of it.
Someone mentioned earlier liking girly girls. I'm guessing that means you don't like your girl to have tattoos.
Me myself, I prefer my girls to be strong and indepedent and I like tattoos on my girls.

i like 'em on chicks AS LONG AS they're original and mean something.. like some artsy stuff she designed herself. i don't like those run in the mill tattoos that everyone seems to have. dolphin tattoo, anyone?

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Originally posted by childsplay

You guys who don't like tattoos are missing the point here. These girls are not seeking our approval for what they do. They are independent or at least trying to be. You should be happy for them for having their own mind and doing what they want without caring so much what others think of them.

Maybe that's another part of it.
Someone mentioned earlier liking girly girls. I'm guessing that means you don't like your girl to have tattoos.
Me myself, I prefer my girls to be strong and indepedent and I like tattoos on my girls.

if that was true that they are doing it for no one else then themselves and are not seeking our approval, wouldnt they all have them where no one can see them? Or do they purposefully put them in areas to attract attention, like a tramp stamp....