I mean, they don't affect anyone else but the person who has the tattoo. Why do people feel compelled to judge other people on such an arbitrary thing? A desperate need to find a reason to judge someone?
I mean, they don't affect anyone else but the person who has the tattoo. Why do people feel compelled to judge other people on such an arbitrary thing? A desperate need to find a reason to judge someone?
L. Glanton wrote:
I mean, they don't affect anyone else but the person who has the tattoo. Why do people feel compelled to judge other people on such an arbitrary thing? A desperate need to find a reason to judge someone?
That's not actually true. Most of the people with lots of tattoos are poor. They're expensive and greatly inhibit their career opportunities, which means they stay poor forever.
Some people don't like those people getting tattoos, because they feel the rest of us will have to pick up their slack and subsidize their existence. No man is an island.
I think it's because it's defacing one body with permeant (or hard to get rid of) ink is the issue. In many professional circles tattoos are looked down as "low life". As tattoos have become more mainstream in the past 20 years attitudes are changing. I don't judge but I would never, ever get a tattoo.
Growing up in the late 90s and early 2000s, I recall some of the older generation preaching against them. They associated tattoos with those involved in crime, or being lower class. I remember hearing many times growing up that having tattoos would impact your ability to get a good job. When you're raised with these kinds of beliefs, they can impact the way you view tattoos as an adult.
L. Glanton wrote:
I mean, they don't affect anyone else but the person who has the tattoo. Why do people feel compelled to judge other people on such an arbitrary thing? A desperate need to find a reason to judge someone?
People judge others based on what they wear, what they eat, how much they weigh, their skin color, their accents, the car they drive, etc. None of those things affect anyone else either.
People are just judgemental about anyone with different tastes or priorities. On LRC we have threads making fun of hobby joggers, ultrarunners, race-walkers, and triathletes. Why?
it makes us sad to see hot chicks spoiled with them
no one cares what guys do
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Same people who get triggered over kids wearing baggy pants
Quite simply it’s fear. Fear of anything that makes them uncomfortable. Fear of anything outside their myopic bubble.
Over 50 % of the students on a college campus in the US today have ink.
This seems like this thread is comprised of HS posters where mum won’t let them have ink.
So out of touch.
So sad.
What trashy college do you go to?
Tattoos are just plain stupid. Period.
It is the same as smearing shyt on your face. No one needs to judge, or say anything, or comment, but you will look stoopid and most likely seem stoopid.
The psychology is the tattoo recipient has a poor self-image.
It's only partially psychology - 99% of them just look terrible. I can literally think of maybe one tattoo in my life that I've seen that actually looked good.
And that was on the shoulder of a woman whose picture I saw online - most likely she had other ones that ruined the one good one she had...
That’s a national statistic son.
Sorry for waking you up on this.
It is the way it is.
A lot of college students have tattoos where I go to school. I’ve noticed that girls usually have small symbols that you’d barely even notice, whereas guys tend to get huge designs on their arms/back/chest. A friend of mine got a wolf tattoo on his arm and said it cost him $600.
My dad’s in his mid 60s and can’t stand any tattoos. Personally, I think really big tattoos look like trash 99% of the time and it’s a turn-off for me when girls do it. I couldn’t care less about small symbols, though. I can’t really see myself ever getting one unless I magically make it to the Olympics and get the rings drawn on my back.
I am going to answer your question in a different perspective.
The psychology of the tattoo is 'hey, look at this' or 'hey, look at me'.
A previous poster mentioned something like over 50% of college students have one or more tattoos. This is also the social media age and the rise 'hey, look at me'.
Same reason I don't like Picasso paintings, they're aesthetically unpleasant and fail to convey anything meaningful.
Most designs are extremely juvenile, and even the ones that are executed relatively well fade and smudge out after a few years and look like a bruise.
Like smoking cigarettes, I associate tattoos with people who are anxious and have low self-esteem, and therefore fall back on these social signifiers that they mistakenly think will make them look strong.
Visible tats are a strong indicator of drug use. On the whole, addicts are not the most reliable employess. On a similar note, what is behind your psychology that makes you think the same as 99% of inmates who believe that visible tattoos are a good idea. I mean, I was sixteen once and thought a tat might be cool, but I am certainly glad I never acted on that urge. Just think that going forward you will be fighting an uphill battle in every interview you ever have because of your poor impulse control. About the only exception that I would make would be for people of Polynesian, Maori or other cultures where it is of cultural significance.
everyone here on LRC thinks that "tattoo" means giant shitty design on chest/back/arms etc. A lot of people have tattos that are significant to them and not visible so the whole "look at me" or "lowlife" or "you will never get a job" argument doesn't even apply to a large number of people with tattoos.
Just let people do what they want its not that hard to just be respectful about what people decide to do with their bodies, its none of your business
If you had a tat in the 60s, you were perceived as being a criminal or in a biker or street gang.
short shorts and shorties wrote: I can’t really see myself ever getting one unless I magically make it to the Olympics and get the rings drawn on my back.
Yeah, last week I attended Bay Hill golf and saw Rickie Fowler with small size Olympic rings on his forearm. That looked classy enough and understandable pride in the accomplishment.
Overall I associate tattoos with short term stupidity. Most laughable era of all was the tramp stamp a decade or more ago. Fortunately I talked a couple of girls out of it, including one online. They have all thanked me subsequently. Now married with children and can't believe they almost succumbed to that type of thing, as their friends are either embarrassed or have had them removed.
It is not a skilled profession or high level undertaking. Others have already touched on that. The projection is grand and the result mediocre, but then you've got to pretend otherwise for life. If tattoos were the Olympic 100 meter dash most of them would be lucky 13.13