Tattoos

[Keith Wilson]

Re: Tattoos

. . . tattoos in the 40's, 50's, 60's and 70's were seen as the act of the "rebels" . . . But the claim that it is some kind of individualistic identifier, now that is horse hockey as everyone seems to be getting one

Fashion within one's own group. 1600, I'm a Maori, so I got a tattoo like lots of folks in my village. 1880, I'm a sailor, so I got a tattoo like some of my shipmates. 1960, I want to look macho, so I got a tattoo like some of my friends. 2020, I'm in college, so I got a tattoo like lots of my friends.

My question has always been, how at 17 or 27 can you be sure that the flaming skull with a dagger through the side of the head is going to speak to who you are at 45?

You can't. It's a risk you run. 17-year-olds, or even 27-year-olds, often do things they regret at 45.

[artif]

Re: Tattoos

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How about tribal marking then, tattoos are just an extension of a long history of skin marking.
Just because tattoos were a sign sign of rebelliousness in the 50's 60's doesn't mean that now applies. They can be fun, mementos, decorations, covers of scars, celebrations or art, they may have meaning or may not. They may be for display or be completely hidden.

[Kevin T]

Re: Tattoos

As I said at the outset, your body tat it up all you like.

I want to be different so I'll pass. To say nothing of the fact that the tight skin at 27 is likely going to look radically different at 57, or 67 and definitely at 77, yikes!

That buxom babe in a bikini tatted on your arm at 27 is going to have em hanging down around her knees when you're 67.

[CWSmith]

Re: Tattoos

My wife is fond of saying, "People just want to be different, like everybody else."

For my money, Jimmy Buffett got it right. For everyone else, differences of opinion is what makes life interesting.

[John Meachen]

Re: Tattoos

What- no Hells Saxons around then?

Must have been the guy that spray painted "Sid Viscous lives" on a bus shelter near me, way back.

I'd suspect the perpetrator was well lubricated and at the higher end of the viscosity index.

[Breakaway]

As I said at the outset, your body tat it up all you like.

I want to be different so I'll pass. To say nothing of the fact that the tight skin at 27 is likely going to look radically different at 57, or 67 and definitely at 77, yikes!

That buxom babe in a bikini tatted on your arm at 27 is going to have em hanging down around her knees when you're 67.

At 67 our skin is going to be flabby, scabby and wrinkled whether its tatted or not. Hard to hurt that look.

Kevin


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[stromborg]

Re: Tattoos

I got my first two tattoos a couple of years out of college while still Boston, 1990-ish IIRC. What can I say? I was young, dreaming of buying a Harley and reading too much Easy Rider. Had to go to New Hampshire because you couldn't get one in Massachusetts and at the time very few people in my circle of theater workers had any so it felt cool and rebellious. I ended up with a couple of small (not very expensive) not very exciting tattoos and then my fuzzy plan of getting a giant back-piece just sort of faded away. Ending up with a BMW R75/7 instead of the Harley may have had something to do with it.

[RFNK]

Re: Tattoos

I come across these every day, they're not at all uncommon where I live.

John Welsford

A whole community of newsreaders! Y'all must be very well-informed!

You're privileged to live in such close contact with traditional culture, John!

[RFNK]

Re: Tattoos

What- no Hells Saxons around then?

Must have been the guy that spray painted "Sid Viscous lives" on a bus shelter near me, way back.

He was a sticky dude!

[RFNK]

Re: Tattoos

You do know I’ve eaten Pizza in NY, NJ, Chicago, Texas, Arizona, California, France, Spain, even Italy. I’ll be in Naples in September and I’m sure I will have more than a few pizzas.

The best pizza in the word according to me is Johns Pizza on Bleaker St NYC PERIOD end of subject. Get back to me when you’ve gotten out more.

Clearly you've never been to Mt Gambier!

[JayInOz]

Re: Tattoos

At 67 our skin is going to be flabby, scabby and wrinkled whether its tatted or not. Hard to hurt that look.

Kevin

My skin is still firm and smooth, probably because I'm slim and still do a lot of hard physical work, and my tattoos are all still easy to decipher and the colours are still fairly close to what they originally were, probably because they're covered most of the time. And as I said before, all my tattoos have meaning to me. A lot of good points made on this thread, but also a lot of ignorance on display. JayInOz

[Joe (SoCal)]

Re: Tattoos

Clearly you've never been to Mt Gambier!

Clearly you've never been to John's on Bleaker

Hey but what do I know

[Joe (SoCal)]

Re: Tattoos

As I said at the outset, your body tat it up all you like.

I want to be different so I'll pass. To say nothing of the fact that the tight skin at 27 is likely going to look radically different at 57, or 67 and definitely at 77, yikes!

That buxom babe in a bikini tatted on your arm at 27 is going to have em hanging down around her knees when you're 67.

This is my fully tattooed 57 year old friend Melissa. I'm not seeing a problem do you ?

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[RFNK]

Re: Tattoos

Maybe modern tattoos won't bleed out and go blurry the way the old one's did? I see a lot of really detailed tattoos now that are faces or scenes, sketches on skin. I wonder how long they'll last and what they'll look like one day. I don't see the age of the skin being an issue, more the age of the tattoo.

I spoke to a skin specialist, briefly, about tattoos a while ago and he said the fashion concerned him for two reasons. Firstly, some inks, apparently, are likely carcinogens and, secondly, big tattoos (whole arms are popular, conceal skin cancers, especially melanomas. He said in Australia there isn't much regulation of the industry so no real control over what inks are used. It seems to me that anyone getting a tattoo ought to find out everything about the ink beforehand.

[RFNK]

Re: Tattoos

Clearly you've never been to John's on Bleaker

Hey but what do I know

Well, clearly, not enough! How can anyone claim to have found the best pizza in the world if they've never been to Mt Gambier?