women with tattoo or not?

[nevada1]

Brands belong on cattle!

[paulscott]

It was not that long ago when tattooed ladies were in the freak show at the fair. And that is where they belong.

[The Devil]

"Stupid" in Chinese.

[Motorboater]

In principle, I'm not into them. However, I won't be holding it against a chick if she really wants them. My only advice to chicks is that they have them nowhere near their tits, that is ugly. On their limbs and back is fine, but stay away from the tits. It spoils the view. Even on the arse as well.

[CalumH]

To my mind there's a clear delineation between two types of tattoo: on the one hand (hate) there's getting a tattoo because Mr Beckham or Mrs Cole or (insert name of meaningless 'celebrity' here) have got one, or because you've been on a package holiday to Phuket & you feel the need to prove it, or, worse, because you've reproduced & you're desperate to prove that, etc etc. Then on the other hand (love) there's body art, and marking yourself because you have a specific and long-considered wish to do so, for whatever reason that may be.

See what I did there in the brackets...?! Oh, never mind!

So, the so called 'tramp-stamp' (just some random curlicue or Celtic knot (bleaurgh!) or western-bullshit-pseudo-Mauri attempt (bleeauurgh!) at the base of the spine or top of the neck etc) does nothing for me whatsoever, & while it doesn't particularly offend me I can't help but agree with the argument that "if that's there to provide a pleasing frame for your butt you might perhaps have borne in mind that it'll outlast the pleasing potential of your butt!", I do also feel passionately (it's a human rights thing) that we own only one thing, we will never truly own anything more, or less... and we, all of us, have every right to say "this is the skin I live in, look at it, deal with it, love it, shut up, or fuck off", and I have nothing but respect for anyone who exercises that one true right.

So, in short:

a beautiful sleeve on a girl... a chest-heart that's from the heart... a personal design and self decoration ... a statement... a declaration of self-ownership... a "you don't have rights over me, only I have rights over me..."... Absolutely, emphatically YES.

... an "out of the book" pseudo-Irish thing over the arse... nah!!

... but I still respect everyone's right to do with their body as they see fit.

... !

[edit:... otherwise I'd have no right being here!
Lecture over, thanks for attending, now... back to the matter in hand...]

[AmateurEmale]

Originally Posted by IronMan

The problem I have is that most tattoos women get are ugly and meaningless. Hipster crap, rockabilly crap and other stuff that is just an eyesore. If you want proof check out the Suicide Girls models and all the ugly, cliche bullshit they have had inked onto themselves. Jodie Marsh is another example. She has Michael Jackson's face tattooed on her arm amongst other hideous stuff. Then you have all the asian tattoos that are such a cliche it isn't even funny. Yeah I'll get full arm sleeves of koi, samurais, dragons, geishas, kanji, etc., because nobody has ever had that done before. Puts even the stupid barbwire around the bicep tattoos to shame. The tattoos would have to be phenomenal to justify being put on a woman's body.

I recall seeing Pamela Anderson's barbwire tattoo when it was new in the '90s. Whenever a woman has one of those tattoos, it immediately makes me think that she aspires to look like Pamela Anderson.

[sparks27]

they don't look good on men, never mind women,( I have one since being a teenager and hate it).

[MaxJoker]

Originally Posted by sparks27

they don't look good on men, never mind women,( I have one since being a teenager and hate it).

What is it of, and where have you got it fellow forum member ?.

It`s alright you can tell us.

You`re amongst fiends

[CalumH]

Originally Posted by sparks27

they don't look good on men, never mind women,( I have one since being a teenager and hate it).

Can you not have it removed, if it really bugs you?

... unless it's on a part you really don't want lasered!

I have just the one & my tattoist messed it up (not embarrassingly or anything, just scruffy) because she was arguing with her bank on the phone at the time, calling them a bunch of c**ts & everything, was a very funny experience while I was endorphined-up & everything!... but I still love it (shit as it looks) because it's an important reminder to me - I decided a thing & had myself marked accordingly - it's not beautiful - but then neither am I, and it's an important part of me.

... but, sparks, even if you couldn't have it lasered, you could have it blanked-over with something else...?

[CalumH]

Originally Posted by The Devil

"Stupid" in Chinese.

That's great - never have'em done abroad, or in a language you don't read, unless you're very, very nice to your tattooist... very, very, very nice indeed!
I remember a report about one (about 10 years ago) where an English boy thought the Chinese letters spelled out his name, but in fact it said something along the lines of 'ugly, fat, white loser boy, no one will ever love him' - how good's that (or bad if you're him)?!