I am not trying to defend the individual in the image with this post. He doesn’t need it. I want to why it matters to so much to those of you posting such negative comments about someone you don’t even know?
I have three tattoos and don’t have any problems with people that get tattoos. Tattooing is a form of personal expression. While I’ll be the first to admit that, as I grow older, I find that I don’t relate to my early tattoos as I did when I first got them. It does not mean that I regret any of them. Each tattoo reminds me of the people, places, things, and feelings that were influencing me at that time of my life.
I got my tattoos when I was a teenager and through my very early twenties. At that time I had the same concerns that some of you are expressing here: “How will I get a job.†and “What if people think I’m a freak.†So I got them in areas that could be covered by a short sleeved shirt. As I get older though, I realize more and more that it doesn’t matter what people think of my tattoos because I got them for me. Not for you to judge.
As I get closer to thirty, and am entering another defining moment of my life, I find that that I want to get more tattoos. These tattoos I have planned (three in total) will be clearly visible in my street clothes and some may find them vulgar, but I don’t care, because I am getting them for myself. That is the key point of what the majority of you are missing here. A man or woman’s tattoos are not there for you the make comment or pass judgment on, so keep that nonsense to yourself and mind your own damn business. Appreciate them for what they are or move on.
Even though I am fortunate to work with individuals with very libertarian outlooks, I don’t have any naive belief that I will be immediately accepted with my new tattoos and, for that reason, I will be sure that I can cover them with a long sleeved shirt. I will cover mine for work only because of attitudes like those in the above posts. How sad is our society that the most acceptable form of self expression is to be like everyone else. Ba ba ba, you sheep.
For anyone that wishes to question my background and/or social class and make ignorant comments, make a friend request at my myspace page so you can see my background and job profile and find that those with tattoos can’t be defined by these. A tattoo does not make you a social misfit, outcast, loser, or whatever other label you want to use. No matter what that tattoo may be.
I challenge anyone with a negative comment to take a close look at their self. What clothes do you wear, what music do you listen to, what car do you drive, and how does that define you as a person? Are these decisions made at a personal level? Or are you completely influenced by your environment? Do you comment because of a deep seated jealousy? Jealousy that you lack the personal fortitude to break from the heard and express yourself as you know you want to? I am so sick of hearing such negative crap from people that think their better than anyone else and that their opinion actually maters. Get a life and leave everyone else’s alone. You don’t like the tattoo? So fucking what!!!
I have three tattoos and don’t have any problems with people that get tattoos. Tattooing is a form of personal expression. While I’ll be the first to admit that, as I grow older, I find that I don’t relate to my early tattoos as I did when I first got them. It does not mean that I regret any of them. Each tattoo reminds me of the people, places, things, and feelings that were influencing me at that time of my life.
I got my tattoos when I was a teenager and through my very early twenties. At that time I had the same concerns that some of you are expressing here: “How will I get a job.†and “What if people think I’m a freak.†So I got them in areas that could be covered by a short sleeved shirt. As I get older though, I realize more and more that it doesn’t matter what people think of my tattoos because I got them for me. Not for you to judge.
As I get closer to thirty, and am entering another defining moment of my life, I find that that I want to get more tattoos. These tattoos I have planned (three in total) will be clearly visible in my street clothes and some may find them vulgar, but I don’t care, because I am getting them for myself. That is the key point of what the majority of you are missing here. A man or woman’s tattoos are not there for you the make comment or pass judgment on, so keep that nonsense to yourself and mind your own damn business. Appreciate them for what they are or move on.
Even though I am fortunate to work with individuals with very libertarian outlooks, I don’t have any naive belief that I will be immediately accepted with my new tattoos and, for that reason, I will be sure that I can cover them with a long sleeved shirt. I will cover mine for work only because of attitudes like those in the above posts. How sad is our society that the most acceptable form of self expression is to be like everyone else. Ba ba ba, you sheep.
For anyone that wishes to question my background and/or social class and make ignorant comments, make a friend request at my myspace page so you can see my background and job profile and find that those with tattoos can’t be defined by these. A tattoo does not make you a social misfit, outcast, loser, or whatever other label you want to use. No matter what that tattoo may be.
I challenge anyone with a negative comment to take a close look at their self. What clothes do you wear, what music do you listen to, what car do you drive, and how does that define you as a person? Are these decisions made at a personal level? Or are you completely influenced by your environment? Do you comment because of a deep seated jealousy? Jealousy that you lack the personal fortitude to break from the heard and express yourself as you know you want to? I am so sick of hearing such negative crap from people that think their better than anyone else and that their opinion actually maters. Get a life and leave everyone else’s alone. You don’t like the tattoo? So fucking what!!!