Unpopular opinions

[JCMx800]

Tattoos with a meaning or story sucks.

[grandmasterben]

^completely true. just get something that looks good and is well done!

[Snowy]

@JCMx800:

Tattoos with a meaning or story sucks.

Any reason for the opinion, or just because (like meaning-less tatts? ::) )

[Black Orchid]

@grandmasterben:

^completely true. just get something that looks good and is well done!

How about something that looks good is well done and has some meaning? Or perhaps just looking good and well done is meaning enough? [emoji57]

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[Peter]

A tattoo completely without meaning is like the equivalent of totally objective research; does not exist..

[Snowy]

I'm just interested in if @JCMx800 has a more detailed thought behind the opinion or if it's to stand by itself (which is can quite happily just be a statement in itself)

[Black Orchid]

@Peter:

A tattoo completely without meaning is like the equivalent of totally objective research; does not exist..

Yes any mark made consciously/purposely must bear some meaning…

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[Finkster]

@JCMx800:

Tattoos with a meaning or story sucks.

All my tats have a meaning or story … but I don't know which 

[Megatron1505]

When I was 19 I got a Harley Davidson tattoo…..because I like Harley Davidson bikes (cool story bro  )

[grandmasterben]

I agree with jcm since it seems like most people try to spin some life story they have into a tattoo. You might love your grandma who died as she was observing birds, her lifelong passion, but that doesn't mean you should get a tattoo of it… of course you can get a dope tattoo that has meaning, but I think it's more rare than choosing a tattoo for the sole reason that it's aesthetically pleasing.

[Snowy]

^But what you find aesthetically pleasing is likely a result of your unique up bringing, and if you wanted to go into it, there's probably a story behind why you find it pleasing too ::).

[grandmasterben]

Yeah for sure. I just mean trying to turn something "important enough for a tattoo" into something aesthetically pleasing. It's not always going to turn out good… People are just brainwashed into thinking tattoos need to have a really deep meaning so they go searching for one

[Maynard Friedman]

Are grown-ups still having tattoos? I thought that was now solely the preserve of the under-14s!

[501IH]

Seconded. Among my friends and acquaintances, work colleagues and the like, that sense of regret of having been tattooed, particularly when it's been done excessively, seems to grow. Denim heads, bikers and the like seem to be fonder of tattooing, and perhaps late adapters of them becoming less popular.

[Giles]

I like mine more and more each day…...

[Snowy]

I'm still keen for more, and the trend seems to still be expanding in general in Sydney.

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@JCMx800:

Tattoos with a meaning or story sucks.!

[Cole]

When I was 18 and the first tattoo studio opened in our town I thought about it and even took a look at the motives. Then half the school started to get tattooed and I decided for myself not to get one. Now that everyone and their mother has tattoos (I mean realy, even my mom got 2 tattoos) it makes me the exotic one in the crowd.

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[501IH]

I like this approach @Cole –- and don't mind in the least to join you among the odd ones out.

[Maynard Friedman]

Nonsensical Chinese and Arabic script tattoos are still my favourites. I don't really mind tattoos, I find it a little ironic that some people get them to be 'different', 'expressive' and 'individual' but end up looking like everyone else with a load of smudgy ink over them.