Unpopular opinions
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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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When I was 19 I got a Harley Davidson tattoo…..because I like Harley Davidson bikes (cool story bro
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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.
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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
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Are grown-ups still having tattoos? I thought that was now solely the preserve of the under-14s!
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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.
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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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I like this approach @Cole –- and don't mind in the least to join you among the odd ones out.
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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.
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. 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.
Definitely true. Another thing is that for every good tattoo, there are a million bad ones. And the bad ones are real bad, and trashy. I still subconsciously associate tattoos with sketchiness and trashiness, and I like the damn things! When they're done well at least.
One of the trends I've been seeing that I hate are people (girls) who get really small tattoos in a bunch of random places on their body. That way they can be cool and look trendy but not actually have to face any of the realities that come with a tattoo that you can actually see!
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Yawn, yawn, yawn and another yawn
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