Fuck it, you used the community correctly. Have my upvote you damn prude.

You know what’s stupid is people against vaccines having tattoos

I have full sleeves and a chest piece. I get them for myself and my own story. They mean something to me. I don't care what you think about them.

Having said that you used the community correctly. But I not agree with you. Tattoos can be stupid and pointless to the user as well. They can just be there and it's impulsive and they want to tell a story.

Wait... I disagree completely but it's correctly posted in unpopular opinions. Fine... Take my up vote.

There are bad tattoos but I love most of them. I don't have any yet, but my wife and I are talking about getting our first.

My cat died last year. 3 days before he went, he managed to playfully scratch my arm while we were engaged in some "ohhhhhh I'm gonna get'cha" hand play. I had a tattoo artist simply trace the scratch before it healed. If that's not an exception then you and I are very different people.

Maybe tattoos as a concept are bad (stabbing ink into your skin semi-permanently, that is), but the artistry and skill that can go into them is insanely respectable. Coming from someone who probably will never get a tattoo, I love seeing creative tattoos executed well.

For example: The humble pistol shrimp

For the record I totally agree. But if one of my friends just gotta tattoo im gonna pretend to be excited for them. What else are you sposed to do when someone just got permanent artwork etched on themselves?

"Do you think my tattoo is cool?"

Have you actually heard someone say this? Someone that wasn't a child at a fair?

Personally I have nothing against tattoos—you don't have to be an artist to appreciate art—I simply cannot think of any design or text I like so much that I want it displayed permanently on my skin.

Also I do not have the pain tolerance nor the nerves to sit still while I get stabbed hundreds (thousands?) of times a second. I hate needles with a burning passion; I can barely handle getting my blood drawn.

I've always said to myself "I'll get a tattoo when I can think of something that I'll still think is cool when I'm 70"

Ain't got a tattoo.

My brother has our family coat of arms as his only tattoo, I think that's reasonably timelessly cool.

I think there's something important in stupid, goofy etc aspects of life

Many tattoos are stupid. And that's kinda cool

“Do you think my tattoo is cool?” No, I don’t. There are no cool tattoos.

This is borderline "I don't like art".

I mean, you do you, but it's definitely a bad take.

I know people who use tattoos as a way of permanently recording who they were at a given point in their life, because we all change over time. I can understand that perspective, but it's also exactly why I don't want one.

Every time I've looked back on myself 10 years later, I've thought about what a dumbass that person was. I wouldn't have wanted that idiot picking a tattoo for me.

10 years from now, I'll look back on the imbecile I am today and be relieved I didn't get any ink.

Lol I don't have tattoos, but I can do this for literally everything you have ever liked or enjoyed.

This is one of those "if you think something that doesn't effect you and brings others joy is stupid, you probably need therapy".

I used to want tattoos. Thought I'd be covered from head to toe. Then my brothers started getting tattoos and I realized two things.

1. Good tattoos are really expensive. I'm not talking about full sleeves or back pieces. I mean sticker sized hand or arm pieces are even expensive. You want color? Price goes up. You want something that will look good in five years? Price goes up. You want anything that's a challenge or creative for the artist to do? The price goes up. Sure you can get cheap little tattoos for $100, but then its a shit tattoo that someone with little experience or a drug habit has to do. (My brothers used to throw tattoo parties for a local junkie to make $50 to $100 a pop off of underaged kids. That dude would make a killing.)

2. Most tattoo ideas are not original or good. Both my brothers got full arms of junk that's all meaningless platitudes and shitty sticker tattoos. Oh you got a skull. A flower. Some filigree to surround your tramp stamp. Even my own idea which was a snake wrapped around a guitar would have looked like shit after a while.

All this is coming from a tattoo fan. I've seen a lot of good work. A lot of cool art. That's rare. That requires a lot of money, and an excellent artist. Those shops are so few and far between. You have to hope the artist has an opening. You have to have a minimum $1000 for anything with thought and color. After a while I just gave up the idea of getting one and decided to appreciate them from afar.

Mine was never inked to be "cool," and I think it falls under one of your "exceptions."

It's on my chest, and is always covered. I choose a design that's tied between something close to my mother who passed when I was young, and the Japanese art of Kintsugi (repairing broken ceramics with gold to reflect beauty in imperfection.) It exists as a reminder to myself when looking in the mirror at home - I can and will be better despite all of the damage, and that I will continue to build myself into the person that I want to be.

Tattoos are art, and beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Sometimes art is a little more personal too, and not always created to be shared with the world.

Unpopular opinion on your opinion:

Stupid implies lack of thought on consequences or bad logic, which I don't think applies to tattoos as they are (for the most part) an aesthetic personal choice.

Cool though? Yeah sure, that is a vague and subjective term.

So no, most (not all) tattoos are not stupid.

I'm glad that this is an unpopular opinion now

I'm someone with no tattoos, that really loves other peoples' tattoos. I'm just very indecisive personally, but I think they're really cool.

You're entitled to your opinion, popular or otherwise. My tattoos are all original artwork designed by an artist I collaborated with and I love them. In my opinion, they also serve as an excellent litmus test when interacting with folks, they help me filter out the unaligned more readily.

This is indeed an unpopular opinion.

Doubly so if it's some media IP. "I put Batman on my body!" "Look at this image of Goku on my calf

That shit is super fucking cringey. You're literally dedicating your body to be a walking advertisement.. As someone with multiple tattoos, I side eye these so hard. Obviously you're allowed to get whatever tf you want wherever you want, but choosing any IP speaks to your immaturity and lack of personality. Just weird parasocial hail cooperate nonsense.

Oh god and the people who get celebrity faces?! 🤮

This was the popular opinion when I was younger, I love tattoos but they used to be uncommon and sort of countercultural.

I never imagined tattoos would gain mainstream popularity like they have. I think it's improved the art but at the same time made them less, I dunno, cool?

I wouldn't say stupid, but I wish people would try to justify them so much, nobody need a drawing on their body as a reminder of something.

Just admit the vanity and narcissism.

I always say "Never do anything to your body that is permanent". I don't like them either.

I think this should be about your own body and not others. I’m not sure why you care so much about what other people are doing to their own skin. This doesn’t seem like “looking at tattoos makes my skin crawl” this is more of a judgement on others’ actions than an opinion on tattoos. You seem to be horrified by “cringe” things - just let people be happy and I think this “opinion” will disappear.

I made my living as a graphic designer for over twenty years. Drawing pretty pictures. Here's my problem, I enjoy the process, but don't care about the results after I'm done. I'm like this with everything I make. Once I call a thing "finished", I never want to see it again, it's immediately boring to me. It's the doing that matters, not the having. I'm not a collector.

So, I don't want tattoos. I'd hate it the minute it was finished.

I won't use the word "stupid", but I don't care for them, either.

That's why I don't have any, so, no problem.

Small, memorial tattoos are fine. Also, I have respect for the commitment of a full body, integrated tattoo. If it's not just a random collection of separate tats, added wherever whenever, but something planned from the start, and carried out systematically to cover the entire body, I can't disparage that sort of commitment, and I'm impressed. I still wouldn't do it, and don't care for how it looks, though.

Was gonna downvote but then saw the community so I guess I'll upvote it? People want to etch something onto themselves permanently, I think that is pretty cool a person likes something so much they want to mark themselves with it. Some of the things people get tattooed tho, not so much lol.

I'd never get a tattoo but I can't blame people for wanting to feel special and unique.

Tattoos are kinda dumb. They are also kinda rad. I'm heavily covered. Personally I enjoy bothering people who hold the old view that only criminals, seaman, bikers, drug dealers or whores have them. Don't get me wrong, I am some of those things but its fun as hell working in a profession where I end up interacting with company owners, ceos and lawyers. It blows their minds.

It absolutely horrifies me that people will walk into a tattoo parlor not even knowing what they want to get, and walk out again with a new tattoo. Like, they don't even care what it is. I've known people to just get a pattern out of a gumball machine, like it was a temporary tattoo. Fucks my shit right up to think about that.

I both fully agree and disagree. While there are several tattoos I would like to have gotten in my life, I've never been able to justify the cost. Monitary cost or time cost. I do have one tattoo and it is my wedding ring. I do not wear jewelry and work with my hands. Now some may argue thats stupid for different reasons but it remains my only tattoo.

A friend once drew me a tattoo to get, and that would have been cheaper to have traced on to me, but after many years, I find I'm just as happy to have that piece of art my friend made hanging on my wall.

I love seeing other people's tattoos, particularly when it's someone's art and not yanked from media as you said or just tattoos for the sake of tattoos.

My wife has a number and they all mean something to her individually and look great. My brother has a few that all have meaning to him, and they mostly look terrible, but are still original art.

Its just such a long history and wide range of tattoos and reasons for having them i find it hard to put a blanket statment like " tattoos are stupid" on them. On the other hand i feel "tattoos are stupid for me" completely accurate and reasonable.

Met a scientist that worked at NASA. He didn't like tatoos either, but made a pact that if they launched their satellite project, they would all get tattoos of it. I don't like tattoos at all but I can respect that.

"Getting a tattoo on my body would be like putting bumber stickers on a Ferrari."

I've seen many tattoos that are stupid, but I've seen also artistically beautiful ones (different styles), or ones that remember a loved one who has passed away. Those aren't stupid.

Slapping Goku or Batman on your body can be stupid, but plenty of people gain inspiration from those figures, to improve their own life, so even there you can find exceptions.

I'm completely tattooless (the small piece of stone that has lodged itself under my skin, that looks like a tiny dark blotch doesn't count), but have been thinking of getting Huginn and Muninn tattood on my arms, but I tend to forget within a week, so maybe not).

I don't yuck other people's yums, which is, strangely, often also an unpopular opinion.

Body mod is a choice, you're not being required to get a tattoo. However, it's a personal freedom and identification, like getting the fuck out of someone's control.

I have never heard anyone ever ask those first two questions ever. Most people with tattoos dgaf.

I agree I don't like them either

There are a few narrow exceptions.

Do tell!

I dont get why some people without tattoos seem to think their opinion about tattoos is terribly novel and important to everyone else.

You dont like tattoos? Great dont geht any. You dont have to like other peoples choices and bodys.

Fully agree. Nothing turns me off more than a tattoo. Don't know where this trend all of sudden came from - at the same time as broccoli hair - but I can't wait for it to pass.

I cant even stand pen ink on my skin, the thought of permanently marking my skin my literally injecting ink into it gives me the creeps

This is certainly an unpopular opinion. Yikes.

I'm against getting tattoos because the ink is totally unregulated and the health effects largely unknown. There are studies that suggest tattoos can have negative health effects like autoimmune issues.

Starland Vocal Band! They suck!

Edit: I think there's a lot more buyer's remorse with tattoos than people admit.

Life is meant to be lived. People worried their whole lives they won't like a design or piece of art, in my opinion, are living scared

I would extend this to all images on people. Graphic t-shirts, hats, logos, text on booty shorts, jewelry

Why does everyone need to be a walking billboard? Why must we cover everything with "art"? Why do we need to constantly be broadcasting messages to everyone who looks at us?

I get that people are excited about these things, and I never want to make anyone feel bad about having tattoos or wearing clothes they like. But personally i west plain clothes, mostly solid colors and the occasional stripes, nothing busier than plaid. I took thr dealership stickers and manufacturers logos off my car.

I don't want one myself, but I don't think they're stupid at all. The content or location of a tattoo might be stupid, but not tattoos themselves.

The artistry can be impressive. What they do to the human body is horrible.

Yeah, imagine liking art and letting someone use your body as a canvas for art. Then imagine needing your validation for it.

Identity is fluid, tattoos are not.

Many people regret getting tattoos when they are young and then spend money removing them. I dont think its a unpopular opinion!

I have a couple and I'd say they're meaningful but also it's someone else's body. You don't get to decide what they do with it or whether or not you think it's meaningful.

Tattoos themselves are stupid. Doubly so if it's some media IP. "I put Batman on my body!" "Look at this image of Goku on my calf!" I can't think of many things I'd want to do less than that.

I would agree with this in regards to product logos like Mt. Dew, Doritos, etc. characters though are actually the very purpose of tattoos.

tattoos are supposed to tell a story, and represent an important part of your story. getting Goku or Batman tattooed on you is your choice and speaks to your character in your story.

personally I don't have any tattoos because I write my story differently, but in another timeline I'd probably have someone like Batman or Superman on me.

those two characters played an influential role in my character development growing up. I remember seeing the first superman movie with Christopher Reeves and instantly connecting with his "american boyscout" mentality.

I remember reading so many batman comics growing up too. his thirst for justice, not vengeance, even though he was fully justified to take it struck a chord.

emblazoning both of their emblems on me would represent who I am and mark an important piece of my character history.

as I said, I don't need their emblems written on my flesh for me to tell my story. their impact is deeply engraved on me without the ink. but others may want to take their story to their next step.

I say, good for them.

I've been doing memorial tattoos of my pets :)

Edit: that's to say, to each their own.

I knew I was old when my surgeon had a full sleeve tattoo.

I have none and no intent to have any.

When I see people with tattoos I have very different perceptions though.

Some people look like they desperately wanted to make something meaningful. Use their body "canvas" to do the equivalent of a social media post for attention. "look at me!"

Then there are people who have tattoos because of private meaning. Death of a child. Surviving cancer and other events that have left a mark already, just giving the mark space on the outside too.

And a few other corner cases where it actually, simply looks good. Rare, but there.

What's the list of acceptable tattoos? I'll bet mine isn't on there, but it should be

So many ugly and uninspired tattoos is my opinion. Get a tattoo whatever, be like everyone else but feel special. Get a spider web on your elbow or maybe a cute lille flower on your tricep. So original, so you.

People with tattoos used to be considered rebels. Now it's the people without any.

My first thought when I see someone with a ton of tattoos is "Fuck that looks terrible/painful/expensive."

It's only after that I try to appreciate them as a personal choice and artistic thing.

That said, I do want one tattoo, from the show Fringe, episode White Tulip. Just haven't made it a priority at all.

I prefer my mostly unmarked canvas over marking it permanently.

I tent to agree. I don't have any tattoos myself. My wife has 2. One small 1in diameter white lotus tattoo on her foot that represents here time in sorority. The other is 2 birds with one flying away on her left forearm. It represent the twin we lost at week 23 of our pregnancy and the boy we have. I get the 2nd one being meaningful and personal. The first I do not understand other than wanting a tattoo.

I have thought many times if there is something meaningful enough to me to get it put on myself permanently. And I do not think so. Myself

on the contrary, people without tattoos look....plain?

I half agree.

If you're getting IP put on, I think that's a bad idea. I may still find it aestheticaly pleasing.

I've had a mind to do something similar to Adam Savage's ruler tattoo, because there is actual utility in always being able to get a rough measure of objects. But I'd prefer to wait until I'm in my 50s for that, just so there is minimal change in size as I have it.

I'm sorry OP. I knew a boilermaker that had your name tattooed on his ass. Every now and then he would bet some one who didn't know him and then drop his pants and sure enough he had "Your Name" on his ass. One word to the cheek.

I have 2, looking to get a 3rd soon. I don't really talk about them, because I got them for me. They mean something to me, so they're intimate pieces of art that only a few people know about. I've never heard someone talk about their tattoos unprompted either

ETA: it came up in another comment on this post, so these are the meanings ascribed to my tattoos:

The first one I got when I was 18, it symbolizes the values I wish to live by: Strength, Honor, Wisdom, and Courage. It's on my dominant arm to represent always acting based on those principles. The second is on my chest next to my heart, it symbolizes protection from harm.

The 3rd one I'm planning on getting is a symbol of the union I helped form. It embodies the principles of my union: Democracy, Diversity, Equity, Solidarity, and Transparency. Being the leader of a union movement is genuinely the greatest accomplishment of my life, and I'm going to immortalize that achievement on my body.

Your opinion is exactly correct for yourself, thank you for sharing.

I don't have any tattoos and was always meh on them, kind of looked down on them or thought they were bougie at best.

Then I got with someone who really liked them and just by association I think they look cool now. Like cool and hot. So weird... funny how that happens.

yea they're fucking trash, and I agree there are a few narrow exceptions.

What people are you hanging around to get the "do you think my tattoo is cool?", high schoolers?

That’s fine. There’s even people who like tattoos and don’t want to get them. Just like those who get a tattoo but don’t multiple. There’s a lot of different views and neither of them are wrong.
Except hate and harmful ones.

Being repeatedly stabbed in the flesh to leave a permanent mark on yourself that signifies something important to you - that's metal at face value.

Plenty of people hold little-to-no value in their skin being 'clean', and so a symbol is more value for them than blank flesh.

It's also nowhere near as big of a detractor as it used to be. Nowhere near the same amount of discrimination over tatoos. Plus, they're usually pretty easy to cover.

Overall, who gives a fuck if someone posts a pic on their social media of a new ink? It's barely a footnote in folks' days, why would we care?

I agree. I wanted them when I was younger but by the time I was like 22 I was beyond relieved I never went though with it. I did get a face piercing though.

Neck, head, facial, and hand tattoos are great, they let me know who doesn't make the best decisions, and tells me that someone may not be suitable for a job.

This is semi sarcastic, I mean that these kinds of tattoos are general known to reduce the available job opportunities for a person, meaning that a person with any of those has deliberately made it harder for themselves to get a job, thus impacting themselves negatively.

It is their choice, and I will never tell someone off for doing that, but if I were an employer, it would definitely negatively impact their chances for a job.

Other tattoos can all be covered up and would not impact my decision.

I'll agree with you on the media tattoos thing, but after that things get difficult

i think people are majorly overdoing these and half of it at least is trash so i agree with this opinion.

everyone says they get tattoos for themselves but whenever I think about one for myself I think how little i look at the spots i would get a tattoo. id rather people pay attention to my music and no tattoo is going to do that.

I don't have a problem with tatoos in principle.
But I think the overwhelming majority of what I've seen, aren't good looking enough for permanent placement on someone's body.

Tattoos look good for the first few months, or in other words about 1% of their lifespan

That is certainly a valid opinion and doesnt feel that much unpopular. In contrary to your opinion, I have came across many posts here on Lemmy with tattoos as the main talking point. At the end it all comes down to preference: the tattoo people like to treat skin as a blank canvas to express yourself, while others like a more minimalistic approach.

On a more practical tip: If tattoos or practically any sort of thing bothers you can use filters or community blocks. Of course, OP you seem adequately mature about that, and respectful of others way of lives so well done.

Art I don't like is bad art, upvoted that's definitely an unpopular take

Agree completely with the opinion.

Agree completely that this is a very unpopular opinion now.

If you dont like them dont get them. No one cares.

As somebody with a ton of tattoos, they are stupid. I don't care.

I've been considering getting an anti-fascist tattoo. I could never really think of anything that I'd want to have on my body permanently. Something I wouldn't regret in 30 years.

One thing that I know won't change is my disdain for fascism.

And I'm aware of potential issues having said tattoo could cause. So I'm still mulling it over.

Other than that, I'm hard pressed to think of anything that I wouldn't eventually regret.

You can hang up a licensed poster of comic book character on your wall. Or you can hang up a landscape painting of your favorite natural wonder. Sure, you could say one is more artistically sophisticated than the other, but they both work fine in the right style of room.

Now apply the same logic to tattoos, even the kind you really don't care for. They might not be a fit in your room, but not every room looks like your room.

I could see that being a valid perspective.

I love tattoos though haha

IMO if it's somewhere you can see it it's different from a tattoo meant for others to see. So, I'm not a fan of tramp stamps because they're on your lower back. To me, that means it's meant for others to see. I'm especially not a fan of neck or face tattoos because they're not for you to see, and are always visible to others. But, a forearm tattoo is something you'll see often, so it's for yourself.

It also depends on what it is and what it means. If it's just something you thought was a cool design, I'm not a fan. OTOH if it marks a significant event / milestone in your life, I can see that. I think the traditional naval tattoos are interesting because they use a traditional design to mark a significant event in a sailor's life.

What's truly unfortunate is when someone gets a tattoo and doesn't think carefully about what other people will see. I'm not talking about bad art. That's a common problem with tattoos. It's when someone gets a Nazi symbol without realizing, or gets something in a language they don't speak that isn't what they meant, or they try to get a Vox Machina tattoo but end up with something that looks almost identical to the Gmail icon.

I don't find tattoos attractive and usually think the person would look better without them. I find the big prominent tattoos especially ugly. I won't get started on the neck tats.

That being said, I also think there is something profoundly cool about inking your skin permanently and using your own body as a canvas.

I don't like them but I definitely get it.

When I was young, I saw some dude with a biohazard symbol on his calf and thought that was cool. I told myself I'd wait until I was 25 to get inked.

25 came and went and I couldn't think of anything cool to get. Now I'm old and proud of the fact I never got a tattoo. Maybe when tattoos aren't cool anymore I'll be super old and won't care and will have plenty of dead beloved pets behind me to immemorialize on wrinkly, saggy, liverspot-splotched skin.

I'd want medical conditions (diabetes, allergies) as a tattoo rather than a bracelet.

Nah, my buddy covered head to toe in things meaningful to him, all in the style of traditional japanese tattoos is sick as hell.

This is a perfectly valid opinion. Not all tattoos are good. I'd say you wouldn't be welcome in my town (people here seem to at least don't mind tattoos), but putting that aside - it's a perfect fit for this place: a valid but unpopular opinion.

What's worse, Batman or a sports logo?

stoner brother had some letters etched on his fingers spelling his name, iirc. one screw-up crossed out... stupid and permanent. never wanted anything to do with it. army guys would get the dumbest shit engraved. drunk no doubt. spider webs looked pretty cool but, permanent? no thanks

Ooh one of my favourite quotes is relevant here:

"The tattoo has a profound meaning: the superficiality of modern man's existence" -- Anthony Daniels

Downvote for popular opinion

They are fine for folks that like them. Just like anything they want to wear is fine. Its their thing. I have thought about it but could never figure out anything so big it would be worth it. Something I would definately like years later that encompassed the thing. My brother has gotten quite a few and it was a neat collage. He does some neat things with earings to.

I always found them trashy

Well...I finally found an opinion that is still somehow objectively wrong, even though that's not logically possible. Congrats!!! :)

I had a few vaguely planned before I turned 18, but I never got to it. Now I feel like everyone has some to make them unique, but they can't even begin to compare to the uniqueness of my blank slate.

Agreed. I’m not going to tell someone not to get tattoos, or comment negatively. If they’re happy with them, fine.

Some are deeply personal; I knew someone who had a little, boring balloon tattooed on their arm. One would think it was kinda lame. However it was a representation to them of a stillbirth in their life. Pretty crushing.

OTOH there’s the pedestrian tattoo parlor clipart low-effort stuff like tribal or thorns, entertainment characters, pithy quotes, animals, aggro stuff, whatever. Way, way too common and not special in any way.

It’s really, really rare to see actual original art as a tattoo. The artists that do this kind of work have months-long waiting lists and spend hours going over the piece with a client.

All that said, I’ve heard all kinds of rationalizations about tattoos. Maybe you’ll like it when you’re 75 and tattoo has bled and faded to be completely unrecognizable, will Bart Simpsons spread-cheeked asshole over your belly button really matter anymore?

I could care less if others have them, but I will always consider them bad choices. Some more bad than others.

Facebook for your body

I've never had any problem with tattoos, but recently I've become a little annoyed with certain types and the tattoos they have. I'm talking about the OnlyFans girls. Medusa, Eye of Osiris (illuminati 3rd eye), moon cycle, skulls with roses, skulls with snakes, kitty cats, phrases like "take a risk" or "baby girl", Free Masonry symbol (compass and the square), spiders; black widow in particular, witches iconography, vampiric looking finger nails, flowers of all kinds.I've spent a lot of time cropping and zooming OF girl screenshots to study them later.

I'm thinking there's a small number of tattoo shops that service the only fans business; they're "connected". They probably have tat packages to choose from such as Alt girls, Goth girls, Gothic alternative, Girls with Secrets, Moon Girls (with optional Cross or upside down cross add-on), Sexy Phrase Girls, nature girls (Kitty cats, spiders, snakes, flowers).

If they really want to maximize attention and have the funds, the all in one OnlyFans Girls pack.

Given I've I have no tats, I have no idea how expensive tattoos are, but I imagine the cost can get into the tens of thousands?

Seems there's a ton of money to be made in the tattoo industry, if you can manage to break into the connected shops game.

I wouldn't get one, but I think they often look really beautiful. I'm not a fan of hodge-podge random IP characters but I've seen people with patterned sleeves and hands that I just want to keep looking at, they're so interesting

The part about tattoos i find really stupid is the artist. Like how the fuck does someone pay for a tattoo then they can't be filmed because it is still owned by the artist.

Mine isn't, it's done for a (seriously) life altering thing that happened.

But - it still might be stupid to you, and that's totally fine! I can't count the amount of times where I think others have or do something stupid. It's fine to be different.

(oh and on that note, having the same tattoo to be different is totally stupid. To me.)

You provide opinion. You don't provide reason. I disregard opinion.

Correct community i guess hahaha

I love tattoos personality. It's just another mode of self expression. I have a lot of tattoo artist friends who are extremely talented and I love having their art on my body. I also love what getting tattoos does to my self-esteem. Nothing like a tattoo to make me enjoy a part of my body I previously hated!

Edit to add: i also enjoy getting them. I like the pain, it's the only thing that shuts my brain up, plus it helps my immune system when I've had multiple sessions recently.

I sorta think so too, thus I don't really want to take them myself. BUT I think some people have really cool tattoos that look amazingly good on them